For a number of years now the UK government has allocated additional funding to schools to promote enterprise education. OFSTEAD who are responsible for inspecting standards in schools, now look to ensure each school has set aside 5 compulsory days for enterprise education specifically targeted at 14-16 age bracket. Planning for these events in school is [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Compulsory Enterprise Education is more essential than ever.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Save my bacon…on second thoughts lets eat it!!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have a great opportunity to visit my old placement school while on a trip to Liverpool today. A local enterprise board was running a Dragons Den style event based on an eco-friendly theme. Students were required to develop a business plan or idea to help the school or local community. There were some fantastic ideas [...]
Getting the most out of the Mock exams
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As many of students in Ireland continue their study for the Mock exams parents will be anxiously await the results to see how well their beloved child is progressing. However as many teachers will explain the Mock exams are more about performance than result. If you don’t believe there is a difference they you better think again. [...]
Working around a rule no-one bothers about.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I contacted a number of principals recently regarding support for enterprise days being delivered in the school. Our discussion moved towards the impact of the ‘work to rule’ on both these events and current school life. I was suprised to hear how many teachers were continuing to work as normal. In fact with the exception of a minor few [...]
