LVS Ascot Students Receive Unique Awards
01 Feb 2016
A group of sixth formers from LVS Ascot are celebrating receiving unique awards thanks to its rare position as the only school in the country able to offer pupils an Institute in Leadership & Management course.
The leading independent all-ability school is owned and managed by the Licensed Trade Charity, which became an approved ILM centre in 2011. This has given LVS Ascot the ability to not only provide valuable in-house training to staff, but also offer sixth formers the opportunity to get ahead via a qualification unavailable in schools anywhere else in the UK.
The ILM Level 2 Award in Effective Team Member Skills gives students the chance to learn the importance of communication, adapt their own styles of learning and communication, improve negotiation skills and learn how to adapt in a business environment. The facilities at LVS Ascot allow course leaders to create a business environment on site separate from the school, and students have access to support from staff who have experienced the ILM process, allowing greater direction and support on the assignment which follows an intensive two day course.
At a special assembly on 18th December, five students in Year 13 from Ascot, Maidenhead, Wokingham and Windsor received their certificates for the ILM Level 2 Award in Effective Team Member Skills, something which course trainer Jackie Green says will be an important advantage to them in future: “The ILM qualification is recognised worldwide, and for these five LVS Ascot students having it on their CV is a definite plus when applying for universities and jobs. It helps so much in the transition from education to business by enhancing communication, negotiation and team work”.
The Institute of Leadership & Management offers the UK’s widest range of leadership and management qualifications, and with 35,000 managers members of ILM, LVS Ascot is keen to ensure its pupils have the best possible start to life and leave fully equipped for successful careers. Principal Christine Cunniffe said: “LVS Ascot always seeks to attain greater academic achievement and enhance career prospects, helping students to aim for, and reach, new heights. The ILM qualification is a great way of doing this as it is such a unique qualification that it sets our students apart and gives them a boost going into university and careers”.
The ILM award is one of several special initiatives LVS Ascot provides for its sixth formers. Last year it also created a Business Management course for Years 12 and 13, allowing them to complete a seven module programme including marketing and operations, strategic decision making and conflict management to enrich them outside the academic arena.
Photo: LVS Ascot student Timothy Shaw receives his ILM award from Principal Christine Cunniffe