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From the entire EBA Team, Management Group and all schools and Business Partners who you have worked with over the past 11 years
(not to mention the thousands of students who have benefitted from your dedication)
BEST WISHES TO TWO RECENT RETIREES
Carol Kay
and
Linda Cockerell
A heartfelt thanks - it's been a pleasure working with you.
Missing you already!!
(Posted 03/07/2008)
More London 'Telectroscope'
23 May - 15 June 2008
Southwark schools are invited to visit The Telectroscope on the More London site, adjacent to The Scoop at More London, to experience a unique audio/visual/spatial treat:
"Very few people know of the existence of a secret transatlantic tunnel running between London and New York. The brainchild of an eccentric Victorian engineer, Alexander Stanhope St George, it was never completed and St George died, bankrupt and insane, his life's work abandoned. Over a century later, the engineer's great-grandson, Paul St George, discovered the location of the tunnel as well as his ancestor's plans for an invention called a Telectroscope: an astonishing device allowing people on one side of the world to see right through the tunnel from one end to the other…
Artichoke is the company that brought The Sultan's Elephant to London in 2006. Its latest project is inspired by Victorian dreamers: men who imagined the impossible, from suspension bridges to metal steamships, from canals through the countryside to viaducts through mountain ranges. Now it is collaborating with the artist Paul St George to create a pair of telectroscopes that will be open to the public in London and New York, providing an extraordinary window across the world…"
Further information:
Please visit the More London Telectroscope website
Contact: Kate Dean (at Artichoke)
Telephone 020 7650 7611
Email kate.dean@artichoke.uk.com
For more information about More London and the More London Free Festival, please visit their events page - http://www.morelondon.co.uk/events.asp
Southwark EBA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
(Posted 22/05/2008)
Southwark EBA 'Future Entrepreneurs' film available online
In 2007, a challenge was set! Over 100 students from London Borough of Southwark, UK schools were invited to create a business idea. In teams, the students thought up their own business ideas, they were supported through a series of workshops and training. Business experts gave their time freely to inspire and train the students. The workshops included:
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marketing
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finance
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team building
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event planning
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creating business plans
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presentation skills
The teams then developed their ideas and pitched their business to a panel of business experts, including: Lord Herman Ouseley; Joy Nichols MBE (who won the HRH Queen's Award for Enterprise); Mei Sim Lai OBE from the Institute of Directors City of London; and restaurateur Kelvin Macdonald (Bankside Restaurant). The business experts were only able to fund four teams! With a budget of up to £250 per team.
Southwark Education Business Alliance commissioned this project which was delivered in collaboration with John Barkus. Thanks to the generous support of all participants, our innovative approach to teaching Enterprise produced some inspired results from the students.
Watch the video* and see how they got on!
For further information on the Future Entrepreneurs project contact:
Southwark Education Business Alliance on 020 7525 2828
*Please note, this link will take you to Vimeo, an externally hosted site, akin to YouTube, which requires access to streaming content for the video to be shown.
Southwark EBA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
(Posted 13/04/2008)
Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE)
2006/2007 EXAM results News
St Michael and All Angels Church of England Academy, The Charter School, Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich, Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College and the Harris Girls' Academy Bermondsey have all been delivering the Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) qualification which enables students to gain a:
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Level 1 Award - equivalent to a grade E GCSE
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Level 2 Award - equivalent to a grade B GCSE
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Level 3 Award - equivalent to a AS level
All schools have been working with the Southwark Education Business Alliance, using both its projects and support to help the students make the grade.
We are pleased to announce that this year:
In addition 151 Bronze & Silver awards were gained by the schools above and by Spa, Sacred Heart RC School, Walworth Academy and Kingsdale.
Notre Dame also achieved 3 Further Education Awards.
We look forward to another successful year with all these schools continuing and The City of London Academy, St Saviours and St Olave’s, Bacons College and St Thomas the Apostle joining the CoPE group for the academic year 2007/8.
(Posted 01/10/2007)
Work Experience Feedback 2007
(01/10/2007)
In 2007, 2000 Key Stage 4 students from the London Borough of Southwark attended a work experience placement.
We have taken a 10% (206 students) sample from this group to find out what feedback they would like to give us about this experience.
On the whole their experience was extremely positive with new skills being learnt. However, it is clear that for a small minority of students (8%) problem solving was not tackled through their work experience programme. We will need to encourage this skill to be used in both the preparation for work experience and the diary.
The same percentage of students (8%) felt that the experience would not make them work harder in lessons or on their coursework, but maybe they are already working as hard as the can!!
The highest negative response (15%) was to do with being clearer about what they want to do as a career.
This is not surprising as we have always considered work experience to be a skill based activity rather than career orientated experience.
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How much did you enjoy your placement |
Very Enjoyable |
Mostly Enjoyable |
Some Enjoyment |
Not Enjoyable |
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49.03% |
35.44% |
15.05% |
0.49% |
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How satisfied were you with you work experience |
Very Satisfied |
Quite Satisfied |
Satisfied |
Slightly Dissatisfied |
Dissatisfied |
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53.88% |
26.21% |
15.53% |
3.88% |
0.49% |
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I better understand the skills employers are looking for |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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38.35% |
58.74% |
2.91% |
0.00% |
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I know which personal qualities employers think are important |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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41.26% |
56.31% |
2.43% |
0.00% |
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I was able to show my initiative in a workplace |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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47.57% |
48.06% |
3.88% |
0.49% |
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I have developed some new skills that employers value |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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45.15% |
48.54% |
6.31% |
0.00% |
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I developed my spoken communication skills |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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57.77% |
37.86% |
4.37% |
0.00% |
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I know I can work well with a team of adults |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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54.37% |
41.26% |
4.37% |
0.00% |
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I was able to show a positive attitude at work |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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62.62% |
34.95% |
2.43% |
0.00% |
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I feel more confident in handling new situations |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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48.06% |
48.54% |
3.40% |
0.00% |
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I have a better understanding of my own strengths and weaknesses |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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45.15% |
51.46% |
3.40% |
0.00% |
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Do you understand better the importance of problem solving at work |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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37.38% |
54.37% |
7.77% |
0.49% |
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I understand better why it is important to do well at school |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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57.28% |
36.89% |
5.83% |
0.00% |
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I am more prepared to work hard in lessons and my coursework |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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48.54% |
43.69% |
7.28% |
0.49% |
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I understand better how workplaces are organised |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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51.46% |
44.17% |
4.37% |
0.00% |
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I have experience of working with people who have different roles |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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51.94% |
44.66% |
3.40% |
0.00% |
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I have a better understanding of peoples rights and responsibilities at work |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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47.57% |
47.57% |
4.85% |
0.00% |
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I am clearer about what I want to do in my future education and career. |
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