Annex 2a
Foundation Comprehensive Mixed 11-18
Headteacher: David N Franklin
Tel no. 01245 440232 Fax no. 01245 441774
Email: school@chelmer.essex.sch.uk
The school proposes to use
The school aims to develop
stronger cross-curricular links between D+T, mathematics and science through
engineering and science days together with plans to offer early entry GCSE in
D&T, followed by engineering research projects in Year 11 to enhance Gifted
and Talented provision and the promotion of engineering and design and
technology at post-16 as a career route, particularly for girls.
Existing links with the River Chelmer Partnership, the
Work with the wider community
includes ICT and e-learning, the use of design technology solutions to enable
the elderly residents of a sheltered housing complex to access ICT resources
and extend their ICT skills. Students will tutor the elderly and design a
website for the housing complex. The school also plans to provide Literacy and
Numeracy classes to address the needs of the local Travellers group, including
help with the driving theory tests.
There are strong links with
sponsors, including the Old Forge Engineering, Imagistics
International and Essex Economic Partnership and plans to involve them and
other local employers in the school’s enrichment activities and to make use of
professional engineers and technologists to provide mentoring for talented
D&T students.
Comprehensive Community Mixed 11-18
Headteacher: George
Thomas
Tel no. 01473 624855 Fax no. 01473 612317 E mail:
office@kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk
The school will operate as a
The school pioneered a three day
period to deliver the curriculum and having proved popular with staff and pupils
alike, with a positive impact on standards, teaching and learning strategies,
and behaviour. In addition it has given students many opportunities to enhance
both individual and group learning and to developing their skills as learners. Other
schools in the county have restructured their timetable likewise and others are
considering adopting Kesgrave’s approach. Kesgrave will continue to invest in ICT to provide
motivation for pupils (particularly boys) across the curriculum alongside
targeting underachieving/disaffected students and to develop further “Active
Learning” across both school and the wider community.
The Maths department will take
steps to increase pupils achieving A* and A grades, motivate gifted and
talented pupils via entry to UK Maths Challenge alongside increased use of a
range of “Out of Classroom” experiences
such as trips to Ipswich Town Football Club to challenge and encourage Yr 11 A
Level students. In tandem with a local business the department will develop a
Key Stage 4 database to track pupils’ estimation skills and reaction times. In
Science a new Ecology Centre with plant science provision will be open to
secondary pupils including partner schools, plus accommodating visits from
primary pupils. Design & Technology will run a mix of lunchtime and after
school clubs and enhance virtual learning opportunities. Significantly, it will
also promote the image of women in engineering via visits by female engineers;
promoting a contemporary image of engineering using sophisticated CAD/CAM
packages and targeting gifted and talented Yr 9 girls for a “Day in the World
of Work” Engineering experience. In addition, primary aged pupils will work
with Yr 12 students at Kesgrave’s ICT Centre to help
develop ICT skills alongside aiding transition.
Reflecting the school’s commitment
to Lifelong Learning, ICT and internet related courses will be offered to
over-50’s creating a Kesgrave based “Silver-Surfers”
community. The school will also train staff of local sheltered housing so they
can open up ICT options to their residents. Year 12 students will be involved
in developing a web site for Martlesham Parish
Council and project which will be extended to other interested organisations. A
large number of parents work at the nearby BT research laboratories, Martlesham Heath and the school has a good range of links
with this major employer.
Community Comprehensive Mixed 11-18
Headteacher: Mr Roger
Burman.
Tel no. 01403 430870 Fax no. 01430 432435
Email: howdenschool@hs.eril.net
The school will operate as a
The school will be involved in
collaborative support for teaching and learning in D&T, Science,
Mathematics and ICT in its own feeder primary schools, including staff
training, clubs and summer schools and on-line support in the specialist
subjects. The Science faculty currently offers opportunities for pupils to
participate in “Women in Industry” alongside looking at ways to raise
achievement of girls at KS 4 through involvement in competitions to improve
learners’ confidence and twilight sessions for parents and students examining learning
techniques. Parents also have the opportunity to accompany pupils on field
trips. Howden will also offer
alternative accreditation for lower performing pupils in the school’s on–site Inclusion
unit, alongside offering diversification at KS 4 for most able students,
including restructuring of science timetable to facilitate industry links. The
school will become a centre of excellence serving a consortium of local
specialist schools, plus the local and wider East Riding communities and will
offer training in the new Design Centre for primary school staff, local
businesses and community groups.
Traditionally, there have been few
employment opportunities beyond agricultural based and community provision will
seek to address this by putting in place CAD/CAM introductory courses and ICT
courses for returners to work, including via the
“Something for ME” project which aims to reduce barriers for women returning to
work, food hygiene courses for the community and small businesses and support
for the local RSPB reserve by pupils using school design and make facilities. In
conjunction with Community Education, Boothferry, the
school currently offers a ”Drop-in” Family Internet Class and the school will also
be appointing a Community ICT link co-ordinator and trainer who will provide
services and training to a wide range of local community groups.
Sponsors include MFI UK Ltd, Smith
& Nephew and a range of local technology and engineering based firms who
offer a mix of curriculum support and will be looking to extend this focus particularly
at Key Stage 4, and building on existing work experience programmes for pupils
and staff. In addition, The Press Association of Britain and
SKIPTON GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL,
Voluntary Controlled Girls 11-18
Headteacher: Mrs Janet Renou
Telephone: 01756 707800 Fax no.
01756 701068
Email: sghs@sghs.org.uk
The school is situated on the
western edge of Skipton in the Craven area and will
start operating as an
The school plans to raise the
standards in the specialist subjects and broaden the curriculum, provide INSET
in teaching strategies for weaker pupils and use ICT for teaching and learning
to improve motivation. In particular, to breaking the gender stereotypes in
engineering, focusing on the ‘high tech’ and to contribute to national balance
of girls' take-up of engineering supported by WISE. It plans to introduce new
Vocational GCSE in Engineering during 2003/4 in collaboration with Rolls Royce.
The school also plan to make places available to Sixth Formers from Ermysted’s Boys’ School. The broadened post-16 curriculum
will emphasise business and enterprise as it relates to engineering. There are
plans to liaise with university partners to ensure Key Stage 3 pupils in the
top sets will participate in the World Class Tests in Mathematics and Problem
Solving and will have enhanced access to ICT by the provision of kit for whole
class interactive teaching in Maths rooms.
Work with partner schools include
identifying and make provision for Gifted and Talented students at Key Stage
2/3 in the specialist subjects, ensuring boys and girls performance is equal.
Students will also attend Saturday club and virtual Summer School. Plans to
work with wider community include working with the TTA to provide members of the
wider community with an interest in teaching opportunity to further interest
and for suitably qualified candidates to gain QTS through the GTP. Plans also
include providing certified CAD courses for employees in small business,
self-employed and those returning to work, plus ICT course for the 60+ age
group
Through its links with Bradford
University (British partner), the school is involved in the Science and
Technology Impact on Household Electrical and Electronic Appliance Design
‘STEAD’ project funded by the EU under its programme of ‘IMPROVING.” It is intended
to contribute to educational standards across the Continent and forms part of
the European Week of Science and Technology in November 2003. The school also
has links with the
Sponsors include Skipton Building Society, Rolls Royce and Silentnight Holdings and Skipton
Mechanics Institute.
Community Comprehensive Mixed 11-16
Headteacher: Ms Juliet
Strang.
Tel no. 0208 813 8001 Fax no. 0208 571 9260
Email: julietstrang@akhter.com
The school will operate as a
The D&T faculty plans to
develop a vocational GCSE in Catering, including new approaches in the Food
Technology syllabus including links with FE colleges alongside developing links
with industrial food producers. The ICT department intends putting in place
exchanges focussing on ICT technologies in action including at BA, BAA and
Taylor Woodrow, plus inviting pilots, engineers, software systems managers to
meet students and share expertise and extend work experience opportunities. In
Science, the school will look at ways of raising attainment, learning needs, learning
materials and teaching strategies with a view to considering their impact on female
students. In mathematics, Villiers will participate
in “MOTIVATE” organised by Goldman Sachs involving solving problems in
mathematics with other schools set by an Academic from
The School runs “email partners” enabling
pupils from very different backgrounds at Villiers
and a high performing girls’ school to exchange views and develop communication
skills in science. Proposals also include creating a video linked debating club
for Gifted and Talented pupils allowing them to debate current ethical issues
in Science. The school also has a long tradition of providing evening ICT
courses for parents and a priority for the school will be the provision courses
for unemployed adults and employed adults doing low paid, low skills work with
local, flexible, easy access provision enabling them to achieve qualifications
in ICT. Plans also include creating a
Major sponsors include BAA Heathrow
and Goldman Sachs Bank
British Airways Learning Centre and
Science and Design and Technology facility presentation of a project including
a performance and exhibition about the life and histories of refugee students
called ”Migrating Swallows.”
The school working with BAA will
offer BAA employees ICT training, plus accredited courses in budget management,
numeracy and mentoring of senior staff. Through the Somalian
Youth Project the school is also supporting the education of parents and young
people to help them raise attainment levels and develop good relations with the
local Somalian community.
Cheslyn High aims
to develop opportunities for Adults Other Than Teachers to become involved in
the provision of PE and sport through a structured Adult Education
programme. The school will provide
greater opportunities for young disaffected people in the community in
conjunction with community officer and develop health and reduce anti-social
behaviour within the community through the creation of sustainable partnerships
with external agencies, including South Staffordshire Health Authority.
As the third
The School plans to raise
standards of achievement in the arts at all Key Stages and to extend curricular
opportunities with increased subject enrichment, out of hours learning and
business links, and to increase participation in the arts, especially post-16.
Plans for the performing arts
include: increasing access to music ICT for all pupils; strengthening music
composition and ICT skills for Year 11 pupils through workshops at Bath Spa
University; developing cross-curricular cultural projects in music (Asian,
South American and African); developing topics in drama to stimulate boys’
interest and participation (eg circus skills,
physical theatre and stage fighting); providing performance and technical
theatre workshops in conjunction with Bath Theatre Royal and Bristol Old Vic
Theatre School; introducing a Technical Theatre Module at Key Stage 5 focusing
on lighting and sound; using the performing arts as teaching and learning tools
across the whole curriculum (eg drama in Science and
puppet shows in modern foreign languages); introducing dance GCSE and dance
courses post-16; providing opportunities for working with arts professionals;
and accommodating work experience placements in the performing arts industries.
Plans for working with other
schools include: providing workshops in music technology for gifted and
talented secondary pupils and workshops in music composition for partner
primary pupils; establishing a dance residency with a local dance company to
work with partner primary schools – culminating in schools’ participation in
the Chew Valley Dance Festival; and providing INSET in music, dance and drama
for staff at partner schools in conjunction with Bristol Old Vic and Bath
Theatre Royal. Plans for working with
the wider community include: providing taster sessions on confidence building
through performing arts for people with mental health problems; developing
intergenerational projects in the performing arts with young people and elderly
people working together with professional artists to create performance
pieces.
King Charles 1 School (Science)
King
Charles 1 School is a co-educational,
comprehensive school in
The
School plans to raise standards of attainment at Key Stages 3 and 4 in science
subjects and mathematics by mentoring underachievers, increased use of ICT
(e.g. data logging, internet and whiteboards), providing CPD training for staff
at Key Stages 3 and 4, sharing ‘good practice’ sessions between staff; and
appointing extra staff to target particular groups and work with feeder
schools. The School plans to work with the
As part of its community
programme, the school plans to work with Wyre Forest District Council to set up
a waste management and recycling scheme; runs courses for adults in GCSE
astronomy (GCSE), an RHS course in horticulture, and A
level chemistry and physics; and promote enrichment opportunities for partner
schools through the provision of masterclasses.
Yorkshire & Humberside
The
School plans to raise standards of attainment at Key Stage 4 by increasing Y10
science curriculum time; focusing on an investigative approach to science to
improve pupils’ practical skills, coursework assessment and motivation; and
developing schemes of work to target the least and most able pupils. The School
also plans to introduce Applied Science vocational GCSE or GNVQ Intermediate
Science; AS science for public understanding; and provide a science teaching
input to A level general studies
Community
plans include working with teachers from the partner schools to develop a wide
range of problem solving activities into teaching schemes for Key Stage 1/2
pupils; providing science lectures for adults to promote the role of science in
society; and providing training for science technicians in all secondary
schools in the city.
Bishop Ramsey CofE Voluntary Aided Secondary
School (Science)
Bishop Ramsey’s application is
based on a good vision for building on the strengths of the two specialist
departments, and on developing a community link which has not previously
existed because of the wide nature of the schools’ catchment
area. It has good range of partner schools.
The school has comprehensive plans
to raise overall attainment with an emphasis on the improvement in teaching and
learning. It plans to develop a suitable
curriculum for the disaffected.
Community plans include working with the local
The School plans to raise standards of attainment at Key Stages 3 and 4
in science subjects and mathematics and computing by developing current content
based schemes of work; sharing good practice through lesson observation and
team teaching; mentoring C/D borderline pupils and those at risk of
disaffection to include coursework clinics and extra curricular lessons;
develop differentiated work schemes for pupils with SEN; and increase the use
of ICT software to support learning and development.
Community plans
include working with partner schools, including two SEN
schools, by offering demonstration lessons; the provision of master
classes; shared use of ICT equipment; and the provision of on-line taster
courses to support Key Stage2/3 transition. Support for the community includes
providing courses on Public Understanding of Science, Astronomy, Environmental Science
GCSE, Financial Management and ICT.
The school also has
a strong involvement with initial teacher training and acts as a professional
development centre taking trainee teachers from wide range of backgrounds.
Queen Elizabeth’s School is a
13-18 Church of England voluntary controlled mixed comprehensive upper school
serving the small town of
Queen Elizabeth’s School aims to
provide a centre of excellence for PE and Sport for all pupils aged 5-19 in the
Aiming to contribute to this
largely rural community, the school worked closely with the local council and
other agencies to identify very specific and focused community needs and gaps
in provision and developed some high quality, diverse and exciting sports
provisions that will bring significant support from the local council and care
services. It will use sport as a vehicle
to promote inclusion as part of a coordinated, multi agency strategy and
improve the sporting futures for all groups, especially the disadvantaged
across the rural community. It will
provide training and development opportunities for teachers and Adults other
than Teachers, including initial teacher training, governing body coaching
awards and providing of routes into higher level qualification.
The School is a large mix
comprehensive with pupils aged 11 to 16.
The school draws its pupils from some 19 primary schools. The socio-economic profile of the areas
surrounding the school varies. Some
parts are more advantaged than average while others are above average levels of
disadvantage. Some eight per cent of
pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds.
The School offers a range of
foreign languages at various levels, including French, German, Spanish and
Urdu. There is a strong exchange link
with a school in
The School has established a firm
partnership with the Black Country Learning Council’s Network for Excellence
14-19 Pathfinder which is committed to supporting the delivery of Modern
Foreign Languages in the
They intend to offer twilight and
evening classes to provide courses which would lead to GCSE or equivalent for
adults in the community for French, Spanish, German and Italian. And also provides courses which leads to
qualifications in business language usage in French, German and Spanish. It will offer excellent ICT facilities and
expertise for the development of language skills, some of which may be on-line.
Sandringham School, St Albans,
(Community, Comprehensive 11-18 mixed)
The School’s application for
specialist (performing and visual)
Plans for the visual arts include:
running an “Art for Hire” scheme for local shops and businesses and encouraging
greater use of ICT hardware and software in arts courses to motivate boys.
Plans for the performing arts include: introducing boy friendly dance genres
(e.g. street, break, salsa);linking dance students with lecturers at De Montfort University; introducing a drama module into Year 9
and encouraging early entry to GCSE drama; arranging a festival of GCSE and A2
level drama work at a local theatre, with cross curricular links to dance,
music and the visual arts; working with Middlesex University to provide masterclasses for PGCE students and INSET for drama
teachers; enabling drama students to work with professional standard theatre
ICT and form a stage production group; introducing opera as a musical form by
holding master-classes, workshops, recitals and events focussing on opera for
young people and producing and performing a children’s opera. All Year 7 pupils
will have keyboard experience to encourage increased take-up of GCSE music and
pupils in Year 9 will study song-writing, practical and composition work and
music in advertising. Pupils at all Key Stages will have access to music
technology, with workshops and residencies in music technology, composing,
voice, string, wind, steel pan, Gamelan, African drumming and Indian music.
Plans for working with the
community include: hosting a visual arts summer school for partner primary and
secondary schools with workshops in textiles, ceramics, photography and
print-making; offering secondary partners AS dance and a BTEC module in the
performing arts with training in, and support for, technical theatre; providing
workshops in music technology and keyboard for primary partners; holding dance
classes in partner primary schools, culminating in a dance display; and providing
opera classes for staff from partner schools; providing mixed craft
courses(e.g. water colour, ceramics, graphics and publicity, theatre
photography, prop-making and mask-making) for adults in conjunction with a
range of arts organisations and technical stagecraft courses leading to
accreditation; establishing a community theatre to stage pantomimes and
musicals; termly workshops for members of the local
community will be offered in steel pan, Caribbean, singing, keyboard, opera and
music technology; and evening classes in street dancing and salsa.
ST
St Aidans
is the first designated
Following the decline of
traditional industries in
The two main languages taught are
French and Spanish. There are plans to
offer German in Years 5 & 6, Italian and Japanese for the gifted and
talented after school or breakfast classes and introduce British Sign Language.
The
As a specialist
Plans for the School include:
INSET and professional placements to develop staff’s art expertise; fast
tracking of the most able Year 7 pupils to GCSE in Art & Design; and
extending the choice of arts options available at GCSE and Post 16. Pupils will
also have greater access to study visits, with art gallery trips for all Key
Stage 3 pupils and visits abroad at Post 16 level, and will benefit from
presentations by visual arts related businesses such as product designers and
photographers.
Plans for working with other
schools include: INSET for staff on a range of topics such as digital
photography; the appointment of an Advanced Skills Art Teacher to undertake
outreach work; enrichment activities including masterclasses
and artists in residence; and an annual exhibition involving partner primary
schools. Proposals for the wider community include: launching a community art
gallery which local groups can use for exhibitions; running courses to meet
identified needs eg a painting and drawing class for
elderly people; and creating an Artists Resource Centre.
The school plans on increasing
leadership skills in the school through using activity within the PE
programme. This would be attained by
running Junior Sports Leadership Award and Community Sport Leadership Award courses
for students, who will then be able to organise inter-house competitions and
work with the schools’ partner schools
The school serves an urban area
with most pupils coming from a large local primary school. There is a wide range of socio-economic
backgrounds to its pupils, many of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Only 2.5% of pupils come from ethnic minority families.
The school is part of the 14-19
Pathfinder initiative and works closely with the LEA particularly in the use of
ASTs and consultants.
The school participates in joint
annual German exchanges open to years 9 and 10 and French exchanges open for
years 8 and 9. Language clubs for both
French and German on weekly basis open to students in KS3. Attendance is encouraged through use of
reward and prizes. Spanish has been
recently introduced as a third language choice.
The strong links with a post – 16 college will enable students to study
Mandarin (two small pilot groups have gained OCLN accreditation from
2001-2003).
The school will share good
practice in language teaching with their partner schools and language learning
opportunities to the wider community. They intend to become a centre of
excellence for language teaching in the city and train teachers for the future.