Unit Award Scheme Case Study

Jo Brophy, Inclusion and Engagement Lead at St Peter's Church of England school in Exeter, explains how she's using Unit Award Scheme (UAS) to great effect to create innovative, alternative pathways for students, maximising progress and achievement.

“ I chose to introduce UAS to St. Peter's as I had worked with the scheme before, and I knew it would be a fantastic way of engaging and motivating students as well as promoting progress and success. The ‘can do’ approach of UAS is in keeping with the school's 'Principles of Hope' – an inclusive ethos that enables students to live life to the full.

My aim for introducing the scheme to our mainstream school was to create an innovative pathway for some of our students, provide alternative opportunities for them, and maximise the sense of progress, achievement, well-being, self-esteem and belonging for some of the young people in school who were struggling – UAS fits this objective perfectly.

Over this past year, UAS has given students the knowledge to succeed, boosted self-confidence towards exams and given motivation for next steps and post-16 choices. “

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