A Model of an Enterprising School Zespół Szkół

A Model of an Enterprising School Zespół Szkół Ponadgimnazjalnych nr 6 in Łódź ul. Franciszkańska 137 by Iwona Kowalczyk Iwona Kapela Translated by: Magdalena Agnieszka Leśniak Anna Kalkandzis ŁÓDŹ 2006

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The quality management system according to ISO 9001 norm was implemented on the 1 st of February 2005. Internal audits in all the fields had been carried out and in December – a certifying audit, as a result of which we were granted a certificate confirming the functioning of the quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 norm: 2001. l The main quality management documents in the school are: Quality Policy which describes the school’s objectives concerning quality as well as the Management’s declaration to meet its requirements and to continually improve it. Quality Register which describes the quality management system. Procedures l After one year of the system’s functioning it can be said that: the circulation of information and documentation in the school has been improved each employee is given precise tasks as well as the exact date and way of their completion and documentation employees’ competence and responsibilities have been clearly determined the way of infrastructure supervision has been defined l Due to this: teachers have more time for their students can feel safe at school the technodidactic equipment is properly supervised mistakes and inconsistencies are eliminated at every stage of operation l

FUND-RAISING AND PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES l l · 09 -16. 04. 05 – Careers officers – SCC supervisors’ visit in Scotland. The visit was organized by ŁCDNi. KP for SCC supervisors within the framework of Leonardo da Vinci Programme – the experience exchange project entitled “Students’ career assistance in the European labour market, school job counselling in Poland Scotland”. · 1. 09. 04 – 2006 – Eurotour – a year’s training in France for graduates. The project is a result of two-year cooperation between ZSP nr 6 and the European Federalists’ Union in Łódź. At the end of the training all the graduates receive a certificate confirming their participation in the project, issued in two languages, French and Polish, as well as a reference given by a company where they were trained. Students who pass the final exam also receive a French diploma, a vocational school report issued by the Ministry of Education in France. · On the 21 st of November 2005, in the second edition of the competition organized within the framework of Phare 2003 programme, the Promotion of Employment and Develompent of Human Resources – a regional project “The Support of Educational Offer Modernization”, the School was granted 7. 905, 00 Euros within the Programme’s current budget. The project called “Computer-Aided Design of Pastry Products” was given 87, 5 points. · The aim of the Programme is adjusting the School’s educational offer to the current needs of the labour market as well as the IT equipment purchase which will enable the School to implement its Educational Offer Modernization Programme.

THE CREATION OF INTRASCHOOL ORIENTATION AND JOB COUNSELLING SYSTEM. l l l l l · The School Career Centre created from a grant of the Ministry of Economy, Labour & Social Politics within the Professional Activation of Graduate Students Project - First Job 2003/2004 operates in the school. · SCC is run by two job counsellors · Cooperation with a student: - individual counselling - group counselling Workshops for students: - 19. 09 – 14. 11. 05 – “My Concept of Activity” Training. Non-governmental Incubator of Enterprise. (40 hours) - 20. 09. 05 – “Ideas for Economic Activity” Workshop taught by a SCC supervisor (5 hours) - 12. 10. 05 – Volunteer Work Training. Non-governmental Incubator of Enterprise. (3 hours) - 2003 - 2006 – “Academy Leaders” Workshop. ŁCDNi. KP. - 1 – 7. 12 05 – “Debutants” Programme. A training in the field of moving about the job market. Youth Work and Education Centre OHP within the platform “OHP for schools” (22 hours) · Cooperation with parents through the organization of annual meetings in junior and senior classes. · Cooperation with Teachers’ Committe – combined operation · Cooperation with institutions assisting SCC: - ŁCDNi. KP – Regional Career Centre - Career Bureaus - OHP - Non-governmental Incubator of Enterprise - WUP and PUP

INTRASCHOOL SYSTEM OF TEACHERS’ COMPETENCE UPGRADING l l l l · In the school year of 2006/2006, 34 trainings meeting the school’s requirements were conducted. · All the activities connected with teachers’ taking up different forms of competence upgrading are planned and carried out according to procedure PS-12 “Staff Training”. · Exemplary trainings: - Education for the job market - Computer Science vs school operation quality - The possibility of Education and Work in EU - Good SCC Training - A Model of an Enterprising School, Group Consultations - Local Partnership for the School Development - Candidates for Professional Examiners’ Training - Making use of Matura 2005 results in the process of school development planning. - School IT suit administration - Optivum lesson timetible by Vulkan - Good SCC Trainings Forum - School Library Multimedia Lab Supervisor

PROJECT METHOD IMPLEMENTATION INTO EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE l l l l · A list of projects carried out since the school year of 1998/1999 - “Procedure Algorithm Study Aimed at the Legalization of Economic Activity Run by a Private Person” by Ilona Sagan M. A. - “Microbiological Aspects of Hygiene in the Food Industry” by Ewa Ćwiertniewska M. S. - “Sesame Seed Products Manufacturing” by Danuta Bajor M. S. - “A Presentation of Selected Packaging Problems” by Danuta Kucińska M. S. - “Spiral Mixers Information” Izabela Rosiak M. S. The above lesson scenarios were published in a script issued by WCDNi. KP in Łódź in 1999. · A list of projects carried out since the school year of 1999/2000 - “Quality Management according to ISO 9000 norms” – the school year of 1999/2000. - “Setting out Activities Essential to the Implementation of the HACCP System in a Food Industry Enterprise” – the school year of 200/2001. - “Drawing up of Documentation Concerning GHP and GMP Assurance in a Confectionery Certified ISO 9000” – the school year of 2001/2002. - “Interpretation of Norm Requirements PN-EN ISO 9001: 2001” – the school year of 2002/2003. - “When We Have Respiratory Problems” – the school year of 2003/2004 - “Making Use of School Life and Work Quality Advancement Techniques and Devices” – the school year of 2005/2006.

l l l l l Full documentation of every project was compiled for each group, including a report concerning each group’s task. - “The Presentation of Projects Concerning the Analysis of School-Based Outlets Quality Advancement” – the school year of 2002/2003, I. Kapela M. A. - “Romanticism Information Revision” – the school year of 2004/2005, K. Korzewska M. A. - “Thou Art a Man. . . a Few Words About the Rennaisance” – the school year of 2004/2005, M. Papis M. A. - “Cogito Ergo Sum. . . a Few Words About the Enlightment” – the school year of 2004/2005, M. Papis M. A. , E. Jatczak M. S. - “Political Parties and Their Programmes in Poland” – the school year of 2004/2005 and 2005/2006, K. Bilski M. A. - “A Concept for an Economic Activity – a Business Plan” – 2003 -2006 I. Kowalczyk, I. Kapela - “Questionnaire Use in Market Research” – 2003 -2006 I. Kowalczyk, I. Kapela · All the diploma dissertations since 1998 have been written with the use of project method.

PARTNERSHIP FORMATION FOR THE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT l l l l · Employers: - Produkcyjno-Handlowa Spółdzielnia Spożywców - Grot – Meat Processing Company - Pyszne – Confectionery - C. Witt – backaldrin - Guarmand - Wędzonka - E. Leclerc, Geant - Orbis Hotel - Dybalski’s Confectionery - Kuczka’s Confectionery - “Matek” Matuszewski’s Bakery - Ponitko’s Bakery - Cybulski’s Bakery and many others

· Career Bureaus in Łódź – workshops · Voivodeship Employment Office (WUP) and District Employment Offices (PUP), Statistics Office – obtaining of data concerning the job market situation, workshops · Teacher Competence Upgrading and Vocational Education Centre in Łódź (ŁCDNi. KP) – teachers’ competence upgrading · Voivodeship Headquarters of Voluntary Labour Corps (OHP) · Local Examination Committe · Non-governmental Incubator of Enterprise – workshops · Media (School’s Spokesperson) Intentional letters and partnership agreements are a confirmation of cooperation.

SCHOOL’S MARKETING ACTIVITIES. SCHOOL’S POSITIVE IMAGE SHAPING l l l l · The following enterprises are carried out within the School’s Promotion and Marketing Committe activities: - Entering into cooperation with middle schools and organizing meetings with final class students and their parents - Questionnaire reaserch among middle school students and defining their needs. - Educational Fair organization - The School’s Open Door days organization - Information about the School in mass media All the operations are planned and carried out (in the School’s Development Programme) according to procedure PS-01 Recruitment.

l l l l l · School’s recent-year achievements in this field: The School has won many prizes and awards in the The Best Educational Offer Competition organized by the local authorities and International Łódź Fair within the framework of Educational Fair. - an award in 2002 - 1 st prize and certificate for the Best Educational Offer in 2003 - 1 st prize and certificate for the Best Educational Offer in 2005 · The School has its own website · Information about important events in the school life are published in the media, eg. the Quality Certificate granting · The teachers – SCC supervisors present their experience during workshops and seminars organized by ŁCDNi. KP and OHP. · The teachers publish their didactic materials in methodological periodicals issued by ŁCDNi. KP.

KEY SKILLS INCREMENT l l · According to procedure PS-03 “Diagnostic Survey in the School” diagnostic tests in the field of general and vocational subjects are carried out among first class students at the beginning of each school year. - we have a set of designed didactic tools which are kept in the test bank. · According to procedure PS-05 “Summative Research in the School” summative tests are carried out at the end of each school year. The designed didactic tools are also kept in the test bank. · We conduct test results analysis.

ENTERPRISING ATTITUDES SHAPING, ECONOMIC EDUCATION, PRACTICAL SKILLS UPGRADING l l l · Enterprise Day organizing · Students’ participation in workshops concerning running a business, quality system and European integration – the students receive certificates and attestations · Students’ participation in Leaders’ Academy, Management Innovators’ Academy – certificates · Participation in competitions, eg. Consumer Competition, Region and Enterprise Knowledge Competition, From the Class to the Cash Desk Competition · Organization of trips to GPW in Warsaw, to the NBP Open Door Days in Łódź, etc.

EXTENDING THE RANGE OF SCHOOL’S ACTIVITIES TECHNODIDACTIC EQUIPMENT l l l l · Interest circles: - The Friends of the Book Circle - The Friends of Łódź Circle - The European Club - The School’s Polish Red Cross Circle - Wildlife Protection League - Sports Circle l l l l l · The School’s Health Promotion Activities - “Live healthily – be healthy” programme realisation – Healthy Food Day – Why eat fruit and vegetables? - Talks for students – breast cancer prevention - Diagnostic research for students – addiction prevention and aggression - The realisation of anti-drug and aggression prevention programmes - “Herbs and Medicine” Exhibition - Diagnostic research for parents concerning their expectations in the field of health promotion - The organization of thematic bulletins, “The World’s AIDS Prevention Day” - The organization of sports competitions: School Championship – volleyball, basketball, cross-country races

The School’s Charity Activities l l l - cooperation with the Polish Committe of Social Service – voluntary work in the homeless’ canteen - “Góra grosza” fund-raising - “Gwiazdka dla Hospicjum” – the organization of Christmas presents for the children from the Childrens’ Hospice in Łódź, 10 Nastrojowa Street. - fund-raising for the animal shelter - blood donation campaigns – every two months

THE SCHOOL’S OTHER ACTIVITIES AIMED AT STUDENTS SUPPORT AND INNOVATION IMPLEMENTATION l l l · A student’s portfolio Taking part in various workshops and working as volunteers, the students stand the chance of creating their own portfolios, eg. trainings in France, visiting Companies in Austria · Skills certification Having graduated from different forms of skills upgrading, the students receive certificates confirming their appropriate skills gaining. We are also planning to take measures in the field of our students’ vocational skills certification. - internal certificates