Purpose of the Pathway
RT LIVE, delivered by the Raedwald Trust, provides high-quality, interactive online lessons for Year 11 pupils who face barriers to attending mainstream school. Taught by specialist teachers, RT LIVE offers a personalised, ambitious curriculum designed to build confidence, secure progress, and prepare pupils for GCSE success
Timescales
Pupils are supported for two 2-hour group sessions per week including English, maths, Post16 preparation and one 15 minute 1:1 session. Placements are available for a minimum of one half term.
Curriculum
Our programmes of study are derived directly from the National Curriculum. Our curriculum is designed either concentrically (revisited but taught explicitly) or sequentially (chunked and taught once for mastery) dependent on different subject areas. Conscious decisions about subject delivery have been made to ensure long-term knowledge acquisition appropriate to the pupils’ age/stage of development. Conscious decision making about the curriculum is detailed within programmes of study; curriculum sequencing is detailed within subject curriculum overviews.
Additional support for post-16 transition will be incorporated providing evidence for college applications and guidance on next steps with Level 6 Careers Guidance.
For pupils who remain with us during GCSE examinations, home schools will make exam entries and pupils can sit exams in their home school or a transfer arrangement (if all involved believe this would be most suitable for the pupil) can be agreed for them to sit exams at a Raedwald Trust site. If this arrangement is requested, home school would be responsible for this application. If access arrangements are required, mainstream schools would be responsible for the submission of Form 8/9 JCQ applications and other relevant exam board applications; access testing costs and responsibilities can be discussed at appropriate review meetings.
Assessment
During the induction period, staff will work alongside the Raedwald Trust Assessment Centre to obtain baseline information that will help us to inform future teaching. Pupil progress will be tracked against the baseline and shared with home schools on a 6-weekly cycle. Information will be recorded in a Pupil Support Plan and shared with the home school, and wider professionals where required.
If/when the significant gaps or additional needs are identified, this will be fed back to the home school SENCo who may direct intervention to be delivered by Raedwald staff as part of the pathway offer. These identified interventions will be assessed according to the APDR cycle, directed by the home-school and in some cases facilitated by Raedwald Trust staff and shared with the parents/carers.
