Greetings from the CONNECT Team, we hope you have had a productive week. 

This week is all about: 

• CONNECT Web – New Functionality Development.

2 Showcase webinars next week, please sign up below.

• CONNECT “New Tech Webinar” Pathways Progress Tracker.
• CONNECT “New Tech Webinar” Labelling (Cross Group Reporting).

Other updates. 

• Lands End to John o Groats and back again!
• Get ready for the new academic year, sign-up for our Partner Training Programme

Don’t forget to access our Website, Linkedin page, and YouTube channel for all the up-to-date content and resources. 

New CONNECT Functionality

The developers have had another productive week, please find below an overview of the updates to CONNECT. 

• New! Work-Related Learning Programme export.
• Updated counties option in employer database.
• Fixed attendance issue with placement early end functionality.
• Fixed password reset when CONNECT is upgraded.
• Increased character limit of denied placements.
• Status Table and Exports are now filterable by Labels. 
• Work personality dashboard chart now filterable by departments.
• Placement certificate – specialist field updated to not default to N/A 
• Update button added to staff/dept staff home page. 
• Student Export now includes archived student data. 
• New! fields added to Mobile App export.  

Large Projects? 

• Labels (Cross department/course tracking and reporting) “Webinar 26.05.2021″
• Gatsby (Compass+) Reporting “Showcase Webinar coming soon!”
• Bespoke Career/Work-Related Learning Programme Builder (click this link to watch the showcase webinar)
• This weeks webinar – Email and Document Editor tool (click this link to watch the showcase webinar)
• Enhanced Risk Management CRM (click this link to watch the showcase webinar)

Coming Soon.  (we have lots of new and exciting functionality being released over the next few months, please find a list below of a taster of things to come)

• Delete/Update option on a careers activity. 
• Ability to add multiple students to placements.
• Ability to remember the last hour’s input at placement creation to auto show on next placement creation.
• Parental Consent Email upon placement creation.

This is your opportunity to learn more about the Connect Software functionality, including key developments which have been designed to enhance the user journey. Through our market research phase, we have improved user functionality.
 

Pathways progress tracker will enable you to manage, track and evaluate all key interactions during each stage of your work placement programme. Pathways provide the educator with a framework to adhere to which will ensure all key documents, assessments, and interactions with both the employer and students are logged during pre-placement, placement and post-placement activities. The framework provides the delivery team with best practice processes to ensure students are receiving a meaningful learning experience as set out by the Ofsted and Gatsby agenda. This tracker provides the educator, student, and employer with the functionality to log, track and report on the student’s development and progression throughout the term of the work-based learning programme.  

Why should I attend? because the answer to all the questions below are YES

• Can we track placements readiness?
• Can we complete employer and student inductions?
• Does Pathways offer the team a clear framework to follow?
• Does Pathways allow us to track attendance?
• Does Pathways encourage start, mid and end-point assessments?
• Does Pathways track student???s self-analysis across the term of the programme?
• Is work personality screening (Skills Builder Framework) incorporated? 
• Does Pathways enable us to report on the students??? progress and outcomes?
• Can students access their progress? 
• Can students submit appraisals?
• Can students submit work placement diaries?

Why should I attend? 

Lands End to John o Groats and back again!

Mark Parsons (Assistant Principal – Cheshire College South & West) is cycling the length of the UK from each furthest point, Lands End to John O Groats, but then to turn around and cycle all the way back to Lands End. This is a total distance of 1900 miles, Mark’s aim is to complete this in 18 days the average time for this epic ride is 14 days for one length of the country. This will test Mark physically and mentally at every level each day of my ride, but this does not compare with what individuals who live with Multiple Sclerosis live with every day and the loved ones who support and live through this with them. 

WOW! Statistics
 – Averaging 10 to 12 hours days
 – Averaging 136 miles a day  
 – Averaging 14 – 16 mph  
 – Averaging 654 calories an hour 
 – Averaging 7194 Calories a day 

The Changing Education Group is proud to sponsor this fantastic cause, If you can help please contact Mark directly via his Facebook page here or Just Giving page here

Through supporting Mark you will be making a direct difference for people living with MS daily.

want to read more? click this link

Education and Training

Greetings from the CONNECT Team, we hope you enjoyed the Easter break. 

This week is all about: 

• CONNECT “New Tech Webinar” (BPB) Bespoke Programme Builder
• CONNECT “New Tech Webinar” – Skills Builder Framework
• CE P25 Work Placement Team – High praise from Ofsted!
• Get ready for the new academic year, sign-up for our Partner Training Programme

Don’t forget to access our Website, Linkedin page, and YouTube channel for all the up-to-date content and resources. 

A huge thank you from the team to those who attended our new tech webinar this week, if you were unable to attend or would like to access the webinar recording please click the tab below to access the video. The Changing Education team was excited to share with you the New Bespoke Programme Builder Functionality giving you full control of your wider careers and work-related learning programmes.

Why should I watch the video?

The bespoke programme builder has been designed to offer you complete control of your delivery model, allowing effective implementation and roll-out of careers and work-based learning programmes. Full integration with our Student App supports clear tracking of attainment allowing Guided learning hours to be evidenced.

• Can we build our own virtual work experience programmes?
• Can we build bespoke employability activities?
• Can Ad-hoc programmes be built over an extended period?
• Can we produce certificates for the programmes designed?
• Can we enrol students on mass?
• Can we see a breakdown of student engagement in all activities?
• Gatsby Benchmark Integration: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

This is your opportunity to learn more about the Connect Software functionality, including key developments which have been designed to enhance the user journey. Through our market research phase, we have improved user functionality. 

Why should I attend?

This week we will be focusing on the integration of the Skills Builder Framework into the CONNECT Web Platform and Mobile App. The Partnership brings together more than 700 organisations towards a common mission, joined by shared language, principles, and outcomes. The partnership will enable CONNECT???s student assessment functionality to link directly with the Skills Builder Universal Framework and Educators Toolkit, which breaks each essential skill down into teachable, learnable steps.

These are the skills young people need to succeed in education and beyond into employment. Working with the Skills Builder Partnership supports all students to take ownership of their essential skill development and articulate their strengths. Click the button below to find out more about the framework.

Key Areas:

• Student self-analysis process 
• Skill Builder management and tracking  
• Smart Target functionality
• Progress Tracker
• Development Resources for students ???launchpad???
• Development Resources for educators ???skills builder hub???
• Reporting and Data Tables  

Ofsted ??? Project 25 Team receives high praise!

The Changing Education Team is extremely proud of Craig Blount and our Project 25 team for the dedication and commitment they have shown during lockdown to ensure students experience work-related learning as a key component of a vocational career pathway.

Ofsted Inspection Feedback ???Adelaide Heath Academy???.

???You have been successful in overcoming the impact of the pandemic on pupils??? work placements. Weekly virtual sessions, with a visiting expert, mean that pupils in Year 10 and Year 11 have continued to gain experience of the world of work. These pupils are well informed about their career choices. The pupils that we spoke to talked confidently about their future goals.???

Adelaide Trust Careers Lead Feedback

I can honestly say that they have gone above and beyond for us, we have one key link from Changing Education that works with our school (Across our Trust now) and he is amazing. he helps with parents??? evenings, contributes to newsletters, visits pupils on placement, and sends us photos and quotes, he is great.

Nerys Steventon (Careers Lead ??? The Adelaide Trust)

Education and Training

Greetings from the CONNECT Team, we hope you have had a productive week. 

This week is all about: 

• CONNECT Web – New Functionality. 
• CONNECT “New Tech Webinar” Bespoke Document and Email Management.
• Get ready for the new academic year, sign-up for our Partner Training Programme

Don’t forget to access our Website, Linkedin page, and YouTube channel for all the up-to-date content and resources. 

New CONNECT Functionality

Large Projects? 

• Labels (Cross department/course tracking and reporting) “Showcase Webinar coming soon!”
• Gatsby (Compass+) Reporting “Showcase Webinar coming soon!”
• Bespoke Career/Work-Related Learning Programme Builder (click this link to watch the showcase webinar)
• Email and Document Editor tool (sign up to the showcase webinar below)

Minor Updates?

• Ability to send student health updates to the employer.
• Fixed department status table completed hours.
• Update button now showing in the staff/sept Staff home page.
• Data Exchange Service – data updates

This is your opportunity to learn more about the Connect Software functionality, including key developments which have been designed to enhance the user journey. Through our market research phase, we have improved user functionality.

Why should I attend?

This week we explore how CONNECT enables staff to create bespoke emails which are automated from the CONNECT system. Making available the functionality to alter and personalise all aspects of the system-based emails specific to a course or curriculum area. This functionality also works with embed placement and career documents that can be shared with students and employers.

Education and Training