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| Activity
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Personal
Effectiveness Programme |
| Focus |
PHSE |
| Key
Skill |
Communication |
| Length |
4
one hour sessions |
| Description |
4
one hour sessions conducted by Oldham COMPACT staff in conjunction
with local employers. To encourage and enhance the development of
wider employability skills with some focus on preparation for interview.The
sessions utillise discussions, self analysis and target setting. Pupils
will be able:-
To develop communication skills in a work related context.
To develop listening skills in a work related context.
To develop Self Presentation Skills in a work related context.
To develop Time - Management skills in a work related context. |
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| Activity
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Mentoring
through A Level induction |
| Focus |
A
Level |
| Key
Skill |
Improving
Own Learning |
| Length |
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| Description |
University
students or recent graduates talk to a group of A level pupils at
induction about their own experiences. They illustrate potential threats
to achievement and encourage the pupils to set themselves goals and
targets and begin work NOW! They return one month later to check on
progress as an hour long open forum with the whole group |
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| Activity
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Team
Enterprise Key Skills Diary (Special Needs) |
| Focus |
SEN |
| Key
Skill |
Improving
Own Learning |
| Length |
Ongoing |
| Description |
The
Team Enterprise Booklet is available on floppy disk, ready for schools
to personalise the materials to the particular needs of their pupils.
The booklet is designed to be used as a diary for recording key events
in the enterprise calendar, pupils and teachers are encouraged to
review activities and to slot those activities into key skill areas.
The booklet has many opportunities for the inclusion of local photographs,
adding to the ownership of the materials |
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| Activity
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A
Level Music Technology |
| Focus |
Music |
| Key
Skill |
Improving
Own Learning |
| Length |
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| Description |
Currently
under development |
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| Activity
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Lego
DACTA Control Robotic Production Line |
| Focus |
Design
Technology |
| Key
Skill |
Working
with Others |
| Length |
2
days |
| Description |
This
activity provides students with a challenge to produce a fully operational
model of an automated production line, to the required specification.
The pupils will be formed into a team/teams, dependent on numbers.
The teams will be provided with a design brief for a production line.
Working as a team they will have to design, build the machinery, and
write a control programme to fulfil the specification.. Review sessions
will be built into the activity. Pupils will have access to digital
cameras/video cameras to provide evidence of their work. |
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| Activity
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Mock
Interviews |
| Focus |
PHSE |
| Key
Skill |
Communication |
| Length |
According
to needs |
| Description |
This activity has been designed to improve pupils application and
interviewing skills. Pupils are invited to attend an interview, for
which they must complete an application form. They are interviewed
by a local employer or employee. The interviews may be on COMPACT/EBP
premises, on company premises or school premises. Interviews last
up to 20 minutes. The activity is open to all pupils. |
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