School as Enterprse

Ms Samia Rehman Dogar

(Associate Professor) Federal College of Eduction,H-9,Islamabad

School As Enterprise

School As Enterprise

To be recognised as an enterprising school by all in

our local community.

Enterprise education: the process of equipping students (or graduates) with an enhanced capacity to generate ideas and the skills to make them happen.

Entrepreneurship education equips students with the additional knowledge, attributes and capabilities required to apply these abilities in the context of knowledge economy.

Learning within & outside curriculum

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT

APPLYING ENTERPRISE TO A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT MODEL

Shared values & beliefs

Clear goals

Instructional Leadership

A common mission

Emphasis onLearning

A climate conducive to learning

Frequent monitoring of student progress

High expectations

Teacher collegiality & development

Instructional and curriculum focus

Parental & community involvement & support

Positive student behaviour

Recognition & incentives

Physical environments

Student involvement & responsibility

Where does enterprise fit in?

Enterprise is a way of life. It is something we do automatically, without conscious thought. Enterprising schools are produced by the actions of all pupils and staff, each and every day.

STARTING POINTS

SPECIALIST SCHOOL:

Business & Enterprise

ENTERPRISE PATHFINDERS

Learning within & outside curriculum

TEAM WORK

• Task designed so pupils have to work together

• Challenging but fun• Learning engineered:

working with different peoplerange of ability in the group

Teamwork Skills

• OPENNESS new ideas• LISTEN to others• SUPPORT those having difficulty• RESPECT others opinions – focus on ‘what can we

learn’ rather than ‘who is to blame’• INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY &

ACCOUNTABILITY everyone has a role to play and is part of the team

• FEEDBACK each team selects a spokesperson who feeds back team ideas to rest of group

TEAM WORK SKILLS

• PROBLEM SOLVING learn to deal with disputes, problems through discussion, disagreement and agreement

• MANAGEMENT of time and resources – deadline to work to and limited resources

• ORGANISATION organise themselves to complete the task

• ROLES who does what? Communicator/resources manager/ideas person/mediator etc. They decide who is best suited to each role

INnovation

Drive

Enterprise

Xperience

THE FUTURE

A little like weather forecasting…but

Vocational pathways

Specialism

Workforce remodelling

‘Social ills’ agendas

BARRIERS

Time

School structure

Credibility

Vision

Any/ Q?

For Further details

samia42001@yahoo.com