I'm currently writing a new course for Year 10 pupils called 'Learning to Learn'. The Govt have given money for initiatives in schools for this project and i've been given the job of getting the course together for my school. It's designed to help pupils recognise that the skills they learn in school should be transferable so that they feel more confident in applying for further/higher education/jobs that lead to careers. We're also aiming at increasing self-esteem, developing social skills and sharpening brain power.
In the area my school is in, we have one of the lowest percentage of school-leavers going on to college/uni in the whole of Birmingham; and the actual lowest percentage of women gaining any qualifications after school .
We are trying to motivate the pupils to aspire to life further than the 5 mile radius around school, whilst being reliastic about what they can achieve (e.g. gently trying to tell them that they're not the next Chantelle/Jordan/P Diddy, etc) but that college/uni is an option for 'kids like them'.
WE need a speaker or speakers for the beginning of Sept term to help us launch the course - and also some visiting speakers for the rest of the year. I think it would be great to have anyone who has started their own business and/or works in the media or law or ...anything really, especially women, to help inspire our girls too as well as the boys. You'd need to be fairly confident at speaking to young people, prepared to answer questions and talk honestly about yourself. We'd pay expenses and a fee and chuck dinner in too.
Anyone got any ideas or be interested themselves?
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Anyone successful in media/business who can help me motivate and inspire some year 10 pupils? there's money in it!!
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Moomin · 30/06/2006 11:09
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