Jim's story - Armathwaite school
A quotation taken from a letter received from Jim's mum. Jim transferred to his next school last September:
“Jim has always relished child initiated independent learning and is very self motivated as a result. However he tended to dominate and when working with others he prefers to lead and direct, often selecting younger children to work with who will fit in with his plans!
After identifying this you were able to focus and develop Jim’s team working
skills, making him aware of the importance of other people’s ideas and sharing tasks at all stages of the “plan, do review “ process. Above all you taught him to listen to others from adults to the youngest members of the school.
This has had many positive benefits, not least in developing different methods of learning, resulting in him leaving Armathwaite with a high level of achievement. Most importantly he is a much easier person to socialise with, as he can deal with and respond to ideas and criticism from his peers.”
Count on CoPE - Bryony's story
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More and more students are finding that the ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) qualification can give a decisive edge to their applications for university, as Bryony’s story shows.
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Darni's story
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Darni suffers from both Hemiplegia (total paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on the same side of the body)and OCD. SHS helped Darni to gain self-belief and confidence and worked closely with his family to ensure that he settled in to his new school. Find out how here...
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Fahran's story
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Find out how SHS supported Fahran at school and at home, restoring his confidence and enjoyment of school and also helping his family get through an extremely challenging time.
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Fairtrade producers visit St Lawrence’s Primary School, Byker
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Students learning about Fairtrade at St Lawrence’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, spent a morning in March finding out what life is like for farmers and their families in the developing world, thanks to two special visitors.
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James' story - Greenfield School and Community Arts College
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James was at risk of dropping out of school altogether until Greenfield School in County Durham introduced the ACTIVE programme, designed to help young people by personalising their learning.
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James' story - Greenfields school
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The Communities for Learning ACTIVE programme has helped to build James selfesteem and confidence in his own abilities and he now has full attendance in school, no exclusions and has gained 4 accreditations in Outdoor Activities
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Jim's story - Armathwaite school
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This school is having very positive effects on students through their approach to engaging the community for learning.
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Lee's story - St Wilfrid's Catholic High School
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From changing suppliers - increasing the proportion of locally sourced and organic food in school meals - to creating a school garden and allotment plots, the Food for Life's School Nutrition Action Group at St Wilfrid's has helped bring change and improvement in a very productive way.
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Louise's story - Wade Deacon school
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This school's New World project helps pupils such as Louise apply skills such as creative thinking, effective team work and independent enquiry to solve problems. This has succeeded in breaking down Louise’s barriers to learning.
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Robert Owen Day at Sir Thomas Boughey Co-operative Business and Enterprise College
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Students learned about the ideas of Robert Owen, the father of social enterprise, at an event held at Sir Thomas Boughey High School near Stoke-on-Trent.
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Stacey's Story
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After going into foster care and deciding she ‘couldn’t be bothered’ with school, Stacey found that the ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness helped her to reach her potential. Here, the Salisbury High School student tells her story.
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Tom's Story - Ralph Allen school
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Tom was an able student who found himself in trouble in school due to his inability to control his anger, which in turn started to affect his concentration and learning progress. Tom attended a Communities for Learning workshop and is now managing to control his anger and engage with his learning.
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