Workshop: a call to adventure - the 'adventurous school' project. 14 June 2012, 12.45pmBy Peter Clarke Jane Reed, Consultant, coach and researcher and visiting fellow at The Institute of Education, LondonRosemary Bailey, St Vigor and St John Primary School, SomersetSian Davies, Malorees Infant School, BrentKathy Maskell, Limeside Primary School, Oldham The workshop shared the outcomes of a five-year collaborative enquiry into learning and change in three outstanding but very different English primary schools, which resulted in the book, The Adventurous School.
The project began as a follow up to the ideas in the book, The Intelligent School, with a focus on schools taking charge of change and new thinking about what success and purpose mean in primary education. Www.theworkfoundation.com/DownloadPublication/Report/310_lost_in_transition (2).pdf. Personal Finance Education Group. Sustainability and Environmental Education. ASDAN Volunteering. Important: Notification of withdrawal of qualificationsPlease download this communication notice about the withdrawal of CVQ.
What are the Community Volunteering Qualifications? The Community Volunteering Qualifications provide a means to recognise and accredit voluntary and community activities and can aid the recruitment and retention of volunteers, as well as rewarding their contributions within particular organisations or projects. There is also a single-unit event volunteering qualification available at Entry 3 and Levels 1-3. Community Week. 13 May 2012Last updated at 21:11 ET Members of the public were encouraged to contact their local Scouts to suggest projects Up to 525,000 Scouts across the UK are set to take part in their first week of community volunteering since "bob-a-job" week ended 20 years ago.
Planned activities include tackling speeding, removing graffiti, renovating care homes and building habitats for rare bees. The young people have been encouraged to do jobs which will help their local communities over the next seven days. Chief Scout Bear Grylls said he hoped it would make a "huge difference". The original series of Scout volunteer weeks was known as "bob-a-job week", and saw members of the public asked to contribute a shilling - worth five pence - in exchange for scouts doing jobs. Nicky Gray. Nicky is an outstanding role model for any student, Nicky struggled at school and felt she would amount to nothing but when she realised she couldn’t turn back time and work harder at school she decided she would do something special in life.
At just aged 20 Nicky opened her first business by 22years old she was working in the community inspiring others to set up in business, when she was 24 she set up her second business and started her Enterprise speaking. Now she employs 25 staff and runs three multi award winning businesses. Nicky runs Enterprise master classes for any age groups or size, Nicky focuses around building on life skills that students need to develop for the world of work, business or further education. High Borrans. Flipping the Classroom. Enquiring Schools. Why innovation matters Everyone a learner The benefits of becoming an Enquiring School The Enquiring Schools programme is an exciting new service offered by Futurelab at NFER. It is designed to promote innovation in teaching and learning by engaging teachers in and with research.
Evidence shows this to be one of the most effective ways to bring about deep professional learning and sustainable improvement in schools. To find out more about what an Enquiring School is read more here . Why innovation matters In education, as in all other fields of human endeavour, there are always new challenges to face and new opportunities to explore, to best meet the needs of students. Teaching and Learning Academy. <div class='noindex'>You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server.
Please enable scripts and reload this page. The 5 Rs. Learning to Learn home page. "Since we cannot know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance.
Instead, we should try to turn out people who love learning so much and learn so well that they will be able to learn whatever needs to be learned. " John Holt The Campaign defines 'learning to learn' as a process of discovery about learning. It involves a set of principles and skills which, if understood and used, help learners learn more effectively and so become learners for life. At its heart is the belief that learning is learnable. In brief, 'learning to learn' offers pupils an awareness of: The 5 Rs explained. Integrated Learning. Curriculum for Excellence - Scotland. The four capacities The purpose of the curriculum is encapsulated in the four capacities - to enable each child or young person to be a successful learner, a confident individual, a responsible citizen and an effective contributor.
The curriculum aims to ensure that all children and young people in Scotland develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they will need if they are to flourish in life, learning and work, now and in the future. The attributes and capabilities of the four capacities are outlined below: The attributes and capabilities can be used by establishments as a guide to check whether the curriculum for any individual child or young person sufficiently reflects the purposes of the curriculum.