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Seven Years of the Grand Challenges and the Connected Curriculum

2 October 2019

A recent report celebrates seven years of the Grand Challenges involvement with teaching at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Academy

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's collaborative work with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Academy includes close ties between the Grand Challenges programme and the academy's . GCSE pupils at the Academy complete a range of creative products aligned with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s six Grand Challenges themes:

  • Global Health
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Cultural Understanding
  • Human Wellbeing
  • Justice & Equality
  • Transformative Technology

The Grand Challenges themes tackle pressing, global issues. Academy teachers work with university to make the Grand Challenges topics relevant and engaging for the academy students. Many academy students have presented the results of their work at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, preparing academic posters and giving talks for university staff and students.

“Feedback from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s senior leadership team and Grand Challenges team on the quality of work students produced was excellent. Several students were able to articulate the importance of applying their learning to real world problems. They highly value the importance of speaking in front of real audiences.
Richard Donnelley, Director of Connecting the Curriculum and Grand Challenges, The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Academy. 

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1,440 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Academy Students have been exposed to Grand Challenges issues and themes since 2015 with all GCSE pupils now taking part in Grand Challenges projects.