Initial planning

Initial planning


Les Fargie is an Education Officer with Fife Council Education Services and a member of the 16+ Learning Choices Implementation Team.

In these clips Les discusses the planning and implementation of 16+ Learning Choices in Fife.

A series of reflective questions can be used in conjunction with the videos  to stimulate discussion and debate within your organisation as part of a training or professional development programme.


Les Fargie who is a Development Officer with Education Services in Fife Council and a member of the 16+ Learning Choices Implementation Team
Video: Initial planning in Fife
Why Fife Council decided to implement 16+ Learning Choices across all its 19 secondary schools.

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Initial Planning in Fife (53.9 MB)
Initial Planning in Fife for iPod (9.6 MB)
Les Fargie who is a Development Officer with Education Services in Fife Council and a member of the 16+ Learning Choices Implementation Team
Video: Checking the data
Availability and accuracy of data will be crucial for the successful implementation of 16+ Learning Choices.

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Checking the data (22.8 MB)
Checking the data for iPod (4.1 MB)
Les Fargie who is a Development Officer with Education Services in Fife Council and a member of the 16+ Learning Choices Implementation Team
Video: Events
How Fife Council has begun to tailor information events to reflect the changes 16+ Learning Choices is making.

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Events (8.3 MB)
Events for iPod (1.5 MB)
Les Fargie who is a Development Officer with Education Services in Fife Council and a member of the 16+ Learning Choices Implementation Team
Video: The ‘in-school’ team
How 16+ Learning Choices has made an impact on the way secondary schools in Fife are dealing with post-school transition and how partners have an important role to play.

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The 'in-school' team (44.7 MB)
The 'in-school' team for iPod (8 MB)
Les Fargie who is a Development Officer with Education Services in Fife Council and a member of the 16+ Learning Choices Implementation Team
Video: Challenges
A discussion of some of the issues that have still to be resolved as the implementation of 16+ Learning Choices continues in Fife.

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Challenges (74.9 MB)
Challenges for iPod (13.4 MB)

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