13:45–14:45 Breakout 5 From CSR to HR – The Business Case: Employability and Entrepreneurship in the 14-19 curriculum Speakers: Gerard Liston, Programme Director, SLN Unlocking Talent Helen Kinghorn from Warwickshire College
17 November, 2018 ‘T-Shaped Learning’ and how Warwickshire College incorporates employability and entrepreneurship across the curriculum Helen Kinghorn
Rugby Rugby
Entrepreneurial College Excellence Student First
CREATING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET 17 November, 2018 CREATING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
Create the ‘Entrepreneurial Mind-set’ by developing T-shaped learners 17 November, 2018 Create the ‘Entrepreneurial Mind-set’ by developing T-shaped learners The combination of deep technical expertise in a chosen field, together with the wider capabilities of creativity, team-working, enterprise and other transferable skills, are encapsulated by the idea of T-shaped learners. This is represented diagrammatically by the T-shaped learner image. We want all our students to become T-shaped learners.
DEPTH OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 17 November, 2018 DEPTH OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCE (the vertical)
BREADTH OF CAPABILITIES AND QUALITIES 17 November, 2018 BREADTH OF CAPABILITIES AND QUALITIES (the horizontal)
Team-Work
Risk Taking
Resilience
Communication
Leadership
Problem Solving
Creativity
Business Acumen
Focus and Drive
Reliability Adaptability Reflectiveness Networking Empathy Initiative Risk Taking
17 November, 2018 Vitruvian man – proportion Leonardo de Vinci – based on the Roman architect Vitruvius.
T-SHAPED LEARNING DIAGNOSTIC 17 November, 2018 T-SHAPED LEARNING DIAGNOSTIC
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17 November, 2018 T-SHAPED FRAMEWORK
Bronze Silver Gold What can the student 'do'? Level one What can the student do, and do they understand why? Level two Silver What can the student do, do they understand why and can they apply this to a new situation Level three Gold
T-SHAPED IN THE CURRICULUM 17 November, 2018 T-SHAPED IN THE CURRICULUM
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENTERPRISE WEEKS 17 November, 2018 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENTERPRISE WEEKS
17 November, 2018 ENTERPRISE BOARD
COMPETITIONS AND CONFERENCES 17 November, 2018 COMPETITIONS AND CONFERENCES WorldSkills UK Competitions inspire young people and adults to be ambitious in their pursuit of skills to the highest level. The Competitions are the highlight of The Skills Show, the UK’s largest skills and careers event, which took place from 14 – 16 November at the NEC Birmingham. Over 800 of the UK’s most talented apprentices and learners battled it out in 70 competitions ranging from Floristry to Mechanical Engineering to be named the ‘best in the UK’ in their chosen skill. Floristry Level 3 student, Zoe, won a regional heat to claim her place in the final, where she had to demonstrate a range of skills over three days of competition, including knowledge of principles of design and colour harmony, originality, wiring and wiring techniques.
LEARNING COMPANIES
Helen Kinghorn Vice Principal Entrepreneurial Learning Warwickshire College Warwick New Road Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 5JE hkinghorn@warkscol.ac.uk 07720737368 @HelenKinghorn
13:45–14:45 Breakout 5 From CSR to HR – The Business Case: Employability and Entrepreneurship in the 14-19 curriculum Speakers: Gerard Liston, Programme Director, SLN Unlocking Talent Helen Kinghorn from Warwickshire College