October 2021
Chances - The Alternative Provision That Works!
At Chances the main aim is to work with students and return them back into mainstream education as quickly as possible. It's why we focus purely on early intervention and supporting your students at an early stage as possible.
It's also why our curriculum comprises all learning and other experiences that their mainstream school plans for its students. We want their experience to be as close to that of a mainstream school as possible so that when they return to school there isn't a huge period of readjustment!
As we reflect on another tough but rewarding year, it's always great to be able to look back and see how, with the amazing support of our partner schools, we managed to make a real difference in some students' lives!
Student Success At Chances
Feedback throughout the year
What We Do At Chances
At Chances there is a real drive to ensure that the students in our care are looked after and feel safe. Staff create positive relationships and this helps with their behaviour.
However, alongside this we have extremely high expectations within their academic lessons. Students have a broad and balanced curriculum which works alongside that of our partner schools. It’s always so rewarding to see students, who have been struggling previously in their schools, fully engaged and participating in full lessons, producing amazing work! At Chances we believe that when challenged children will produce great things! Our students receive this challenge and consistently prove they can produce great results!
We work with our partner schools to share the learning that they want the students to undertake and create individual learning plans. There remains a full timetable of lessons with high expectations of what your students can achieve!
Within Lessons
Lesson time remains very important at Chances. Constant reminders of high expectations stay in place as we believe this has a positive knock on effect on behaviour overall. Students have 5 lessons a day, all provided by qualified teachers. Students will receive English, Maths and Science lessons each day, alongside a number of vocational courses and any additional work our partner school would want completed. Additional numeracy and literacy interventions are implemented in the timetable where needed to support learning or catch up any education missed.
Outside of Lessons
At Chances we believe that students settle best when they have a familiar person that they can relate to, who knows them and is trusted to meet their individual needs.
Our Key Workers support your students, their parents/carers and your school through the development of meaningful relationships in which students thrive. This gives parents confidence and schools have a consistent point of contact.
Key Workers meet your students each week (or as often as needed) to discuss any issues around education and their emotional and social well being. Having formed a strong relationship with a student, Key Workers are critical to support a young person throughout their package, act as a link person for any outside agencies, give the student a voice at meetings and provide support during any reintegration stage.
Moving Forward
At Chances we offer a variety of different packages that can support your school and your students - but we can also be as innovative and flexible as you need us to be to suit whatever support would benefit you and your children!
If you have any questions about what we do and how we do it - please do not hesitate to contact us and speak to Gary Hayes our Headteacher.
Email: gary.hayes@spacepsm.org
Telephone: 01626 864412
