Quality Mark - BEP Education and Al Fajr Arabic School
2020-04-01 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of BEP Education and Al Fajr Arabic School!
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 12th September 2019, attended by following scrutineers:
Diane Leedham – EAL and Literacy Consultant for Secondary Schools
Pascale Vassie OBE – NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed on:
22 June 2019 by Angela Bell for Al Fajr Arabic School, and
29th June 2019 by Penny Jones FRSA for BEP Education

The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:
1. Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.
The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,
provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and
have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Middlesex Tamil Academy and Zawiyah
2020-04-02 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Middlesex Tamil Academy and Zawiyah!
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 16th December 2019, attended by following scrutineers:
John Paxton – Barnet Council Narrowing the Gap and NQT Adviser
Pascale Vassie OBE – NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed on:
16 March and 24 April 2019 by Joy Collins for Zawiyah, and
5 October 2019 by Joy Collins for Middlesex Tamil Academy (MTA)

The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:
1. Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.
The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,
provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and
have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Finchley Reform Synagogue and Al Ola Arabic School
2020-04-03 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Finchley Reform Synagogue and Al Ola!

Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 28th February 2020, attended by following scrutineers:

Penny Jones FRSA – Education Consultant

Pascale Vassie OBE – NRCSE Executive Director

Observational visits performed on:

15 December 2019 by Claud Stevens for Finchley Reform Synagogue, and

8 December 2019 by Claud Stevens for Al Ola Arabic School

The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:
1. Creating and effective learning environment,2. Teaching and learning,3. Recording and celebrating achievement,4. Resources,5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,6. Staff and volunteer management,7. Safeguarding, and8. Financial management.
The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,
provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and
have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - MathsMakers and HaMakom
2020-04-06 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Maths Makers and HaMakom!
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 6th March 2019, attended by following scrutineers:
Gillian Roberts – Education Consultant and UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools assessor
Pascale Vassie – NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed on:
14th October 2018 by Joy Collins for MathsMakers, and
14th October 2018 by Zaitun Virani-Roper for HaMakom School

The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:
1. Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.
The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,
provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and
have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Focus Forth and CAIA Hayashen
2020-04-07 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Focus Forth and CAIA Hayashen

Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 13th May 2019, attended by following scrutineers:
Penny Jones – Education Consultant and former super head
Pascale Vassie OBE – NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed on:
1st March 2019 by Yaren Ertunc for Focus Forth UK, and
1st March 2019 by Yaren Ertunc for CAIA Hayashen

The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:
1. Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.
The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,
provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and
have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Rustam School and Learning Development Centre
2020-04-08 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Rustam School and Learning & Development Centre!
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 4th March 2020, attended by following scrutineers:
Joy Collins – former Team Leader, the Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS)
Pascale Vassie OBE – NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed on:
1st Feb 2020 by Dr Mon Partovi for Rustam School, and
11th Jan 2020 by Dr Mon Partovi for Learning & Development Centre

The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:

Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.

The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,

provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and

have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Peace School & An Noor and Al Huda Arabic Schools
2020-04-09 10:00 - 23:30 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Peace School and Noor al-Huda and An-Noor Arabic Schools!
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 12th March 2020, attended by following scrutineers:
Angela Bell – Educational Expert
Ertanch Hidayettin– Governance Expert
Observational visits performed on:
18th Jan 2020 by Dr Mon Partovi for Peace School, and
18th Jan 2020 by Iman Bahmanabadi for Noor al-Huda and Annoor Arabic School

The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:

Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.

The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,

provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and

have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Somali Cultural & Educational Association SCEA
2020-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Somali Cultural & Educational Association SCEA!
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 4th March 2020, attended by following scrutineers:
Tunay Hussein– Former Headteacher Haringey
Pascale Vassie OBE– NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed on:
25th Jan 2020 by Zaitun Virani-Roper for Somali Cultural & Educational Association SCEA
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:

Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.

The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,

provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and

have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Recognition Meeting - Brent
2020-04-14 15:00 - 16:30 | Remote, United Kingdom
QUALITY RECOGNITION MEETING AGENDA
Date: Tuesday 14th March Time: 3pm – 4.30pm
Location: ZOOM
Attendees:
Chair: Dr Mon Partovi, Quality Development Adviser, NRCSE
School:
David Okoru & Kirsty Sultanti-Jones – Westside Young Leaders Academy, NRC1127
Scrutineers:
Chris Murray – CEO Young Brent Foundation, Educational Expert
Pascale Vassie – Executive Director NRCSE, Governance expert

Schools must upload their management file documents and share website/portfolio link details by 9/4/20.
3pm Introduction to NRCSE Quality Recognition
Scrutiny of management documents/portfolio
(Independent Educational Expert, NRCSE representative). Scrutineers note any questions for clarification, extra evidence needed and areas for development.
Supplementary school joins the meeting
3.30pm Presentation from WYLA
Answering questions for clarification and additional evidence (30 minutes in total)
4pm Scrutineers complete recommendation forms, in confidence.
4.25 Next steps and end of meeting.

Quality Mark- Midaye School and The Gheez Rite Community Association Supplementary School
2020-04-15 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Midaye School and The Gheez Rite Community Association Supplementary School!
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 1st July 2019, attended by following scrutineers:
Gillian Roberts – UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools assessor – Educational Expert
Pascale Vassie OBE– NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed on:
27th February by Angela Bell for Midaye School , and
20th Jan 2019 by Angela Bell for The Gheez rite Community Association Supplementary School .
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:

Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.

The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,

provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and

have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Big Fish Tutors and Clube dos Brasileirinhos
2020-04-16 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Big Fish Tutors and Clube dos Brasileirinhos!
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 19th Dec 2019, attended by following scrutineers:
Diane Leedham – EAL and Literacy Consultant for Secondary Schools
Pascale Vassie
Observational visits performed on:
5th October 2019 by Dr Mon Partovi for Big Fish Tutors , and
9th November 2019 by Dr Mon Partovi for Clube dos Brasileirinhos.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:

Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.

The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,

provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and

have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Middle Eastern Language School, Milton Keynes Tamil Academy
2020-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Middle Eastern Language School and

Milton Keynes Tamil Academy

Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 3rd May 2019 for Milton Keynes schools, attended by following scrutineers:
Deborah Gocklen – Director of Business, Enterprise and Employability, MK Academy – Educational Expert
Pascale Vassie OBE– NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed on:
12th Nov 2018 by Lisa Boyd for Middle Eastern Language School ,
6th October 2018 by Lisa Boyd for Milton Keynes Tamil Academy.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:

Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.

The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,

provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and

have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Mark - Luton Tamil Kalvi Koodam, Luton Polish School and St Charalambos Greek School
2020-04-21 10:00 - 12:00 | NRCSE, 356 Holloway Road, LONDON, London, N7 6PA
Today we celebrate the achievement of Luton tamil Kalvi Koodam School
, Polish Community School in Lutonand
St Charalambos Greek School
Quality Recognition Meeting took place on 18th June 2019 attended by following scrutineers:
Matthew Sims – Head Virtual School for looked after Children
Pascale Vassie OBE– NRCSE Executive Director
Observational visits performed by Ertanch Hidayettin:
16th June 2019 for Luton Tamil Kalvi Koodam ,
24th November 2018 for Polish Community School in Luton and
6th March 2019 for St Charalambos Greek School.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on successful adherence to safeguarding standards. Quality assured schools are visited and teaching is observed by a registered Quality Mark mentor; evidence of the learning environment, teaching and financial management are presented for external scrutiny by educational and governance experts.
The NRCSE Quality Mark builds on local authorities’ own safeguarding requirements under Section 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 and addresses eight standards in educational provision:

Creating and effective learning environment,
2. Teaching and learning,
3. Recording and celebrating achievement,
4. Resources,
5. Planning including monitoring and evaluation,
6. Staff and volunteer management,
7. Safeguarding, and
8. Financial management.

The NRCSE provides self-evaluation resources, online guidance and downloadable templates to every supplementary school upon joining the NRCSE. Contact details for agencies providing support in the school’s local authority area are also provided. The latest information on Covid-19 and how isolation can affect children is available from the London Safeguarding Children Board. The NSPCC has recently updated their toolkit of safeguarding standards and guidance in line with Section 11 guidelines so that is a good place to start if your having difficulties making contact with your local safeguarding children partnership. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations and individuals to ensure their functions, and any services that they contract out to others, are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You can contact your local safeguarding children partnership to obtain details of the support provided in your area to meet these standards.
In order to apply for an NRCSE Quality Mark a supplementary school must:

keep children safe and meet local Section 11 requirements,

provide up-to-date information on the services it provides, and

have received a visit from an appropriate person*.

Following a Recognition Meeting, where a portfolio of evidence is presented to experts, the school will receive a detailed report highlighting good practice and containing recommendations for development. This information is publicly available on the NRCSE Online Directory of Supplementary Schools unless the supplementary school has provided a written request not to be publicly listed.

Quality Recognition Meeting - Znaniye
2020-04-30 15:00 - 16:30 | Remote, United Kingdom
QUALITY RECOGNITION MEETING AGENDA
Date: Thursday 30th March Time: 3pm – 4.30pm
Location: ZOOM
Attendees:
Chair: Dr Mon Partovi, Quality Development Adviser, NRCSE
School:
Evie Hill and Aina Mameva – Znaniye Russian Schools, NRC0041
Scrutineers:
Dr Petros Karatsereas – University of Westminster, Educational Expert
Pascale Vassie – Executive Director NRCSE, Governance expert

Schools must upload their management file documents and share website/portfolio link details by 9/4/20.
2.45pm Introduction to NRCSE Quality Recognition
Scrutiny of management documents/portfolio
(Independent Educational Expert, NRCSE representative). Scrutineers note any questions for clarification, extra evidence needed and areas for development.
Supplementary school joins the meeting
3.30pm Presentation from Znaniye
Answering questions for clarification and additional evidence (30 minutes in total)
4pm Scrutineers complete recommendation forms, in confidence.
4.25 Next steps and end of meeting.

Intro to NRCSE online Teaching Skills course
2020-05-05 10:00 - 10:30 | Remote, United Kingdom
Suggested timetable for Brent - blended 6-week course May-July

RBKC Supplementary School Partnership
2020-05-05 12:00 - 12:30 | Remote, United Kingdom
Partnership Meeting on Tuesday 5th May at 12.00pm. Pascale Vassie from the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education and Nicola Butler from the new Kensington and Chelsea Young Foundation will be in attendance.
We’ll be looking at moving services online and starting to think through how we might deliver services post lockdown.
Val Patterson
Associate Director of Education and Services
Westway Learning

Webinar on supporting centre assessments
2020-05-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Remote, United Kingdom
Ofqual announce calculated grades can be submitted for ALL students registered for summer 2020 examination.
This must be done through the examination centre where they are registered. The Head of Centre will need to submit a centre assessment grade (CAG) to the exam board for such students. They must include them in the centre’s overall rank order for each subject. Centres that had entered students in year 10 for exams this summer will be able to retain those entries.
Supporting centre assessments

Examination boards have confirmed: If the school [examination centre] making the entry has access to relevant evidence e.g. from a supplementary school or Saturday school and is happy to authenticate the evidence that is available from that source, then the school can award a centre assessment grade.
NRCSE is holding a webinar on Friday 8 May. Nuriye Mertcan (Chair of the Turkish Culture, Language and Education Consortium) and Parvaneh Delavari (Exam officer at Rustam Approved Examination Centre) will explain how you can support students who attend supplementary schools. We will cover what evidence you can prepare to support them to have a CAG through their mainstream schools or other examination centre.
Please get in touch if you would like to attend.

Brent OOSS teacher training - tutorial
2020-05-13 14:00 - 15:30, 2020-05-20 14:00 - 15:30, 2020-05-27 14:00 - 15:30, 2020-06-03 14:00 - 15:30, 2020-06-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Remote, United Kingdom
Weekly tutorial for registered learners
We will be running this course again in July/August.
Please get in touch for more information and to book a place.
Suggested timetable for Brent - blended 6-week course May-July

Barnet Supplementary Schools Forum
2020-05-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Remote, United Kingdom
We are working with the local authority and the local YPF in each borough to facilitate community-led organisations and supplementary schools in the continuing exchange of good practice, sector updates, funding opportunities and support, training and resources.
Get in touch if you would like to join with other supplementary schools in your area to discuss how to deliver educational activities safely and creatively during these difficult times. Our guidance on remote teaching is available here and updated on a regular basis.

Westminster Supplementary Schools Forum
2020-05-15 15:00 - 16:30 | Remote, United Kingdom

Brent Out-of-School Settings Forum
2020-05-21 11:00 - 12:30 | Remote, United Kingdom
The forum will be an opportunity to network and hear from Brent and partner organisations about support that is available to OOSSs during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be an interactive forum with a chance to feedback and ask questions.
We value the work and efforts of OOSSs in Brent during this time and therefore your attendance and participation at this forum would be greatly appreciated.

11:00 – 11:10
Brent Update
Suzie Yassin, OOSS Project Coordinator

11:10 – 11:30
Support available during Covid-19 Pandemic

Dr Mon Partovi and Pascale Vassie – National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
John Bayley, Director – HA9
Faith Williams – Young Brent Foundation

11:30 – 11:50
Feedback from OOSSs

11:50 – 12:00
AOB

Session 1: Online Teaching, sharing good practice
2020-06-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Remote, United Kingdom
In this 2-part webinar, independent languages consultant from the UK, Joe Dale will showcase a variety of examples of good practice in online teaching from building a Seesaw classroom to playing interactive activities such as Kahoot to promote all four language skills.
The session is offered free-of-charge to all NRCSE subscribers. Click here to register and receive meeting link.
If you would like to subscribe please click here
Session 1 outline:
– Give an overview of articles and resources around remote teaching highlighting the TiLT webinar series and where to find them
– Advice on security features using videoconferencing tools such as Zoom including addressing safeguarding issues
– Using Seesaw to create activities and privately share multimedia content including screencasts and give written and audio feedback
– Using Kahoot to create multiple-choice exercises with embedded YouTube clips for remote listening and reading through gamification
Q&A

Guidance on all forms of teaching and learning while supplementary schools are unable to meet face-to-face.
For information on how to ensure that your practice is safe and effective, check our Guidelines for supplementary schools teaching remotely

NRCSE Creative Project: Sharing Creative Ideas Session 2
2020-06-05 15:00 - 16:00
This is an opportunity to get together to share creative ideas about virtual learning in order to make the lessons more enjoyable and interactive for children or young people.

Session 2: Remote teaching for supplementary schools
2020-06-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Remote, United Kingdom
We look forward to welcoming you back today for Session 2 of Remote teaching for supplementary schools: Integrating formative assessment into remote lessons.

Mentimeter to poll students’ opinion and check in with them
Jamboard to storyboard, brainstorm and co-create multimedia remotely
Screencasting for creating presentations and giving video feedback with Screencastify, Loom and Screencast-O-Matic
Socrative to create self-marking vocabulary tests
Quizizz for a range of interactive activities including audio questions for remote listening through gamification
Google Forms to make self-marking quizzes
Practising speaking asynchronously with QWIQR conversations
Q&A

Please ensure you enter your name when entering the zoom.
Topic: Remote teaching for supplementary schools Part 2 Time: Jun 11, 2020 11:00 AM London
For a reminder of session 1 : you can watch the session here
Joe Dale has kindly listed all the apps and advice he has been offering language teachers through ALL Association for Language Learning in the UK and TiLT Technology in language teaching: ADVICE AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK here

NRCSE Creative Project - creative ideas session 3
2020-06-12 12:30 - 15:00 | Remote, United Kingdom
This is an opportunity to get together to share creative ideas about virtual learning in order to make the lessons more enjoyable and interactive for children or young people.
With participant sharing from Ardhmeria, Rustam and Al Ola supplementary schools
You can view the session report here

Camden Supplementary Schools Forum
2020-06-18 11:00 - 12:30 | Remote, United Kingdom
The forum will be an opportunity to network and hear from Camden Learning and partner organisations about support that is available to supplementary schools and other OOSSs during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. It will be an interactive forum with a chance to feedback and ask questions. Agenda attached.
We value the work and efforts of Camden supplementary schools during this time and therefore your attendance and participation at this forum would be greatly appreciated.
Agenda
11:00 – 11:10 Camden Update

Suzie Yassin, Supplementary Schools Officer – Camden Learning

11:10 – 11:30 Support available during Covid-19 Pandemic

Pascale Vassie & Dr Mon Partovi – National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
Jane Murphy – Camden Learning
Beatriz Fernandez – Young Camden Foundation

11:30 – 12:05 Feedback from Supplementary Schools
12:05 – 12:15 AOB
