Progress File and Individual Learning Plans
About progress File
Progress File is a set of interactive materials designed to help young people and adults manage their own learning and career development. It does this by supporting individuals in reviewing and planning their development, and recording their achievements.Nationally provided materials are available for use and focus on Key Stages 3, 5 and Post-16. There are also SEN and primary/ secondary transition materials available.
VESA has been supporting schools, colleges and other partners with the implementation of Progress File for many years and helped to manage the original Leicestershire project within the national demonstration project. There are now well established Key Stage Consortia that meet termly to share practice and support the implementation and embedding of Progress File in schools and colleges.
More recently, a local pilot project funded by the Government Office for the East Midlands has helped us to develop a model for the use of Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) in conjunction with Progress File. There are now a number of schools and colleges in the City and County that are using ILPs with students across the key stages.
About this Network/s
VESA provides a number of forums through which we support the introduction and development of Progress File.
A) Post - 16 Support Consortium
This consortium meets once per term to provide support for co-ordinators managing and implementing the use of Progress File across the curriculum. There will be an opportunity to take part in cross-institutional moderation of the initiative enhancing networking and sharing of practice.
Specific development groups will be formed to focus on:
- Post-16 to H.E. Transition using Progress File and linking with Individual Learning Programmes
- Recording Post-16 Enrichment Activity, e.g. Citizenship/ Key Skills/Personal Challenge
- Portfolio building
- Use of interactive Progress File materials
B) Key Stage 4 Support Consortium
This consortium meets once per term to support co-ordinators managing and implementing Progress File across the curriculum. There will be an opportunity to take part in cross-institutional moderation of the initiative in order to enhance networking and sharing of practice.
Specific issues arising from this development will be addressed through sub groups of the consortium as appropriate
The use of Progress File to support completion of the Common Application Form and with interviews for Post 16 providers
How to use your progress file presenter - a guide for year 11 students
C) Special Educational Needs Support Consortium
The SEN Progress File Consortium meets termly with Development Groups organised as necessary.
A key focus of this year's activities will be aligning Progress File with Person-Centred Planning and Transition Planning. This will build on pilot work being undertaken in the Consortium to ensure that there is a coherent approach to these initiatives.
D) Annual Progress File Conference
A full one-day conference for Progress File will be held during the latter half of the Spring Term focussing on:
- the processes and issues of recording achievement
- the dissemination of good practice
This conference will be designed for delegates from schools and colleges with students in the 13-19 phase so that issues of progression can be addressed.
Resources
Longslade Family Progress File Student Resource Pack
Contact/s
For further information contact Tim Farthing
Future Network Date/s
Papers and Links
e progress file technical forum
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/progressfile/
Identifying Links between Progress File, Careers Education and Guidance, and The Real Game Series: http://www.cegnet.co.uk/resource/content/files/444.doc
