Turves Green Boys School is a main stream secondary school in the south west of Birmingham. In partnership with Dreamstore, GHOFMidlands delivered an EAZ day to 72 Year 7 students to help them with their numeracy work. This was followed then by a set of three angling ‘Taster Days’ providing students with a new experience.
Hallmoor School is a 'special' school in Birmingham, addressing the educational needs of children with a variety of 'special needs' ranging from emotional and behavioural needs to learning difficulties. In partnership with Dreamstore, GHOFMidlands delivered an EAZ day, to followed by an angling ‘Taster Day’, for a total of 26 students. The EAZ was planned to assist the pupils in their numeracy work and provide them with a new recreational experience.
The Sincil School, Lincoln was opened in 2006 as a community special school catering for pupils with behavioural, social and emotional difficulties. The Dreamstore Education Action Zone was at the school for the day. Around 30 pupils at Sincil learned the basics of angling in the morning. The worksheets being used were later used for Maths classes.
Penn Hall School is a Wolverhampton Local Authority Community Special School for 80 pupils aged 3-19 years. The school is a designated Specialist SEN School offering high quality provision for pupils with physical and sensory needs. Dreamstore Education Action Zone was invited in to deliver its maths worksheets and to provide a fun learning environment for almost half the school.
Richard Walker, a teacher at McMillan Primary School, Manningham, Bradford, gained his Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Angling at the Dreamstore Academy 2006. He saw the advantage of Dreamstore Education Action Zone for the Linking Schools Project in Bradford, which aims to improve community cohesion through learning, using outdoor and adventurous activity.
Pictures from Calthorpe
Collection of Wilson Stuart galleries.
Photos from Saint Bernadette's Catholic Primary School DEAZ visit.
DEAZ had been tried and proven successful for mainstream school pupils with September's visit to the Rednal Junior School. With the pilot for DEAZ underway, Get Hooked on Fishing Midlands was asked to support Numeracy Week at the Turves Green Girls School year 7.
News of the new Dreamstore Education Action Zone very quickly reached Kent. It was agreed with the British Disabled Angling Association, supported with Environment Agency funding, to explore the level of interest in Kent. In Birmingham the Wilson Stuart School is part of a wider school network of 40 special schools.
Photos from the Education Action Zone Trial in Kent.