Transforming Numeracy in your field from Fear to Friend. A s s e s s m e n t & E d u c a t i o n. Information bulletin

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1 Infrmatin bulletin A s s e s s m e n t & E d u c a t i n Transfrming Numeracy in yur field frm Fear t Friend

2 Abut Assessment & Educatin Assessment & Educatin is an nline certificatin and training prvider specialising in prfessin tailred numeracy. At we wrk in partnership with UK wide Access t Higher Educatin & Apprenticeship prgrammes, Adult & Yung Peples Careers Advisry Teams, Pre-Registratin Healthcare prgrammes and NHS Service Prviders t ffer excellent numerical supprt services t bth staff and learners thrugh the facility f a dual perating diagnstic assessment and educatin platfrm. Supprted and recgnised by Health Educatin England, SN@P Assessment ffers awarding rganisatins certificatin f numerical cmpetency thrugh the use f standardised prfessin specific questins, whilst SN@P Educatin supprts skill building and develpment thrugh the use f specialised numerical prgrammes. Supprting FE Cllege Healthcare Trainee / Apprenticeships, Diplmas and Access t HE prgrammes: Supprting applicants as they prepare fr pre-entry interviews and assessments Offering Academic staff a rbust nline assessment platfrm with cntent aligned t gvernment set criteria Keeping apprentices in pst thrugh ffering anytime anywhere numerical curses and training Higher Educatin Nursing, Medical & Pharmacy Schls Skill building numeracy tailred t an applicant s r learner s chsen prfessin Assessments standardised t the requirements f the prfessin Fully cntextualised examinatin and educatin resurces Secndary Educatin Careers Advisry Teams Supprting career related decisins fr yung peple and adults Prviding insight int the level and cntext f numeracy required t study and wrk within the Health prfessin Emplyment Unins Supprting CPD fr registered unin members lking fr skill develpment and career prgressin NHS Emplyers Develping skills and pprtunities fr the NHS supprt wrkfrce Assuring emplyers f numerical cmpetence fr newly qualified and existing staff

3 (Cming sn ) (Applicable fr NHS Emplyers/Higher Educatin Institutes/FE Clleges/ Academies/ Schls) Discussing pre-entry assessment regulatin with: At SN@P, we are cntinuusly lking t explre new areas that the prfessin tailred resurces can be applied in rder t supprt new/existing learners but als reduce wrklad and imprve efficiency fr NHS Emplyers and Educatrs. As part f ur effrts t maintain this eths, SN@P are currently lking t ffer further supprt t the recruitment and selectin prcesses within NHS Emplyers and Higher Educatin Institutes. Currently, NHS Emplyers and HEI s are assessing numerical cmpetence f newly qualified band 5 staff and curse applicants n the day f an interview. The paper based apprach presents additinal wrklad fr the recruiting rganisatin and assessments cmprise f brad numerical cntent. SN@P are in discussin with Health Educatin England and accredited test centre prviders t intrduce SN@P-Qual Academic, a HEE regulated standardised pre-admissin screening assessment t prvide: Higher Educatin Nursing, Midwifery and NMP prgrammes and NHS emplyers with a pre-admissins numerical assessment t supprt shrt listing and screening f applicants fr curse/jb interviews. SN@P-Qual Academic: Pre-entry level 2 admissins screening assessment fr HE Undergraduate Nursing & Midwifery prgrammes (general numeracy) NHS Emplyers recruiting UK and Internatinal staff at band 5 and abve (clinical numeracy) Key benefits include: The test helps Universities and Emplyers t make mre infrmed chices frm amngst the many applicants wh meet pre-requisite qualificatins t Nursing, Midwifery and NMP prgrammes. Reductin in wrklad fr educatin prviders and emplyers during recruitment and selectin cycles Standardisatin f numerical assessments fr UK / Internatinal applicants t Higher Educatin & NHS emplyers Applicants nly have t sit ne exam rather than travel t each individual prspective institutin / emplyer. Discussins with varius FE Clleges and Service Prviders suggests that traditinal qualificatins such as GCSE and Functinal Skills pse bstacles and deter the NHS supprt wrkfrce, schl leavers and jb seekers frm entering int the Health prfessin. At SN@P, we are in discussins with CPD Certificatin, Health Educatin England and the Natinal Skills Academy s Apprenticeship Training Agency, t seek endrsement and publicatin f SN@P-Qual Prfessinal Develpment (PD), an industry specific pre-entry level 1 and level 2 Certificate in Numeracy fr Health Careers SN@P-Qual PD: Pre-entry Level 1 & 2 Certificate in Numeracy fr Health Careers (fr aspiring Health learners / emplyer & prvider assurances) Numerical Validatin Certificate (e.g. Supprt wrker t Apprentice) & Numerical Re-Validatin Certificate (e.g. Staff Nurse t Nn-Medical Prescriber) Key benefits include: - Offer NHS emplyers, Educatin prviders and their respective supprt wrkfrce and learners the pprtunity t internally validate numerical readiness as well as build cnfidence t prgress n t an intermediate, advanced r higher level apprenticeship thrugh the use f an CPD Certified and published assessment E.g. Clinical supprt wrker t Intermediate r Advanced Apprentice / Applicant t HE Health & Scial Care prgrammes - Offer NHS emplyers and their respective newly qualified and existing clinical staff the pprtunity t re-validate their numerical cmpetence and cnfidence thrugh a CPD Certified and published level 1 r 2 certificate in numeracy fr health careers. E.g. Staff Nurse t Nn-Medical Prescriber - Access t SN@P-Qual PD fr aspiring Healthcare learners t independently certify their numerical cmpetence t supprt future decisins t pursue a Healthcare career Schl Leavers, General Public, NHS Supprt Wrkfrce, Supprt with Career change

4 Educatin Develp yur skills thrugh accessing learning resurces tailred and cntextualised t numeracy required t study / wrk within yur chsen field Diagnse areas fr imprvement via SN@P Assessment and imprve via SN@P Educatin:- Pdcasts & live demnstratins elearning interactive mdules e-tutrials with subject experts E-Tutrials with dedicated subject experts accessible via desktp, mbile & tablet What they say I PASSED my numeracy! Huge thanks t SN@P Educatin!! My tutrial filled me with cnfidence! I will definitely cme back t SN@P Educatin Friendly, easy t use service Supprts yu in yur prfessin and I culd d it frm hme! SN@P Educatin ffers a digital platfrm f numerical resurces cntextualised t the aspects f numeracy required t study and wrk within the Health prfessin. The resurces are tailred and cntextualised t learner s level and prfessinal.

5 Prfessin Tailred At we maintain an eths f delivering numerical assessment and educatin resurces that are tailred t the cntext and level f difficulty relevant t the learner s prfessin. There are a plethra f resurces available t supprt mathematics, hwever, SN@P fcuses learning t the relevant aspects f numeracy the learner requires t be numerically cnfident and cmpetent within their chsen field. As SN@P wrks primarily acrss the Health Sectr, all numerical resurces are tailred t the aspects f numeracy applicants, learners and prfessinals within the Health industry require, i.e. - Cnversins - Fractins - Measurements - Percentages - Clinical tablet, IV and liquid drug administratin Standardisatin SN@P Assessment & Educatin is able t ffer Further/Higher Educatin and Service prviders within a specific regin assurances f standardized numerical assessments. All numerical cntent within SN@P ges thrugh rigrus quality assurance channels prir t being made available t registered SN@P users. Once available, educatrs and learners can be assured that they are assessing their students r staff at the same numerical level and prfessinal cntext as their partner prviders. All prfessin tailred, general and entry level numeracy are categrised int fields which enable educatrs and learners t create tailred summative and mck assessments standardized in level and cntext

6 Assessment Assessment ffers an easy t use, rbust nline slutin fr numerical assessments within Higher Educatin Institutes, Clleges and Healthcare prviders. The nline platfrm prviders: Tailred assessments t be created cmprising f SN@P cntextualised cntent r custmised cntent t the user Organisatin Creatin f mck r frmal examinatins t be used within teaching plans r mdule assessments Quality mnitring platfrm enabling educatrs t generate benchmarked reprts and mnitr prgress Aut ppulatin f results frm SN@P int internal learning management systems such as Mdle, ESR etc. Numerical Certificatin fr: Healthcare Trainee / Apprenticeships, Diplmas and Access t HE Health prgrammes Nursing, Medical & Pharmacy Schls Yung peple and Adult Careers Advice Services Emplyment Unins NHS Emplyers Step 1: Create tailred assessments Meet gvernment set requirements thrugh creating summative exams and mck papers specifying the calculatins yu wuld like t see within yur assessments Aut-ppulate internal databases with assessment results Step 2: Yu re all dne! Yur exam is ready fr use!! Use yur exam fr yur summative assessments nline by clicking a buttn and displaying yur unique assessment cde n screen in the exam rm. Students/staff enter the cde frm the frnt screen f SN@P, n need t lg in! Ask yur students/staff t cmplete a mck paper r summative exam independently by sending the cde via r drpping it int internal student/staff frums such as Blackbard/Mdle r internal learning management hubs

7 Quality Mnitring Access the Quality Mnitring platfrm frm yur registered administratr s dashbard t supprt internal gvernance reprts with numerical trend data ver time Specify the infrmatin yu are lking t acquire thrugh selecting the apprpriate reprt. Alternatively, generate and exprt a quarterly reprt t prvide an verview f perfrmance and key themes t educatin gvernance leads within yur Organisatin Access exam statistics/feedback Vlume f assessments cmpleted % f assessments passed % f assessments failed Average mark achieved Failed assessments happen understand why! Cause analysis n assessment results Identify key themes acrss cmpleted assessments Diagnse specific areas fr future teaching plans Identify whether yur learners lacked Cmpetence f Cnfidence thrugh the use f the SN@P Cnfidence reprt Perfrmance Analysis reprts Identify hw each cre skill cntributed t verall results Identify specific questins which resulted in fail rate Establish why yur learner s had difficulty in the areas identified Lack f cnfidence? Lack f understanding regarding the numeracy in cntext? Lack f understanding regarding the calculatins required? Generate learner r grup specific reprts t supprt learning, teaching and prgressin (Likert rating scale)

8 Reginal averages fllwing intrductin f SN@P Educatin in 2014: Highest vlume f registered learners achieving marks f 90% and abve in the last quarter 60% f all registered learners achieving a mark f 80% and abve Reginal averages prir t intrductin f SN@P Educatin in 2014: Highest vlume f registered learners achieving within the 60% % bracket 28% f all registered learners achieving a mark f 80% and abve Ttal n. f learners: Over 92% f ur valued registered learners fully active and utilising the nline tailred numerical resurces fr: Skill building Interview preparatin Exam preparatin Certificatin Cre data captured during SN@P lifecycle Vlume f learners passing a numeracy assessment first time fllwing use f SN@P Educatin resurces Average number f cmpleted numeracy assessments passed within user rganisatins befre the intrductin f SN@P in 2011 (FE/HE/NHS) Average number f cmpleted assessments passed within user rganisatins t date (FE/HE/NHS) Average mark achieved acrss all cmpleted numeracy assessments within user rganisatins befre the intrductin f SN@P in 2011 (FE/HE/NHS) Average mark achieved fr cmpleted assessments within user rganisatins t date (FE/HE/NHS) 95% f all users passing their SN@P Assessment first time 40% f all cmpleted assessments were passed 71% f all cmpleted assessments passed 45% was the average mark achieved reginally fr cmpleted assessments regin wide 78% is the average mark achieved acrss all cmpleted assessments regin wide

9 Wrking partnerships are wrking with the Natinal Skills Academy fr Health t ffer NHS emplyers and their partner training prviders with access t the prfessin tailred and healthcare cntextualised numeracy resurces. Emplyer partners within the recently frmed UK Excellence Centre Netwrk can intrduce the resurces t up-skill and develp numerical cnfidence and cmpetence f their supprt wrkfrce. In additin t numerical training and develpment, SN@P can supprt recruitment prcesses and CPD f Clinical / Nn-Clinical staff within the EC emplyer partners, thrugh ffering SN@P-Qual Prfessinal Develpment and SN@P-Qual Academic level 1 and level 2 certificatin. (see page 3) Registered with the Open and Distance Learning Quality Cuncil fr review t gain accreditatin as a distance learning training prvider delivering: Online curse material t be cmpleted at learner s wn pace Virtual webinars and tutrial supprt fr applicants, students and qualified prfessinals Perfrmance analysis feedback t benchmark prgress Frmal assessments facilitated within; Learner s emplyer rganisatin r educatin prvider SN@P satellite test centre fr pre-admissin screening t Higher Educatin and NHS Emplyers SN@P are wrking with the UK CPD Certificatin Service t be reviewed fr gaining accreditatin fr: - SN@P-Qual Prfessinal Develpment Certificate at level 1 and level 2 Accreditatin will prvide assurances and cnfidence t aspiring and existing NHS emplyees lking t certify their readiness t prgress SN@P are wrking with Health Educatin England t be reviewed fr gaining endrsement and validatin fr: - SN@P-Qual Academic pre-admissins screening assessment fr Nursing & Midwifery prgrammes Accreditatin will prvide assurances and cnfidence fr Higher Educatin Institutes and NHS emplyers in the validity f the standardised pre-admissins numeracy assessment SN@P are wrking with Blackbard Learn t review pssibilities f becming a resurce within the Bb catalgue f elearning resurces supprting Academic staff and Learners within Further/Higher Educatin

10 Hw it Wrks Educatin: Assessment fr learners: Accunt: getting the mst as a learner: SN@P Assessment: SN@P Quality Mnitring Platfrm: SN@P Services As part f ur eths t ensure all registered learners and Organisatin have the best pssible nline experience, SN@P Services is ur first line supprt helpline available fr Organisatin r individual learner supprt via the fllwing means: Phne: (8:30am t 5pm, Mn - Fri) inf@snap-services.rg (24 hur respnse time) Website: Address: Clatterbridge Health Park Bebingtn Wirral CH63 4JY