A supplementary school meets after school on weekdays and at weekends. It may offer any or all of the following:
Formal revision or booster lessons in English Maths, Science:
one teacher, one topic (usually chosen with or by students), explanations, lots of practice
Informal revision or homework sessions:
any subject; lots of one-to-one help using teachers and volunteers
Lessons in mother tongue, cultural studies:
usually formal in style; the best follow the framework for mother tongue teaching produced by CiLT
Religious classes:
in any religion, possibly associated with a particular church, mosque or gurdwara, but may be organised by parents
Sports:
Football, skating, bowls, climbing, dry skiing, Keep Fit, weights, swimming - some regularly, some as one-off outings
History, Arts and special projects:
summer trips, storytelling, mosaic, drama, IT courses, cooking, drumming
For further details please contact Val Patterson on 020 8962 5720 or EMAIL VAL PATTERSON BY CLICKING HERE
The Partnership for Supplementary Schools in Kensington and Chelsea
Supplementary Schools, run by community groups, provide classes for children after school and at weekends. Over 30 groups run schools in Kensington & Chelsea. Some give general support with schoolwork - English, Maths and Science are the most popular subjects. Some schools run youth programmes with activities in sport and arts. Some also run lessons in community languages, and teach children about their culture and history.
Any supplementary school in the borough of Kensington & Chelsea can join The Partnership for Supplementary Schools. The Trust chairs the Partnership for Supplementary Schools in Kensington and Chelsea, and the Supplementary Schools' Co-ordinator Val Patterson is based at 1, Thorpe Close.
The Co-ordinator organises special events where groups can learn together, including an annual Science Tournament and visits from poets and storytellers. For further details contact Val Patterson, the Co-ordinator on 020 8962 5739 or CLICK HERE TO EMAIL VAL PATTERSON
The Trust's Sports Development Worker, Matt Moore, helps supplementary schools to set up sporting events and regular training - see the Community Sport section of this website for more information CLICK HERE to go to the Community Sport page or CLICK HERE TO EMAIL MATT MOORE
The annual training programme for supplementary school teachers, managers and volunteers covers:
- Lesson Planning and Assessment
- Working with Mainstream Schools
- Evaluation
- Quality Standards
- Health and Safety
- First Aid, Child Protection
- Fundraising and Financial Record Keeping
The central support programme is funded by the Trust and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
For more information please contact Val Patterson on 020 8962 5720 or EMAIL VAL PATTERSON BY CLICKING HERE
The Supplementary Schools Resource Centre
The new Supplementary Schools Resource Centre opened at 7 Thorpe Close in December 2003. Funded by the Trust and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the centre houses the Supplementary Schools Text Book and Reference Library and is used for classes for adults and older students, training and drop-in advice and guidance sessions.
For further details, please contact Val Patterson on 020 8962 5720 or EMAIL VAL PATTERSON BY CLICKING HERE
Sharing information between supplementary and weekday schools
Mainstream schools work with us in various ways, sometimes referring children who need help, sometimes on partnership projects, sometimes just by handing out certificates at assembly as a way of building self-esteem and showing respect for community groups.
We encourage parents to send a standard letter asking their child's teacher to share information with us.
Teachers fill in a simple form giving us information they think we will find useful (such as any special targets for the child, the name of the teacher and of the head of year and the date of the next parents evening).
We only ask teachers to spend a couple of minutes to fill in this form and give it to the child. Some will then arrange to meet us and discuss the work we are both doing with the child.
To keep workload down we use this form selectively. But if we can share targets, it really helps us plan a programme for each child.
For further details please contact Val Patterson on 020 8962 5720 or EMAIL VAL PATTERSON BY CLICKING HERE
Supplementary schools in your area
Al-Noor Youth Association
Sundays 10am - 3pm
Training for Skills Centre
Maxilla Walk, St Mark's Road, W10
Teaches: English, Maths, Arabic, Sports; plus Parents' classes
Azza (Sudanese)
Saturdays, 10am - 2pm
Lancaster Road Methodist Church Hall
Lancaster Road, W11
Teaches: English, Maths, Arabic
Blin Language and Culture (Eritrean)
Saturdays 10am - 1pm
St Clements Community Centre
Sirdar Road, W11
Teaches: English, Maths, Blin, Sports
Dalgarno Supplementary School
Evenings 4.30pm - 6.30pm
Dalgarno Community Centre
1 Webb Close, W10
Teaches: English, Arabic, Sports
Eritrean Saturday School
Saturdays 9am - 4pm
Training for Skills Centre
Maxilla Walk, St Mark's Road, W10
Teaches: English, Maths, Science, Arabic, Sports; plus Parents' classes in English
Georgian Supplementary School
Saturdays 3pm - 5pm
Latymer Christian Centre
Bramley Road W10
Teaches: Georgian language and culture, music and dance, Sports
Gheez Rite Saturday School (Eritrean)
Saturdays 11am - 3pm
Latymer Christian Centre
Bramley Road W10
Teaches: English, Maths, Tigrinya, Sports
Moroccan Supplementary School
Saturdays 10am - 2pm
Kensington and Chelsea College
Wornington Road, W10
Teaches: English, Maths, Science, IT, French, Arabic; plus Parents' classes in English
The Saturday School
Saturdays 10am - 1pm
Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre
Acklam Road, W10
English, Maths, Science, IT, French, Spanish, History, Geography (all at primary, secondary, GCSE and A level)
Pae-Ben
Saturdays 2pm - 5pm, fortnightly
Ashburnham Community Centre
Tetcott Road SW10
Teaches: Chollo, Southern Sudanese language and culture, GCSE support
Pimento
Evenings 4.30pm - 7pm and Saturdays 10am - 2pm
All Saints
Notting Hill, 28 Powis Gardens, W11
Teaches: English, Maths, Spanish, IT + general homework support, Sports; plus Parents' classes in English
P Jeffrey Academy of Higher Achievement / Prospects
Saturdays 10 - 1pm
308 Ladbroke Grove, W10
Teaches: English, Maths, French, IT
Somali Mothers and Children's Association
Saturdays 10am - 1pm
Dalgarno Community Centre
14 Webb Close, W10
Teaches: Maths, Somali, Arabic, Sports; plus Parents' classes in English
Somali Women's Association
Saturdays 10am - 2pm
Venture Centre
Wornington Road, W10
Teaches: English, Maths, Arabic, Sports
For further details please contact Val Patterson on 020 8962 5720 or EMAIL VAL PATTERSON BY CLICKING HERE
