YPF Trust | centre for Supplementary Education

Tell us what you're doing and we'll publicise
2016-07-31 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
We’re very happy to publicise events for supplementary schools all around the country. We are also happy to deliver training and support throughout England but we are not funded to deliver it free of charge. If you’d like to do any of our training courses: one-day course, accredited modular courses get in touch or ask your local authority to book a course for you.
If you’d like to invite us to an event for a group/network of supplementary schools we’ll do our best to attend.
If you’re a supplementary school and have had an event or an award and would like to share the good news then please email us or share it on our Facebook page – with a photo is best.
We’re always happy to hear from you.
Pascale Vassie
Executive Director – NRCSE

Teaching in Islamic Supplementary Schools
2016-05-01 - 2016-05-02 | Minority Matters, London
This accredited two-day course builds on the popular Teaching Skills in Supplementary Schools course to provide additional opportunity to develop the skills of teachers working in Islamic Supplementary Schools. It is designed with a seminar format. It can be offered before or after the Teaching Skills course, or on its own.
On completion of the course learners will have gained an understanding of:

– the development of Islamic education in Britain;
– the teaching methodologies adopted by the Qur’an and the Prophets;
– the roles and responsibilities of teachers within an Islamic teaching environment;
– how Islamic education contributes to a child’s life and educational progress;
– how to evaluate one’s own teaching

Emergency First Aid course
2016-03-15 09:30 - 16:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA
First aid within the workplace is governed by law

This training has been cancelled due to insufficient bookings
If you have booked on to this course or are interested in taking First Aid training please check the British Red Cross website as there are opportunities to join existing courses in your area.
If your insurance is with Morton Michel you are automatically part of the Childcare Club and benefit from discounts on Red Cross training so let them know when you book.

Every supplementary school must have a trained first aider. It is also a requirement of the Quality Framework Award. Many of you have a staff member (paid or volunteer) who has trained as part of their main job and that is fine. For others you have have been able to access training through your local authority, excellent.
For those supplementary schools that don’t have a trained first aider regularly on site we have arranged this one-day training on Emergency First Aid. The course is aimed at emergencies concerning adults and children above the age of 8-10 years old (depends on hight/weight). If you have classes with 0-8 year olds you should have at least one staff member trained in paediatric first aid.
The course will cover the following responsiblities:

ensuring first-aid equipment is fit for purpose
arriving at the scene
ensuring the scene is safe
contacting the emergency services
prioritising the treatment of casualties
clearing up after an incident
incident reporting and recording

There are 12 places only on this course to ensure that you all get to practice CPR techniques, etc. It is also an expensive course to buy in so the discounted cost for NRCSE members is £75 pp. Please go to the online shop to book as soon as you know you want a place.

Teaching a language in a supplementary school
2016-03-12 15:00 - 19:00 | Unnamed Venue, London, N1 9QZ
Teaching a mother tongue or heritage language?
Join our accredited, seven-week course for supplementary school teachers
Saturdays from 3pm-7pm, London borough of Islington

To book your place, click here.
Teaching a language in a supplementary school:

is designed to follow on from Teaching Skills in Supplementary Schools and it is advised you complete that course first, unless you have qualified teacher status;
concentrates specifically on language-teaching eg. Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Bengali, Polish, etc. but also applies to those teaching English as an additional language;
raises awareness of teachers’ own education, language-history and experiences of learning a language;
improves knowledge of how to teach a language to children;
gives practical help in devising listening, speaking, reading and writing objectives;
helps in adapting and making teaching resources; and
assists with creating a scheme of work or syllabus.

The course is offered at Level 2 and Level 3, worth six credits.
Cost: £320
This includes: student registration fee, seven x 4hr sessions, assessment and internal moderation, learner file and resources on a membory stick for each learner, refreshments.

Quality assurance and the voluntary code of practice
2016-02-25 05:30 - 19:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
Free twilight session for all those interested in the voluntary code of practice for supplementary schools and learning more about how to obtain a Quality Framework Award
Thursday 25 Febuary

In this two-hour session we will look at the requirements of the Quality Framework, including the Bronze Management File and the online self-assessment tool.
The session will focus on the voluntary code of practice for supplementary education and how schools can meet the 10 standards in education.
Participants will leave the session confident about what policies and procedures are needed to run safe and effective supplementary education that meets the needs of children and young people and enables them to achieve their true potential. You will also discover how to use the many tools and resources provided by the NRCSE and others to support best practice.
Who should attend? Supplementary school co-coordinators or project managers.
But also, individuals thinking about setting up a supplementary school, local authority and mainstream school staff looking to support supplementary schools to meet the requirements of the code of practice for supplementary schools.
Free session please Book your place in the online shop

Special Distinction Recognition Meeting
2016-01-26 01:30 - 17:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
An NRCSE Special Distinction Quality Framework Award shows exceptional all-round high quality. A supplementary school with a Special Distinction Award will be an example to others in teaching and learning; day to day management; and good governance. Its evidence will centre on successful, imaginative programmes of study that help children and young people achieve excellent results.
A comprehensive, up-to-date and regularly reviewed Business Plan will support management committee minutes as the main source of other evidence.To gain a Special Distinction Award you need to have already gained a Gold Award and be a registered charity, Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) or Community Interest Company (CIC).
Five exceptional supplementary schools in England currently have a Special Distinction Award: Afghan Association Paiwand, OYA! Organisation of Young Africans, Shpresa Programme, Rustam Iranian School and Znaniye Russian School.

A key feature of this level of award is a partnership project that runs with other organisations (this could be a mainstream school or other statutory agency, a network, museum or gallery, or another supplementary school). We are looking for the sharing of best practice in a particular area of your choice. This could be:

imaginative use of resources
pioneering new types of learning
bringing about positive changes in other people’s attitudes towards teaching and/or supplementary education
management within supplementary schools.

On Tuesday 26 January, a further two schools will be presenting to a meeting of their peers and independent experts from mainstream education in the hope of obtaining this prestigeous award.

Special Distinction examples of evidence
For each area of the Code of Practice, examples are provided here of the types of evidence that might be included in a school’s Special Distinction portfolio.
Code of Practice statement: Create a well-organised environment in which everyone can work comfortably and has clear expectations of behaviour that supports learning.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: Pupils, parents, teachers and volunteers have clear roles and responsibilities in creating an environment conducive to learning that promotes positive behaviour and excellent relationships. Children and young people take significant responsibility for their own and each other’s learning.
Examples of evidence: development/Action Plan – input from pupils, parents, teachers and volunteers; SWOT Analysis; Home School Student Agreement
Code of Practice statement: Agree what pupils need to learn, and teach them in a way that engages their interest and enthusiasm.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: The curriculum is well matched to pupils’ needs, and teachers engage, develop and extend pupils’ interests.
Examples of evidence: individual learning plans; schemes of work, lesson plans and records; interviews with teachers, training records; records of lesson observations
Code of Practice statement: Keep a record of what pupils have learnt, celebrate what they have achieved and, with their and their parents’ permission, pass on information about what they have learnt to other schools and organisations.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: Teachers are well informed about their subject, levels of achievement, and learning theories. Clear assessed targets are set for individuals and groups. Achievement is recorded and celebrated.
Examples of evidence: records of exam result; links with mainstream schools
Code of Practice statement: Provide teaching resources that are well matched to the pupils’ needs, and of the highest possible quality.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: Teachers use a wide range of diverse resources to extend children’s experience and support their learning.
Examples of evidence: examples of teaching resources; inventory of stock and equipment
Code of Practice Statement: Provide teaching resources that are well matched to the pupils’ needs, and of the highest possible quality.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: Teachers use a wide range of diverse resources to extend children’s experience and support their learning.
Examples of evidence: business plan
Code of Practice statement: Find out about other organisations with similar aims, and work with them whenever the school can.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: The Supplementary School works with a range of partners from the statutory and voluntary sectors, and its staff ad volunteers help to disseminate good practice in supplementary education.
Examples of evidence: minutes of LEA or Network meetings; photo’s, letters and/or publicity material; newspaper articles or reports; partnership agreements
Code of Practice statement: Ask pupils, parents and carers, teachers and volunteers to help the school judge how well it is doing, and plan how to improve its service.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: Evaluation, involving young people and parents, and based on best practice in other supplementary schools, leads to targets for improvement being set and feeds into the development planning process.
Examples of evidence:samples of evaluation forms and reports; minutes from management meetings; targets and evaluation evidence
Code of Practice statement: Recruit staff and volunteers openly and fairly, and give them the support and supervision they need to do their jobs and carry out their roles effectively.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: Staff supervision feeds into staff development and training plan.
Examples of evidence: supervision notes; appraisal records; skills audit; training plans
Code of Practice statement: Make sure that children and adults are safe at all times when they are in the school’s care, by adopting, implementing and reviewing policies and procedures to protect them, and arranging Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD: Policies are monitored, annually reviewed, and sanctioned by the management committee
Examples of evidence: management committee minutes evidencing review of policies; evidence of designated person attending Level 2 Safeguarding training
Code of Practice statement: Budget effectively, manage finances wisely, and account openly for all income and expenditure.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION STANDARD:The management committee agrees and implements fundraising strategies, which are linked to the business planning process, and successfully raises funds.
Examples of evidence: fundraising plan; financial forecasts

Paediatric First Aid Course
2016-01-13 09:30 - 2016-01-14 16:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
In response to popular demand we have arranged to run the two-day paediatric first aid course. This course is a requirement for Ofsted Childcare providers and essential for supplementary schools offering sessions for children under 8 years.

This course is only available to NRCSE members. We have 12 places available so please book soon to reserve your place.
Go to the online shop to book your place
The course is provided by Safety First Consultants (London) Ltd. We pay them to come in and cannot offer any further discount on the fee. Any places left unbooked on 3 January will be offered out to non-members at £180 per place. On completion of both days learners will receive a certificate valid for three years and approved in accordance with the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations.
The course content includes:
DAY ONE

What is First Aid,
H&S Acts & Regs,
First Aid Kits/ contents,
Accident/ incident reporting,
Preventing cross infection,
Responsibilities,
Getting help,
Management of the unconscious casualty,
Primary Survey,
CPR child and infant,
Secondary survey,
Recovery position,
Communicating with the casualty,
Signs and symptoms,
Airway obstruction/choking,
Croup,
Asthma,
Infectious diseases.

DAY TWO

Anaphylactic shock,
Bit and stings,
Shock,
Fractures/dislocations/ soft tissues injuries,
Spinal injuries,
Wounds,
Bleeding,
Nosebleeds/ eye injuries,
Foreign Bodies,
Bandages,
Head injuries,
Burns,
Poisoning,
Medical conditions…Diabetes, Epilepsy, Sickle-cell anaemia.

Mother-tongue or heritage language teacher?
2015-11-17 05:30 - 19:00 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
Teaching a language in a supplementary school
We are planning to deliver this six-week course for supplementary school teachers at Resource for London. This is an opportunity for individual teachers to develop their skills without having to wait for your local authority or school to book the course – which may not happen soon!
If you think you would be interested, if you want to find out more, if you are concerned about how you will pay for the course and how it will benefit you in developing you work skills and prospects – then come to this short introduction and information session.
‘Teaching a language’ can provide 6 credits towards thequalification – Level 3 Cert in Teaching in the Supplementary Education Sector
The full course:

concentrates specifically on language-teaching eg. Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Bengali, Polish, etc. but also applies to those teaching English as an additional language;
raises awareness of teachers’ own education, language-history and experiences of learning a language;
improves knowledge of how to teach a language to children;
gives practical help in devising listening, speaking, reading and writing objectives;
helps in adapting and making teaching resources; and
assists with creating a scheme of work or syllabus.

The course is offered at Level 2 and Level 3, worth six credits.

Funding applications made easy
2015-11-13 09:45 - 13:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA
Book today, only £35 for NRCSE members. Our training fees will have to go up in 2016 so don’t miss this excellent opportunity!
This one-day workshop is for supplementary school management and volunteers who have a draft funding application and would like practical support and guidance to complete and submit their application.
It is particularly suitable for those who attended the Fundraising Workshop on 16 October and have been working on Awards for All and/or BBC Children in Need applications. However, it will be useful for all those who have a funding application underway and would like one-to-one advice on how to complete and submit.
Course tutor, Claire Standring, will provide one-to-one support throughout the day and NRCSE staff will be running practical sessions on budgeting and full-cost recovery.
NB/ The next funding deadline for BBC Children in Need is 1st December 2015, attend ‘Funding applications made easy’ and be ready to submit your application.
Go to the online shop to book your place
Discount for NRCSE members

Fundraising workshop FULL
2015-10-16 09:45 - 15:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
In response to popular demand an opportunity to spend a full day working on raising funds for your supplementary school!
The workshop on 16th October is now full. Please book for 13th November session
This very practical course will take you through the essentials of fundraising including:
– How to ensure your school is ‘fit for funding’
– Project development
– Evidencing need
– Outcomes and outputs – what they are and how to build them in from the start
– Which funders to apply to, funding criteria and deadlines

The course also helps you make the most of your Quality Framework Award as a demonstration of your effective planning and good practice.
All those attending this course will be given priority booking for a second day on 13 November 2015 when you will have the opportunity to bring your draft applications to Awards for All and/or Children in Need back for individual guidance and support.
Course tutor:
Claire Standring has worked in the voluntary and community sector as a teacher and a trainer for over twenty five years. She has also taught in schools and in further education. She started working with supplementary schools in London in 1995 and since then has trained supplementary schools in all aspects of managing and running their schools.
Claire is a qualified, experienced teacher. She holds the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). When she is not training for NRCSE Claire teaches English, literacy and parenting in West London. She is also a consultant with the Partnership of Supplementary Schools (Westway Development Trust) providing organisational development support on all aspects of running a successful supplementary school.
Go to the online shop to book your place
Discounted places for NRCSE members

Get creative with language!
2015-10-13 17:30 - 20:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
Learning is fun
You’re asking children to come to school on Saturday morning, or after a long day at their mainstream school – educational activities can still be exciting and fun, right?
We all learn better when we’re relaxed and learning in new ways. That’s why NRCSE is always looking for opportunities for supplementary schools to get creative and benefit from partnerships with libraries, arts and heritage organisations, universities that are researching new teaching methods. The Critical Connections project run by Dr Jim Anderson of Goldsmith’s, London University is a wonderful opportunity to learn how to use digital technology to enthuse learners, especially teenagers (and we all know that can be hard sometimes).

On 13th October we are holding a session at Resource for London with the wonderful Goldsmith’s Digital Story Telling programme – Critical Connections. An opportunity to find out more from supplementary schools that have already benefitted from the programme and to join the next cohort.
Watch this video produced by students at HuaHsia Chinese School
Read more about the project and the benefits that Peace Arabic School students experienced on the project website.
The event is free but you must book in advance. Go to the NRCSE Eventbrite page to do that www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-critical-connections-for-language-learning-tickets

“Digital storytelling gave me a way of expressing my creativity and imagination [in Arabic]. If you give me a camera and a laptop, anything is possible” Students, Peace School.
“How can we help? – It’s fantastic, it’s just amazing and the children love it…I think it’s very very good because everyone’s getting involved” Parent, Hua Hsia Chinese School.
Digital Story Telling will certainly help to improve accredited Community Language Learning, as well strengthening English language skills.

In 2012-2014, Goldsmiths, University of London with the support of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, ran a highly successful and stimulating project exploring the significance of multilingual digital storytelling for young people and their learning.
Now the university has got further funding to run the project for 2015-17. Would you like to be involved? NRCSE is hosting a network meeting for supplementary schools to find out more and register their interest.
Mainstream and community-based complementary/supplementary schools in and around London as well as partners overseas, took part. The project involved primary and secondary level students studying a range of languages including Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, English as an additional/foreign languages, French, German and Greek.
The project revealed the resourcefulness and creativity of teachers and students working within various constraints imposed by the education system.
For more information come to this event (let us know if you are planning to attend on 13th October) and/or get in touch with:
Dr Jim Anderson
Senior Lecturer in Languages in Education
Department of Educational Studies
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
SE14 6NW
Email: j.anderson@gold.ac.uk
Tel: 020-7919-7085

Train-the-trainer: Teaching a language in a supplementary school
2015-07-20 10:00 - 16:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
Attend our train-the-trainer course to be able to deliver NRCSE’s accredited ‘Teaching a language’ course
Tutor: Jackie Gooding
NRCSE offers a range of modular accredited training for management and teaching staff in the supplementary education sector. These include: Effective Management Skills (3 credits), Teaching in Supplementary Schools (6 credits), Teaching a Language (6 credits), Maintaining a Safe Environment (1 credit), Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs (2 credits), Teaching in Islamic Supplementary Schools (2 credits). Several of these courses can be combined to achieve the Level 3 Certificate in Teaching in the Supplementary Education Sector (QCF 601/5835/9). This train-the-trainer course is for trainers who have already completed training to deliver our Teaching Skills course and have an interest and experience of teaching a language (including English as an additional or foreign language). It will give you an overview of our new course and the knowledge to deliver the course in your locality and/or to be commissioned by NRCSE.
The ‘Teaching a language in a supplementary school’ course is designed to follow on from our highly popular ‘Teaching skills in supplementary schools’ course and concentrates specifically on lnguage-teaching, eg. Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Polish, etc. but also applies to those teaching English as an additional language. The course helps in adapting and making teaching resources and creating a scheme of work or syllabus.

Celebration of supplementary school achievement
2015-07-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN
In celebration of partnership in education and to introduce community organisations to the Museum of London’s new supplementary schools project.
We will be celebrating the London supplementary schools that have achieved a Quality Framework Award this year.
If you are a Quality Framework mentor or a supplementary school that has completed the online self-assessement and is ready for your Bronze Quality Framework Award – get in touch with us as soon as possible.
The Museum of London’s new supplementary schools programme manager, Emma Taylor, will be introducing herself and the exciting programme being prepared to engage supplementary schools, their pupils, parents and staff with the wonderful collections at the museum. More information below:
Dear all,
I am writing to let you all know that the Museum of London’s brand new programme to engage supplementary school students and families with its collections has now BEGUN! After three years working on the Supplementary Schools programme at the British Museum I am so pleased to be able to work with you all again on this new programme which will offer so many exciting opportunities for teachers, students and families to uncover the stories of London’s past and to think about what it means to be a modern Londoner today!
The programme will be based at the Museum of London (London Wall) http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/london-wall/ and Museum of London Docklands near Canary Wharf http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands/ so there will be plenty of spectacular collections, interactive galleries and child-friendly spaces to explore. It is a free programme, suitable for a broad range of ages and is open to all supplementary schools based in London and throughout the UK. Our aim is to develop a welcoming, creative and responsive programme to allow young people to gain new skills and experiences and to support teachers to understand all the ways in which the museum can be used to support your teaching.
The core programme offer will include:

Regular teacher and volunteer training sessions
Object handling outreach visits to supplementary schools
Learning resources
Weekend events for young people and their families to explore the museum

(Specific details to follow).
Do you want to actively shape the programme? We are currently looking for supplementary school teachers to sit on our advisory group, which will meet every three months to support me to develop a meaningful and sustainable programme suitable for supplementary schools. I anticipate that these meetings will take place in the evening and last for a few hours each. If you would like to be part of this group and are able to commit to meeting on a regular basis, then please email me your name, job title and school to etaylor@museumoflondon.org.uk by Monday 15th June and say a bit about why you would like to get involved.
Emma Taylor
Supplementary Schools Programme Manager
Museumof London
150 London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN

Community in Education Conference
2015-07-03 09:00 - 16:30 | Centre for Multilingualism LMU, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB
The Centre for Multilingualism in Education (CMU), London Metropolitan University in collaboration with the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE) announces a one day conference which will: examine the role of community organisations in affecting pupils’ learning and the way they contribute to children’s academic achievement.
Current funding policy for out-of-school activities appears to be driven by an agenda of raising standards in Maths, Science and English. Yet this reflects only a fraction of the work undertaken by community organisations: provision in the home language; arts; music and drama sessions; partnership projects with schools and arts & cultural organisations; are just some of the dynamic and innovative practices undertaken by such organisations. Complementary schools are voluntary institutions. Also known as supplementary schools, they generally serve a specific linguistic, religious or cultural community. These dynamic voluntary institutions serve the specific needs of various communities and their multiplicity of functions. A key issue for Black, Asian, ethnic minority and migrant communities is their children’s attainment and this is what characterises the schools.
Keynotes

Gail Tolley, Director Children’s Services for Brent Council, and
Prof. Li Wei, Chair of Applied Linguistics, Institute of Education

Workshops and presentations including:

Research in action – University/supplementary school partnerships
Narrowing the gap – local authority/supplementary school partnerships
Supplementary schools present
Strength in partnership – Turkish and Chinese community consortia

Afternoon symposium

‘Migrant community experiences within mainstream education’
‘Growing up bilingual’
‘Parental responses to children’s educational needs’
‘Identity negotiation in supplementary school settings’

National Advisory Group for the Quality Framework
2015-06-17 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
Being the 4th meeting of the National Advisory Group
Over 400 schools throughout England have completed a Bronze Quality Framework Award since its introduction in 2008.
The award has been evaluated and updated in 2009 and 2013 to ensure that it remains a rigorous and effective means of supporting the provision of community-led education. Now that we are an independent charity again, we would like to bring together the best supplementary schools from around England to provide strategic oversight and moderation of the Quality Framework Awards.
The NRCSE Board of Trustees have suggested that the National Advisory Group should meet twice a year, to review all the Quality Framework Awards that have been achieved in the previous six months and develop strategy for the future growth of the sector.
For further information about the NAGQF, please contact the Quality Assurance and Training Manager, Gosia McKane on 07715 410142

NRCSE Awards!
2015-03-24 17:30 - 20:00 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
NRCSE has been supported by John Lyon’s Charity since 2010 to work with supplementary schools, their management and their teachers in Barnet, Brent, Camden and Westminster.
The Quality Development Advice Team will be celebrating the project and the achievement of schools and teachers and you are warmly invited to the NRCSE Awards for the John Lyon’s Charity project.
Please let us know you can come by email : QDA@supplementaryeducation.org.uk
In 2014/15, forty teachers from supplementary schools in Barnet, Brent, Camden, Kensington & Chelsea, Harrow and Westminster have completed accredited teaching courses to develop their skills and their schools. Thirteen supplementary schools have achieved Quality Framework Awards at Bronze level and four have gone on to achieve Silver Awards.
Now that is worth celebrating!

Practical partnership for supplementary schools
2015-02-24 17:30 - 20:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London
Welcome to the 2015 spring term John Lyon’s Charity cross-borough networking event.
Practical partners in learning
The NRCSE has an effective working partnership with the British Museum’s Community Partnership Team. This term’s event will be held in conjunction with Emma Taylor, the Community Programmes Co-ordinator at the British Museum.Other arts and heritage organisations have also been invited including the Museum of London, the V&A, and local museums.
Come along and enjoy a very practical workshop showing you how to use real objects to develop your curriculum and learning activities. By the end of the session you will be able to develop your own ideas about how to use a variety of resources to make learning fun.
Visit the British Museum’s Community Partnerships site for more information about training and activity days for supplementary schools.
The event is by invitation but open to all supplementary schools in Barnet, Brent, Camden and Westminster, so if you want to be there, drop a line to the QDA Team (Akhita, Ertanch and Siobhan) qda@supplementaryeducation.org.uk
NRCSE trustee, Ahmed Farid Mall, explaining how he has developed such successful partnerships between Paiwand Afghan Organisation, Barnet and Harrow Councils and mainstream schools in Barnet and Harrow at last terms JLC networking event
Supplementary schools sharing their own experiences of how to grow partnerships

Introduction to Special Distinction
2015-01-13 05:30 - 20:00 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London
Special Distinction Award – 2nd Cohort
Support for the Special Distinction Award is offered as a combination of self-evaluation, group sessions with other schools at a similar level and one-to-one meetings and site visits from a higher level mentor.
In some areas the local authority may fund this but in others the mentors will be engaged directly by the supplementary schools themselves; the cost will be in the region of £150 registration and £1,250 mentor support/group sessions. We are happy to provide suggestions and letters of support to schools that wish to seek funding to complete any of the higher levels of the Quality Framework including the Special Distinction.
Group sessions and visits programme
Introduction: 13 January 2015, Resource for London, 5.30-8pm
All schools interested in participating in the Special Distinction Award are invited to hear from current Special Distinction schools about their work, partnerships, and their experience of the working on and obtaining the award.
There is no charge for this session but please let us know you are coming by completing this form.
Day 1: End-January 2015 (weekday or weekend according to schools that have signed up).
Bronze Management Files up to date, what are the differences between Gold and Special Distinction, examples of partnership projects, building your school portfolio
Day 2: Mid-February 2015
Confirmation of each school’s partnership project, support in specific portfolio areas as requested, the format of peer recognition meeting and how to make a succinct presentation.
School visits: Feb-April 2015
Day 3: End-May 2015, Recognition Meeting

How to run a supplementary school
2014-12-06 09:00 - 17:00 | Engineers’ House, Clifton Rd, Bristol, Avon, BS8 3NB
The running of Supplementary School in Great Britain
A day of lectures and workshop opportunities for people running or planning to start up a Polish language school. Includes advice on legal structures and what must be considered when planning for a new supplementary school.
Booking essential, please contact:
Marzena Kłonowska-Hatzaras, Administration/Examinations Officer
Polish Educational Society
Tel. 0208 741 1993
e-mail: pms@polskamacierz.org
www.polskamacierz.org

National Advisory Group on the Quality Framework
2014-05-01 10:30 - 15:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
Second Meeting of the NAGQF
A crucial element of the Quality Framework is the peer moderation offered by the National Advisory Group twice annually. In this way we ensure that the Quality Framework for Supplementary Schools is appropriate and achievable, demonstrates best practice and is a developmental tool that community organisations and more commercially-driven organisations alike can use to check their existing practice is fully-compliant and improve.
The National Advisory Group is made up of the current schools with the Special Distinction Award and (because these five schools are all in London) a further five schools chosen as the best in each of the regions where NRCSE works.
The members of NAGQF are as follows:

Al Haqq Supplementary School (Leeds)
Manchester Polish Saturday School (Manchester)
OYA! Organisation of Young Africans (Barnet)
Paiwand, Afghan Association (Harrow and Barnet)
Rustam School (Camden)
Sheffield Star Mandarin School (Sheffield)
Shpresa Programme (Newham and Barking & Dagenham)
SIEVEMK (Milton Keynes)
Spinney Hill Gujarati Parents Association (Leicester)
Znaniye Russian Schools (Ealing and Camden)

Classroom management and supporting children with SEN
2014-03-21 09:45 - 15:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
Supporting children with Special Educational Needs
The course is primarily designed for teachers and teaching assistants who need to support children with learning or behavioural difficulties/disabilities. It aims to give a general overview of the underlying reasons that can affect children’s performance and identify some specific special educational needs that you may encounter in the classroom. In group discussions and activities you will explore how to provide differentiated support for those children and know when to make referrals to other agencies.

Statutory Definition of SEN
Categories of SEN
Identify specific types of SEN
Concept of Inclusion
Differentiation in the classroom
Learning Styles
Dealing with special needs in the classroom
~ good practice in teaching
~ motivational support
~ whole school policies
Referral to other agencies

Learning Outcomes:

Identify specific areas of special education need
Explain the concept of inclusion in relation to your setting
List reasons why children misbehave
Describe how SEN can impact on pupil achievement
Identify national / local organisations providing services for children with SEN
Explore strategies that can be put in place to support children with SEN
identify how you can improve school policies

Who should attend?
Supplementary school co-ordinators or project managers, Supplementary School teachers (non –qualified), Supplementary school teaching assistants/volunteers

Pan London Network Meeting: Safe and effective supplementary education
2014-03-17 09:00 - 13:00 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
Local authority and CVS staff within London boroughs with an interest in safe and effective supplementary schools
Essential meeting for all those with borough-wide responsibility for safeguarding in supplementary/out of school hours environments
This meeting is being sponsored by Children England.
Booking information will be available very soon but in the meantime please put this date in your diaries.
Pascale Vassie
Exec director
NRCSE

Delivering empowering financial education
2014-03-07 14:00 - 17:30 | British Museum, Great Russell St , London, WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
Dear all,
Please see attached and below for information on a free conference being held at the British Museum on the subject of Financial Education. This event will be invaluable for any supplementary schools with a Maths or Numeracy-focus and will be an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues from mainstream schools and community organisations.
To book your place click on the BOOK NOW link below.
Financial education conference programme
Best wishes, Siân Hunter Dodsworth, Community Programmes Coordinator: Supplementary Schools, Community Partnerships Team, Learning, Volunteers and Audiences, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London

Tel: 0207 323 8398 Mob: 07811970270

Why are sweets by the till?
Delivering empowering financial education
Friday 7 March 2014, 14.30–17.30
BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum
Organised as part of the education programme for the British Museum’s Citi Money Gallery, this conference will provide delegates with models and strategies to deliver empowering financial education, now a compulsory part of Mathematics and Citizenship in the revised secondary National Curriculum. Museum collections and resources are excellent starting points for reinvigorating financial education and the key aim of the conference is to introduce fresh approaches to delivering it.
The conference will build on existing activities and demonstrate how new techniques can be embedded into units of work. Through short sessions and practical activities, it will showcase best practice from teachers, students and charity initiatives. The conference will be followed by a networking drinks reception. Registration will be from 14.00.

Safeguarding for supplementary schools
2014-03-05 09:45 - 15:30 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
A full-day overview of safeguarding and child protection requirements and procedures

Supplementary Schools are constantly striving to provide excellent services to children and young people. Providing a safe environment for both children and adults is extremely important and goes way beyond having a Child Protection Policy. This training will go through various aspects which need to be considered to ensure safeguarding is implemented throughout your organisation. This one day course does not replace the Child Protection Level 1 course but should be seen as an essential addition for any supplementary school to consider the wider aspects of safeguarding.
Course Summary: This course will give you practical tools and knowledge on safeguarding and how to implement them within your school.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course you will have a clear understanding of safeguarding, including current legislation, and how to develop and implement a safeguarding policy for your organisation, covering areas such as: risk assessment, safer working and recruitment, codes of conduct and child protection.
Book your place in the online shop
To secure a place on this popular course, complete the booking form. Members’ discount available.

Effective management in British Madrassah
2014-02-02 14:30 - 17:30 | Fatih Mosque, 10 Caxton Road, London, N22 6TB
For all those involved in management and teaching in madrassah and maktab in London borough of Haringey
First of three sessions running at Fatih Mosque, Wood Green
Session 1:
tutor: Farooq Mulla

Strategic action planning for a Madrasah
Some of the teaching methods from the Qur’an and the Sunnah

Aims and objectives of Islamic education
An overview of the development of Madasah education in Britain

Please contact nrc@supplementaryeducation.org.uk for more information and to register

Peer Mentor training Manchester
2014-01-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Manchester Children’s Services, 1 Universal Square, Devonshire Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M12 6JH, United Kingdom
For supplementary schools in the Manchester area wishing to support each other to publicise and develop good practice
We are delighted that Manchester Metropolitan University in partnership with Manchester City Council and Highway Hope Supplementary School are facilitating this training session and ongoing support for supplementary schools.
The peer mentor training covers the same ground as the Day 1 Quality Framework Mentor training and provides all the necessary resources and materials to support supplementary schools in preparing their Bronze Management File.
Once the Bronze Management File is complete schools will be visited by a registered Quality Framework Mentor and their classroom practice observed to enable recommendation of achievement of the Bronze Quality Framework Award.
If you are interested in joining this session or would like us to work with you to organise similar training in your area, please get in touch via nrc@supplementaryeducation.org.uk
Immediately after the training there will be a meeting with staff from Manchester Metropolitan University regarding CPD for supplementary school teachers and the opportunities available for further teacher training.
Initial teacher training at MMU

National Advisory Group for the Quality Framework for Supplementary Schools
2014-01-23 10:00 - 15:30 | British Museum, Great Russell St , London, WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
The Quality Framework for Supplementary Schools is proud to be a voluntary, sector-led and peer-assessed quality assurance scheme for all forms of complementary educational provision.

Over 350 schools throughout England have completed a Bronze Quality Framework Award since its introduction in 2008. The award has been carefully evaluated and updated in 2009 and 2013 to ensure that it remains a rigorous and effective means of supporting the provision of community-led education.
It is suitable for all forms of out-of-school-hours educational support including supplementary schools, complementary and mother tongue schools, Saturday schools, homework clubs, tuition centres, faith-based education such as temple, madrassah and Sunday schools.
The Quality Framework is assessed at three levels:
Self-assessment – via the How to deliver quality supplementary education manual, available to purchase from our online shop and the online self-assessment tool
Mentor assessment – through the support of registered Quality Framework Mentors employed by local authorities, CVSs, or independent mentors with experience of community development and teaching in a UK setting
Peer assessment – at Quality Framework Recognition meetings across England where 3-6 supplementary schools come together with their portfolios of evidence, present, review and assess each other’s provision
The National Advisory Group is made up of supplementary schools from across England who have achieved the highest level awards in their region. They meet for a full day, twice a year, to review all the Quality Framework Awards that have been achieved in the previous six months and develop strategy for the future growth of the sector.

Recording pupils progress
2013-11-17 10:30 - 15:30 | Coleridge Community College, Coleridge Community College, Radegund Rd, Cambridge, CB1 3RJ
How to assess your pupils learning in a supplementary education setting.
Are you teaching languages? core curriculum subjects? faith and culture? What are your pupils learning and how can you improve the impact you are having?
If you don’t enter the children for exams how can you prove that you’re doing a good job? This course looks at different forms of assessment, how to record progress and how to convey the impact of your work to parents, funders and statutory agencies.
The course has been requested by the Cambridge German Saturday School but if you would like to join the class please get in touch with us at training@supplementaryeducation.org.uk

Classroom management and recording pupils progress
2013-09-14 | Froud Community Centre, Manor House, London, E12 5JF
We will be delivering a full day of training at African Future Development in Newham
Community-led supplementary schools who would like to join the course should get in touch with Belvien Tankala via info@afdevelopment.org

Paediatric First Aid Training - 2 day course
2013-06-26 09:30 - 2013-06-27 16:00 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
This paediatric first aid course is delivered for us by Safety First Consultants (London) and provides learners with essential life saving skills for children and infants, also the ability to recognise signs and symptoms. On completion of both days learners will receive a certificate valid for 3 years.
Course includes

Responsibilities (this section is not covered in the parents course)
Legal responsibilities
Accident book and documents
Action in an emergency
Management of an incident
Aims and principles of ABC
Resuscitation
Bleeding and control of wounds
Broken bones
Children’s injuries and ailments
Miscellaneous conditions
Recovery position
Head injuries

Course price is £150 for both days and for NRCSE members £125 (includes resources, lunch and certificate). We are not able to offer a larger discount for this course at present.
