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Recognising Wider Progress
‘Swavesey Experience Pledges’
Hannah Turner
@SwaveseyPledges
The Swavesey Experience
• A rounded education should provide students with opportunities to develop self-confidence, life-skills, leadership experiences as well as vital academic qualifications.
• The Swavesey Experience is a simple, but broad set of Pledges that students complete during their time at Swavesey Village College.
The Pledges
The Pledges are for:
Charities – Equality
Environmental - Respect
Excellence – Excellence
International - Friendship
Leadership - Courage
Participation - Determination
Volunteering - Inspiration
Awards
Bronze – to be completed by the end
of Year 9
Silver – to be completed by the end
of Year 11
Gold – an extra award for those who
are ready for that extra challenge
Swavesey Pledges GOLDAWARD
Celebration assemblies
Planning and Recording
‘I believe students should be independent in finding their own opportunities for this
award because it represents what it is all about.’ Year 10
SVC student
Student quotes:
Key successes:
Sense of pride and achievement from students
Experience group - staff collaboration
92% Year 7 on Calais achieving International pledge
Wiki to support tutors
Newsletter – signposting of opportunities
Involvement in community events
Staff engagement and tutor interviews
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Targets for 2012-2013:
75% Year 9 to achieve Bronze, 60% Year 11 to achieve Silver
Moving forward:
Inspiration – Alumni board, Student ambassador assemblies, Staff role modelling
Excellence pledge – audit all opportunities – what are we missing?
Volunteering opportunities – Community involvement/Parish councils
Communication – new boards in dining area, Twitter, Publicity
International – Connecting classrooms project
Evidence – Extra-curricular clubs on Progresso, cloud portfolio?
100% - Drilling down to the disengaged – what are the barriers?
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