Martin Crabbe, a teacher based at Glebe School in Kent, has submitted the following information about his plans for WDWTWA Week 2008.

1. School details:
Glebe School, Hawes Lane, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9AE
(a secondary school for students with statements of moderate learning difficulties).

2. Year Group(s) participating in WDWTWA-themed activities in 2008:

• Year 7 - most of the Year group (approx 26 students) at a basic level and 10 students at a more involved level with the Kobi Nazrul School in Tower Hamlets: see http://sustainablegeography.co.uk/glebeandkobinazrul.aspx
• Year 9 - whole year group (about 30 students)
• Year 10 and 11. 10 students producing work as part of GCSE Geography coursework.

3. Brief description of the planning undertaken & activities for w/c 23rd June 2008

A series of development activities has been undertaken to prepare students for the week:

• Students from Glebe School have been developing a link with a primary school in Tower Hamlets called Kobi Nazrul School. This link has so far involved 2 reciprocal visits to each location; a joint Mudchute Farm visit, and an online web-conference. The link is being led by older KS4 students from Glebe and involves 10 year 7 students from Glebe School and 10 mixed age students from Kobi Nazrul - see http://sustainablegeography.co.uk/glebeandkobinazrul.aspx
• Key Stage 4 students have produced a number of think pieces on identity and place
• Year 9 students will use literacy, history and geography lessons during the week to write short essays answering the question Who do you think you are?
• The week between 7^th July and 11^th July a small task force will explore areas of London to explore the question further ( visiting Kobi Nazrul School and Brick Lane, Brixton and China Town)
• All the above is/ will be made publically available through the school's sustainable geography website at http://sustainablegeography.co.uk/wdwtwa.aspx

4. Summary of the expected learning outcomes, subject-specific skills (as well as concepts & processes), values and issues to be explored during the course of WDWTWA Week

• Literacy: the week will support the school's efforts to use real world learning opportunities with a relevance to student's lives to support literacy development primarily with Year 9 students
• History: the week will look at the historical roots to identity with Year 9 students
• Geography: Older students will use the week to consider the unit: My Place in Britain for their Geography GCSE coursework; Younger students will use the week to develop their understanding of identity, place, interdependence, global dimension etc

5. Statement about why you would recommend WDWTWA to other teachers.

"It's a fantastic opportunity to reflect on identity with students. This issue particularly relevant to schools involved in linking projects."

Martin Crabbe