Mainstream schools working in partnership with supplementary schools: rewards, issues & challenges
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Paddy 09 July 2010, 2:47pm |
Welcome to the Supplementary school discussion. There are lots of rewards to be had when mainstream schools work in close partnership with supplementary schools. Please post any questions you'd like answered about supplementary education here, and we'll ensure that one of our supplementary schools team members answers you. In the meantime, here's a useful sheet of tips: And don't forget to visit www.supplementaryeducation.org.uk |
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PascaleV 09 July 2010, 6:48pm |
thank you Paddy for opening up the discussion, there is so much good work going on in supplementary schools across the country, lots of it is in partnership with mainstream schools but plenty more is running in parallel without either party being aware of each other. I'll be posting up some examples of good practice very soon |
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PascaleV 16 July 2010, 8:57am |
Check out my Blog for more about the amazing partnership projects being deliverd by six schools in Greater London all working toward the Special Distinction level of the QF. Powerful demonstration of the innovation, commitment, imagination of communities when they are free to choose their own direction. |
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Paddy 16 July 2010, 12:01pm |
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Paddy 28 July 2010, 8:04pm |
Viva Mo! what a gorgeous gorgeous runner!
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PascaleV 30 July 2010, 5:03pm |
Pan London Network of Supplementary School Fora/Consortia For Extended Services managers, CVS staff, headteachers, EMAS staff, school improvement, supplementary school partnerships. Next meeting: Tuesday 9th November 10am - 2.30pm Also: Strengthening and Supporting Supplementary Education in South East England Tuesday 12th October - Medway, Kent, 3pm to 4.30pm Followed by Safeguarding in Supplementary Schools 5pm to 8pm Email me for more details about both and to book your place pascale.vassie@continyou.org.uk |
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PascaleV 08 November 2010, 11:18am |
The Pan London Network meeting has moved to Friday 12th November, same time. The focus will be linking supplementary school data to the national pupil database so we can demonstrate the impact supplementary education has on pupils educational achievement, self-confidence and life outcomes. We're also going to be looking at how supplementary schools need to be part of the extended services sustainability agenda. When the DfE's research on study support and the disadvantage subsidy shows that schools are struggling to engage certain children and their parents there is a real argument to be made about raising awareness of the role of community-based initiatives and facilitating partnerships between mainstream and supplementary schools. We want to get that argument heard |
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PascaleV 03 December 2010, 8:04pm |
Partnership between mainstream and community approaches works: Harrow Weekend School provides solid evidence of improvement in pupils attainment. Nine Narrowing the Gap schools have between them referred over 100 pupils to HWS. Of all the children attending 63% gained 2/3 of a level or more with the average added value at 4.83 points. This is greater than national curriculum expectations. For those children whose attendance at HWS was greater than 70% there was significant improvement - 72% of attendees gained 2/3 of a level or more and the everage value added was 5.58. Furthermore, children were referred to HWS because of their low attainment, WS has contributed significantly to the children's progress and is having a real impact on their writing and maths. For a full report on the Harrow Weekend School check our website. |
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PascaleV 03 May 2011, 4:39pm |
One of the main areas of difficulty in partnership development is the use of mainstream school premises by supplementary schools. Mainstream schools often leave their premises manager in charge of all contact with supplementary schools, charging relatively high rents and missing out on a really wide range of opportunities to enhance their work with Black, Asian and migrant communities. Such an arms-length relationship also seems to encourage the development of problems with how the supplementary school(s) use the premises, it is crucial for mainstream schools to realise that community-based supplementary schools are run by volunteer community-members with limited time and resources, teachers are generally the only paid staff within a supplementary school although they too may be volunteers. The most productive relationships between mainstream and supplementary schools seem to be those where the head or deputy head has taken a personal interest in the work that the supplementary school is doing. Some excellent examples of this are highlighted in our Bulletin (eg. see Issue 10, Autumn 2010 on our website) Islington EMA services have developed a draft partnership agreement for mainstream and supplementary schools to sign. They’re happy for it to be used by others. Finally, Shpresa – an Albanian community organisation that has built excellent working relationships with nine different mainstream schools produced some top tips for others entering into partnerships. I've uploaded both onto my page so you can access from there or email me and I'll send you them. I hope you find this useful, please get in touch if you would like any further information or support. |
- I've just been told that above link doesn't work - so here is one that does - with luck! 
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