Major Community Partnerships

MoneyTrail is interactive software in the form of a decision tree. It aims to help people plan for their retirement and make informed choices that lead to a more satisfactory income in retirement. Content was developed during 2006 and the product will be launched in 2007.

Second year of funding for interactive video-conferencing (VC) project linking Cambridge University with four Cardiff schools. The project aims to increase pupils’ confidence and their awareness of maths applications in other disciplines.

Feedback from year one was very positive. One school is now involving a group of Special Educational Needs children in the project and two schools now use VC equipment outside the scope of the project.

Ongoing funding for ‘teacher meetings’ for maths teachers, to help them improve their classroom practice and make lessons more interesting and relevant.

Attendance has increased each year, with over 1,500 teachers attending an event in 2006. Events have attracted delegates from a range of schools across the country and the academic spectrum. Plans for 2007 include running meetings with a specific topic focus, based on ‘problem areas’ identified by teachers, as well as maths ‘fun days’ in schools.

Extended support for two healthy lifestyle publications, ‘Get Active’ and ‘Stress and your Heart’. We continued to promote the BHF’s ‘Think Fit!’ pack (supported in 2005), aimed at promoting to employers the corporate and individual benefits of a healthy lifestyle and encouraging people in workplaces to take more exercise and eat healthily.

Together with the BHF, we also organised ‘Healthy Employer of the Year’ awards in 2006.

Support for 1,000 educational resource packs entitled ‘Me, Myself and Eye’, to be available to schools in each of our main office locations. They are designed for 9-11 year olds and aimed at helping them explore choices and consequences, raise awareness of Crimestoppers as a channel for reporting crime and ultimately contribute to reduction in crime in these areas. To be launched early in 2007.

The Legal & General Schools’ Matinees Programme is an annual series of six matinee performances by the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera Company. They give many young people their first experience of ballet and opera in a prestigious theatre.

Over 12,000 primary and secondary school students and teachers attended a performance during the 2005-06 season, from schools across the UK. Through the programme, therefore, ROH Education is successfully introducing the lyric arts to thousands of students each year.