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West dunbartonshire primary school work experience presentation oct 2013
1. West Dunbartonshire Council
Best Practice Example
Primary School Work Experience Initiative
Linda Shaw – Facilities Officer
Sharon Lockhart – Cook, Bonhill PS
Stephanie and Nicola – Bonhill PS pupils
2. Work Experience Initiative
• Background
• Aims
Deliver valued services & better outcomes together
Promote Nutritional Standards / Health Improvement
Raise the profile of School Meals Service / Increase uptake
Link Health & Wellbeing into Curriculum for Excellence
3. Work Experience Initiative cont ....
• Challenges overcome
H& S issues
Alleviated Parental concerns
Funding
• This project can be replicated within any
local authority , for any service.
• Minimal Cost – only time, commitment and
enthusiasm from all partners required.
•
4. Primary 7 Work Experience
• 5 week programme 1 day per week
7. BENEFITS
CATERING TEAM
EDUCATION / PUPILS
•Level playing field - Allows all pupils to shine
(even non academic pupils)
•
Grown in confidence
•
Proud of achievements
•
Job satisfaction / morale
•Improved individual and team sense of
responsibility
•
Partnership working / part of the
whole school
•Improved attendance / behaviour
•
We learn about school topics
•
Working alongside pupils as equals
•
Making a difference
•
Pupils a help - NOT a hindrance
•Improves pupil reading & behavioural difficulties
•Pictorial recipes
•Positive impact at home
•Health & nutrition awareness
9. Recognition & Achievements
Scottish Government
HMIE
Education Scotland
West Dunbartonshire Council ‘Amazing Things’
Sharon WDC Employee of the Year
Bonhill Catering team – Excellence & Innovation
Award
“Pupils learning about and promoting school
meals themselves - what better
testimonial !”
INTRODUCTIONS
Linda Shaw - WDC Facilities Officer and I am delighted to come along today with
Sharon Lockhart – Cook from Bonhill PS school where our Primary work experience programme started
Stephanie & Nicola P7 have just completed their work experience Aug this year and will share their experiences with you all.
Background
In West Dunbartonshire Council area we have 12,400 Pupils within
6 High schools
34 Primary schools & 1 SAN school.
As one Scotland’s most deprived local authority areas, we recognised that poverty & poor diet are linked to levels of poor health and I’m sure that this is also reflected in many of your own local authority areas.
The work experience initiative offers pupils within a primary school environment the opportunity to learn in a real and meaningful workplace setting , and at the same time promotes Nutritional standards and the school lunch service to our customers .
OPPORTUNITY in 2010
Just completed Scottish Government FSM pilot – meal uptake had decreased
New school with fabulous new kitchen facilities
Looking for a way to encourage pupils to have a school lunch
Recruited New catering team internally – who were enthusiastic – forward thinking
Delivering valued services together :
maximise partnership working and school meal uptake
positive programme of work experience & health promotion
Kitchen integrated part of the school ( another classroom )
Nutritional standards :
Raising awareness of nutritional standards to young people
Improving health & well being of young people at present and for the future
School meal profile /uptake :
In recent years school meals service has had some negative press and this programme has raised the profile at a local and national level.
Recognition from parents, teachers, pupils , Scottish Government , Education Scotland ,HMIE , Education professionals.
10% increase in meal uptake since commencement of project started and has remained steady over the last 2 years .
Link Curriculum for Excellence to Health & Well being THIS PROJECT OFFERS
Skills for life - healthy choices in nutrition and lifestyle
Skills for work – team work , work ethics and self motivation
Skills for learning - transfer of class based skills , numeracy ,literacy, hygiene , nutrition communication
Skills for the future – transfer of skills to new situations in a real work place environment – confidence, responsibility.
As with any new project we came up against many challenges
Main issue Health & Safety
HT & Sharon Consulted – H & S colleagues , put proposals to parents, pupils ,catering team
Worked closely with H & S – together we identified and managed the risks associated with having young people in a busy hazardous environment & developed a suitable risk assessment.
Identifying any set up costs required – Uniforms were the only area where we required funding – this was funded jointly by Muller Wiseman & prize money which school won , as recognition at WDC Educations Annual Amazing things award scheme. Bought chefs jackets / trousers / hats – embroidered supplier & school logo .
GOOD NEWS IS …................................................................
This initiative can be replicated within any local authority, for any service, the cost implications are minimal and all you need is time commitment and enthusiasm from all partners involved .
Sharon
Explain work experience
Started with us working with each class linking food to class lessons
e.g
P1 learning their letters E egg – explained different ways to cook eggs
P3 topic -
P7 work experience started
WHAT YOU DO
Class induction August each year P7 – joint Class teacher and myself
COVERING
Health & Safety & Personal & Food Hygiene Basics
EXPLAIN PROGRAMME IN OWN WORDS
1 day per week for 5 weeks ( meal uptake increases on work experience days )
PUPILS COMMIT TO
1 & ½ working hours 10.30-12 noon
Tea break PHOTO OF TEA BREAK
1 voluntary hour ( lunch break ) 12-1
Catch up lessons missed in their own time
EXPLAIN WHAT KIND OF TASKS THEY DO
Weigh up
Wash up
Salad bar
Menu preparation
Set tables
Serve
HAVE FUN & LEARN
This part of the project was so successful that the younger children asked if they could also work in kitchen so we included work experience at Breakfast club – lower risk
We felt that pupils of all ages could be involved in this programme- fewer risks
Cereal toast and cold drinks
Servery counter and dish wash area
2 pupils at any one time
Sharon
Benefits to Catering team
Grown in confidence
Proud of achievements
Job satisfaction / morale (ALL IN IT TOGETHER )
Partnership working / part of the whole school
We learn about school topics
Working alongside pupils as equals
Make a difference
Pupils a help not a hindrance
Benefits to Education
Level playing field - Allows all pupils to shine (even non academic pupils) – maths , reading , science etc
Improved individual and team sense of responsibility
Improved attendance / behaviour ( carrot & stick element for those pupils with behavioural difficulties )
CASE STUDY – pupil reading & behavioural difficulties
Pictorial recipes (
Positive impact at home
Health & nutrition awareness when preparing and eating food 3 RRRs
PASS ON TO TWO OF OUR APPRENTICES WHO WILL SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH YOU
Pupils discuss
Contract
Log Book
Nutrition
Cooking skills
Home impact
Personal feelings benefits
Future employee
Scottish Government & HMIE recognition for Innovation and Best practice
Education Scotland – Sharon was invited along with Teachers & Chefs to attend residential 2 day workshop to contribute to the development of learning material for the ‘Chefs in School’ programme
West Dunbartonshire Council ‘Amazing Things’ Sharon received a Special Recognition Award from Educational Services
WDC employee recognition awards - Bonhill team won two of the 4 key awards
Employee of the year – Sharon
Service Excellence and Innovation Award – Bonhill Team
