Roehampton University
The Science department has established links with Roehampton University over the last three years. On previous years we have taken small, targeted groups of Year 11 students to the university just prior to their exams for a whole day and used their excellent facilities to run extremely focused revision days. The days were very successful in both raising the students’ knowledge in the subject and giving them aspiration to achieve to go to university. Because of their success, this year the department is planning to run more frequent trips to the university and open up the opportunity to more students.
Richmond Business Partnership
REBP was formed in 2002 and works in conjunction with local businesses, schools and other partners to deliver and support work related projects, enterprise projects and activities to 11 - 19 year olds in Richmond borough REBP’s Service Level Agreement with Shene School means that they support work experience placements, brokerage and support for employer engagement to enhance the curriculum.
REBP’s aim is to:
- Create strong and lasting links, between schools and local employers
- Enhance young peoples understanding of the world of work
- Create strong and lasting links, between schools and local employersBring quality activities into the main school curriculum and for students engaged on specialist courses
- Advise, inform and guide schools in meeting the work related learning framework, Ofsted requirements and underpinning of the Every Child Matters agenda
Shene Sports Centre
Shene School work closely with the Shene Sports Centre to provide a dual usage facility for school and public use. We share most on site facilities and resources and encourage pupils to utilise the extra-curricular clubs provided by the Sports Centre staff. They are integral in helping to support and deliver youth evenings and Brentford Football Club in the Community projects.
Beatbullying
Shene have been working with the charity Beatbullying for 4/5 years running anti-bullying workshops for Shene pupils in all years and training up the pupils to be mentors and buddies to each other and to younger pupils.
The team are respected and liked by the pupils who enjoy doing activities through sports and group work, speaking about issues that go on and how they can positively deal with them.
At present, Shene have 71 pupils that have trained with Beatbullying and have now started to be mentors on 1-1 and to be support reader mentors for a small group of Year 7 and Year 8s.
The work is ongoing and we match up pupil to pupil with great care and continue to support the mentors in concerns that they may come up with with their mentees.
Creative and Media Diploma
The Creative and Media pupils will be working in partnership with the Environment Trust on two projects at Eel Pie Island. The Environment Trust has committed to 22 hours of delivery for the diploma.
For Unit 3: Artefact the Trust will commission the pupils to make a piece of public art or sculpture that is to be inspired by the stretch of the river that runs through the borough of the Richmond; its landscape, wildlife, human history and future. The pupils will investigate the Twickenham riverside, look at the studio and boat house on Eel Pie Island. The Trust will also commission the pupils to design a River Centre logo and deliver a workshop led by a Graphic Designer.
The pupils will be responsible for presenting their ideas and designs, which will lead to a winning design at the end of the project.
For Unit 5: Campaign the Trust will commission the pupils to run positive environmental action campaigns through posters, leaflets, website and drama.
P.E. Links
Harlequins, Putney Baths, Brentford Football Club, SETS, Putney Rowing Club, Richmond Volleyball, St Mary’s University, Turnham Green Cricket Club, Old Meadonians FC.
