16 Education & schooling
6 SEPTEMBER 2021 FAMILY VALUES — AN ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE IN
Sixth Form keeping it Local
Te Moat Sixth Form is an independent school for pupils aged 16-19 that’s mainstream in structure and specialist in nature In April
2020, the Moat Sixth
Form was a few months away from opening its doors to become central London’s first dyslexia specialist sixth form. Tere’s a global pandemic in full effect and businesses and industries in disarray around the country, yet, alongside building work, recruiting staff and enrolling students, the school needed to build links within its community to try to help get young people work experi- ence and become part of the return to normality in Hammersmith and Fulham. Finding businesses who will open
the door for work experience is a challenge at the best of times, and you can often feel the door close at the first mention of supporting neurodiverse young people who can find; change, unfamiliar routines, new staff and anxieties a daily struggle. All of this factors into why there are so few neurodiverse adults in employment in the country but that’s something the school wants to play a role in changing; by exploring and supporting local businesses and companies with its talented, unique and highly intelligent young people, with the capacity to think outside the box and become a instrumental part of any business or project. With this in mind, Te Moat Sixth
Form incorporates a robust work experience programme along its curriculum. Dedicated timetable space is made each week for pupils to work in the community within a multitude of businesses. Te Moat Sixth Form believes academic and life skills go hand in hand to create well rounded young people ready to move forward in the world. Te Music House For Children has
proven to be the perfect setting to begin an exciting journey of offering Moat Sixth Form students the oppor- tunity to build their employability skills. Tere are only so many life and employability skills that can be embedded in a classroom or a virtual classroom. For the Moat Sixth Form to be truly successful, it needs to ensure its students gain impor- tant life skills and work experience alongside their academic studies. Fast forward to August 2021 and the relationship
between Moat
Sixth Form and Music House has blossomed further and expanded to include Bush Hall and Next Door Records. Media, business and performing
arts students are gaining experience with Bush Hall sound and lighting technicians and having master- classes
in marketing and venue management. Childcare students
Te Moat Sixth Form incorporates a robust work experience programme along its curriculum. Dedicated timetable space is made each week for pupils to work in the community within a multitude of businesses
are assisting toddler and baby music classes run by the Music House and some of the school’s most work- ready students are building their skills behind the bar and in the stock room of Next Door Records. It was beyond the wildest dreams
of Mr Proctor that paid employ- ment would be offered to some of the founding Moat Sixth Form students so quickly, but such are the talents and employability skills that these students have that this is already being discussed.
You may even find one of the
school’s students lighting the stage or staffing the Box Office of Bush Hall or learning how to DJ in Next Door Records the next time you visit. Community and building connec- tions within those communities has always been important and this shows what can be achieved at the most difficult of times when we support each other.
moatsixthform.org.uk 020 7610 9098
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