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Special and Mainstream Schools working together Tor Bank School/Bloomfield Collegiate Grammar

Special and Mainstream Schools working together Tor Bank School/Bloomfield Collegiate Grammar Ioannis Skarmoutsos / Suzanne Frizzel. Activities. Drama at Bloomfield Collegiate. KIC Drama group. Work experience placements / Community service placements at Tor Bank School.

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Special and Mainstream Schools working together Tor Bank School/Bloomfield Collegiate Grammar

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  1. Special and Mainstream Schools working together Tor Bank School/Bloomfield Collegiate Grammar Ioannis Skarmoutsos / Suzanne Frizzel

  2. Activities Drama at Bloomfield Collegiate. KIC Drama group. Work experience placements / Community service placements at Tor Bank School. STEM, “Moneysense” and BBC days at Tor Bank School.

  3. Drama at Bloomfield Collegiate

  4. Work experience and Community Service

  5. Work experience and Community Service

  6. KIC Drama

  7. Stem daY

  8. National Trust project

  9. Other projects

  10. The benefits of the Collaboration • Effective inclusion and daily socialisation between the students of the two schools. • Additional qualifications. • Ability to participate in big projects! E.g. Performing in the Lyric • Work experience placement and career guidance. • References for future applications to Higher Education or jobs for Bloomfield Collegiate Students. • Staff sharing good practice

  11. Managing the Collaboration

  12. Difficulties faced so far • Timetables. • Schools belong to different ALCs. • Managing attendance at “host” school. • Additional paperwork.

  13. Promoting positive relationship between staff. Feeling of accountability for students from both schools! Being clear and ensuring that students are well prepared and know what to expect. Ensure that staff are prepared to undertake additional work (paperwork, meetings, phone calls). How to make it work

  14. How to make it work • Ensure that each project /activity has a very specific purpose. • Promote and “advertise” the collaboration. • Celebrate the achievements. • Frequent evaluation meetings.

  15. The future of the Collaboration • Ensure that current collaboration is sustainable • Add more qualifications or progress to higher levels • of existing qualifications (e.g. Level 2 Performance skills, Life and Living Skills Performing Arts) • Collaboration for promotion of CoPE qualification in Tor Bank • Create or strengthen links with outside agencies (Ulster Bank, National Trust, KIC Drama, Arts Council)

  16. Questions?

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