Impact Report 2022-2023

9 IMPACT REPORT

Partnerships

Throughout the year we have organised a number of partnership events. The case study below shows the scale and scope of our activities with just one of our key partners this year.

Northern House Academy St Edward’s School is fortunate to sit across the road from Northern House Academy in Summertown, North Oxford. Northern House Academy is a special school for pupils who have been identified as having Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties. All their pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and a high proportion of students have additional SEND including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Cognition and Learning needs (C&L). They have 85 pupils in the school whose ages range from 5-11 years old and as it is a countywide provision (1006 square miles) students can travel up to 80 miles a day to attend the school. 25% of the community are open to social care and receive extra support. The number of students known to be eligible for free school meals is 62.8% and the number of pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium is in the highest quintile nationally (64%). Northern House Academy has a clear intent and is committed to a student-centred approach to guiding and encouraging their students to reach their full potential. St Edward’s School has always had a good relationship with Northern House Academy but over the past year this relationship has expanded and grown to the benefit of both parties. As part of Teddies Collaborates, 33 Lower Sixth pupils from St Edward’s School volunteer at Northern House on a weekly basis for 90 minutes and 13 pupils volunteer in the two weekly sessions held at St Edward’s for Northern House pupils.

Here is what some of the St Edward’s pupils said about working at Northern House Academy this past year: • ‘I’ve taught them lots, but they’ve taught me more’, Izzy Bowden • ‘I think this experience has given me a different outlook on the world which will definitely stick with me going forwards’ Layla Majzub • ‘It helps me develop empathy and become a better person’ Memie Cholsaipant • ‘Seeing life from a different perspective by working with the children and learning to be more patient has been really insightful for me’ Leilah Changizi-Cooper • ‘Going to Northern House Academy, a school that is made for children with various mental-health and learning issues, it made me more understanding of the challenges that face both the teachers there and the children and further to this, it has definitely made me more tolerant of other people who are dealing with their own issues such as many of the children at Northern House’ Tom Phillips • ‘Getting to know the kids and feeling like you’re making a positive difference to their lives’ George Freeland