Supplementary Schools
Find a supplementary school in North Kensington
Our supplementary schools offer extra tuition for pupils aged between 5-19 years who attend mainstream school. They meet in term-time after school and at weekends and are run by more than 23 community groups set up by parents throughout the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).
Supplementary schools, as the adjective ‘supplementary’ suggests, complement or enhance the existing school system and supplementary education can be defined as all out-of-school learning. Particularly, classes focused on providing additional support for curriculum subjects, including all languages, history and cultural enrichment activities. The provision takes place within a range of contexts, including:
- Tuition groups
- After-school clubs
- Supplementary schools
- Mother-tongue classes
- Complementary schools
- Saturday schools
- Faith based tuition (i.e. in a temple-, synagogue-, mosque-, church-, or home-based),
- Private tuition.
Supplementary schools offer this range of educational support (language, core curriculum, faith and culture) outside the school day (and are therefore sometimes referred to as out-of-school settings) and within the context of a specific ethnic, national, faith or physical community. They are established and managed mainly on a voluntary basis by community members. Community-based organisations act as crucial information and advocacy points for adults and children. There are 3,000-5,000 such schools in England (Anon., 2024).
What we Teach
We help young people to increase their understanding, improve their grades, and most importantly, build their confidence in learning. We offer formal revision or booster lessons in English, Maths and Science, as well as a range of other subjects not always taught in mainstream school. Subjects include:
- Mother tongue language
- Storytelling
- Drama
- IT
- Cooking
- Music
- Trips away
- Sports & Fitness
- Arts & Crafts
Supplementary schools are available to everyone, and anyone can attend, but we primarily offer places to those who can’t access other forms of extra tuition.
More recently we have coordinated with Imperial College to deliver ‘Discover Computing’ workshops. Click here to find out more.
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You gain many things from here; if I hadn’t come here I would have still been a very shy person, so it also builds your confidence.
Ayoub, Year 6 pupil
Get in touch
For more information please call 020 8962 5720 or email learning@westway.org