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Dormers Wells High School Growing Your Own Business Dormers Wells High School Growing Your Own Business EALING The School Dormers Wells High School is a mixed inner city comprehensive with over 1,000 pupils in the London Borough of Ealing. Almost two thirds of the pupils speak English as a second language and a higher than average proportion receive the Pupil Premium. The current school building was opened in 2013 after the ‘Building Schools for the Future’ transformation and now has a garden area of about ¾ acre, including an Planting fruit trees outdoor classroom. In the beginning Help to grow Success Growing at Dormers Wells Funding was the main challenge The original group of boys High School was instigated faced by Dormers Wells in the flourished in the garden. by Design Technology teacher, early years. They decided to Their behaviour improved, Jerry O’Sullivan, in 2004. He start selling their harvest at they worked well as a team decided to task a group of boys parents’ evenings, then joined and they took pride in their who were finding it difficult Food Growing Schools: London achievements. The school to engage in mainstream (FGSL) Marketplace events, has won numerous awards education with transforming a turning their harvest into jams, and grants for the garden patch of outside space into a chutneys, sauces and cakes which now includes a wildlife garden. Winning a competition to sell. Embracing London’s pond, useful for science to design the space gave them multiculturalism, they added lessons, a polytunnel and the budget and confidence to a bit of Asian spice and their large greenhouse as well as get started. first batch of ‘Dormers Delight’ a memorial garden and fruit produce was a huge hit! trees. “Not only are the pupils learning new skills and building self-esteem, they understand the importance of healthy eating and make enough money from their enterprise to develop the garden and fund their place on the annual school trip.” Jerry O’Sullivan, Design Technology Teacher 79.2% of pupils have improved behaviour or attainment* Food Growing Schools: London is a partnership led by Garden Organic that aims to inspire & equip every school in London to grow their own food. * Source: Figures based on evaluation surveys with lead school teachers in Sept 2013 (n=504) and July 2016 (n=241) Growing Enterprise After selling a few vegetables to parents and staff, the pupils were hooked. They took the lead in developing their school enterprise, deciding what to make from their harvest and how to brand it, with support from the Food Technology and Business Departments – and pupils and staff across the school. Planting plan - spider wheelbarrow Who’s involved? The popularity of the garden grew and the school decided to offer Level 1 and 2 horticultural courses from City and Guilds to pupils in years nine, 10 and 11. Jerry attended night school for 18 months so he could lead the teaching and recruited an BTEC Business pupils at FGSL Schools Market Place, City Hall assistant to help in the garden. Pupils have gained skills for life and some have chosen careers SL Top FG Tips in the field, setting up their own businesses and one former pupil • Build support, share FGSL now works at Kew Gardens. research on the benefits of food growing • Access free FGSL resources What next? including the Grow Your Own Business pack Jerry hopes to expand the number • Do market research – who of pupils opting to complete their are your customers, what & Laying paving for paths City and Guilds next year, build when will they buy? more raised beds, and is also working on improving engagement • Visit or take part in a with the whole school community Marketplace event 1 in 4 schools now link and a local junior school who have • Enter lots of competitions, their own raised bed in the garden. food growing apply for funding & grants to curriculum activities* www.foodgrowingschools.org Garden Organic | www.gardenorganic.org.uk | Registered Charity No. 298104.
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