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Values into Community Action | 2007-2008 Coaching Partners Coaching Partners builds on our successful mentoring scheme and is for Year 10 students (14-15 year olds) who need some extra help to reach their potential in school. Students attend a half-day training session every term, over the course of an academic year, to set and work towards goals within school and for their future life. Each student is assigned a volunteer coach from the business world who will meet with him or her fortnightly to keep them focussed on achieving their goals. The following staff coached pupils at Bethnal Green Technology College in Tower Hamlets: tina Alexander, temi Fatogun, Alis Gozen, Mirea Lynton-Grotz, Bilal Mahmood, Cleuma nascimento and James Reynolds. Citizenship Foundation The Citizenship Foundation is an educational charity which aims to promote the values of responsible citizenship amongst young people by increasing their understanding of law and society. As part of its twinning programme, the Citizenship Foundation trains lawyers and students to set up workshops to help young people learn about the law and current moral issues. This gives volunteers hands-on experience of teaching young people about their rights and responsibilities, citizenship and issues as diverse as discrimination law, consumer law, employment law, human rights and the youth justice system. Trainee solicitors together with students at the College of Law delivered sessions to the students of Bethnal Green Technology College. Volunteers from A&O were: Portia edmiston, thomas evans, narda Graham, Matthew Longstaff and shanthi Vignasen. Head2Head Interviews The scheme is run in conjunction with Tower Hamlets Education Business Partnership and the aim is to introduce pupils to a basic interview experience and is relevant for those about to go on work experience, applying for access to higher education or applying for jobs. Volunteers conducted a number of 30-minute one-to-one interviews with Year 11 pupils (15/16 year olds), getting the young people to talk about themselves, school work, hobbies and interests, their achievements and their plans for the future. At the end, students were provided with feedback on their performance covering areas such as CV content, first impressions, body language, communication skills and overall performance. Volunteers on the programme were: nadine Barron, Lesley Dunne, sarah Fahy, Maria Iannella, Laura Kwiatkowski, Heather Ormsby and Katherine turner. Getting Ahead – Work-related Conferences Getting Ahead is a unique programme of work and enterprise-related activities for young people aged 14 to 15. It is designed to develop the employability skills and raise the aspirations of those taking part. The scheme is run in conjunction with Tower Hamlets Education Business Partnership and the aims of the programme are to develop the studentsʼ life, job finding and enterprise skills and to raise their aspirations. It also offers staff involved the chance to develop their own team-building, motivation, management and communication skills. In its purest form, the programme lasts for two days and volunteers help motivate and support teams of students through activities and act as role models and add real experience and credibility to the event. As well as developing practical skills, the volunteers also gain an invaluable insight into inner-city schools and the local community. Volunteers who took part were: Lauren Cannon, Jason Featherstone, Anna Fisher, Georgina Fulham, Keshinda Johnson-Lewis, Laura Kwiatkowski, tinashe Makoni, Alan Mato, Charlotte Phipps, David Power, Laura savill, emily tew and Clare Wilson. 52 © Allen & Overy LLP 2008
Work experience 2007-2008 I Values into Community Action In June 2007, A&O offered two weeksʼ work experience to nine students from Bethnal Green Technology College. Students were placed in departments through the firm. Those involved in the work experience weeks were: shabnam Amos, Jackie Hill, Kathryn Carlile, sarah Churchill, Karen Dines, Georgie edwards, emma Fell, Aimee Forman, Jill Fuller, emma Harris, Cathy Jameison, Audrey Larmond, Jeremy Mavor, tina Menish, Alix Mitchell, Michelle O'Bryan, Phoebe Olsen, Debbie Pickernell, Amy Rowe, sheena spears, Karen sumner, Jane templeman and Frances Williams. terracotta Army Project At the start of 2007, A&O teamed up with a social enterprise called Signs of Life. Since 1999, Signs of Life has successfully engaged with schools and community groups to produce distinctive murals and professional public art, transforming walls and spaces with educational and creative themes. Working with more than 160 students from Bethnal Green Technology College, the Signs of Life artists inspired students to produce their own terracotta army of soldiers and horses, which formed a class clay army. Volunteers were not required to be an expert on the history of the terracotta army or have an artistic flair for working with clay, just a willingness to work alongside students to encourage them with their creations. Those involved were: Michelle Blythe, Anne Blondel, sarah Fitzpatrick, Richard Griffiths, susan Hazledine, Katie Hoare, Bon Joyce, sahar Kianfar, Lucy Liu, Joanna Mahood, Ciaran Mcnamee, Rosemary Miles, Kenneth Okumura, Cheri Peck, Charles Philip, Victoria sharpe, emma shaw, tamsin sparrow and sue Wisbey. ARtBeAt Artbeat is a community arts initiative that links A&O London to secondary schools and sixth-form colleges in Tower Hamlets. Through Artbeat, A&O sponsors professional artists to lead in-class and after-school workshops at which students are challenged to create work for display at A&O’s London offices. With the opening of our new flagship office at Bishops Square, Spitalfields, Artbeat now has two homes in Tower Hamlets – one in Docklands and the other in the heart of the City of London. At the beginning of each project, the students are invited to our offices for a preliminary site visit and then return at the end of the project to attend an exhibition of their work. Most of the pieces are displayed for one year and then returned to the schools to make way for a new generation of Artbeat artwork. A selection of works is retained as part of A&Oʼs permanent art collection. © Allen & Overy LLP 2008 53
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