Over the summer term, Achieving Aspirations saw us working with 45 Year 9 students from the Hope Academy in Newton-Le-Willows. As part of the Academy’s wider programme with Achievement for All, we were asked to support the cohort in exploring the futures they wanted for themselves – and the skills and achievements they would need … Read More
After delivering an interactive whole-school INSET exploring the Davies Review of Enterprise Education and looking at enterprise skills, we worked closely with twelve teachers to investigate ways of incorporating enterprise across the curriculum. Following more in-depth examinations of “enterprise in action”, these Enterprise Ambassadors undertook small scale action research projects tracking the impacts on students … Read More
We worked with GTP trainees to explore key aspects of the 14-19 reforms and their implications for teaching and learning. During a two day programme trainee teachers explored creative and innovative approaches to planning and delivering the diplomas. Trainee teachers worked individually, in pairs, in small groups and in large groups in being introduced to the following … Read More
We worked with 50 year 9 students from St Julie’s Catholic High School (who had all recently opted to study GCSE Business studies) on an interactive and fast paced workshop day exploring the advantages of enterprise in education. The sessions were inspired by the Davies Review of Enterprise Education- an independent review that explores the … Read More
We worked with 50 teachers and 500 children and young people across Liverpool schools to help paint a picture of what life was like aboard the Titanic. The programme involved exploring the physical and emotional world of the Titanic as part of the build up to Liverpool’s Giant spectacular weekend. Working with illustrator Kate Pankhurst, … Read More
Beechwood Primary School has a fabulous suite of Macbooks and access to the iMovie editing application, so the Reception teacher at was keen to explore ways she and her class could take advantage of these facilities. as creatives suggested a number of ways that using the application could support teaching and learning: as a tool … Read More
Based at the University of Liverpool, Moving On With Life and Learning (MOWLL for short) support adults with learning difficulties become self advocates through innovative and person-centred development programmes. The organisation has recently launched its FACE Facts campaign, aimed at stopping hate crime – with a particular focus on hate crime committed against people with … Read More
Having worked with LJMU’s PGCE students since 2009 on programmes designed to model and bring to life “active learning”, we were really pleased to be asked earlier this year to extend the partnership by designing and piloting a similar piece of work for trainees on the four year course. This year that’s to be taken … Read More
Children, parents and staff from two secondaries and seven primaries – not to mention a whole host of local organisations – worked with as creatives when we were asked by Knowsley Council to design, deliver and record an innovative community engagement programme related to the first of their flagship Centres for Learning – Christ the … Read More
With Gatecacre’s move to a new school not much more than twelve months away, the school’s Senior Leadership Team were keen to engage staff in exploring the exciting opportunities the new build would offer for working in different ways with both space and time. This is where as creatives came in – commissioned to research, … Read More