H2U Vol 7 Issue 3 Jan 2008.pub - Highcliffe School

provided by the school are
included in individual subjects,
vocational qualifications,
PHSE, careers education
and guidance, and
work experience.
The school has recently
made a huge commitment
to all aspects of the delivery
of this student development
area and a whole
range of new initiatives
have been launched, including
the hugely successful
Partnership Convention,
achieving Stage
One of the Investors in Careers
award and being invited
to becoming a ‘spoke’
school for the Specialist
Enterprise Education Network.
We are sure that you will
enjoy reading about these
and many other activities
in this special, themed edition
of H2U.
Mrs Finch
Curriculum Leader:
Careers & Work-Related
Learning
New Initiative—
Partnership
Convention
On 27 th November we were
pleased to hold our first
Partnership Convention, an
idea which grew from a
small idea and blossomed
into a huge team effort.
We were fortunate in that
many of the partner organisations
that work
closely with school were
able to join us and share
with parents, governors
and invited guests the different
ways they help
Highcliffe School students.
It also proved to be an op-
portunity for representatives
of the agencies to
meet together and catch
up on all the good work
and new projects that are
being developed in the
area.
Feedback
from parents
and our
multiagencycolleagues
was
extremely
positive and
the unanimous
verdict was that
this event should be repeated
in the future. The
hall was certainly busy
and even the students
found going round the
stalls collecting information
and talking to the
representatives was an
interesting and useful experience.
Investors in
Careers—
Recognition Begins
Highcliffe School is proud
to be the holder of the
Stage One certificate of
the Investors in Careers
award. Ray Pearce and
Martyn Jewell from Connexions
formally presented
the certificate to
the school during a staff
meeting in November, after
a portfolio of evidence
had been submitted to
prove the school’s commitment
into improving
Careers Education and
Guidance for all students.
The Investors in Careers
supports the Every Child
Matters white paper by
contributing significantly
I would like to thank everyone
involved in this
event and I look forward to
the next convention as I
believe that “Every Child
Matters”
and this
evening
helped all
of us,
adults and
students,
take time
to consider
the 5 important
strands of ECM (Being
Healthy, Staying Safe, Enjoying
and Achieving, Making
a Positive Contribution
and Economic Wellbeing)
and how we all work towards
the same aim.
Report by Mrs Stone
Team Leader:
Student Development &
Effectiveness
to at least 3 of the outcomes
– enjoy and
achieve; make a positive
contribution; achieve economic
well being. It also
supports the 14-19 education
and skills implementation
plan which identifies
quality CEG as a high priority
for young people to
make successful transitions
through learning and into
employment. The process
will also cover the wider
curriculum by covering
personal development
learning, work-related
learning and enterprise.
The staff will also benefit
as the award encourages
professional development
in the delivery of CEG.
The school has successfully
shown a strong commitment
to achieving the Intermediate
Certificate
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