Impact Report 2020
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IMPACT REPORT 2020 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIMARY SCHOOLS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR CONTENTS THE HEAD MASTER OF SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE 1 From the Head Master and The last six months have shown us Shaftesbury Enterprise encompasses all of Harrow School’s charitable and Director of Shaftesbury Enterprise as a society, on global and local levels, partnership work in the local community and beyond. Through this initiative, how we need continuously to adapt, the School engages purposefully with educational projects designed, in 3 Shaftesbury Enterprise projects remain open-minded and determined collaboration with partner schools and charitable organisations, to make 4 Education to help where need has been a significant impact, both for the local population and our boys. identified. We have been reminded 16 Supporting the community of the need always to nurture the The vision for Shaftesbury Enterprise is that it should be the mechanism 22 Community work during relationships we have, as organisations by which Harrow School will contribute to improving significantly the the Covid-19 pandemic and individuals, so that we are ready educational and life outcomes for thousands of young people – particularly to do good and that our help will be in Harrow but also elsewhere in north-west London and further afield – 25 Facts and figures acceptable. Harrow School, through through a combination of significant partnership projects. Harrow School the process of cheerful and respectful receives a great deal through these projects: many Harrovians feel that 26 Fundraising interactions, that is Shaftesbury their commitment to them is one of the most valuable they make. 30 Shaftesbury Enterprise at a glance Enterprise, has sought to forge links Developing partnerships is at the heart of our future work. in its immediate community and then 34 Shaftesbury Enterprise in context to build purposefully on them. I hope This report sets out the work done last year, a significant part of which has that you will be as inspired and 38 Summer projects for children been the response to the coronavirus crisis: the London Borough of Harrow uplifted as I am by reading the and young people appears to have been one of the regions worst affected by coronavirus in testimony in these pages of work the UK. Our support for the wider community during the pandemic has done and funds raised with so many shown the potential for the School to make a substantial impact locally and and by so many, with the simple deliver an ongoing comprehensive programme of support for young people. common aim of improving our The capacity for Harrow School to be at the forefront of positive educational shared experience of what it means outcomes for thousands of young people, particularly the most vulnerable to be human. in our society, has never been more needed nor more important. Alastair Land Tim Dalton Head Master Director of Shaftesbury Enterprise 1 SHAFTESBURY AROUND ENTERPRISE 2,500 PROJECTS LOCAL SECONDARY Harrovians – boys and staff – volunteer for STUDENTS many and varied projects to support the local VISITED HARROW FOR A and wider community. This may be helping LECTURE LAST YEAR INCLUDING support education in school by teaching or coaching primary-school-age pupils, 475 partnering with secondary students, or offering AT ‘MAKING A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION TO OXBRIDGE enrichment activities. It may be working with AND THE RUSSELL GROUP’ groups facing significant barriers or hardship, BY DR MARK KING. or it could be taking part in a range of ambitious fundraising activities. 2 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE IMPACT REPORT 2020 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE PROJECTS 3 EDUCATION PROJECTS SUPPORTING OVER 5,000 LEARNING FOR SCHOOLS LOCAL SCHOOL PUPILS Our kids absolutely loved AND COLLEGES VISIT HARROW the trip and all the gadgets for academic, sporting or and special effects they got enrichment activities every year. • Well-established weekly reading and maths to see, as well as getting a support sessions involving around 130 boys. better idea about the jobs • Pupils from St Dominic’s Sixth Form within a theatre and what College, Whitmore and Nower Hill Between September 2019 they entail. They learnt so and March 2020, Schools joined Oxbridge periods in much and loved being able the Autumn term in the following OVER to access different parts of departments: Modern Languages the theatre.” (German and Spanish), Economics, 1,500 HOURS Teacher, St George’s Primary School WERE DEDICATED TO History, Physics, Maths, Politics and OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL READING Geography. PARTNERSHIPS. • Weekly timetabled lessons for local students in: Physics, Further Maths, GCSE Mathematics revision sessions were • Art, Photography, History, Politics, held for ten secondary schools in Harrow and Geography, Economics, Classics surrounding areas. At the same time, sessions Ahead of the Oxbridge and Modern Foreign Languages. for parents were held on how to future-proof results being released this careers in the jobs marketplace of today and week, I’m writing to express • Oxbridge interview and timetabled tomorrow. Primary Maths Workshops were my appreciation for the entrance-paper support was held for 30 Year 5 students from Roxeth experience I have had with provided for local students in Primary School, Grange Primary School the Economics Department almost every subject. and St. Anselm’s Catholic Primary School. and the students at Harrow School. Whatever the outcome • The Primary Debating programme • Science support for primary-school children of my application, the process introduced debating to all Year 6 pupils in three local primary schools. with practical sessions in Harrow’s Chemistry has been made much easier labs for 180 Year 6 students; visits to the with the guidance I have Rayleigh Observatory and talks on space; • GCSE and A level support was visits to the Harrow School Farm and St Mary’s received here.” given by Harrow teachers to pupils churchyard to learn about conservation; Year 13 student, St Dominic’s Sixth who wished to gain a formal Form College and a workshop on sound. qualification in their native language at schools where • Pigou-Shaftesbury Investor Club: students teaching in these languages in Years 12 and 13 from Harrow and Whitmore was not available. learnt about different types of financial market and research techniques for valuing • The Eton fives programme companies and stocks. They had the provided an introduction to this opportunity to pitch a range of financial sport for all Year 6 pupils in three assets such as stocks and FX to the group local primary schools. and expert input will be received from • Help was given with activities professionals from major financial institutions. at Woodlands Special School • Funding and hosting of Primary Shakespeare for children with disabilities. Company – working with children in primary • Weekly lessons from Harrow schools, raising attainment and achievement teachers for Year 11 pupils at the by engaging with Shakespeare (the final show Jubilee Academy, an alternative was cancelled due to the closure of schools in provision secondary school in the Summer term). Harrow, to help with their spoken Spanish and French. 4 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE IMPACT REPORT 2020 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE EDUCATION 5 As always we appreciate the continued support and 25 AT GRANGE partnership with Harrow ARMY CADETS PRIMARY, Can I just say a massive School – the children gain FROM HARROW HIGH SCHOOL thanks for yesterday. The TESTS SHOWED THE MATHS so much from it.” attended weekly training sessions INTERVENTION GROUP HAD A kids were absolutely buzzing Teacher, Grange Primary with the Harrow Rifle Corps. MEAN PROGRESS SCORE OF afterwards and had a great day at your school.” • Forty five pupils from Harrow High Teacher, Harrow High School School and 15 from the Harrow 9 HARROVIANS 4.7. Club attended a Play 60 event HELPED STUDENTS FROM IN ENGLISH IT WAS with American football team the SHAFTESBURY HIGH SCHOOL Carolina Panthers, who were based for children with a range of special at Harrow for practice sessions. educational needs and disabilities 5.8. use Harrow’s sports facilities. My students were so • Many other enrichment activities happy last night after your including tours of the School, the • London Academy of Excellence session. They started to Vaughan Library, the Ryan Theatre, Tottenham (LAET) is an academically understand some aspects the Rayleigh Observatory and Old selective free school for students of electromagnets. Thank Speech Room Gallery. This year aged 16 to 19. LAET and Harrow’s there were also talks, a Year 6 you so much, we really English and History departments Business Entrepreneurship Morning, appreciate it.” are linked and work together on many sports and a donation of 30 Teacher, Bentley Wood School the curriculum. LAET students have computers to Elmgrove Primary taken part in lessons at Harrow. School to furnish their IT suite. Harrow teachers also help with interviewing prospective pupils. • 30 SCHOOLS JOINED A CLASSICS FOR • Drama GCSE pupils from Harrow We would like to thank the worked to develop and deliver ALL CPD SESSION boys for offering support a series of workshops based on open to teachers in maintained in our school. It is really the work of Charles Dickens for primary and secondary schools Year 5 pupils at Roxeth Primary appreciated and we hope and colleges who are interested in School. They helped pupils to that it was also a valuable introducing Latin or Ancient Greek develop their writing skills and experience for them. Our into their school or college or who produce short pieces of drama. would like to consolidate their own pupils have benefited from Roxeth pupils and their families linguistic understanding to support the boys’ support. They were also invited to watch the their current teaching. helped our pupils with Rendall’s House play A Christmas literacy, maths and foundation Carol to launch this project. • The School of Hard Knocks subjects, offering in-class (SOHK) is a long-term intervention support, but they also programme that helps the most supported our pupils in PE at-risk students to complete mainstream education in schools and drama lessons.