The Baby Elephant Programme is a precursor for a national programme which Wreake Valley Academy and Bradgate Sixth Form engages in that supports the UK’s top students with strong academic potential to access the UK’s top universities, and progress on to highly competitive jobs. The programme aims to develop skills and competencies that will ensure students are fully prepared for their next stages in their education journey.
Year 7
In the Autumn Term students took part in the Eco Schools Cut Your Carbon campaign.
There were two teams, Communication and Energy Reduction.
There were two teams, Communication and Energy Reduction.
The Communication Team produced posters to advertise the campaign, attended staff briefings to provide updated information and created a staff sticker chart for staff to log when they switched off their smartboards and lights.
The Energy Reduction Team collected data from Energy Sparks to monitor the schools energy usage. When the campaign was over the team collected the data from every tutor group for us to submit to Eco Schools.
The campaign resulted in the school community making 642 changes.
Make 5 miles of travel active – 243
Go plant based once a day – 46
Turning the heating down by 1 degree for a week – 73
Buying nothing new for a month – 88
Substitute 4 baths for 4 showers and limit them to 4 minutes – 80
Switch off all nonessential electrical devices for an hour – 112
Year 10
To give students an insight into higher education the Baby Elephants have used the University of Cambridge HE+ Super curricular website. Each student selected a course they could study at the University of Cambridge and completed activities set by students that are currently studying there. Using the information and wider reading they completed a 750 word essay on a course theme.
Year 10 Assignments
Alannah 21st Century Vaccinations
Dante Nanotechnology And Nanoscience
Freya The Forgottten First World War
Gene Chirality And Its Importance
Isabelle Epidemiology And Classification Of Diabetes Mellitus
Lexi Vaccines And Public Health
Megan How Have Medical Advances Improved Transfusion And Transplantation.
STEAM is for all
Stemettes is an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to inspiring and supporting girls, young women, and non-binary individuals aged 5 to 25 to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths (STEAM).They offer a variety of free programs, events, and content, including mentoring, qualification academies, and STEAM clubs, all designed to engage and connect the next generation with role models and opportunities in these fields.Their mission is to showcase a diversity of people working in STEAM, ensuring that all young women and non-binary individuals can make informed decisions about careers in these areas, aiming for proportional representation in the field.