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Raising aspirations and developing character

Success for all, no matter who you are or where you come from. Opening doors to give pupils a competitive edge. Focus on embedding ambition, developing communication, resilience and social capital, providing role models and educating for work readiness.

[[EVIDENCE FROM ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON SCHOOL – PRESENTATION TO BE DELIVERED AT THE MEETING]]

Entitlement Embedding ambition Social capital Role models Growth mind-set development Reflective practice in lessons and all conversations

Awareness of the city around them, UK, global position and opportunities. WRL programme IAG programme Enrichment and pastoral structures

Curriculum – Skills programme

Developing Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills (team worker, leader, reflective and independent learner, creative thinker)

• Yr7 – how to be an outstanding learner
• Yr8 – how to be an effective and active citizen
• Yr9 – employability skills and knowledge

The fortnightly programme is centred on communication and presentation skills, leadership, group dynamics, role play, resilience, creativity, problem solving, research and reflective practice.

Pastoral activities

• Thought for the week
• Well-being advice
• 1:1 IAG and coaching conversations
• Targeted mentoring conversations
• Assemblies – year group and vertical themes
• Speaking challenges
• Charitable activities
• Peer to peer support using student leadership

Work related learning including work visits

• Careers fairs – BITC cluster events in STEM
• Meet employees (in and out of school),

interview practice, networking, problem solving, real life tasks, tours, presentations, event management

• Curriculum links building own relationships
• Business mentoring programmes

Adults as role models

Positive values Resilience Awareness of what unique qualities they bring Consistent role model Contribute to an expectation and high support culture Understand development is a continuous process Desirable colleague and team member Use of growth mind-set and restorative approach language

Using business to develop social capital (part of a BITC cluster)

• Hogan Lovells law firm –

Debating, speaking competitions, event planning, yr7, middle leader work, communication and networking skills, mentoring, supporting curriculum, introduction to law

• Macquarie investment bank –

Work experience project, business mentoring

• Civil Service Mentoring, Crossrail, The

Guardian, BITC cluster events, Mosaic, BDP, Network Rail

Various mentoring, one-off careers workshops, competitions, projects

Mentoring

• Guardian newspaper – developing leadership
• Macquarie – business mentoring to open the door to

the city

• Guest speakers in assemblies, talks (eg Speakers for

Schools) and school events

• Think Forward programme
• Mosaic – business and enterprise project mentoring
• Presenting Yourself Day - preparing for employment
• Peer mentoring – Young Leaders and Seniors
• Academic mentoring/1:1 tutoring
• Hogan Lovells – Yr10 & 11 programmes

Developing student leadership

Young Leaders and Seniors Young Leaders – all students in Yr7&8 get the experience Seniors – students in Yr9 and 10 can apply

• Peer mentoring and supporting pastoral time
• Assemblies, tutor time and year meeting roles
• Peer mentoring and communication training
• Pupil voice in reviews and development work
• Charitable work
• Supporting the recruitment process
• Application and interview experience
• Supporting school activities

Awareness of ensuring all students are accessing opportunities

• Trips, visits, clubs recorded on spreadsheet to ensure that

all students are accessing these opportunities – PP and FSM noted to ensure disadvantage gap reduced

• Plan carefully to use business links for targeting pupils
• Benefactor to fund and provide opportunities = Bell

project

• Use PP fund to give pupil access to activities eg trips,

residentials, 1:1 tutoring

• Engaging parents as much as possible

Further and Higher education

• UCL mentoring and Inspire programme
• Upward Bound (City and Islington college and London

Metropolitan)

• City and Islington Science careers fair
• SOAS mentoring project
• Next Top Doctor and Engineering (UCL) through STEM network
• City University tutoring in maths and English
• Westminster University/Network Rail project

All follow a similar pattern targeting disadvantaged students of high potential with no experience in their family of Higher Education – engaging pupils and parents through workshops, mentoring and university visit