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Thursday 20th May, 2010
Max Goes Back to School
By Admin
Going back to my old school was kind of weird in a sense but overall thought it was interesting and exciting.
We signed ourselves in at reception and got led to the room. We hit it off with a quick intro then moved to talking about my experiences of education; which the pupils seemed to listen to really well. We then moved on to a few questions about the local area to see what they knew. There was a prize for the winner. We then presented the snap-dragon which they had to make a snap-dragon out of paper which had questions and information on so they could read and find out a bit more. I think the purpose of this session was to give them a bit more inspiration and for them to think about what they can achieve also I think it was educational and they learnt a few good things.
Overall I think the session went very good it was interesting for both me and the pupils they had their moments but they seemed to engage well with what was going on. And they seemed to have a good understanding.
Max Jackson
Thursday 13th May, 2010
Sim goes Back to School
By Admin
Simone Rhind stands with Head of Key Stage 3 Catherine Farrell at her old school, Harrogate Pupil Referral Unit.
This summer's roadshows have been commissioned by NYBEP and are due to be presented at schools across York & North Yorkshire until the end of the summer term. The workshop focuses on encouraging young people to take responsibility for their own learning journey by asking questions and making positive decisions.
“I started it off by talking about my experiences of school. I spoke about where I started, when I changed school, the difficulties & barriers from doing what I wanted to do, what I am doing now and my hopes for the future. I think they listened well to what I had to say.
It was good to see my old teachers and the kids reminded me of when I use to go there and how I used to act!
I think it was a good thing to do to share my own experience to help the kids who are there at the moment understand that they can do the things they want and that they can enjoy them.
I hope they will start to put things into perspective for what things they want to do in the future.”
Simone Rhind
As Part of the session the pupils were asked to think of questions they would like to ask either a famous person, a worker or a family member, to help them move forward. Here is what they came up with...
- Arnold Schwartzenegger
How much effort does he need to put in to keep his physique?
- Cheryl Cole
How did she become a singer?
- Country File TV Presenter
Does he do apprenticeships in farming?
- Teacher at the PRU
Why did you decide to work with Kids?
- Britney Spears
Why did you shave your head?
- Media Make up artists
How did you get into it?