Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) received a grant of £96,579 in the 2018/19 Edge Grant Fund for their maritime economy curriculum project.
What the project is
The Studio Schools Trust were awarded a grant of £70k to research the impact of the CREATE Framework used in Studio School. SKOPE at the University of Oxford were commissioned to undertake this research, focussing on the ways in which Studio Schools engaged with and implemented the CREATE Framework. Studio Schools are a particular type of school, usually for the 14 to 18 age group with a focus on project based learning, employer engagement within the local labour market and high levels of work experience placements for their students.
The CREATE Framework looks at how to equip young people with the range of skills they need to flourish in education and employment. CREATE stands for Communication, Relating to others, Enterprise, Applied, Thinking and Emotional intelligence and provides a clear framework to develop and assess the development of these skills in young people. The use of the CREATE Framework is a particular feature of the Studio School model.
The SKOPE report looked at how the CREATE Framework had been perceived and implemented by Studio Schools and how the Framework facilitated partnerships between employers and Studio Schools. The report produced in depth case studies from 5 Studio Schools of different sizes and stages of development and in different parts of the country.
The findings and full report can be downloaded here.
Una, SLT"My journey has been one of growing in confidence that we in the Studio School have a bespoke curriculum that is right for these kids now, and its right for how we prepare them for the future."
Zorya, Student"I can use some of the CREATE sections, some of the CREATE framework, in my work experience. I’ve found the applied one, doing just things like maths in a lesson, we don’t tend to actually apply it to anything. But when I’ve been at work doing quality control on springs, it’s more applied, so I had to measure stuff, and then say, “Well that’s fine, we can send that back to the customer.” Or “This isn’t fine, we need to send them a new one, or redesign it.” And it’s actually applying the mathematics to something that’s real and physical, not just, like Sally has, some apples."
Resources
Download a copy of the CREATE Report resource here.