This schools case study presentation about KA1 and KA2 projects was delivered by Manohar Raju and Jo Silverwood during the Measuring Impact workshop of the May 2016 Learning Networks event held in Manchester.

1. ERASMUS+ LEARNING NETWORKS
– MEASURING IMPACT
Manohar Raju and Jo Silverwood
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
26/05/16

2. Aims:
 Improve the staff competences / expertise with CPD
for specific staff within the STEM subjects of Science,
Maths and Technology
 Improve the teaching and learning within these
subjects so that more students take these subjects at
Level 2 and Level 3 where appropriate
 Curriculum modified accordingly
KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project
(2014-2015)

3. Measuring Impact:
 KA1 Narrative report completed by all staff
 EU Survey completed by all staff
 All staff received a Europass Mobility Certificate for their
work
 Feedback also given by staff on our e-phoenix newsletter
 All staff gave very positive outcomes in terms of their
feedback and welcomed the opportunity to improve their
practice
 Staff used this experience in their evidence base as part of
their performance management
KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project
(2014-2015)

4. KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project
(2014-2015)

5. San Valero School, Zaragoza, Spain

6. Gymnasium auf der Karhause,
Koblenz, Germany

7. Measuring Impact:
 3 groups of Y8 students (65) now chosen to study GCSE Technology Product
Design from September 2016 (more girls choosing the subject)
 Potentially 23 Y11 students chosen to study A level Technology Product
Design (staffing has been modified) from September 2016
 Potentially 28 students (two groups) chosen to study A level Physics
(staffing has been modified) from September 2016
 Potentially 50 students chosen to study A level Maths (staffing has been
modified) from September 2016
 Level 3 Core Maths qualification to be offered to Y12 students from
September 2016
 Bid accepted for our school to be part of the Mastery Mathematics Project
from September 2016
KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project
(2014-2015)

8. Measuring Impact, Maths:
 Y11 Level 2 Further Maths qualification
 Aspire project
 Various UKMT challenges (in school we do the annual quiz with Y9 and Y11,
and we sent a 6th form team to a competition at Sheffield University)
 Pop Maths quiz at Sheffield Hallam every year, Y7-Y13
 Fun Maths Roadshow with KS3
 Y9 Gifted and Talented program at Sheffield University and SHU (annual
programme of 6 sessions run on Saturday mornings)
 Y11 Maths ‘’inspiration” trip
 Parental Engagement sessions (Y7 and Y11 so far, Y9 to come)
 Y6/7 annual quiz
 Y6 after-school sessions
KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project
(2014-2015)

9. Measuring Impact, Science:
 STEM Club: weekly club for Y8 HA pupils supported by Y9 Stem Mentors.
Various projects throughout the year involving the STEM subjects e.g.
current chicken hatching activity.
 Engineering Extravaganza: day of engineering challenges for the Y8s STEM
club members. Hosted by Rolls-Royce at the AMRC to promote engineering
careers.
 Exploring STEM for Girls: half day of activities to promote STEM study and
careers to girls and CPD course for staff. We took Y9 girls, 52% of which were
from our PPG cohort.
 British Science Week: five talks by STEM professionals on various subjects
e.g. chemistry of venoms. All year groups involved Y7-Y12/13.
 Science Club: weekly Y7 club to promote Science study and enjoyment.
KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project
(2014-2015)

10. Measuring Impact, Technology:
 Road Safety badges – designing and modelling. Getting them
made and selling them in school.
 Road safety film – creating road safety films and editing them.
 Pin Hole Camera.
 Wooden frames for photo taken with PH Camera.
 Copper project – making sculptures out of copper and
enamelling them.
 Eggucation – hatching chicks from eggs brought in from a farm.
 Rocket Science.
KA1: Job Shadowing STEM Project
(2014-2015)

11. Aims:
 Improve employability skills of teenagers across 4
European countries
 Provide CPD opportunities for teaching staff involved
 Disadvantaged students have opportunity to take
part in exchange visits abroad, thus developing their
intercultural understanding
KA2: Passport to your future
(2014-2016)

12. Project outline

13. Student exchange visits ( Slovenia)

14. Finland

15. Spain

16. Sheffield

17. 18 core employability skills

18.  Mobile App (UK)
 Careers lesson plans for
teachers (Slovenia)
 Video guides for job interviews
(Finland)
 Website/interactive portal
(Spain)
Measuring impact via 4 intellectual
outputs

19. Website/portal

20. Comments, Forum, Articles...
User Participation!

21.  Attitudinal survey on employability skills
(before/after)
 Student engagement with app/completion of skills
passport
 Evaluation meetings at each stage of project
 Evaluation questionnaires for students, staff, parents,
external stakeholders
 Analysis of website/portal usage
 Longer term – progression routes into FE/HE/careers
Measuring impact – professional &
personal

22. Questions?
Manohar Raju – Deputy Head
rajum@meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk
Jo Silverwood
Community Liaison & Communications Manager
silverwoodj@meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk
Visit our school website for more details about our International work:
www.meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk
(Our school community – International links – Erasmus)