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 [...]
Read MoreTurves Green Boys School is a main stream secondary school in the south west of Birmingham. In partnership with Dreamstore, GHOF Midlands delivered an EAZ day to 72 Year 7 students to help them with their numeracy work. View the related Dreamstore Gallery. This was followed then by a set of three angling ‘Taster Days’ [...]
Read MorePenn 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 [...]
Read MoreRichard 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. The Education Action [...]
Read MoreThe 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 [...]
Read MoreSt Bernadette’s Catholic Prinary School requested that the DEAZ should be used as an aid to Year 6 children engaging postively with numeracy. The DEAZ continues to be a popular way of encouaging young people to take a greater interest in mathematics, through a thoroughly enjoyable angling experience. What they say… Miss Jacqueline Ryan of [...]
Read MoreCalthorpe Specialist Sports College caters for children with a wide range of educational difficulties, ranging from moderate, severe and complex needs. In addition, some may have specific physical, sensory, behavioral or autistic conditions, all of which may require additional adult support or specialised facilities. View the related Dreamstore Gallery
Read MoreWilson Stuart School in Erdington, Birmingham, opened its doors to the annual Festival of Challenges on 18 May. The Festival of Challenges brings together SEN and mainstream schools to take part in a series of learning activities. SEN schools involved included Wilson Stuart, Hallmoor, Fox Hollis, Braidwood and Hodge Hill. Mainstream schools included Queensbridge School [...]
Read MoreDEAZ 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. The school motto is ‘Educating Girls for the Future’ and January [...]
Read More2nd and 3rd of November saw the Dreamstore Education Action Zone back at Wilson Stuart Special School for the first of a full pilot for the DEAZ activities. Two days with years 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the Thursday and years 7, 8 and 10 on the Friday. This was larger than the first [...]
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