Opening of The Beacon Centre Co-op

1st August 2019Neaera Warren

Thursday 1st August 2019

Today The Beacon Centre proudly welcomed Les Old and Steven Varty from the Co-op for the grand opening of our very own mock Co-op store set to tackle knife crime and antisocial behaviour in South Tyneside.

  • Les Old from the Co-op
  • Kelly Hudson and Les Old
  • Councillor Alan Kerr cutting the ribbon
  • Grand opening

The Beacon Centre have chosen to receive a brand new learning zone. This looks and works like a real shop, however, it is a ‘Mocked up shop’. The resource will give students the opportunity to work on a number of education and social scenarios, including budgeting money, finance and anti-social behaviour. We look forward to the students accessing this new learning zone.

  • The front of the shop
  • The tills
  • Self-service tills
  • Selection of frozen and household goods
  • Selction of drinks

Some staff members came into school, some bringing their own children with them to celebrate the opening of the store. This gave them the opportunity to explore the shop and have a go on the till.

  • Searching for products
  • Mrs Stubley scanning items
  • Mrs Gibson scanning items
  • Mrs Warren scanning items
  • Byron scanning items
  • Gwen scanning items

Shields Gazette came into The Beacon Centre to report on the opening of the Co-op shop and wrote an article giving more information on the new learning zone within the school. To view the article, please visit the following link. https://www.shieldsgazette.com/education/see-inside-the-ps100000-mock-co-op-store-set-to-tackle-knife-crime-and-antisocial-behaviour-in-south-tyneside-487760

We would like to say a huge thank you to all of the following suppliers, for their generosity and involvement in the delivery of this project.

Westoe Crown Primary Visits The Beacon Centre COOP

18th October 2019Neaera Warren

On Friday 18th October 2019, Westoe Crown Primary came to visit The Beacon Centre.

The Beacon Centre welcomed students from year 4, with their teacher, to have a shopping experience in The  COOP. The students started by discussing what type of products they would need to buy from a shop.

The students were given the opportunity to go into the shop to look around and then chosen to select an item, take it to the till to scan and print off the receipt.

The students really enjoyed this.

The students were then separated into two groups; one group did a written activity while the other group did an activity in the COOP.

The written activity involved working in twos to work out what sort of products they would need to buy from a shop.

The activity in the COOP involved the students working in groups of two to select items with the challenge of only spending £10.

This particular student was very shocked that she spend over her £10 budget!

These 2 students were the £10 challenge winners as their shopping totalled exactly £10!

The next challenge the students faced was to plan a shop to cater for breakfast, lunch, tea, a snack as well as hygiene products. This time they had a £20 budget. The task involved looking at the prices of the products and using their estimating skills to see who could get the closest to a £20 spend.

Whilst in the COOP, the students also had the opportunity to view the CCTV footage.

All of the students from Westoe Crown Primary School enjoyed their time at The Beacon Centre COOP.

 

Student feedback:

Student 1: “It’s been really fun because I never really get to go to the shops by myself and get what I want.”

Lucy: “Thank you for giving up your time for us to come to your shop, I had an amazing time!”

Robyn: “I loved how the shop looked just like a real shop!”

Kofi: “I really looked seeing how the CCTV cameras worked!”

Joshua: “I really liked getting a real receipt!”

Ayhan: “I liked the teachers we met at the Beacon Centre!”

‘Ava: “I liked that everything was real in the shop!”

 

The Beacon Centre staff would like to say a big thank you to all of the students from Westoe Crown Primary school for their positive behaviour, attitudes and for having excellent manners.

We would also like to say thank you to Caden, who assisted in the shop and even stayed in school after finishing time so that he could help for the entire activity!

Show Racism the Red Card 2019

18th October 2019Neaera Warren

Friday 18th October 2019

Many students participated in Show Racism the Red Card Wear Red Day 19 #WRD19. Students produced posters in PSHE and Citizenship lessons the week before the event, these posters were placed around school to inform the students of the wear red day.

Students were then allowed to wear an item of red clothing on Friday 18th October in support of SRTRC. Many students participated in the event and we held a small photo shoot with the SRTRC signs that the school received.

Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2019

27th September 2019Neaera Warren

Friday 27th September 2019

Today The Beacon Centre took part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Macmillan. Staff and students cooked cakes and brought them to school to sell. Students, parents and members of the public were invited to the coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan.

Staff had informal chats with parents and students during the event.

Careers Fair at Newcastle Utilita Arena

17th September 2019Neaera Warren

Tuesday 17th September 2019

Some year 10 and 11 students attended the Utilita Arena in Newcastle for a careers and information fair. The students were able to speak to many different stall holders. Students talked to colleges, looked into apprentices and looked at jobs in which were hands on and could work up through the levels.

The students really enjoyed the session, they all took part in activities and interacted very well and maturely with the staff on all of the stalls. Students really showed interest and they asked fantastic questions to gain as much information as possible.

Gardening at the Beacon Centre

12th September 2019Neaera Warren

Gardening at the Beacon Centre

 

Students in The Green Room have been learning how to plant seeds for winter vegetables.

Over 100 seeds were planted including carrot, sprouts, leeks, parsnip, spinach and swede.

We are hoping to have a bumper crop to use in the school in a few months.

 

What’s in the News?

11th September 2019Neaera Warren

‘What’s in the News’ is a new topic in The Green Room where students browse various news websites and conduct some in-depth research into a story that catches their eye.

 

Students complete a piece of work to summarise the main parts of the story and once completed, the students discuss the stories that they have researched.

The students work is put onto the display in the classroom for all to see. Keep checking for more updates.

Breakfast in the Beacon Centre

10th September 2019Neaera Warren

Every morning our secondary students are welcomed into school and have the opportunity to receive a free breakfast.  This is offered again at morning break time.

 

Students enjoy having something to eat and drink.  It allows provides the opportunity for staff and students to socialise together at the table.