TOOT HILL SCHOOL

OUR AIM

To be recognised as an enterprising school by all in

our local community.

HEALTH WARNING

Importance Of Being Earnest:Lady Bracknell. I have always been of the opinion

that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing. Which do you know?

Jack. I know nothing, Lady Bracknell.

Lady Bracknell. I am pleased to hear it. I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance….The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square.

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT

APPLYING ENTERPRISE TO A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT MODEL

Shared values & beliefs

Clear goals

Instructional Leadership

A common mission

Emphasis onLearning

A climate conducive to learning

Frequent monitoring of student progress

High expectations

Teacher collegiality & development

Instructional and curriculum focus

Parental & community involvement & support

Positive student behaviour

Recognition & incentives

Physical environments

Student involvement & responsibility

Where does enterprise fit in?

Enterprise is a way of life. It is something we do automatically, without conscious thought. Enterprising schools are produced by the actions of all pupils and staff, each and every day.

ACTIONS

STARTING POINTS

SPECIALIST SCHOOL:

Business & Enterprise

ENTERPRISE PATHFINDERS

TANGIBLES CARNEVENT 2003 CURRICULUM

WORK INDEX

CHALLENGE 2004 LITTLE FLOWER

SCHOOL LINK SMALL

BUSINESSES

ENTERPRISE IN LEARNING

Building students confidence, enriching their learning, improving motivation and results.

Toot Hill School

ENTERPRISE – WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Enterprise in Learning is about pupil centred learning. It is about encouraging pupils to think for themselves,and to be independent learners. It is not about teachingthem how to run a business.

New and Different ideas in T & L• Using new and different ideas in T & L –

– Using variety of styles – VAK (Visual, Auditory, Kinaesthetic)

– Accelerated learning To develop, improve & enrich

• Developing their skills: problem solving; thinking skills; creativity

• Taking a risk• Challenging learners to work in different ways:

– Motivate learners– Have fun in lessons– Contribute to raising achievement

Key Stage 3 Workshops(Yrs 7, 8 & 9)

• Every tutor set in KS3 – morning workshop in Enterprise Learning

• These mornings are about giving students the skills to be enterprising when they come back into class

• It’s not about making connections with specific lessons – it’s about pupils confronting any task or solving any problem in a creative, enterprising way

• The more fun it is and the less it appears academic, the more creative and enterprising the students are

• Finally when they confront a task in the classroom, that positive experience informs what they do

TEAMWORK

• Task designed so pupils have to work together

• Challenging but fun• Learning engineered:

working with different peoplerange of ability in the group

Teamwork Skills

• OPENNESS new ideas• LISTEN to others• SUPPORT those having difficulty• RESPECT others opinions – focus on ‘what can

we learn’ rather than ‘who is to blame’• INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY &

ACCOUNTABILITY everyone has a role to play and is part of the team

• FEEDBACK each team selects a spokesperson who feeds back team ideas to rest of group

TEAMWORK SKILLS

• PROBLEM SOLVING learn to deal with disputes, problems through discussion, disagreement and agreement

• MANAGEMENT of time and resources – deadline to work to and limited resources

• ORGANISATION organise themselves to complete the task

• ROLES who does what? Communicator/resources manager/ideas person/mediator etc. They decide who is best suited to each role

Year 7 – Blow Up!!

Every year group receives a motivational speaker:

Year 7 – Jo & Twiggy Trent FM (local commercial radio station)

Year 8 – GB Ice Hockey PlayersYear 9 – Madi Sharmar local

entrepreneur• To link school and learning to future

success• Qualities, attitudes needed to be

successful in life

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

POSITIVE FEEDBACK• I would like to do something like this again. It was a good fun way of

learning…..

• Although we didn’t win any of the activities, I thought we worked well as a team!

• We were asked to design a poster to show what makes an effective learner, as a team, I think we worked brilliantly..

• We learnt how to work with other people who we didn’t know. I think we organised ourselves really well. Teamwork is really important.

• I think the morning was great …..

• Final week of term last year• Focus: developing pupils creative & enterprise

capabilities• Local artists invited into school to work with

pupils during the week• Friday afternoon procession into Bingham

town• Friday evening event at school displaying

achievements of the week

INnovation

Drive

Enterprise

Xperience

• SONY• JOHN LEWIS• HARDYS & HANSONS• GALLERIES OF JUSTICE• EXPERIENCE NOTTINGHAM• FLORALANDS GARDEN VILLAGE• STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

BUSINESS COMPANIES SET CHALLENGES

TIMETABLE

JULY 2004

FRIDAY EVENING

SHOW TIME

• ‘Oscar’ type ceremony.• Jo & Twiggy (Radio Trent) will be show hosts.• Opens with an ‘Ice Extravaganza’.• Business organisations present their awards.• High quality entertainment…we hope!• Whole school celebration.• All pupils and families to be invited.• Primary schools also taking part.

CARNEVENT 2003

CURRICULUM WORK

LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL

SMALL BUSINESSES

THE FUTURE

A little like weather forecasting…but

Vocational pathways

Specialisms

Workforce remodelling

‘Social ills’ agendas

BARRIERS

Scepticism

Time

School structure

Bolt on…long term

Credibility

Tangibility

Vision

Opportunities…

Exciting learningHigher achievementUnlocking school

potential and intellectual capital

ExperimentationPreparing for the

future