Impact Report 2022-2023

10 ST EDWARD’S, OXFORD

When we asked Bex Holmes, Head of School about what worked particularly well about Teddies Collaborates she said:

linked to real-world mechanical engineering. The children built, tested and innovated their own toothed gears, belt drives and dual transmissions. Models included a wind turbine, a race car with gears, a dragster car, a search and rescue vehicle, and a tank. A teacher from Northern House commented: ‘The mixture of technical learning, step-by-step following of instructions and creativity in every session was fantastic for the children. They really look forward to every session’. Northern House Academy use the St Edward’s facilities on a regular basis. Each week they have use of our Astroturf and sports hall for ‘Star Time’. At the end of each term they hold their prize-giving assembly in the Olivier Hall and the parents and guardians of Northern House pupils can attend. This has been transformational for Northern House as they don’t have a space suitable to do this in their own school buildings. This year St Edward’s hosted their first sports day and their first football tournament. They used the Astroturf pitches and other schools joined them for a fun day with catering

‘This year the programme has become more structured with the same students working with the same pupils in class across the whole year. This has been invaluable to our pupils and they have built some strong relationships with the St Edward’s students. The students have all conducted themselves brilliantly, all following our school values-led practice. They have worked with the pupils to support their personal development and social skills. The pupils at Northern House have benefitted greatly from having the students from St Edward’s with them and we look forward to welcoming a new cohort next year.’

When the Northern House pupils come over to St Edward’s School we provide a variety of crafts, games and activities. This year we partnered with House of Fun who run STEM workshops. They ran several ibrick sessions which have been proven to stimulate curiosity and creativity. In the sessions the children used Lego bricks to create five models that introduced the concept of energy transfer using a transmission, in an interactive and engaging way that

and refreshments provided by Teddies. We have recently opened up a garden space in our Health Centre for Northern House Academy to use. Their pupils can garden safely, learn about nature and wildlife and sketch in the outside space. We have provided storage, tools and equipment in this gardening area and we look forward to seeing how this project develops over the coming years.