The Keys 2 Success Partnership (K2S EIP) was established in April 2001. Formally known as an Education Action Zone (EAZ) we transformed into an EIP in 2006.

Our main aim is to inspire, nurture and stretch the talents and abilities of all our children and young people. We aim to help raise educational attainment and achievement for all within a community that ranks high nationally in terms of multiple deprivation.

We are a strong collaborative partnership. We operate within a challenging, but supportive environment and we are committed to improving service delivery for all our children, young people and their families.

Examples of projects (past and present):

Key Stage 1-4

• Key Skills curriculum development and the production of 3 booklets for Improving your own learning, Problem solving and Working with others.
• Out of hours learning – we were the first family of schools in the country to obtain the Quality in Study Support Award (QiSS). Breakfast clubs, after school clubs etc.
• Curriculum enrichment activities and trips, camps, summer schools.
• Gifted and Talented programme of activities.
• SEAL development.
• Sports curriculum development in all schools, EIP Olympics and festivals, JSLA qualification.
• Parental support for family learning and adult learning classes.
• EIP Pupil Council (2 pupils per school have formed this Council).
• Extended Schools development from April 2008 onwards building on previous out of hours programme.
• Place2Be (Key Stages 1-2).

Key Stage 2-3

• Transition – we developed a brand new transition curriculum at Key Stage 2-3 and funded a Transition Teacher and a Transition Basel.
• Aspire project – solid relationship across all schools with both the University of Nottingham and Trent University in terms of students in classrooms and volunteers delivering in and out of classroom activities.

Key Stage 4-5

• Music Technology – 28 pupils achieved the L2 award in 2007.
• Peer Tutors supporting young children and delivering after school classes.
• Academy development at William Sharp with the University of Nottingham and Samworth.

Who are we?

Operating from a central base on Birchover Road, our EIP team are:

Jill Wilkinson - EIP Manager
Telephone: 0115 9157664
E-mail: jill.wilkinson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Anne Lindley - Aspire Co-ordinator
Telephone: 0115 9157667
E-mail: annelindley.aspire@virgin.net

Ron Hendry - Sports Co-ordinator
Telephone: 0115 9157664

Becky Priest - Transition Teacher
Telephone: 0115 9157664

Extended Schools Co-ordinator (tbc)