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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