Project 7

Posted: February 4, 2011

Project 7 Showcase

WHAT IS PROJECT 7?


  • Project 7 is a skills based curriculum.
  • Instead of being taught in separate subjects the students will study English / Literacy, IT, History, RE and Geography through topics.
  • Year 7 will spend 2 days a week working on the Project.
  • Most of the 2 days learning will be taught by one home tutor in one base.

SKILLS TAUGHT

  • How to learn
  • Managing time
  • Team building
  • Research skills
  • How to manage success and failure
  • How to think
  • Ethics and values

TOPICS STUDIED

  • Half term one –  BLACK HISTORY
  • Half term two – WAR AND PEACE
  • Half term three – CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
  • Half term four – SHAKESPEARE
  • Half term five/six– MANCHESTER

WHY DO WE DO THIS?

  • This is class 7chi
  • When they started in September they were already familiar with the way that Project 7 works because it is very similar, in organisation, to what they were used to at Primary School.
  • Therefore, it helps the change from Primary to Secondary

WORKING WITH OTHERS

  • Education needs to be more than just learning facts, it has to involve skills
  • Group work and pair work are essential skills for life
  • Project 7 teaches these skills
  • By working on big topics we are able to develop these skills much more than in separate subjects

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING

  • Teachers and sixth form colleges have been complaining for years that students don’t know how to work by themselves
  • Project 7 teaches students key research skills in much more depth than would be possible in separate subjects

SPECIAL EVENTS

  • The topics allow us to invite guests into the school
  • In the picture below we see Andy Walsh (Chairman of FC United) explaining to Year 7 how to start a football club

The project 7 Showcase

So, to conclude, Project 7 has been designed to meet the needs of the students at Stretford High School. We have listened carefully to what our students need and responded by creating a curriculum that OFSTED described as, “Exciting” and “innovative” in our recent inspection. They were particularly impressed by the data, which showed that 84% of the students had improved at least one level (with the best student advancing three levels!!!)