Marlowe Academy: follow-up
Follow-up 2009
October 2008 - Analysis of data collected at end of previous academic year, and report back to Humanities staff. (Powerpoint of findings to download 514kb >>)
It is intended to repeat this data collection at the end of the current academic year, to assess development in understanding (across Years 7 - 9) - after students have followed a carousel course in History/Geography/Citizenship.
October - Climate change conference for staff of Marlowe Academy and family of schools (testimonial from Stuart Wakefield and photo attached). As a result of the conference the Citizenship and Science departments are planning to deliver a joint unit of work on climate change.
December - Preliminary discussions with Naomi Black (about work with primary schools and inputting to Year 7 Tutor Time), Liz Habbershawe (about a global sixth form conference) and Suzanne Oakley (about embedding the global dimension in 'Health and Social Care' and 'Society, Health and Development' Diploma courses.
January - Began series of trainings with NQTs on Global Citizenship, and how this is relavant within their own subject areas (contact: Jenni Speller, Training Coordinator). Profiles of individual teachers have been compiled and these will be developed on how they have adopted the global dimension. Read more >>
Next week: Planning meeting with Liz Habbershawe (Sixth Form Team Leader) about global-themed sixth form conference - provisionally booked for March.
Meeting with Jamie Davis-Evans - on embedding global dimension in Creative Arts, and working with Gifted and Talented pupils.
Second NQT training session (10 teachers expected) on practical activity ideas and how global dimension fits into their subject areas.
Planned dissemination:
February - speaking at DES (Dover Extended Services) meetings about work with MA's Family of Schools
Items to feature on redesigned Marlowe Academy website
Recruit Sixth Form 'Ambassadors' from conference, to visit other school sixth forms to promote global dimension
Year 7 students to visit local primary schools, to disseminate learning on global citizenship themes
Submission of article to Specialist Schools and Academies Trust magazine [download PDF 890kb]
Reported January 2009
October 2009 - three teachers and 12 students took part in delivering enjoyable global workshops to over 80 primary pupils from three of their partner primary schools at a community event.
All participants also took part in ‘stand up for poverty' awareness raising activity.
Outcomes:
• greater understanding of food, trade and poverty issues by students, pupils and teachers.
• participants had sense of being part of a global society.
• teachers enthused by global activities
November 2009 - Academy Principal booked to speak at national Community Cohesion and Global Dimension conference but had to withdraw at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances within school.
November 2009 - WEDG delivered session on ‘Using the Global Dimension across the curriculum' at Kent wide NQT Conference for secondary teachers
(this was a direct result of work with NQTs at Marlowe Academy)
Outcomes:
• Recognition of relevance to different subject areas. e.g maths teachers suggested using malaria statistics inspired by mosquito coils
• Artefacts inspired teachers to plan creatively using global items as stimuli.
• Local authority appreciated the value and say they will use WEDG again at similar conferences.
Plans for Jan-March 2010 - WEDG working with NQTs at Marlowe Academy;
Investigating possibility of developing a day during Fairtrade fortnight for students to work with pupils from a broader range of partner primary schools.
Reported December 2009
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