Take Your Place - 2006

Written by : John Edgar
Director: Marcus Fernando and Tina Hofman
Cast: Jan Bridgman, Peter Collis, Beth House

Take Your Place is an Aimhigher project and toured High Schools in Worcestershire.It was aimed at Year 10 pupils. In the play Sarah, an A-level student, gets her exam results and has to decide what she wants to do next. The learning outcomes were to:

• reinforce the idea that HE is for everyone

• reinforce their awareness of the benefits of HE weighed against the costs

• develop the skills of communication, working with others and self-organisation which are essential to HE study

• reinforce their awareness of the different pathways into HE and the stages they need to pass through on the way

• develop awareness of the variety of courses and institutions which offer them

• acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to research the next steps

Reviews:

"The production was enjoyable and funny whilst being informative at the same time"

"I thought the production was educational and I have been thinking more about my future"

"I don't really know what I want to do in the future but yeaterday's performance has told me to think carefully about my final decision."

Year 10's Haybridge High School & Sixth Form, Hagley


"Great and answered a lot of my questions I had"

"The play has opened my eyes to a whole new world of learning"

Christopher Whitehead High School, Worcester


"The performance today has encouraged me to go on to higher education"

"I thought it was good because it gave you information about higher education and it wasn't boring because it was in a play and you took in the information easier."

Arrow Vale High School, Redditch

"A very good presentation. I am now more confident about what I want to do and more aware of the commitment I need to put in. Thank you."

"Well planned. Lots of answers given."

Stourport High School Language College