February 2007
 A
set of three new ‘Enterprise and Health’ teacher
resource packs have been developed in partnership
between Rotherham Primary Care Trust, Rotherham Metropolitan
Borough Council (School Improvement Service) and
Rotherham Ready.
The resources for Maths, Science and
ICT teachers help to embed Enterprise Education into
the curriculum and allow teachers and pupils to access
Rotherham and national data, as used by health professionals.
“Pupils will gain a better understanding
of some of the health issues facing our local population
and future workforce, and indeed, begin to question
how some of our local health inequalities can be addressed” said
Marie Boswell, School Improvement Consultant.
The packs contain lesson plans, written
by Rotherham teachers and include national and local
information and data sets around obesity and health,
and contain notes and case studies on a range of workplace
applications of science, maths and ICT within the NHS.
“The materials are really practical
and will help me to introduce enterprise into my science
lessons” Science Teacher
The materials will be launched at
a reception at Rotherham Town Hall on Thursday 1st
March at 2.30 following a Rotherham Ready celebration
event.
Notes to Editors
The purpose of the packs is to contribute
to the delivery of enterprise education by:
- providing one method of bringing
education ‘to life’ by presenting materials
that a) relate to a familiar and local issue, and
b) can be easily interpreted and understood in relation
to personal experiences
- encouraging young people to see
the value of science, maths and ICT by showing how
it can be applied in real life situations
- stimulating career aspirations
and interest in careers in the NHS by illustrating
how science can be used and developed in a number
of NHS careers
- illustrating how large organisations
work and how individuals contribute to the whole
(NHS core principles)
- encouraging young people to think
about their own health, lifestyle and diet; to be
aspirational about their own health and the health
of those around them.
Staff involved: Helen Cartwright,
Rotherham PCT Knowledge Service
Marie Boswell, 14-19 Team Rotherham School Improvement Service
Rebecca Tonks, Paul Norris, Marissa Unwin Wales High School teachers.
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