The Learning Exchange Library
Try our whiteboards Download the latest Bulletin magazine to read about how Chatham Grammar School for Boys has been working with community language schools (also known as supplementary schools) in Medway. Partnership working is now a two-way street, flowing with rich benefits for pupils and teachers alike: international days, football tournaments, and sharing traditional food, training courses – even interactive whiteboards.
National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education e-bulletin.
Join the NRC Free membership to a network of legal and strategic advice, free training, quality frameworks and consultancy for people working in supplementary education.
Evidencing impact: Somali parent and pupil projects in Kingsbury High School A parental engagement case study from the TDA which includes an impact evaluation model.
Supporting newly-arrived communities New arrivals to the UK who may be helped by supplementary schools are international migrants, including refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants from overseas. They may come from families who themselves have to learn English, and who are not able to support their children with homework.
Policy map for supplementary schools It is now widely acknowledged that supplementary schools can make a valuable contribution to a number of educational objectives, such as raising the achievement of minority ethnic pupils. Visit the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education to find out how supplementary education can also improve outcomes for children, young people, families and communities in a range of other ways.
Evidence that supplementary education works Visit the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education for articles and research reports providing evidence that supplementary education works.
Working with supplementary schools Read about how local authorities can work with supplementary schools.