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Writhlington School. Meeting the Challenge of WRL and Enterprise Education for all in the 14-19 Curriculum. Context of the School. 11-18 mixed comprehensive Seven forms of entry (taught as eight teaching groups) Serves the predominately rural area of the East Mendips - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Writhlington School
Meeting the Challenge of WRL and Enterprise Education for all
in the 14-19 Curriculum
Context of the School
• 11-18 mixed comprehensive
• Seven forms of entry (taught as eight teaching groups)
• Serves the predominately rural area of the East Mendips
• Centred on the small town of Radstock south of Bath
• Rising school roll• Record of improving exam results• Record of attracting external funding for capital
projects• Significant proportion of staff new to the school• Successful history of vocational courses 14-19• Community sports programme• Wide ranging enrichment programme• Successful collaboration at Post-16
(Independent/State School Partnership/FE)• Able, Gifted & Talented Challenge Award• Inclusion Quality Mark• Wide ranging Extended School services
Business & Enterprise Specialism
Objectives:• To build on our successful vocational
and Adult Education Programme (Bus.St/ICT)
• Develop strong and sustainable links in order to develop business, financial, entrepreneurial and vocational programmes which will continue to raise standards for all in the learning community
• Develop a curriculum which provides all students with the skills which will prepare them for the work place of the future
• To enable enterprise learning to underpin the education experience in all curriculum areas so that students can develop the generic skills that an enterprise culture demands
• Provide real vocational context for learning• Ensure students become; confident, articulate, flexible
and adaptable individuals with well developed interpersonal skills
• To seek partners regionally, nationally and internationally
• To promote the application of ICT within a Business & Enterprise environment
Creating an enterprise culture
Staff:
Are professionals who accept the concepts of:• accountability• best value• performance management• improvement
• Accept that the school operates in an educational market where all stakeholders need to be listened to and their opinions taken into account
• Recognise that in order to provide a quality education the school needs to be outward looking, seeking to collaborate with other providers of education and training
• Are fully involved in the consultative structure contributing to the monitoring, evaluation and development of the curriculum and wider life of the school
Students:• Encouraged to participate in a wide range
enrichment activities• Actively participate in the running of the
school (School Council, Year Councils, Tutor Group)
• Take pride in the school achievements• Take an active interest in the school’s
development• Recognise that they are responsible for their
own learning
• Respect, recognise and appreciate their own talents and those of others
• That ‘success for all’ means them as individuals
• Appreciate the values which underpin the work of the school
‘It’s cool to be clever!’
The school as a business
• Community Sports Centre run and managed by Writhlington Trust
• Writhlington Community Learning Partnership • ICT service provider• Provision of PPA time for primary schools• Provision of language and art teaching in primary
schools• Management of outreach centres• Contract with Mill Wharf for provision of CPD• Implementation of workforce reform
Key Stage 3
Generic Skills are taught across the curriculum:
Team work Thinking skillsProblem solving CreativityCommunication CareersNumeracy Master-classes
ICT
• Industry Days• Business Dynamics• Financial Awareness Programme• Business Mentoring• Aiming Higher Programme (Bath Spa)• Fast Track Business/ICT/Maths• Enterprise in Education Programme• Project Business PHSE Day• The Real Game
Specific initiatives:
Enrichment Activities:
• School shop• Bank• Greenhouse Club• Catering• Science and Technology competitions• Astronomy• Tuck Shop
Key Stage 4
The curriculum is based on the principles of:
• Equal Value• Progression for all• Relevance• Success
GCSE
Applied GCSE
DIDA
BTec Level 1, 2 & 3
A1 (AVCE)
BTec Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
BTec Certificate in Skills for Working Life (Hospitality & Catering, Sport & Recreation)
Key Skills Level 1 & 2 (Num.Com.ICT)
Accreditation:
Team EnterpriseCompany EnterpriseCurriculum related work experience linked toB&E coursesBath Spa CompactBusiness mentoring schemeBusiness DynamicsChamber of CommerceMaster-class Enterprise DayPresentational Skills WorkshopKey Skills at WorkLearn to Earn
Writhlington Web Enterprise
Run by ICT Post-16 Co-ordinator, ICT Technician and AVCE students
Services include:• Technical support for primary schools• Design develop and maintain websites for local
small businesses• Contract for development of Norton Radstock
Council website
• Support for Out of Hours open learning centre at village primary school
• Refurbishment of PCs (recycling for sale to students and community users)
Web Site Design and Computer Recycling
Curriculum FocussedAll work is based on generating coursework for the AVCE
and Applied GCE specifications.
•Unit 1 – Design the right documents to send to customers
•Unit 2 – Understand the working of ICT in a real company
•Unit 3 – Keep track of company finances
•Unit 4 – Build recycled machines for the local community
•Unit 7 – Build and sell web sites for local schools and companies
•Unit 10 – Support real customers and work with technical support
•Unit 11 – Train local people on Linux and Open Office
Web Designs The company has a number of clients who demand professional products and services and pay for this. The first client which started the company was the local community portal.
The company has community projects such as the portal above and local schools but also has commercial customers such as local companies and private businesses.
Computer RecyclingWhy do we do it? Because it’s the law!! It’s also our civic duty.
EU WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive now law.
Government expects 75% of goods recycled by 2006.
WSBE will recycle computers and give away or sell them to local community. A win-win situation and great experience for students from 14-19.
Destined for the landfill
Destined for grade
As
Benefits
• Students gain grades while working for a real company that they control
• Local needs met by local people• Desperately needed services provided for the
community• Social responsibility and citizenship addressed• License free software which also runs Braille,
meets all requirements• Fun
Writhlington Orchid Project
This enterprise activity runs throughout all Key Stages
Project One• Growing for Showing with Greenhouse Club
Successes include:• European Orchid Show – Silver Gilt from RHS• National Orchid Show, Whisley• Numerous regional shows throughout England
Project Two• Enterprise Conservation Project linked
to Botanical Gardens, Costa Rica and the Eden Project
Project Three• Sikim Conservation Project linked with
Kew Gardens and BictonProject Four• Guatemala Conservation Project linked
with @Bristol
Funding for these projects derived fromStem Labs a business run by studentswhich grow orchids from seed forcommercial sale
Project Five:• Hybridising and Post-16 Genetics Project• Finalists in Young Scientist of the Year
for the last three years• Winners in 2001 • Second in Europe 2001
Sponsors & Partners
Kew Gardens M&S
Bicton Slipps
Eden Project Hilliers
@Bristol
HSBC
RHS