Yesterday I attended a meeting with Mark Reid from the Chartered Institute for Housing along and Linda Hunter of the Wheatley Group and staff from St.Rochs, Knightswood and Smithycroft High Schools to discuss the new course which I will be teaching this year, ‘Community Action in Housing’.

This was a fantastic opportunity to allow me to meet other teachers and staff from the awarding bodies to discuss approaches for the teaching of this course as well as looking into the methods for and changes to assessment for this award. As a new course it is essential for me to engage with others to share best practice in order that the pupils can get as much from this course as possible.

The class this year will be running for a small group of pupils in S5/6 and aims to give pupils an insight into the wider world of work through engaging with Social Housing and Community Groups, helping prepare them for either future studies or the workplace and provide positive destinations at the end of their school careers with the prospect of a possible apprenticeship with the Wheatley Group.

Stuart Sharp