Our Specialist School Status is Business & Enterprise

As a specialist school our overall aim is to:

Raise attainment for all students in the specialist subjects and across the whole curriculum
Strengthen and develop the quality of teaching and learning strategies in the specialist subjects and use them to help raise standards throughout the school
Extend opportunities for vocational learning and enrichment
Develop within the school, characteristics which signal its specialist ethos and identity
Work collaboratively with partner schools, as well as local, national and international communities to broaden students’ educational experience

The specialism reflects the local community
Provides opportunity to drive up standards across the school with a focus on enterprise across the curriculum
Gives a flexibility that other specialisms do not and ties in with work related learning

Improving teaching and learning in the specialist subjects, supporting high standards of achievement across the whole school
Developing students Personal Learning, Thinking & Enterprise Skills (PLTES)
Building on the unique international character of Woodside High School
Continuing the development of the use of leading-edge ICT as a leading tool across the curriculum
Extending the range of courses and qualifications available to students from age 14
Providing high quality training for all our staff

Working with primary and secondary schools to develop their enterprise capabilities
Competing in regional and national enterprise Masterclasses and debating competitions
Inviting entrepreneurs and companies eg. HSBC into school to work with students
One week work experience placement for Year 10 students
Annual Fashion show organised by the creative departments
Annual Enterprise days of activities
Students setting up and running a small company and a school bank
Producing Business & Enterprise newsletter articles