Common use of Curriculum Services Clause in Contracts

Curriculum Services. Definition of the Service The Curriculum shall meet the range of assessed learning needs of Young People within the YOI environment and progress their skills and understanding in subject areas relevant to those needs. The Curriculum should prepare Young People for continuing education, work and/or training opportunities once resettled into their communities. Education opportunities are to be made available to each Young Person throughout their time in custody. English, mathematics and computing are to form core components of the Curriculum offered by the Contractor. PE and work experience opportunities shall also form part of the Core Day. Outcomes The Contractor shall provide the Curriculum to ensure that Young People are: (a) engaged with education and that both their needs and aspirations are met; (b) supported to overcome identified barriers to learning; (c) able to achieve their academic potential and progress along a pathway to future learning and/or work; and (d) supported to successfully resettle into their communities and to desist from offending. Service Elements in Scope The Curriculum Services provided by the Contractor shall include: (a) the design, planning and delivery of an education Curriculum and its continual review to ensure its appropriateness in meeting Young People's needs; (b) delivery of the Curriculum (except out of scope services) through appropriate teaching models in order to engage the widest number of Young People and to meet learners' needs and learning aims as recorded in the relevant Personalised Learning and Skills Plans; (c) delivery of appropriate Educational Interventions designed to address identified educational issues; (d) delivery of appropriate provision to meet a Young Person's assessed SEN; (e) the review of Personalised Learning and Skills Plans to ensure that Young People's learning needs are being addressed and that their learning objectives remain appropriate; (f) the design and delivery of educational support services; and (g) sharing information with other YOI staff relevant to remand and sentence planning processes in line with YOI policies, procedures and staff responsibilities for managing self-harm (ACCT), safety risks (SIR), and the wider behaviour management (MMPR, IEP and adjudications) and case management of Young People in a custodial environment. Service Elements Out of Scope The following services are excluded from the scope of the Curriculum Services: (a) the provision of PE sessions (however, for the avoidance of doubt, this time is to be included within the education timetable); (b) the provision of practical work sessions in cleaning (however, for the avoidance of doubt, this time is to be included within the education timetable); (c) the provision of interventions designed and delivered specifically to address offending behaviours (provided by the YOI) or health concerns (provide by the healthcare provider); (d) the provision of library services at the YOI; (e) the provision of education content relating to courses external to the YOI which are accessed by Young People; and (f) the provision of non-educational support services (including advocacy and social workers).