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Key Skills (1999-2001)

Began in September 1999 and focussed on communication, problem solving and working with others.
Co-ordinated by David Bell (Teacher at Henry Box School)
It involved 46 schools, organised into 3 regional clusters.
In September 2000 a major conference was held at St Helen and St Katharine School, Abingdon, which was attended by Helen Mackenzie (Team Leader, Independent/State School Partnerships, DfES).

'The Young Citizen’s Charter' (2001-2002)

Co-ordianted by Karen Marshall
Involved 6 schools focusing on intense projects around the theme of citizenship.
10 students from each school formed focus groups to take the projects forward.
The project was officially launched in November 2001 with a major event attended by local dignitaries, heads of school, teachers, parents and students. Students presented their project ideas and discussed how to take their project forward with their partner schools.
Whilst each school worked on their individual plans they maintained close contact with their partner schools, sharing ideas and best practise.
Students and teachers engaged in school swaps giving them an insight to a different form of education from their own.
The school projects were completed by the end of April and a celebration event was organised and run by the students on 1st May 2001.
The students also helped to produce a ‘Young Citizens Charter’, which is an interactive web based resource for students and teachers available at www.youngcitizenscharter.org

Young Solutions (2002-2003)

Involved 18 schools in citizenship projects investigating areas for development under environment or strengthening community cohesion in their local area.
The aim was for students to make enquiries, analyse findings, prepare recommendations and present them to those with the power to make changes.
This project was also launch with an event that brought all the students together and enabled them to work with their partner school to come up with a research topic, as well as gaining some research skills through exercises and presentations.
The students collected data through interviews, questionnaires and the internet, evaluated their findings and presented their results at the celebration event held on 18th June 2002.

Involving 26 schools organised into 5 geographical clusters.
The first year was focussed on planning and teacher development.
The second and third year focused on student development. Students were chosen on their existing creative talents or their potential for talent.
Each cluster of schools worked on a creative project involving visual and performing arts. Students and teachers worked alongside professional artists during a series of workshops and rehearsals and produced creative extravaganza, which were performed in Spring & Summer term of 2005.
The third year was a continuation of year two with some cluster groups repaeting what they had done before with new students and others cluster groups developing the existing students in new and challenging ways.
The Westminster Institute of education worked alongside the schools to monitor and evaluate the learning outcomes.

Securing our Future (2007 - 2009)

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