A dedicated group of Slough and Eton C of E Business Enterprise College pupils have earned an extra qualification by swapping Friday night boxing practice for the classroom.

A dozen Year 11 boys from the College attended a series of extra Friday night sessions to each achieve a Level 2 Equality and Diversity qualification studying online with vision2learn for schools. The course has helped the students learn important life skills, covering issues related to equality in the workplace and community life in diverse communities. 

 

Rahima Dessai, the College’s Director of Learning Key Stage 4 and the teacher responsible for supervising the sessions, found the simplicity and interactivity of the vision2learn for schoolse-learning platform a great way to tempt the boys to spend time away from the boxing ring.   

 

Rahima said:

 

“Boxing is the main interest on weeknights for the boys, so the flexibility of the platform was the key. It has been a great success story. We already have a further 15 Year 11 pupils ready to take on the Equality and Diversity course. I can’t wait to get started.”

 

Haseeb Rehman, one of Rahima’s pupils, said:

 

“E-learning was a new and exciting concept for me. When I was introduced to the vision2learn platform I really enjoyed it because I was able to work in a small group every Friday night.”

 

Students from Slough and Eton Business Enterprise College achieved a Level 2 Equality and

Diversity qualification studying online on Friday evenings with vision2learn for schools

 

Slough and Eton Head Teacher Paul McAteer said:

 

“At Slough and Eton we want every pupil to enjoy the experience of learning. We recognise that pupils’ preferred method of learning varies and vision2learn offers an ideal alternative means of learning and achieving qualifications to the traditional routes that we offer.”

 

The vision2learn for schools online learning environment provides flexibility to engage pupils at all ability levels. With employment opportunities for school leavers at a premium in the current economic climate, new online learning methods such as vision2learn are being adopted at schools across England.

 

Jonathan Ovenden, Business Development Director at vision2learn, said:

 

“It is a challenging time for young people like Rahima’s pupils making the transition from school to work. This is why we have designed vision2learn forschools with the needs of all levels of ability in mind.

 

“The skills the group at Slough and Eton have developed will hopefully provide a platform to greater academic success in the future. The online nature of the courses really seemed to click with them, and we wish the boys and the school continued success in the future.”