Cranford Review 2018

Targeted
Intervention
Days 2018
Targeted intervention (TI) days have continued to
provide a range of opportunities for students to
enrich their learning and venture out of school and
experience opportunities beyond the timetabled curriculum.
Each activity is designed to add extended learning
opportunities appropriate to each year group.
TI days have continued to be popular with both staff and
students in providing very specific targeted learning that
supports students’ success.
Targeted Intervention Day 2 - Careers and Targeted Intervention
On 9th January 2018 we had another exciting targeted intervention day that saw our students
learning from a huge variety of activities. Year 9 and year 12 students had a day focusing
on careers where they worked with employers, apprenticeship providers and universities
to help formulate their understanding of where they are aiming for. Year 9 students
completed work on planning for their options process and moving into their GCSE studies.
Year 12 students completed work with Royal Holloway University, Queen Mary University, Brunel
University and worked on exploring different options for the end of their time at Cranford. This
included looking into interview skills, apprenticeships, life as a university student, student finance,
taking a gap year and choosing a university, volunteering opportunities, building confidence,
preparation for work and employability skills, CV writing and writing a personal statement
Year 9 students spent time working with Cisco, NHS, British Airways, Richmond College, St. Mary’s
University, Dell, GSK, Media Freelance worker, Hawk, IT Consultants, Bam Construction, Babcock,
Allianz and Morgan Sindall. The students had access to these institutions and employers and found out
through networking meetings about the types of roles that would be available to them in the future, the
types of skills employers want and need and the types of activities employees do on a day to day basis.
Universities shared what university life is like and were able to talk to current undergraduate students
Year 13 students spent time working with class teachers and targeted key areas for development within subject
areas to prepare for their summer examinations. Subject teachers put on a variety of sessions from reviewing
and reflecting mock examinations, essay writing skills, skills sessions in maths and knowledge gathering.
Year 7 students spent the day completing exciting activities working with a variety of departments. Activities
included creating a motte and bailey castle in humanities, bespoke skills based sessions in English, languages
skills in Spanish. The Performing Arts team worked with a large group of students developing a performance
piece for sharing. The PE Department worked with students on developing the sporting and team working skills.
Year 8, 10 and 11 students worked with tutors on developing skills to improve their attitude to
learning. This was done via small group work that targeted individual students needs to ensure they are
able to approach education with a better understanding of skills.
Targeted Intervention Day 3 & 4
Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th March 2018 were subject focussed. Subject areas offered over 60
different intervention activities on these days where students worked with a variety of departments to
ensure they are successful. Activities included trips to the Bank of England to find out about how it works,
Bletchley Park, the Science Museum and Design Museum. In addition they completed a huge variety of
tasks including walking talking mocks for examination groups, coursework sessions, extension of the
more able workshops, workshops prepping Russel Group Universities, practical experiments in science,
philosophy and ethic essay writing, research methods and action planning and stretching the more able.
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