Year 7 Enterprise Challenge

Year 7 students were learning about Enterprise skills. They were given the challenge of saving an egg. They had to protect an egg from certain destruction when it was thrown from a high platform.

Here are some pictures of the students planning their ideas.

Year 8 Enterprise Challenge

This term Year 8 students tested their Enterprise skills by trying to make a container out of nothing but newspaper and seeing how much weight it could hold and how long it could hold water for.

Here are some photos of the students at work.

Student Entitlement

Student Entitlement

At Maplewell we believe that it is our responsibility to ensure that our students leave school equipped with the knowledge, skills and understanding to live their lives as independently as possible. This includes preparing them for further education, life-long learning and employment.

Through discrete career lessons delivered within the PSHEE programme of study, enterprise opportunities, work experience, college tasters and courses, and the Life Skills programme, we aim to prepare our students for life beyond Maplewell

This term's topic is...

ENTERPRISE!

All year group will be doing a fun enterprise challenge in class this term. You will be learning to work creatively, independently and effectively as part of a team. You will also have a lot of fun.

Cragrats!!!

Year 10 were joined by students from Ashmount today for a dramatic workshop introducing Independent Travel Skills.

The drama and workshops were well received and the students all joined in, had fun and learned about catching the bus safely.

After the workshop, members of The Miracle Gang showed our guests from Ashmount around the garden where they saw Strawberries, Broad Beans and the first (small) Tomatoes.

LEBC Awards

Congratulations to all the students who received prizes at Thursday's awards evening. I was very proud of you all.

A special congratulations to Mrs Fry for picking up the Coordinator of the Year Award as well.

Maplewell students acheived 6 top three places:

Go Green Award - 1st Place

Alstec Health and Safety Pursuit - 2nd Place
British Gas Customer Care - 2nd Place
Charity Design and Print Award - 2nd Place

Building for the Future Award - 3rd Place
Open Your Eyes to Organic Award - 3rd Place

Garden Enterprise

Now that spring is here, the garden enterprise is starting to look great. Here are some photos of what is starting to grow.

LEBC Challenge Day

Good Luck to all members of 10C who are going on an LEBC physical challenge day in Leicester.

The Miracle Gang

The year 10 Enterprise Company - The Miracle Gang - launched their e-bay shop today. They are selling packs of 10 animal masks for parties, dressing up games and drama activities.

Fingers crossed for their first sale.

LEBC Awards

3 groups have made their presentations for the Leicestershire Education Business Company Awards. One group of Year 10 students made a prepared presentation to Lucy Walker of LEBC, Sarah Shephard of Fair Trade and representatives of River Nene on the health benefits of organic vegetables.

A group of Year 11 students produced A3 posters, a PowerPoint presentation and led an assembly persuading staff and students to reduce food miles and buy organic.

Another group of Year 11 students have introduced Fair Trade products to the school kitchen. They made a representation to Chris with a view to getting the school kitchen to use more Fair Trade produce in the school menu.

Well Done to all the staff and students - You have done us proud.

Alstec Challenge Update

Nick Ward and Samantha White came to visit yesterday. The students involved showed them around and explained what they had done to improve Health and Safety in school. Nick and Samantha were very impressed. Well done to the students in 10C!

Alstec Challenge

A reminder to the students who are involved in the Alstec Pursuit Award, Nick Ward and Samantha White will be visiting us on Thursday 10th April to see how we are progressing. Can you go around the classrooms and check that all teachers are displaying our Ladder Safety Posters please.

Consumer Challenge

Students in 10B took part in the Leicestershire Consumer Challenge Quiz. They came second and won medals, a trophy and a £50 voucher for the school.

Well done to everyone involved, and thanks to Snibston Discovery Park for hosting the event and letting us look round for free.

Enterprise Challenge

4 year 10 students began an ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE by visiting ALSTEC in Leicester. Their challenge is to raise awareness of Health and Safety in schools by contributing as a team to their community through action and education.

The team have focussed on the issue of falls at work, which account for a lot of injuries each year. They have produced a poster to warn of the dangers of using furniture instead of ladders and will brief all the teachers and LSAs on best practice.

Well done to all involved