Enhancing Global Learning through Innovative Partnerships and Technology in Education
Our Specialist School in Technology and Arts, established in April 2006, is dedicated to promoting a coherent and sustainable international program that ensures equitable access to learning for all students. Through strategic partnerships, including Comenius projects and virtual exchanges, we foster personal growth and development within our community. Our approach emphasizes inclusivity and innovative pedagogy, embedding a global dimension in the curriculum. By prioritizing collaboration and effective leadership, we aim to enrich our educational environment and enhance student engagement.
Enhancing Global Learning through Innovative Partnerships and Technology in Education
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Context • 11-16 Comprehensive - 1100 on roll • Specialist School – Technology and Arts (from April 2006) • Training School • Leading Edge Partnership
Opportunities Established Links and Partnerships Comenius Projects (1 and 2)
Objectives To ensure our international programme • promotes access • provides an entitlement • is coherent and sustainable • is personalised • impacts positively on learning in a shrinking world!
Strategy‘Learning, Personal Growth and Development, Community, Environment’ • Whole School Priority - Strategic Plan • Team Leader - Assistant Head Key drivers for improvement • ‘Champions’ – Faculties/Year groups • Capacity – time/secondments • Information and Communications Technology
Activities • Curriculum Review and Development - ‘Globalisation’ • International ‘Exchanges’ - Real and ‘virtual’ environments • Themed Assemblies and Presentations - ‘Sponsorship’ • Standstill Days - ‘Enterprise’
Communication • Email – English, Citizenship • Web-links – Year 9 Europe, Year 10 Polar Exchange • Web-conferencing – Key Stage 4 INet • Video-conferencing – Languages France, ICT Sweden • Satellite Navigation - The Arctic and Africa • Digital Editing – Year 9 Comenius
Principles‘inclusive, innovative, interactive, inspiring’ • Distributed Leadership • Transformation • Abandonment • Initial/continuing professional development • Teamwork • ‘Best value’ • Self-Evaluation
Outcomes • Culture and ethos • Increased participation • Enhanced pupil voice • Enriched, empowered, energised staff • Global dimension embedded in curriculum • Achievement of International School Award 2005
