Enterprise and REEnterprise and RE

Catherine Hughes – St Cuthbert'sCatherine Hughes – St Cuthbert's

““Faith without action is meaningless”Faith without action is meaningless”James 2James 2

IntroductionIntroduction

Business and Enterprise ‘Hub’ Business and Enterprise ‘Hub’ school from 2006school from 2006

Fairtrade Status in 2005, Fairtrade Status in 2005, reapplied recently.reapplied recently.

Bronze Award for ‘Eco – Bronze Award for ‘Eco – Schools’ in Feb 2007. Schools’ in Feb 2007.

Enterprise – What is it?Enterprise – What is it?

Ethos of:Ethos of:

Enterprise = Enterprising TeachersEnterprise = Enterprising Teachers

Raising standardsRaising standards

Teaching StylesTeaching Styles T and L strategyT and L strategy Prepares pupils for Prepares pupils for

lifelife

‘‘CAN DO’ attitudeCAN DO’ attitude

Enterprise and the PupilsEnterprise and the Pupils

ConfidenceConfidence

Self - esteemSelf - esteem

EmpoweredEmpowered

Can be open / Can be open / freefree

Positive learning Positive learning environment environment

New opportunitiesNew opportunities

Can growCan grow

Enterprise and Religious Enterprise and Religious EducationEducation

Subject is flexible to teaching Subject is flexible to teaching stylesstyles

• Subject materialSubject material• Innovative waysInnovative ways

Teach in enterprising wayTeach in enterprising way

Enterprise and Option DEnterprise and Option D

Option D – KS4, 1 hour a weekOption D – KS4, 1 hour a week Fairtrade – Fair price for farmersFairtrade – Fair price for farmers What we did!What we did! Put what they learn in RE into Put what they learn in RE into

actionaction Outliving our Catholic Mission Outliving our Catholic Mission

StatementStatement

What we did

Sold Fairtrade

Promoted Fairtrade

Use Fairtrade

Fairtrade Team

Involved the whole school

Ethos

Learned and Experienced

Enterprise and the whole Enterprise and the whole school communityschool community

Ethos incorporates whole schoolEthos incorporates whole school ‘‘Make Poverty History’Make Poverty History’ Africa ProjectAfrica Project Being Green!Being Green!

Why it works!Why it works!

Its how we teach anyway!Its how we teach anyway! New opportunities ariseNew opportunities arise FlexibleFlexible Supportive staff and senior staff – Supportive staff and senior staff –

One Colour Days!One Colour Days! Impacted pupilsImpacted pupils