Community
Academy of Finance/IT/Marketing & Communications
INVITATION
BUSINESS SUPPORTERS LAUNCH
1 April 2011
1:00pm - 2:00 pm
Washwood Heath Technology College
We are delighted to invite you and one of your colleagues to our Business Partners luncheon event.
Washwood Heath Technology College has just enrolled its first cohort of Year 12 students onto the Academy of Finance/IT/Marketing & Communications programme developed by Career Academies UK.
We are very excited about participating in this new and innovative national programme designed to help young people raise their aspirations and prepare them for a career in business. Unlike other education business initiatives this programme leads to a real qualification for those young people involved, meaning that companies can measure the impact of their contribution.
We hope to welcome you on the 1 April 2011, please confirm your attendance as soon as possible with Miss Nusrat Sadiq on nsa@washwoodheath.bham.sch.uk or Tel: 0121 675 7272
Washwood Heath Technology College students displayed no “talent crisis” during the “the war for talent” between four other regional schools in yesterdays Mosaic Leadership Training Program Click Here
Assembly Speakers February 2011 Community Leaders Click Here
The Hodge Hill Constituency Volunteer Awards Ceremony on the 10 December, valued the outstanding performance and dedication shown by individuals and groups living and working in the local community
Trading Challenge Roadshow
The BP Trading Challenge was a one-day Roadshow for 190 year 9 students. It was an engaging and fast-paced work-related activity that was delivered in school by an energetic team of BP presenters.
The Roadshow offered students the opportunity to put mathematical and enterprise skills into action through an exciting simulation of real-life trading. Students worked together in teams, competing against each other to trade oil and make a profit, demonstrating skills and values that can contribute towards success.
Key features:
- Fun, fast-paced team-orientated environment
- Decision-making, risk-taking and communication skills
- Enterprise capability and economic understanding
- The opportunity for students to put mathematic and enterprise skills into action through an
- Exciting simulation of real-life trading.
- Functional skills and Personal learning and thinking skills in a work-related context.
Every Tuesday 5pm to 7pm Free Of Charge
Adult Education Classes, Please note all courses are free with no criteria other then over 18.
E.C.D.L (European Computer Driving Licence)
Construction
Citizenship
The London Experience
Post-16 students assisted with the application bid to hit one of the every Child Matters outcome, ‘Enjoy and Achieve’. They with the support of staff placed a bid for the sum of £3000.00 to take a mix group of young people to experience London and what it has to offer.
The project was in conjunction with bringing young people from outside the community on board for gr eater cohesion. We involved four young people from outside the school community to join the group on this visit.
The young people experienced the following;
- The tube exercise encouraged working together
- Realising cooperation with each other is a skill in it self
- Having to rely on each other for directions ironed out immature behaviour
- Cooperation was needed by every member of the group
- The group took responsibility in planning the day
- Encouragement of communication and direction amongst each other
- Working together outside your comfort zone
- Communicating with strangers
- Ensuring everyone was safe
- Ensuring everyone was happy and no isolation took place
Adult Education
In October a whole school letter was issued illustrating the opportunities to learning open to all. A total of forty responses were received highlight area of interest. Some selected more then one. Currently we are running three classes, one for Basic Bricklaying, ESOL and ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence).
The programme has been advertised in many ways;
- Leaflet drop at local schools
- Local mosque
- Canvassing at the school gate
- Cluster website
- School website
- Local businesses
- Voluntary/community organisations
- Target setting days
- Parents evening
We are continuously working towards increasing uptake.
Volunteering Programme
Currently we are looking to explore opportunities to help our local community through offering a volunteering programme. We aim to offer individuals who are experiencing difficulties in finding employment due to the lack of experience they may have and a chance for them to get involved in a real life day to day running of a secondary education establishment.
Washwood H eath Technology College is offering an opportunity to get involved, easily and inexpensively, we offer an experience they will ben efit from in the longer term, that will also encourage them and support them in there new founded career. Staff are at hand at all times encouraging them to gain from a volunteering experience.
The project is designed to develop the volunteer and support the community. It raises commitment levels, motivation levels of individuals and at the same time strengthens team spirit.
We hope to increase volunteering opportunities in the near future at Washwood Heath Technology College.
Ms N Sadiq
Community Learning Co-ordinator
Washwood Heath Technology College Burney Lane Birmingham B8 2AS
