Welcome to the “Everything Else” life skills, Duke of Edinburgh Scheme and GCSE Citizenship Department
“Everything Else” is the name that has been given to the schools bespoke life skills programme. The rationale behind this programme was for us to teach all those topics that everybody thought school should teach about life after school. The curriculum has been composed by speaking to other teachers, parents and students. Topics covered include First Aid, Politics, Healthy Eating, Globalism, Careers and Identity. We also engage in analysing current affairs. There are many news stories that worry or intrigue our students. We use our “Everything Else” time to discuss those subjects within the safe confines of a classroom so that students can understand and engage with the modern world.
We have also led many whole school projects and learning experiences for our students. For example, our discussions about the refugee crisis within “EE” lessons led to us participating in the “Salford to Calais” initiative (providing practical support for refugees in the “Jungle” at Calais). This then led to us sending students and teachers to work for a week in the Dunkirk Refugee School in Northern France. In “EE” we like to not only discuss the modern world but to actively engage in helping others. These concepts reflect what Stretford High School is ultimately about.
Students in Year 9 have the option to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme in order to gain their Bronze Award. In order to complete this course students have to learn a skill, take part in a physical activity, volunteer in the local community and, finally, complete a 2 day expedition under canvas.
“EE” has also incorporated the curriculum for the GCSE in Citizenship. This is studied in Years 10 and 11. The GCSE in Citizenship involves students learning how to be informed and active citizens. The GCSE is exam based and students will study the following topics:
Meet the “Everything Else” Department
The department team consists of seventeen members of staff. These are:
|Mr C Hirst||Head of Everything Else Department|
|Ms P Latham||Assistant Head of EE/Teacher of Dance|
|Mr M Richardson||Head of Year 11/Teacher of PE|
|Mrs G Robinson||Teacher of PE|
|Mrs C Saunders||teacher of Science|
|Ms R Stansfield||Teacher of English|
|Ms K Garrick||Head of Geography|
|Ms R Mahmud||Teacher of English|
|Ms P Bailey||Teacher of PE|
|Mr C Webb||Teacher of MFL|
|Ms L Holzman Foster||Teacher of English|
|Ms A Vose||Teacher of Humanities|
|Ms L Pulido Casas||Teacher of MFL|
|Mrs D Taylor||Teaching Assistant|
The “Everything Else” Department aims:
EE team with the UK Heartsafe Education Award for 2018 (awarded to Stretford High School for outstanding First Aid Education).