| PwC takes on change management assignment with a difference |
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| | As a result of an
unusual challenge set by
a local business, Year 6
students took over from
teachers and staff in a
central London primary
school recently,
teaching lessons to
younger children. Grange
Primary School children
were taught art, sports,
design, and ITC by the
Year 6 students, with
teachers acting as
classroom assistants
during the day.
A team from
London-based
professional services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
took on the change
management assignment
with a difference as
part of the firm’s UK
wide “What would you
like to change” | |
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| | campaign.
Working with the
school’s management
team, they devised a
plan to guide the
children through a
programme to help them
uncover ideas that would
change their school for
the better. The emphasis
of the initiative has
been to promote a sense
of personal
responsibility amongst
the students to play a
part in making change
happen in any area of
life.
Supporting the
children over a
four-month period,
volunteer mentors from
the Westminster and
Southwark based firm
worked with the students | |
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| | incredibly valuable
lesson in understanding
how they can make a
positive impact on the
lives of others and
themselves.
“Projects like this
complement the
curriculum. They give
our pupils the
opportunity to learn
with successful and
committed business
people, helping them to
have aspirations and
believe their views are
valued.”
The PwC ‘What Would
You Like To Change’
campaign offered people
the opportunity to
publish and vote on
aspects of life they
would like to change.
Over 5,000 ideas were | |
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| | contributed, with
education one of the
most popular areas of
focus for contributors.
Suggestions highlighted
opportunities for
improvements in issues
ranging from school
dinners to the
curriculum, class sizes
and child safety.
Sam Cameron, a PwC
volunteer who led the
project said: “We all
know something about
school we would like to
have changed. What this
programme was about was
showing students that by
working together and
giving themselves a
voice, they can make
change happen.” | |
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| | to create proposals for
five possible projects,
pitching their ideas and
holding a vote.
Unsurprisingly, the
children elected to beat
their teachers at their
own game. 'Changing
Places' gave them the
opportunity to work with
teachers and PwC
volunteers to plan and
deliver lessons to each
other and younger
children.
Alan Bugg, acting
assistant head at Grange
Primary said: “This is
exactly what children
need to build confidence
in taking responsibility
for their own
environment. It’s an | |
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