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St George's is a Church of England Academy where pupils and staff work together, in the knowledge and love of God. We try to act out our faith in daily life, with Christ as our example. Within our strong Christian, Anglican context, we seek to promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, intellectual and physical development of our pupils, growing together as a caring and supportive community whilst preparing them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of their adult lives.
St George’s has provided high quality education for the Church going families of Blackpool for twenty years. We are proud of the enviable reputation that we have earned in all areas of education – cultural, social, physical and of course spiritual. Our faith in the love of God informs all that we do. St George’s is first and foremost a Church school.
The wide range of activities ensures that each pupil can grow and develop wherever their interests may lie. The many educational trips, expeditions and tours, our popular Duke of Edinburgh programme, highly regarded music development, and nationally recognised co-curricular all give further evidence of what really is a complete curriculum. We encourage all our pupils to take full advantage of all that is on offer. Visitors to St George’s often comment on the sense of community which is such a distinctive feature of the school. We work hard to ensure that every child is known, supported and challenged.
Overall impact
Through work with the Accelerator programme in careers, students have been talking more about their essential skills. They can recognise them in their learning, and can think about how they will help them as they leave school.
Keep it simple
The language of essential skills is used in aspects of school life; skills are included in morning meeting slides and career of the week. Skill displays are up in the careers area. Some assemblies have skills incorporated, and lunchtime career drop ins include skills. In year 7, the careers team have been recognising student effort and achievement in skills.
Start early, keep going
The majority of Key Stage 3 have opportunities to learn and practise essential skills.
Measure it
Some teachers use formative assessment to prioritise the teaching of essential skills. In careers, students use Unifrog to record skill progress in their school activities. Baseline assessments on the Hub are used to guide skill foci for sessions across term.
Focus tightly
Teaching is embedded throughout careers sessions, using steps from the Universal Framework. Students complete skill questionnaires, and work on recognising and developing their essential skills further.
Keep practising
Skills are referenced throughout the curriculum, for example, some students develop Speaking and Listening through English, and preparing for mock interviews. Across the curriculum links to careers highlight essential skills so students can see how the skills they develop will support them as they leave school.
Bring it to life
Y10 and Y11 have been writing skill based CVs, and looking at job applications. Various trips across school include links to essential skills, while careers interviews with students include discussions of their essential skills.
What's next
In the future, St George’s plans to further links to careers in the curriculum, and consider highlighting essential skill progress in electives.
