organisation case study - meadowhead school academy trust

ERASMUS+ LEARNING NETWORKS – MEASURING

IMPACTManohar Raju and Jo Silverwood

Meadowhead School Academy Trust26/05/16

Aims: Improve the staff competences / expertise

with CPD for specific staff within the STEM subjects of Science, Maths and Technology

Improve the teaching and learning within these subjects so that more students take these subjects at Level 2 and Level 3 where appropriate

Curriculum modified accordingly

KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project (2014-2015)

Measuring Impact: KA1 Narrative report completed by all staff EU Survey completed by all staff All staff received a Europass Mobility Certificate for their

work Feedback also given by staff on our e-phoenix newsletter All staff gave very positive outcomes in terms of their

feedback and welcomed the opportunity to improve their practice

Staff used this experience in their evidence base as part of their performance management

KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project (2014-2015)

KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project (2014-2015)

San Valero School, Zaragoza, Spain

Gymnasium auf der Karhause, Koblenz, Germany

Measuring Impact: 3 groups of Y8 students (65) now chosen to study GCSE Technology

Product Design from September 2016 (more girls choosing the subject) Potentially 23 Y11 students chosen to study A level Technology Product

Design (staffing has been modified) from September 2016 Potentially 28 students (two groups) chosen to study A level Physics

(staffing has been modified) from September 2016 Potentially 50 students chosen to study A level Maths (staffing has been

modified) from September 2016 Level 3 Core Maths qualification to be offered to Y12 students from

September 2016 Bid accepted for our school to be part of the Mastery Mathematics

Project from September 2016

KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project (2014-2015)

Measuring Impact, Maths: Y11 Level 2 Further Maths qualification Aspire project  Various UKMT challenges (in school we do the annual quiz with Y9 and

Y11, and we sent a 6th form team to a competition at Sheffield University) Pop Maths quiz at Sheffield Hallam every year, Y7-Y13 Fun Maths Roadshow with KS3 Y9 Gifted and Talented program at Sheffield University and SHU (annual

programme of 6 sessions run on Saturday mornings) Y11 Maths ‘’inspiration” trip Parental Engagement sessions (Y7 and Y11 so far, Y9 to come) Y6/7 annual quiz Y6 after-school sessions

KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project (2014-2015)

Measuring Impact, Science: STEM Club: weekly club for Y8 HA pupils supported by Y9 Stem Mentors.

Various projects throughout the year involving the STEM subjects e.g. current chicken hatching activity.

Engineering Extravaganza: day of engineering challenges for the Y8s STEM club members. Hosted by Rolls-Royce at the AMRC to promote engineering careers.

Exploring STEM for Girls: half day of activities to promote STEM study and careers to girls and CPD course for staff. We took Y9 girls, 52% of which were from our PPG cohort.

British Science Week: five talks by STEM professionals on various subjects e.g. chemistry of venoms. All year groups involved Y7-Y12/13.

Science Club: weekly Y7 club to promote Science study and enjoyment.

KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project (2014-2015)

Measuring Impact, Technology: Road Safety badges – designing and modelling. Getting them

made and selling them in school. Road safety film – creating road safety films and editing them. Pin Hole Camera. Wooden frames for photo taken with PH Camera. Copper project – making sculptures out of copper and

enamelling them. Eggucation – hatching chicks from eggs brought in from a

farm. Rocket Science.

KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project (2014-2015)

Aims: Improve employability skills of teenagers

across 4 European countries Provide CPD opportunities for teaching staff

involved Disadvantaged students have opportunity to

take part in exchange visits abroad, thus developing their intercultural understanding

KA2: Passport to your future (2014-2016)

Project outline

Student exchange visits ( Slovenia)

Finland

Spain

Sheffield

18 core employability skills

Mobile App (UK) Careers lesson plans for

teachers (Slovenia) Video guides for job

interviews (Finland) Website/interactive portal

(Spain)

Measuring impact via 4 intellectual outputs

Website/portal

Comments, Forum, Articles...User Participation!

Attitudinal survey on employability skills (before/after)

Student engagement with app/completion of skills passport

Evaluation meetings at each stage of project Evaluation questionnaires for students, staff,

parents, external stakeholders Analysis of website/portal usage Longer term – progression routes into FE/HE/careers

Measuring impact – professional & personal

Questions?

Manohar Raju – Deputy Headrajum@meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk

Jo SilverwoodCommunity Liaison & Communications Managersilverwoodj@meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk

Visit our school website for more details about our International work: www.meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk(Our school community – International links – Erasmus)