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09-10-2007, 05:39 PM
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/CaseStudies/casestudy.cfm?id=164&subcatid=79&catid=74
Holding the baby
St Luke's uses a curriculum day to focus on parenting and the difficulties facing teenage parents. The practical nature of this innovative approach ensures that students have a real insight into these issues.
Organisation Name:
St Luke's School
Region:
South East
Topic:
PSHE
Curriculum:
PSHE
Type of Organisation:
Primary school
Size of Organisation:
101 to 500
Brief description of the project
The SRE module on ‘parenting’ in Year 10 is part of the PSHE/Citizenship programme. This module covers conception, pregnancy, foetal development, birth and the development and care of an infant 0-2 years. The module is delivered using a variety of teaching and learning styles including videos, CD-ROMs, books and worksheets, games and practical tasks.
The curriculum day ‘Holding the Baby’ is the highlight of the module, involving practical tasks, out of school visits, links with health professionals and the local community.
The ‘curriculum day’ (whole school off timetable) provides the opportunity to have a whole-day focus on parenting with actual practical tasks and real mothers, babies and health professionals.
The programme of four activities includes:
* a visit to mother and baby clinic
* a visit to ‘Toys R Us’ to price items needed for a new born baby
* a practical task ‘Designer Baby’ which involves personalising an egg and designing a carrier
* a video and discussion on teenage pregnancy and abortion.
Outcomes of the project
The project:
* is good for co-operation of other subject staff
* is good for cooperation of school nurse and health visitors who enjoy involvement
* ensures that links complement the ‘whole school target of links’ with the community e.g. contacts with local business
* helped us to win the Pamela Sheridan Award.
Future planning for the work will be accredited through AQA Entry Level Certificate in PSHE or AQA Unit Awards.
Pupils enjoy the day and get a lot out of it. Photographic evidence gives them good prompts to remember and talk about the events and conclusions of the day. The project also gives the school an opportunity and focus for follow up work.
Resources and staffing
The project was set up with the help of the school nurse and two health visitors at two local clinics (4 miles away). Two-four local mums and dads and their small babies were also involved.
The school obtained financial support to purchase digital cameras and equipment with a generous annual grant from local Lions Club (links with community).
We used a mini bus and digital camera or camera to give every pupil record of the day.
Lessons learnt
The curriculum day has proved to be:
* an excellent day but it does requires a lot of forward planning and co-operation of other staff, the school nurse and outside organisations
* a good link with the community.
We have found that:
* we need to use local clinic and store to save time
* resources need some organisation
* sorting out the individual photographic evidence takes time
* use of a digital camera makes this easier but is still quite expensive
* this is a good focus for Healthy Schools initiative
* the day produces good evidence for accreditation.
It is essential to have the help and support of the school nurse and the health visitors. It is also an excellent cross-curricular link.
Methodology
Half of the year group is out of school in the morning for two visits, while the other half is in for class-based activities. In the afternoon, groups swap over.
Clinic and store visits are as a group of 24 and class-based activities are in groups of a maximum of 12.
Each out of school visit lasts 45 minutes to allow for travelling. Class based activities last one hour.
* Every pupil has a photographic record of their involvement in the two out of school visits.
* Discussion and written tasks support the video presentation.
* All students have their ‘personalised egg and carrier.
* Pupils have to remember to bring the egg (undamaged) to the next school assembly.
* There are two prizes for the best designed egg and carrier.
* There are differentiated certificates for all who take part (recognising those who remembered to bring back their eggs).
* There is a numeracy focus in adding up the cost of baby equipment.
* All work is accredited as part of an ASDAN Bronze Award challenge.
Curriculum support
Holding the baby
St Luke's uses a curriculum day to focus on parenting and the difficulties facing teenage parents. The practical nature of this innovative approach ensures that students have a real insight into these issues.
Organisation Name:
St Luke's School
Region:
South East
Topic:
PSHE
Curriculum:
PSHE
Type of Organisation:
Primary school
Size of Organisation:
101 to 500
Brief description of the project
The SRE module on ‘parenting’ in Year 10 is part of the PSHE/Citizenship programme. This module covers conception, pregnancy, foetal development, birth and the development and care of an infant 0-2 years. The module is delivered using a variety of teaching and learning styles including videos, CD-ROMs, books and worksheets, games and practical tasks.
The curriculum day ‘Holding the Baby’ is the highlight of the module, involving practical tasks, out of school visits, links with health professionals and the local community.
The ‘curriculum day’ (whole school off timetable) provides the opportunity to have a whole-day focus on parenting with actual practical tasks and real mothers, babies and health professionals.
The programme of four activities includes:
* a visit to mother and baby clinic
* a visit to ‘Toys R Us’ to price items needed for a new born baby
* a practical task ‘Designer Baby’ which involves personalising an egg and designing a carrier
* a video and discussion on teenage pregnancy and abortion.
Outcomes of the project
The project:
* is good for co-operation of other subject staff
* is good for cooperation of school nurse and health visitors who enjoy involvement
* ensures that links complement the ‘whole school target of links’ with the community e.g. contacts with local business
* helped us to win the Pamela Sheridan Award.
Future planning for the work will be accredited through AQA Entry Level Certificate in PSHE or AQA Unit Awards.
Pupils enjoy the day and get a lot out of it. Photographic evidence gives them good prompts to remember and talk about the events and conclusions of the day. The project also gives the school an opportunity and focus for follow up work.
Resources and staffing
The project was set up with the help of the school nurse and two health visitors at two local clinics (4 miles away). Two-four local mums and dads and their small babies were also involved.
The school obtained financial support to purchase digital cameras and equipment with a generous annual grant from local Lions Club (links with community).
We used a mini bus and digital camera or camera to give every pupil record of the day.
Lessons learnt
The curriculum day has proved to be:
* an excellent day but it does requires a lot of forward planning and co-operation of other staff, the school nurse and outside organisations
* a good link with the community.
We have found that:
* we need to use local clinic and store to save time
* resources need some organisation
* sorting out the individual photographic evidence takes time
* use of a digital camera makes this easier but is still quite expensive
* this is a good focus for Healthy Schools initiative
* the day produces good evidence for accreditation.
It is essential to have the help and support of the school nurse and the health visitors. It is also an excellent cross-curricular link.
Methodology
Half of the year group is out of school in the morning for two visits, while the other half is in for class-based activities. In the afternoon, groups swap over.
Clinic and store visits are as a group of 24 and class-based activities are in groups of a maximum of 12.
Each out of school visit lasts 45 minutes to allow for travelling. Class based activities last one hour.
* Every pupil has a photographic record of their involvement in the two out of school visits.
* Discussion and written tasks support the video presentation.
* All students have their ‘personalised egg and carrier.
* Pupils have to remember to bring the egg (undamaged) to the next school assembly.
* There are two prizes for the best designed egg and carrier.
* There are differentiated certificates for all who take part (recognising those who remembered to bring back their eggs).
* There is a numeracy focus in adding up the cost of baby equipment.
* All work is accredited as part of an ASDAN Bronze Award challenge.
Curriculum support