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Each pupil received an X-Calibre folder highlighting the qualities of a scholar linked to the original meaning of the word which was a ‘learning knight’.
‘Learning about transhumanism was really groundbreaking and opened up
a new topic that I’m really interested in. I will definitely be researching this more in the future.’
Matt, Willingdon Community School
‘My WOW moment today was learning about the idea of “unlearning”.’ Rachel, Ratton School
‘It was excellent because there was free exploration, diverse opinions and new concepts.’ Alex, Eastbourne College
‘We linked history with the English language which are both subjects I enjoy and it was interesting to learn about the origins of our language.’ Amovi, St Richard’s Catholic College
‘I never leave a session without the feeling that I have learnt something new and this makes the ESP scholars project a huge joy and I am glad I helped run the sessions.’
Sandra, Eastbourne College Year 12 pupil
Your Town Your Ideas Your Future
ESP pupils presented their
ideas for improving the town
and surrounding area during workshops attended by business and council leaders.These ideas included new cycle routes, an outdoor cinema and a beach gym.
Pupils from the College subsequently attended the town’s carbon free exhibition in the Welcome Centre to present their idea for a beach gym.
University visit
Over 70 ESP pupils,
including College pupils,
took part in a series of interactive workshops
with undergraduates, postgraduates and academics at the University of Sussex School of Engineering and Informatics.The university is
Eastbourne Eden Project
Pupils with Sir Tim Smit (fourth from right)
As part of the ESP, College Pupils met with Sir Tim Smit, the founder of the world-famous
Eden Project, and discussed ways in which new initiatives could be introduced to Eastbourne to enable young people to
keen to promote engineering as a career for women and at least half the pupils who attended were girls.The ESP has developed close links with the university, and look forward to arranging similar visits to other departments in the future. Pupils from ESP schools also attended the Futures Fair hosted at Eastbourne College.
Art-related degree talks
Dylan Carbonell-Ferrer
ESP pupils, including College pupils, attended an afternoon of talks by current undergraduates studying a range of art-related degrees including fashion, fine art, graphics, illustration, textiles and 3D. Pupils were able to interact and ask questions, and listened
to a talk by Dylan Carbonell-Ferrer from East Sussex College Art Depar tment.
Rambert dance workshop
ESP pupils, including College pupils, took part in a dance workshop
with the internationally renowned Rambert Dance Company leading to a showcase in the Birley Centre.
ESP teachers working together
re-connect with their local environment. Sir Tim confirmed that he was keen for the Eden Project to work with ESP pupils and others to introduce new facilities in Eastbourne and its surrounding areas.
Neil Stocker, Ratton School, addressing NQTs
Will Longden speaking to pupils at Shireland Collegiate Academy
Beach clean
NQTs from ESP schools met during the course of the year to share experiences and ideas about their year. A group of teachers visited Shireland Collegiate Academy in Birmingham to learn about innovative teaching strategies and technologies from Chief Executive Sir Mark Grundy. College teacher Will Longden ran
a series of Zoom meetings with ESP colleagues to share good practice about remote teaching and learning. Members of the ESP teaching and learning committee worked on a joint Eastbourne curriculum to enable pupils to re-connect with the local environment.They were invited to join the strategy consultation group for the new OCR natural history GCSE.
Building on the success of the STEAM project last year,
ESP pupils joined together to do a beach clean followed by a symposium on environmental issues at the Birley Centre.
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