Wolverhampton City Learning Centre (CLC)

Hill Avenue Primary triumph in Black Country Apprentice finals

On Wednesday 7th July, the winning groups from Wolverhampton’s Junior Apprentice competition represented the city in the Black Country Junior Apprentice final at Walsall football club’s Bescot stadium. Competing against teams from Walsall, Dudley and Sandwell, Year 6 children from Rakegate Primary and Hill Avenue Primary had to create a charity campaign based around the theme of the World Cup, then present their ideas and marketing materials to a team of business judges.

Both Wolverhampton teams created and presented wonderful campaigns. We are delighted to announce that Hill Avenue Primary, whose campaign was based around the sale of three varieties of “World Cup Cakes”, were deservedly awarded first place. Congratulations to both Hill Avenue and to Rakegate for their efforts, creativity and presentation skills in participating in this fantastic event.

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Junior Apprentices face Final challenges

During the academic year 2009-10, Year 6 groups from eighteen primary schools have participated in the Wolverhampton Junior Apprentice Challenge, a business and enterprise project jointly planned and delivered by the City Learning Centre and Wolverhampton Education Business Partnership. This month, the winning group of students from each school have been invited back to the CLC to compete against one another for the right to represent the city in the the Black Country Apprentice finals at Walsall Football Club on 7th July.

In two finals days at the CLC, the first of which was on Friday 18th June, the second this Friday (25th June), the teams are competing to establish their own pizza business, create a name, slogan and logo for the business, design a “signature” pizza topping and then to film short adverts to promote their business. Each team is given a unique location for their business in the city of Oxford and explore their location using Google Street View. The teams then present their ideas and decisions to their peers, teachers and to invited local business people, including representatives from Pizza Hut. The teams which best demonstrate their creative, teamworking, analysis and presentation skills are rewarded with places in the Black Country Final and the opportunity to make their winning pizza for real, courtesy of Pizza Hut.

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New Primary school projects for the Spring Term

Two new projects with Primary schools have been added to the CLC programme during the Spring Term; a Personal Safety Day and The Bantock Experience.

The Misadventures of Penny Perfect - Lessons in Personal Safety

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Apple Teacher Institute 2010 - would you like to go?

Note: all funded places for Wolverhampton staff have now been taken.

The Apple Teacher Institute (ATI) is a yearly event for teachers and school support staff interested in expanding their knowledge and experience of Apple’s range of hardware and software solutions for the creative curriculum: the Macintosh range of laptop and desktops, the iPhone, iPods and iPad, the iLife media suite, and professional-level applications like Final Cut and Logic.

The event is a fantastic opportunity for creative teachers to have hands-on time with Apple technology with dedicated support from an expert team of Apple Distinguished Educators.

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Autumn Term 2009 - Secondary Review

During the Autumn Term, the CLC has worked with students from 6 Secondary schools from around the city. Here is a description of the projects that secondary schools have been involved in:

The King’s CE School

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Autumn Term 2009 - Primary Review

During the Autumn Term, the CLC has worked with learners from 20 Primary schools from around the city. Here are the projects we’ve been running with primary schools this term:

1. Junior Apprentice Day

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Season’s Greetings from the City Learning Centre

Special Needs, Disability and Inclusion website

Over the summer, the CLC has been working with the Local Authority Special Needs and Inclusion team to create a website to distribute information and documents to parents, children, schools, and other partners.

The website, which can be found at www.specialneedsinclusion.org.uk will become a hub for all communications on the work of the Authority in supporting children and young people in the city with special educational needs.

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Summer Term update

During the Summer Term, the CLC has worked with 5 Secondary Schools, 17 Primary schools, 5 Infants schools and 4 Special Schools from around the city.

Here are the projects that we’ve been involved in:

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eSafety Awareness Sessions for Primary and Secondary Teachers

This term, the CLC is holding a series eSafety Awareness sessions for Primary and Secondary school staff. Forthcoming sessions are on 3rd March (Secondary) and 10th March (Primary) and run from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

During the sessions, attendees will learn about the potential risks of internet chat, social networking and online gaming, how to reduce those risks, and how learners can report issues. You will also be introduced to educational materials from CEOP, ChildNet and other organisations for use in your lessons back in school.

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