Shaftesbury Enterprise

SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIMARY SCHOOLS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 2019 FROM THE HEAD MASTER AND DIRECTOR OF SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE CONTENTS As Harrow approaches the 450th anniversary of its foundation, we reflect with both pride and humility on the charitable aims From the Head Master and Director 1 of its founder, John Lyon, and his courageous belief in a good of Shaftesbury Enterprise education for all. To this end, today we work hard to achieve 3 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, excellent outcomes, not just for Harrovians but also for young 7th Earl of Shaftesbury people who live in our community: a local fellowship. THE SHAFTESBURY 5 ENTERPRISE PROJECTS Shaftesbury Enterprise encompasses all of Harrow’s philanthropic, charitable, outreach and partnership work. 6 Primary Schools Through this initiative, the School engages purposefully with 12 Secondary Schools and Young Adults educational projects designed in collaboration with partner 20 Community Partners schools. Together with our work with other local organisations, these make a significant impact in the borough and beyond. SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE Developing partnership work is at the heart of Harrow’s future. 26 AT A GLANCE We benefit hugely from it reciprocally, with many Harrovians feeling that their commitment to Shaftesbury Enterprise is one Activities Overview 28 of the most valuable they make. 30 Shared Facilities 32 Facts and Figures This is the second year of the Shaftesbury Enterprise Annual Report. We hope it demonstrates significant development, and SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE that it will also generate discussion and ideas. There is still plenty 35 IN CONTEXT of opportunity to do more, as we seek to honour the intent of our Royal Charter. 36 The Royal Charter Corporation 37 John Lyon’s Foundation 38 Strategies to Deliver the Corporation’s Objects Alastair Land Tim Dalton Head Master Director of Shaftesbury Enterprise 1 ANTHONY ASHLEY-COOPER, 7TH EARL OF SHAFTESBURY (THE HEAD MASTER’S 18133) Anthony Ashley-Cooper attended Harrow School from 1813 to 1816. Lord Ashley, as he was known, entered Parliament in 1826 as MP for Woodstock, and later represented Dorchester, the county of Dorset, and Bath. He was a Tory, an admirer of Wellington (who appointed him to the India Board in 1828) and an opponent of parliamentary reform. He became a civil Lord of the Admiralty in Peel’s first ministry and served as a member of the royal household from 1839 to 1841. Thereafter, Ashley did not hold government office again, preferring the independence of a backbencher. Ashley’s first philanthropic campaign became a life-long crusade to reform the appalling treatment of people with mental health problems, beginning with his support of the Madhouses Act of 1828. In 1833, he became the parliamentary leader of the Ten Hours Movement to regulate the working hours of children and young people: the result was a series of Factory Acts, enacted over the decades that followed. In 1840, he supported legislation to protect child chimney sweeps and he helped to establish the Climbing Boys Society. The 1842 Mines Act banned the employment of women and children underground. Ashley believed profoundly in the need to provide schools for poor and destitute children and, in 1844, he became president of the Ragged Schools Union (later known as the Shaftesbury Society). In 1848, he became a Commissioner of the Board of Health. “The poor man’s earl” died in October 1885, taking the sea air at Folkestone. His funeral was held in Westminster Abbey, accompanied by widespread public grief, and he was buried at Wimborne St Giles in Dorset. He is commemorated by a statue in Westminster Abbey, the Anteros monument in Piccadilly Circus — and at Harrow by a portrait in Speech Room and a tablet placed on the Church Hill wall of Old Schools in 1897. 2 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANTHONY ASHLEY-COOPER, 7TH EARL OF SHAFTESBURY 3 250+ Harrovians regularly take part in Shaftesbury Enterprise. They gave 8,000 hours SHAFTESBURY to Shaftesbury Enterprise projects last year. ENTERPRISE PROJECTS 100+ members of staff at Harrow contribute to Shaftesbury Enterprise. Harrovians are invited to volunteer for the many and varied projects that we run in the Last year they gave local community. ~2,000 hours in Every boy is able to participate in some way, co-ordinating, coaching, whether teaching or coaching primary-age mentoring and other pupils, partnering with secondary students, contributions. raising sponsorship money through fundraising events, providing companionship for elderly 17 members of staff at people, or working in charity shops or with disadvantaged groups. Harrow are governors at maintained schools. 4 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE PROJECTS 5 READING PRIMARY SCHOOLS 67 HARROVIANS Reading schemes usually involve arrovians continue to TOOK PART IN READING PROJECTS one-to-one sessions or group work support primary pupils on location at primary schools. through work in specific WITH OVER 100 H This year, some groups visited skills, subjects and special PRIMARY PUPILS. Harrow’s Vaughan Library for their projects. These partnerships workshops too. are mostly structured by house, with each house linked to an Harrovians work with pupils who find individual school. This has reading challenging, as well as with allowed relationships to the highest achievers, to develop their skills. The chance to explore deepen over time. stories together and to watch older young people reading as role REGULAR PROJECT PARTNERS models is very motivating for the primary pupils. Grange Primary School ‘The boys came in weekly to read Roxeth Primary School with children and ask both comprehension and inference St Anselm’s Catholic Primary School questions. They worked extremely St George’s Catholic Primary School well with all the children, who were always very pleased to read with St Jérôme Church of England the boys.’ Ms Marie Mulrooney, Bilingual School Key Stage 1 Leader and English Co-ordinator, St Anselm’s Catholic Welldon Park Academy Primary School Vaughan Primary School ‘Many children said they didn’t read Woodlands School at home and so this project ensured there was someone there to listen to Between September 2018 and March them read, improving their reading 2019, over 700 hours were dedicated skills set and comprehension skills.’ to our primary school partnerships. Henry Wilson (Elmfield), Year 12 Harrovian 250+ children from local ‘It was a fantastic opportunity for the primary schools came to children to experience the cosiness, warmth and joy that comes from Harrow for chemistry, music, reading a good book, accompanied by a chocolate biscuit. The chance to historical tours, sport and engage with young people who value other activities last year. literature and culture is priceless.’ Zuzanna McClintock, Head of English, Grange Primary School 6 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 SHAFTESBURY ENTERPRISE PROJECTS 7 ETON FIVES DRAMA MATHEMATICS Over 30 Harrovians introduced After 2018’s inaugural primary school St Anselm’s, Welldon Park and Grange Thirty-five boys took part in accelerated level, and the Harrovians Eton fives to over 150 Year 6 tour, a group of Harrovians devised a primary schools. mathematics projects with reported improvement in their own children from Roxeth and second production to play during primary pupils. communication skills. Harrow’s relationship with the Primary Vaughan Primary Schools. spring 2019 to audiences of children Shakespeare Company, which aims to Harrovians visited local primary ‘The project secured the second- aged five to seven in the local area. raise attainment and achievement by schools to run masterclasses that highest average progress score of all This year’s production, The Land of engaging children practically with they had prepared for the schools’ the interventions we are running, so it’s Nod, was about following your Shakespeare in performance, continued top mathematicians, stretching their obviously having an impact!’ Hannah dreams and the importance of a too. In June 2018, 150 children from problem-solving and reasoning skills Drakard, Deputy Headteacher, Grange ‘I was supervising good night’s sleep. The show played Grange, Roxeth, St Anselm’s, Vaughan, while also providing support. Primary School (based on the results on Wednesday afternoons to year- Woodlands and Welldon Park of tests taken in autumn and spring). the children playing group audiences from St Jérôme All the children who took part in the primary schools performed The Church of England Bilingual, Roxeth, project were working at an In addition, 24 Year 5 pupils from fives and could see Winter’s Tale in the Ryan Theatre. Roxeth and St Anselm’s primary schools how much they were attended mathematics workshops at Harrow, in which they learned about enjoying themselves. fractals, Pascal’s triangle, the golden The Harrow boys ratio and Pythagoras. Even Harry Potter made an appearance! that were coaching the children encouraged CHEMISTRY ‘The vibrant nature them so much. One Fourty-four Harrovians introduced Year 6 pupils from Roxeth and Vaughan of the experiments, of our children with primary schools to secondary-level experimental science techniques in combined with their autism spectrum Harrow’s Chemistry laboratories. seemingly “dangerous” disorder (who is not Each school took part in two different experiments over eight aspect, definitely really into sport) weeks: one investigating the amazed and inspired came back chuffed

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