Students from the cooking club at The Fulham Boys School teamed up with a local church to cook food for homeless and vulnerable people attending a Saturday drop in meal service. Students planned the dishes they would make and sourced the ingredients from local market vendors and a butcher.
Envision’s Community Apprentice programme is loosely based on the TV show ‘The Apprentice’.
Co-op Academies Trust, the Co-op Foundation and Envision created a tailormade version of the Community Apprentice Programme, challenging school councils to galvanise others within their academy to tackle a social problem of their choosing.
Supported by Envision, young people in schools across Birmingham took action against the city’s most pressing health issues.
Students studying construction at Sheppey College (part of the EKC group) worked with their local council to repair and maintain brick planters and benches situated in the town square.
Students at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy (OSSMA) have created a community Healthy Hub, using gardening to learn about mental health coping strategies while growing food to form part of a healthy lifestyle.
A team of students from Hendon School planned, gained funding for and led a conference at Middlesex University that explored mental health with presentations from mental health experts. The team divided themselves into teams covering communications, logistics, workshops and budget and also conducted an evaluation of the event.
The Smart School Council programme is a whole-school, inclusive approach to running a school council. Using digital tools, all students are directly involved in making decisions within their class and school, building awareness of the importance of active citizenship.
Sports Leader Qualifications (SLQs) provide students with opportunities to develop leadership and life skills, aiming to boost confidence, aid attainment and develop employability skills through a range of subject mediums.
A group of students at Hendon School sold cakes they had made in order to raise money for the WE Schools programme, providing clean water for communities without access.