Case study: Haven High Academy
Nicola Reeson, SEND Manager at Haven High Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire, shares why Unit Award Scheme (UAS) was introduced in her centre.
Getting started
The students are very quickly engaged on their topics and have found a great sense of achievement in being able to start and complete a unit.
We found ourselves with a small group of students who were unable to access GCSE qualifications and, as SEND Manager, I was tasked to look into what else was out there to enable them to achieve at their level and show progress. We found UAS online and were amazed at the variety of subject areas covered. The UAS team were incredibly helpful and everything happened very fast: I attended a half-day course, found my way around the website and how it works, found out what evidence is required and took all of this back into school. One week later I was submitting our first claim – the teachers involved absolutely love the range of units and the ability to tailor them to our students. The students are very quickly engaged on their topics and have found a great sense of achievement in being able to start and complete a unit.
Seeing students’ pride in success
I could see it in their faces just how proud and happy they were after being frustrated for so long.
Here is what one of our teachers thinks of the scheme: "This scheme is very well laid out and easily accessible. Some students were able to show their understanding of the material, where this was previously impossible at higher level. There were students looking forward to the results and receiving their certificate stating that they were able to show knowledge and understanding. I could see it in their faces just how proud and happy they were after being frustrated for so long.
We achieved this by tailoring the scheme to the individual. Thank you for providing us with such a great tool to enable those with severe SEN to access and show just how well they can do."
Quick steps to success
We were pleasantly surprised at how quickly the team at UAS turn around the claims and the speed at which we receive the certificates. The students love receiving their certificates and celebrating their success.
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