These resources have been created by teachers and lecturers who have taken part in a variety of Edge activities, and many were generated through the Edge’s work with the North East LEP and Ford Next Generation Learning. Many of the resources listed were generated through the teacher externship programme, whereby teachers and lecturers were given the opportunity to learn about how their subject was being used in practice in the workplace, by spending a day or longer in a relevant business sector.
As an output from the externship, the practitioners were tasked with creating resources which linked their experience with Real World Learning, which they could then use to underpin the students’ experience back in the classroom.
Many of the resources are still relevant and we are making them available as they may inspire you to look at your subject differently, to link it more explicitly with the real world where appropriate and to therefore enhance the students’ learning experience.
Please use and explore these additional resources for inspiration, with the caveat that if you do use them, please make sure that you check your syllabus, programmes of study and the National Curriculum as appropriate.