Warwick in Schools and Warwick in Africa Introduction Presentation October 2015 Mrs Pam Price

Warwick in Schools(WinS) – what is it? Scheme for students with three key aims: 1.To enable students to gain academic credit through IE3E[1,2,3] 2.To encourage highly qualified undergraduates to consider a career in teaching 3.To raise the aspirations of learners in school

What happens next?... WinS Administrator: Jane Allen WinS registration form: Link from module pages

Completing the form: Subject to teach for students studying: Economics - Maths Computer Science - Maths Engineering - Physics Training sessions 5.30 – 7.30pm: Tues (Maths) – indicate availability Wed (Maths/Physics/Chemistry)

Completing the form (contd) Your availability for half-day placements Transport – car? Contact details – mobile number DBS checks

DBS Clearance Christine D’Cruz

School placement Placement allocation: organised according to your availability and school placement offers Transport: make your own arrangements wherever possible, you are responsible for covering the cost of this. If necessary we may be able to help arrange transport to more distant schools, in which case you will be expected to pay at least £5 per day towards the cost. Journeys to some schools could cost £70 for the 10 day placement.

WinS – Compulsory Placement briefing meeting When?: Wednesday 9th December 1-3pm Where? L5 Why compulsory? Placement details given out and chance to organise transport with other students

WinS – How is it linked to Warwick in Africa? WinS students can apply for a place on our Warwick in Africa teaching Project WinS students are often placed in schools with high levels of social deprivation in Coventry and surrounding counties for their teaching experience.

Warwick must be able to help …..

Summer 2006 £30, maths students Township schools And lot of good luck..

Not easy to do homework 42 taps for 45,000 peopleMissing generations

There’s loads of enthusiasm

And talent…

…but you can’t always win!

And the impact? “The University of Warwick programme is revolutionising our thinking on Mathematics education.” Dr Edward Mosuwe, Chief Director, Further Education and Training, Ministry of Education for South Africa

A replicable model: South Africa, Tanzania & Ghana

Despite the resources or lack of them….

There’s loads of other talent too

In students taught in Africa this summer: 42 in SA, 12 in Tanzania and 10 in Ghana (English and Maths) 17 teachers delivered CPD training to teachers in Ghana and South Africa 3 more teachers came to Warwick from S. Africa and 4 from Ghana at the end of September for the CPD Study and training course

Remember…. Complete online WinS registration form Check you have necessary documents and attend the DBS documents session on Wednesday 11 th November Attend Placement Briefing meeting on Wednesday 9th December 1pm in L5 WiA applications now open responsibility/wina/getinvolved/students responsibility/wina/getinvolved/students WiA closing date: 10 Jan 2014