#600,000 PARTNERSHIP PLAN BREAKS DOWN INDEPENDENT/STATE SCHOOL BARRIERS
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DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
241/98 13 May 1998
#600,000 PARTNERSHIP PLAN BREAKS DOWN INDEPENDENT/STATE SCHOOL
BARRIERS
Pupils from state and independent schools are joining together in a
revolutionary new scheme to help break down traditional barriers and
in doing so raise standards in schools.
And today (15 May 1998) School Standards Minister Stephen Byers will
announce 48 projects specifically funded to forge strong links
between historic independent schools such as Wells Cathedral School,
in rural Somerset, and bustling inner city comprehensives, like St
George's Community School, in Bristol.
Mr Byers said: '#600,000 will be made available to schools throughout
England, #350,000 from the Department for Education and Employment
and #250,000 from The Sutton Trust.
'There has been an overwhelming response to the initiative. We
received nearly 300 applications, seeking more than #5.5m in grant,
and a large number were worthy of support.That is why we have added a
further #100,000 to the initial #500,000 we announced in November
1997. Each one of the 48 successful projects clearly demonstrates how
independent and state schools can work together to enhance the
educational opportunities of pupils from the schools involved. A
total of 11,000 pupils will benefit from the initiative.'
'Old divisions have to be put to one side if we are serious about
learning from what works well. Our commitment to raising standards
is paramount.
'This is a modern, forward-looking government which values education
and recognises how vital it is for the well-being of our country.
Independent and state schools have much to learn from each other.'
Mr Byers stressed: 'In the past there has been co-operation, but
rarely in the area of academic work.'
The projects, spread throughout England, will tackle a wide range of
activities to bring independent and state school sector pupils
together. The subjects include numeracy, literacy, science, sport,
art, music, technology, modern foreign languages and special needs.
Mr Byers said: 'There is a tremendous variation contained within the
projects; some involve two schools working together, clusters of
schools, inner city, rural and urban projects.
'We thank the Sutton Trust, and its chairman Peter Lampl, for their
financial support for a scheme which will bring pupils from all walks
of life closer together and bury old prejudices.'
Peter Lampl said: 'The Sutton Trust is very encouraged by the
response from both the independent and state sector to co-operate at
grass roots level. We are delighted to jointly fund the selected
projects and the Trust is looking at funding a number of the other
projects which were submitted.'
Mr Byers added: 'I am also publishing today the interim report of the
Advisory Group on Independent/State School Partnerships and my
response to it. I am grateful to the Group for its work so far on
this important issue and look forward to receiving the final report
in July.'
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. School Standards Minister Stephen Byers announced the funding
available and the establishment of the Advisory Group on
Independent/State School Partnerships on 26 November 1997. Details
are contained in Press Notice 393/97.
2. The Advisory Group is chaired by Chris Parker, Head of Nottingham
High School, with seven other members representing the interests of
state and independent schools and local education authorities. These
are:
Rosalind McCarthy Head of Cobham Girls' School, Kent
Jane Billing Head of Arts Educational School,Tring
Peter Blake Former Head of Windsor Boys' School
Steve Chinn Principal of Mark College, Somerset
Quentin Edwards Head of Bilton Grange, Rugby
Philip Hunter Director of Education, Staffordshire LEA
David Winkley FormerHead of Grove Primary School,
Birmingham.
3. The Advisory Group considered all the applications before passing
recommendations to the Minister. Each project was assessed to
establish the strength of the partnership, the scope for others to
learn from it, whether it had the potential to grow, the benefit to
pupils' education and value for money.
4. Peter Lampl, an investor and philanthropist is chairman of The
Sutton Trust. It was set up in 1996 with the main objective of
providing educational opportunities for young people from non
privileged backgrounds.
5. A list of the succesful independent/state school projects is
attached, together with the relevant contact and phone number.There
is no objection to contacting the schools in advance to prepare
material for publication and broadcast but please note the embargo of
1100 15 May 1998.
6. Media copies of the interim report of the Advisory Group on
Independent/State School Partnerships are available from the DfEE
Press Office.
SUMMARY OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS
Each successful project has been summarised with the following
information:
the lead school appears in bold;
the lead school contact name and telephone number;
state schools are identified with (S); independent schools with
(I);
the amount of grant;
a brief summary of the project
Wootton Upper School, Beds (S)
Bedford Modern School (I)
#8,600
Contact name: Michael Gleeson Tel. no: 01234-767123
This project is centred on teaching practices and has three strands:
improving English at KS3 and KS4; the development of a challenging
Key Skills Programme of Study; and the tracking of individual student
performance.
St George's CE Primary School, Stockport (S)
Oriel Bank High School (I)
#5,000
Contact name: Mrs Helen Kavanagh Tel. no: 0161-4808657
Extending existing practice between the schools this project will
provide Yr 9 students with the training to give support to pupils in
Yr 3 with reading difficulties. The project aims to give the
opportunity to pupils from Oriel Bank to learn about the teaching of
reading; to improve their communication skills; and to give them a
wider social awareness.
St Mewan County Primary School, Cornwall (S)
Polwhele House Preparatory School (I)
#30,000
Contact name: Roger Fisher Tel. no: 01726-74887
A new partnership involving two schools working together to develop
teaching and learning strategies in ICT and creating centres of
excellence for the sharing of this expertise.
Blackheath High School, Greenwich (I)
Eltham Hill School (S)
#13,000
Contact name: R Musgrave Tel. no: 0181-8532929
A genuine partnership which draws on the expertise of both schools
for the benefit of all the pupils involved. A joint group of 80 Yr 12
girls will work together to consider the effect of the Millennium
Dome on the people of Greenwich. This will involve the students in
developing key skills and showing that young women can have a
positive input into public decision-making bodies.
Malvern Girls' College, Worcester (I)
Malvern Parish CE Primary School (S)
#9,000
Contact name: Reverend Pauline Newton Tel. no: 01684-892288
ICT, reading and INSET are the three distinct areas of this new
partnership project. Malvern Girls' College will provide expertise
to develop the provision of ICT in Malvern Parish Primary - which was
an identified weakness in its latest OFSTED inspection. Pupils from
the independent school will support weak readers at the primary
school as part of their personal development. Teachers from the
independent school will shadow teachers at the state primary school
to review the curriculum.
James Allen's Girls' School, Southwark (I)
7 LEA schools in Southwark
#7,400
Contact name: Mrs Marion Gibbs Tel. no: 0181-6931181
The partnership will involve the schools working together on a joint
ecology project centred around renovating a pond system and creating
work stations. James Allen's Girls' School's Ecology Officer would
co-ordinate the project which would be ready by Spring 1999.
St Mary's Comprehensive School, Leeds (S)
Ampleforth College (I)
#25,000
Contact name: Miss Elizabeth Cox Tel. no: 01943-872951
The partnership will involve the two schools working together for the
first time. Pupils will work in mixed teams on open ended
mathematical investigations outside normal lesson time. Pupils will
develop necessary skills and strategies using a range of resources
including text books, software and the Internet. The model will be
developed on a smaller scale between the five feeder primary schools.
Charles Darwin School, Kent (S)
Babbington House School (I)
Combe Bank School (I)
#12,500
Contact name: Craig Channel Tel. no: 01959-574043
All schools wish to improve their provision of modern foreign
languages. By pooling the different expertise of the three schools
and installing video conferencing links, pupils at all schools will
benefit. Charles Darwin has excellent ICT facilities and the two
independent schools have well established links with schools in
Europe.
St Lawrence School, Northants (S)
Slapton Pre-Preparatory School (I)
#3,600
Contact name: Mrs C Irwin Tel. no: 01327-350332
The schools are situated in different environments. Pupil exchanges
will enable the pupils to experience another way of life, either
urban or rural. The experiences they gain in the other school will be
integrated into the various parts of the curriculum, with the aim of
increasing the understanding between the children of how "town and
country" need to exist in harmony.
Osmotherly County Primary School, Cleveland (S)
Yarm Preparatory School (I),
St Peter's Church, Yarm Parish Church, Local Council
#7,000
Contact name: Bob Evans Tel. no: 01609-883329
This new partnership will be initiated through fieldwork but the
schools foresee links developing at a much deeper and more
fundamental level. The scheme will focus on exchange fieldwork, using
the fact that one school is based in an urban area and the other in a
rural area.
Brownhill School, Rochdale (S)
Beech House School (I)
#18,000
Contact name: Mr Peter Strzalko Tel. no: 01706-648990
This project will link a school which provides for pupils with Severe
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties with an independent
co-educational school providing for pupils aged between 3 and 16. It
is a wide ranging scheme that will involve all pupils working in
groups and learning how to use video-conferencing facilities, the
Internet, and other areas of ICT. Sporting links will be developed
through greater collaboration and more joint activities.
Wakefield Independent School (I)
Darton Primary School (S)
Barnsley Dyslexia Association
#4,600
Contact name: Mr Graham Wickstead Tel. no: 01924-258857
The two schools will share expertise and resources to identify,
support and monitor the progress of pupils with dyslexic-type
difficulties. They will work closely with the Barnsley Dyslexia
Association when assessing the pupils.
Clough Hall School, Staffordshire (S)
Newcastle-under-Lyme School (I)
#24,000
Contact name: Mr M J Readman Tel. no: 01782-783281
The two schools have each identified their major strengths and
propose to share these, along with related resources, to the benefit
of all the pupils (initially A-Level students, extending to KS4
later). In addition to working together in music, modern foreign
languages, ICT and modular technology and science the schools will
develop a shared Intranet to which all pupils will have access.
Turnford School, Hertfordshire (S)
Brooklands School (S),
Haileybury College (I),
Hertfordshire Regional College
#12,000
Contact name: Elizabeth Clark Tel. no: 01992-627070
This projects brings together two senior schools to provide an NVQ
course in classroom and welfare support. It will involve the Regional
College in tailoring the course to the needs of the students and the
junior school in providing a place for the students to carry out
their work placements.
Gladesmore Community School,
Haringey (S)
Highgate School (I)
Channing School (I)
#11,800
Contact name: Mr P S Buttha Tel. no: 0181-8000884
Based in Gladesmore School, the three schools plan to run a Saturday
morning scheme for able mathematicians in Yr 7. In the longer term
the schools will seek to extend this to Yrs 8 and 9.
Wakefield LEA Ossett School (S),
Outwood Grange School (S),
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (I),
The Cathedral School (S),
Wakefield Girls' High School (I)
#30,000
Contact name: John McLeod Tel. no: 01924-305500
This project involves five secondary schools in Wakefield and
encompasses seven 'learning experiences'. It aims to break down
ideological barriers and encourage awareness of the strengths of
teachers in both sectors. Ultimately it aims to raise the level of
achievement of participating pupils and establish a self-generating
continuing enterprise. The seven schemes are: 'A' level Art workshop,
Able Performers Workshop, Lectures, Christmas at the Cathedral, KS4
community project, Yr 8 more able projects, Yr 12 master classes and
an Oxbridge project. Each will involve all of the participating
schools putting forward equal numbers of pupils to work together in
'cross-sector' groups.
Churchill Community School,
North Somerset (S)
Sidcot School (I)
#11,800
Contact name: Lynne Puckey Tel. no: 01934-852771
The schools will be working together for the first time. They will
collaborate to provide an A Level course in Music Technology. The
small numbers of pupils at each school who wish to take the course
will make it more efficient to run the course jointly. The schools
envisage that this might involve members of the community and that it
could lead into other areas such as A Level Media Studies.
Leek High School, Staffordshire (S)
Newcastle-under-Lyme School (I)
#10,000
Contact name: Chris Taylor Tel. no: 01538-483036
These schools have no existing partnership.The project will focus on
under-performing Yr 9 pupils in both schools.The schools will create
a Mentoring scheme with the local business community which will give
students an understanding of options available post 18, including
wide ranging opportunities at Universities. There will be joint
work-related activities and joint careers guidance culminating in a
Careers Awareness Day planned by a joint staff project team.
Wells Cathedral School, Somerset (I)
St George Community School, Bristol (S)
#15,000
Contact name: Roger Durston Tel. no: 01749-679945
The schools will have collaborative workshops with pupils from both
schools together writing a music theatre work based on current issues
affecting young people. This will be led jointly by staff from both
schools and will be performed to the community and all local schools.
The project will be managed by staff and pupils from both schools.
Christ's Hospital, West Sussex (I)
Chichester High School for Girls (S)
#8,200
Contact name: Mrs J A Williams Tel. no: 01403-263313
Sixth form students from both schools will work together on a
Chemistry project to develop their communication and technology
skills. The initial aim of the joint scheme is to make a presentation
to the community and other pupils on the relevance of Chemistry to
modern society.
St Anne's RC Junior Mixed and Infant
School, Birmingham (S)
Highclare St Paul's Convent School (I)
#24,000
Contact name: Mrs Karen Rudd Tel. no: 0121-3535114
The project will focus on the development of literacy skills and ICT
skills at KS1 and KS2 through the use of the latest technology. It
will involve collective teacher discussions and training, encouraging
KS2 pupils to adopt a 'buddy' in KS1, homework clubs and a book week.
The schools will work together on all related initiatives.
Teignmouth Community College, Devon (S)
Trinity School (I)
#6,300
Contact name: David Clarke Tel. no: 01626-774091
A new partnership which aims to widen opportunities for students at
both schools by curriculum enrichment and closer co-operation of
staff. There are a number of projects including: joint sixth form
field trips and residential activities; community service; staff
training; conferences on higher education for sixth form students;
and revision days for public examinations.
Beacon Community College East Sussex (S)
St Leonard's - Mayfield School (I)
#21,000
Contact name: Mrs Alison Banks Tel. no: 01892-603000
The focus of the project will be the cross-school pairing of pupils.
Existing Internet facilities will be used for paired student
correspondence. Staff from both schools will work in pairs as
co-mentors and will plan and deliver activities jointly, meeting
regularly to exchange ideas. There will be a programme for Yr 10
pupils to increase achievement in PE, joint workshop activities and
shared enrichment activities in German.
Lawn Upton C.E. School Oxfordshire (S)
Emmanuel Christian School (I)
Mabel Prichard Special School (S)
Speedwell School (S)
Rose Hill School (S)
St John Fisher First School (S)
#13,000
Contact name: Glinys Weller Tel. no: 01865-779126
The project is focused on music literacy at KS2. A specialist music
teacher from Lawn Upton School will work in collaboration with an
English teacher from Emmanuel Christian School visiting each partner
school to work with small groups of pupils. Pupils will use ICT as
part of the project.
Ranelagh School, Berkshire (S)
Wellington College (I)
#10,400
Contact name: Mrs K M Winrow Tel. no: 01344-421233
The focus of the project is for Ranelagh's and Wellington's Advanced
Design & Technology pupils to work together using Computer Aided
Design and Production and to develop Computer Aided Manufacturing
Systems. Further, Yr 12 and Yr 13 pupils will develop their ICT
skills.
Daisy Hill (St James') C.E. Primary School, Bolton (S)
Bolton School (Girls) (I)
#12,000
Contact name: John Gregory Tel. no: 01942-812187
Pupils and teachers from both schools will work together on a
project called "Electric Dreams". This will cover subject areas
such as science, mathematics and geography and will employ the use
of IT including the Internet. The project will commence with a
series of joint INSET meetings.
Hollymount First School, Merton (S)
King's College, Wimbledon (I)
#8,500
Contact name: Miss W Nelder Tel. no: 0181-9460454
Students from King's College would act as mentors for pupils from
Hollymount. The mentoring would concentrate on reading, ICT skills
and sports. Teachers from both schools would facilitate this, sharing
the other's strengths. King's pupils would work with local teacher
training institutions.
Frizinghall Middle School, Bradford (S)
Bradford Grammar School (I),
St Joseph's College (S),
Bradford LEA, British Telecom
#24,000
Contact name: Beverley Ledra Tel. no: 01274-543072
The project, building on established links within the LEA's Edunet
2000, will enable pupils, staff and parents to experience new
technologies and develop their D&T knowledge and understanding. This
will be done through a theme based around "Battle of the Robots" and
working with associated ICT skills. 10-yr old pupils from Bradford
Grammar will design, manufacture and evaluate the performance of the
robots; Frizinghall pupils aged 8 and 9 will design the diorama in
which the robots will operate and pupils aged 14 and 15 from St
Joseph's will design and maintain the Website.
Shepherd School, Nottinghamshire (S)
Nottingham High School (I)
#8,000
Contact name: John Naylor Tel. no: 0115-9291011
Pupils from both schools will use video conferencing to improve
achievement and understanding in various subject areas such as
Expressive Arts and ICT. This ICT medium will be used for
communication between staff and pupils, who will use it for planning
meetings. Training will be provided by Nottingham High School staff.
In addition, pupils from Shepherd School will use Nottingham High's
PE facilities and a planned hydrotherapy pool at Shepherd School will
be available for the wider community.
Ashburton High School, Croydon (S)
Trinity School, Croydon (I)
#10,300
Contact name: Richard Warne Tel. no: 0181-6560222
The project will have two elements. The first is to develop an Art
project involving Yr 10 and Yr 11 students from both schools, using a
visiting artist and local community artists. This will result in an
end of year exhibition to which students, staff, parents and the
local community will be invited. The second part of the project will
see Trinity sixth formers mentoring Ashburton's Yr 7 pupils in a
reading scheme.
St John's School & Community College Wiltshire (S)
Marlborough College (I)
#18,000
Contact name: Dr P K Hazlewood Tel. no: 01672-516156
The schools have no existing formal partnership.The project will see
the schools develop their combined music facilities with a view to
increasing the number of pupils at both schools studying A Level
Music Technology. The schools will timetable Music Technology
simultaneously and will pool staff resources. There will be joint
recording sessions and joint seminars. The schools envisage that
other subject areas such as Media Studies and Theatre Studies would
also benefit.
Austin Friars School, Cumbria (I)
Morton School (S)
#6,500
Contact name: Ian Blair Tel. no: 01228-528042
The project would see pupils from both schools follow the Duke of
Edinburgh Award Scheme which would be co-ordinated by staff from both
schools. The schools see this as fostering social development for
both sets of pupils.
The Holme C.E. Primary School, Hampshire (S)
The Royal School, Surrey (I)
#6,000
Contact name: Mrs J E Butterworth Tel. no: 01428-714409
The schools intend to use one another's expertise and to share
strengths. There will be staff and pupil visits to the other school
which will involve a joint Creative Arts project for Yr 5 and 6
pupils, paired group science and environmental work across Key Stages
based at both schools and a joint Book Week. This is a new
partnership.
Greenfields JMI School Hertfordshire (S)
Merchant Taylors' School, Middlesex (I)
#6,000
Contact name: Mrs H M Harris Tel. no: 0181-4281166
Part of the project's focus will be on improving ICT skills for Yr 6
Greenfields pupils for KS2 Geography work. They will use IT
equipment, including the Internet, with the assistance of Yr 12 and
Yr 13 students from Merchant Taylors'.Cricket coaching will also be
available to Greenfields pupils.
Torquay Community College, Devon (S)
The Steiner School (I)
#4,300
Contact name: Ms P Cozens Tel. no: 01803-329351
This project will enable each school to share facilities and
expertise to enhance the learning of all the students involved.
Disaffected Yr 10 pupils from the College will go to The Steiner
School to experience a different school regime and take on a creative
artistic project. At the same time, Steiner pupils will make use of
the ICT facilities at the College and undertake a Science project.
Preston Hedge's Primary School, Northants. (S)
Northampton High School (I)
#11,700
Contact name: Mrs H Gibbons Tel. no: 01604-665860
The schools will plan jointly the development of teaching methods in
mathematics to use with Yr 4 and Yr 5 able mathematicians. Materials
will be collated and meetings of both sets of staff will lead to
development of assessment procedures which will be used to identify
target groups and measure improvement. This project could extend to
all KS2 pupils.
Chesham Park Community College, Buckinghamshire (S)
St Clare's, Oxford (I)
#10,000
Contact name: Neil Berry Tel. no: 01494-782066
The project would enhance teacher skills in curriculum delivery to
non-native speakers. Teachers will be able to use selected language
teaching skills to help students in their subject area. The schools
would co-develop a version of the Language Through Learning' project
and deliver the adapted materials to staff at both schools. The
schools have no existing links.
Medlock Primary School Manchester (S)
Manchester High School for Girls (I)
#7,500
Contact name: Joan Hanlon Tel. no: 0161-2731830
The project would see the establishment of a twice weekly homework
club where Manchester High pupils would provide support for Yr 3 and
Yr 4 Medlock pupils. This would lead to an improvement in Medlock
pupils' literacy and numeracy and, together with Manchester High
pupils receiving training from Medlock's Literacy co-ordinator, would
lead to mentoring skills for Manchester High pupils. The schools also
envisage staff from both schools teaching in the other school as a
result of this partnership which is the schools' first.
Altrincham C.E. Aided Primary School, Cheshire (S)
Culcheth Hall School (I)
#5,600
Contact name: Mrs Carole Shakeshaft Tel. no: 0161-9287288
The project would involve the schools jointly targeting the
improvement of pupil performance at KS2, utilising each other's
strengths - Culcheth Hall's facilities and Altrincham's expertise.
Pupils would visit one another's school, with an ongoing program of
staff visits planned. A database of pupil achievement and performance
will be developed.
Sir William Romney's Community School, Gloucestershire (S)
Westonbirt School (I)
Malmesbury School (S)
#12,000
Contact name: Eric Dawson Tel. no: 01666-502378
The project will see a range of joint sixth form activities including
a sixth form Induction Programme involving local businesses, a "Team
Challenge" which involves British Telecom and Gloucestershire
Constabulary and termly planning and focus days.
Knowle C.E. Primary School, Solihull (S)
Kingsley Preparatory School (I)
#14,000
Contact name: Mrs Pat Preedy Tel. no: 01564-776209
The schools will use a computerised Integrated Learning System to
raise the reading age of pupils in both schools whose reading age is
below their chronological age. The schools will use the Internet as a
tool for this. There will also be joint extra curricular activities
and links between the Parents' Associations. Further, the program,
once established, will be made available to members of the local
community.
Hurworth House School, Darlington (I)
12 LEA schools in Darlington
Polam Hall Junior School (I)
Teesside High Junior School (I)
#13,200
Contact name: Mr M J Latter Tel. no: 01325-720122
The project would extend an existing scheme focused on engineering
for Yr 5 and Yr 6 pupils. It would heighten pupil awareness of
engineering as a technology based activity.
Ian Ramsey C.E. School, Cleveland (S)
Red House Independent School (I)
#8,000
Contact name: Keith Lewin Tel. no: 01642-585205
The project would see pupils, initially those in GCSE Physical
Education classes, sharing Ian Ramsey School's PE resources. This
would involve reciprocal teaching and training partners for pupils at
each school. Further, staff from both schools would plan the PE
curriculum using IT equipment located in the Fitness Room.
Education Liaison Centre,
University of Surrey
Bishop Reindorp School (S)
Kings Manor School (S)
The Royal Grammar School (I)
St Peter's RC School (S)
Tormead School (I)
#11,700
Contact name: Dr John E Hobrough Tel. no: 01483-259376
This project would see the extension of the existing Surrey HE
COMPACT group which centres on the progression of students into
higher education. The process would involve a University
undergraduate as a "Mentor-Manager" and two sixth formers, one each
from a state school and independent school. There would be five such
teams which would receive training and assist with teaching in a
local primary or secondary school.
Mount St Joseph School, Bolton (S)
Bolton School (Boys) (I)
#11,000
Contact name: Miss P Walker Tel. no: 01204-391800
These schools have no formal links. The partnership would see Bolton
School sixth formers enhance their community service opportunities by
assisting with raising standards of literacy for new entrants to
Mount St Joseph School. Bolton School sixth formers would receive
training and staff from both schools would have planning meetings
leading to a Summer School in 1999.
The Grey Coat Hospital,
City of Westminster (S)
Westminster School (I)
#8,500
Contact name: Miss Flavia Lambert Tel. no: 0171-8280968
The schools already have some links.This partnership would centre on
The Grey Coat Hospital using Westminster School's expertise in
mathematics to raise pupil achievement at all three Key Stages.
There would be a mentoring scheme involving Yr 8 Grey Coat students
and Yr 9 Westminster students. The project would include an INSET
programme for Grey Coat mathematics teachers involving Westminster
staff, and teaching weekends at Westminster's rural retreat for Grey
Coat A Level mathematics students.
Paignton Community College, Devon (S)
Stover School (I)
#31,000
Contact name: Mr D Miles Tel. no: 01803-841700
The schools would like to share expertise and strengths using video
conference links between sites. This would aid joint curriculum
development and offer increased opportunities to students
specifically in the areas of ICT and modern foreign languages. The
schools would create an extensive Internet Website. 'A' Level work
would be enhanced by students utilising 3D computer graphics for
presentations. In addition to this, a part time multimedia technician
would be employed for one year to co-ordinate developments between
the two sites.
Hexham East First School, Northumberland (S)
Mowden Hall Boarding School (I)
#11,000
Contact name: Peter Carpenter Tel. no: 01434-603467
The schools, who have previously only enjoyed sporting links, would
use ICT to introduce their pupils to on-line learning, with pupils
and teachers accessing the educational resources found on the
Internet. Schools would undertake joint projects and share
information and ideas. The project would begin with shared staff
INSET training which would enable them to access resources available
on the Internet. A joint "home page" between the schools would
publicise the joint projects.
48 projects
Total grant of #600,000
# = pounds sterling