YPF Trust | centre for Supplementary Education

Trustee Board Meeting
2021-05-25 13:30 - 16:00, 2021-07-20 13:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
TBC by trustees

COVID-19 Safe Re-opening for Out-of-School Settings Webinar
2021-07-01 10:30 - 12:00 | Online
Sign up via the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/covid-19-safe-re-opening-for-out-of-school-settings-tickets-160201118859
Interactive information session on the safe re-opening of out-of-school settings and supplementary schools based on current government guidance.
We offer regular updates and guidance sessions online free-of-charge to subscribers. As a charity we are dependent on subscriptions and fees to deliver and develop our services for the sector. If you do not wish to subscribe you are welcome to attend our sessions for a small fee of £25

The Department for Education’s guidance for out-of-school settings who provide activities for children, was updated to reflect Step 3 of the roadmap out of lockdown (from 17 May).
The updated guidance is available at:
Protective measures for holiday or after-school clubs and other out-of-school settings for children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Indoor Group Sizes
From 17 May, in line with the commencement of Step 3 of the roadmap, we are no longer recommending a specific limit on group numbers indoors. Instead, when you are considering appropriate group sizes, you should take into account factors such as the recommended occupancy levels of the premises you are operating from and levels of ventilation. See the provider guidance for more information.
Parental Attendance at Settings
We continue to advise that parents and carers should not routinely be present during sessions in out-of-school settings due to the potential increased risk of transmission of COVID-19.
Where parents do attend a session, you should consider the ability to maintain social distancing, levels of ventilation, and the recommended occupancy levels of the premises you are operating from.
These factors may mean that you are unable to accommodate or have to limit the number of parents and carers that are present during a session.
Face Coverings in Schools/ FE Colleges
This will only be relevant to those of you who operate from a school/ FE premises.
From 17 May, in line with Step 3 of the roadmap, face coverings will no longer be recommended in classrooms and in all communal areas for children in year 7 and above.
Face coverings will also no longer be recommended for staff in classrooms.
We continue to recommend that face coverings should be worn by staff and visitors in situations outside of classrooms where social distancing is not possible (for example, when moving around in corridors and communal areas).

NB: any further updates in government guidance will be included at the information session.

Entering students for 'community' language exams webinar
2021-09-16 16:30 - 17:30 | Online
We are honoured that the Chair of the APPG on Modern Languages, Nia Griffith MP, has agreed to open the webinar. Representatives from Examination Boards, the Department for Education, ASCL and the British Council will be attending this event to present various positive reasons for entering students for community languages.

The webinar which will be of interest to all schools aiming to achieve their EBacc targets this academic year and provide Information and support to enable schools to enter their pupils for home/heritage language exams in Autumn 2021 series.

Thursday 16th September 2021
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

To register please click here

When exams were cancelled in 2020, NRCSE received many reports from supplementary schools that the majority if not all of their students who had been expecting to take early GCSEs in their home/heritage language were being withdrawn as centres understandably felt unable to provide an assessed grade in subjects they were not teaching.

Yet many students have been attending community-led supplementary classes at the weekend since primary. Unfortunately the majority of supplementary schools have no communication with their pupils’ mainstream schools especially once the children move into Secondary.

The cancellation of exams in 2020 and 2021 has highlighted a knowledge gap; when parents answer that their child speaks another language at home that doesn’t mean that they learn how to read and write at home.

This year following the announcement in January 2021 there was more time and in some local authorities schools that do have links with supplementary schools were able to enter students for home/heritage languages taking the assessments and grading of supplementary school teachers’ assessments into account.
Many more students were not able to receive a grade.

The Autumn 2021 series is an opportunity to enter any student who would’ve taken an exam in Summer 2021 had they been available. This includes students who haven’t reached age of 16 by 31/8/21 where schools would previously have entered students for home/heritage language accreditation in Yr 9 or 10.

Introductory zoom session for NRCSE ' Towards Creative Teaching and Learning Project (CTL)
2021-09-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
This is the introductory zoom session for supplementary school teachers who have registered interest for the NRCSE ‘ Towards Creative Teaching and Learning Project (CTL).
CTL will focus on the role that arts and cultural learning plays in transforming the lives of young people. Our overall aim is to support supplementary school teachers to adopt more creative approaches to their classroom practice. Spaces are very limited to only 15 supplementary schools, ideally 2 teachers working with 7-11 year-olds from each setting.
Our CTL project partner is Patrice Baldwin, who was the President of the International Drama and Theatre Education Association, a previous Chair of National Drama and Theatre Educators, and the National Director of D4LC.
Thank you for your interest. Remember that places are limited, and attendance of this introductory session is mandatory to secure a place on the project. Please get in touch with Dr Mon Partovi (mon@nrcse.org.uk) for any further details.

YPF Supplementary Schools and Out-of-School-Settings Network Session
2021-10-05 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Supplementary Schools and Out-of-School-Settings across the 9 YPF areas in London and Manchester are invited to attend a joint network session via zoom.
Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ypf-supplementary-schools-and-out-of-school-settings-network-session-tickets-170437268458

UNICEF Children's Rights Training for Out-of-School-Settings (Workshop One)
2021-10-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Online
NRCSE invites you to take part in our exciting project with UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK). This FREE* training is for supplementary school/out-of-school settings (OOSS) managers and leaders on children’s rights. This project is funded by the John Lyon’s Charity.
Book your place for Workshop One INTRODUCING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS today! There are two dates available –
Thursday 21 October 2021, 10:00 – 14:00: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/preview?eid=180894730007/
Tuesday 2 November 2021, 10:00 – 14:00: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/preview?eid=180944177907/
For more information please click here

*The workshops are open and free for supplementary schools/OOSS based in Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster.

UNICEF Children’s Rights Training for Out-of-School-Settings (Workshop One)
2021-11-02 10:00 - 14:00 | Online
NRCSE invites you to take part in our exciting project with UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK). This FREE* training is for supplementary school/out-of-school settings (OOSS) managers and leaders on children’s rights. This project is funded by the John Lyon’s Charity.
Book your place for Workshop One INTRODUCING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS today! There are two dates available –
Tuesday 2 November 2021, 10:00 – 14:00: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/preview?eid=180944177907/
For more information please click here

*The workshops are open and free for supplementary schools/OOSS based in Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster.

Barnet Supplementary School Forum
2022-02-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Updates from NRCSE and Young Barnet Foundation, and a forum for Supplementary Schools to share achievements/concerns and to network with peers

About this event

Agenda
• Good Management Training – NRCSE
• Supplementary School Conference – NRCSE
• Quality Mark Achievement Presentation – NRCSE
• Open Mic: your chance to speak, feed back, share experiences and concerns and to network with each other
• NRCSE updates
• YBF updates
• AOB

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barnet-supplementary-school-forum-tickets-243592049377

Barnet Supplementary School Forum
2022-02-10 11:00 - 12:00
Updates from NRCSE and YBF, and a forum for Supplementary Schools to share achievements/concerns and to network with peers

Agenda
• Good Management Training – NRCSE
• Supplementary School Conference – NRCSE
• Quality Mark Achievement Presentation – NRCSE
• Open Mic: your chance to speak, feed back, share experiences and concerns and to network with each other
• NRCSE updates
• YBF updates
• AOB

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barnet-supplementary-school-forum-tickets-243592049377

Hammersmith & Fulham Network Meeting
2022-02-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-26 11:30 - 12:30

Home, Heritage and Community Languages Event
2022-03-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Home, Heritage and Community Languages – event on Zoom for teachers of all languages !
Tuesday 22nd March, 6-7pm
This event is for all teachers of home, heritage and community languages in any context. The aim of this event is to introduce the newly formed Home, Heritage and Community languages advocacy group and to see how this group can support you. There will be networking opportunities with other teachers and a chance to hear from Eva McManamon from Pearson Edexcel and Judith Rowland-Jones from AQA about changes to arrangements for GCSE this year.
Please register here; https://docs.google.com/forms/d/118cC5OGMMb7nwJr5h5RKlZZNUe-jokTDaB1cCCmYoyY/edit?usp=sharing

NRCSE Supplementary Schools Conference
2022-03-24 10:30 - 14:00 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA, United Kingdom
We are pleased to invite all supplementary schools and out-of-school settings (OOSS) to the NRCSE Supplementary Schools Conference, celebrating ‘Creativity, Youth Voice and Quality Mark Awards’.

The conference is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of supplementary schools who have completed the NRCSE Quality Mark and to hear about NRCSE’s vision for the future and what this means for the sector. We will also look back at the collaborative projects on Creative Teaching and Learning and Children’s Rights with UNICEF UK. Those who attend the conference at Resource for London will be able to join one of two workshops:
Workshop One – Creative Teaching and learning (CTL) with Patrice Baldwin
Workshop Two – Children’s Rights with Martin Russell (UNICEF UK)
You will have the opportunity to network with other supplementary schools, support organisations and funders during the lunch hour.
For those unable to travel to the conference, you can join the presentations via Zoom. Please choose this option when booking a place. (You will not be able to attend a workshop if you choose this option).

Click here to register

Barnet Supplementary School Forum
2022-06-16 11:00 - 12:30
Young Barnet Foundation are looking forward to hosting you on 16th June at 11am for their Summer Barnet Forum. If you do attend face to face you have the chance to meet in person over a cup of tea and a biscuit, so feel free to join at Old East Barnet Library, 85 Brookhill Road, Barnet, EN4 8SG – if not you will br able to attend online.
As well as the usual open forum you are also invited to present your work and achievements within your school over the past year, please send tinak@youngbarnetfoundation.org.uk any presentations by 15th June so they can show it on screen. Suzie Yassin from NRCSE will also speak about ‘How to Integrate Project Funding in to your Delivery’ which will be really useful for the coming months.
Please book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barnet-supplementary-school-forum-tickets-341915878597

Manchester - Supplementary School Network Consultation and Drop-In
2022-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Calling all Supplementary Schools in Manchester! Don’t miss this Network Consultation and Drop-In event on 23rd June at 2pm to 3pm; in partnership with MEaP Schools and Young Manchester!
Click here to register and for more information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supplementary-school-network-consultation-and-drop-in-tickets-367384917177?fbclid=IwAR19ZOqq0dHUCSQ9G3WtVFZa5lhxTm4ieHKAnY_HcEXXHz9gPyYG7j7cgrw#supplementaryschools

Artis Foundation Online Taster Session
2022-09-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
The Creative Teaching and Learning Project (CTL) focuses on the role that arts and cultural learning play in transforming the lives of young people. Our aim is to work towards adopting more creative approaches to classroom practice by supporting supplementary school teachers.
Our CTL partner is Artis Foundation whose mission is ‘to transform lives through art’.
We invite you to participate in this exciting online session directed by Stuart Butler, an Artis specialist with a background in theatre and music. Stuart has extensive experience working with children and young people, where he has inspired them to work creatively, using their imaginations to create their own stories.
Thank you for your interest. Remember that places are limited, and attendance of this introductory session is mandatory to secure a place on the project. Please get in touch with Dr Mon Partovi (mon@nrcse.org.uk) for any further details.
To register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-taster-session-with-artis-foundation-tickets-411863684367

Launch event for the Manchester Supplementary Schools Partnership
2022-09-27 13:00 - 15:00
Supplementary schools in Manchester, please join us for the official launch of the Manchester Supplementary Schools Partnership

Following the consultation meeting on 23rd June 2022, the long awaited official launch of the Manchester Supplementary Schools Partnership takes place on:
27th September from 1.15pm to 2.30pm in St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, M12 6FZ
Supplementary schools in Manchester are warmly invited to join us to shape our collective priorities; and discuss the support and benefits of the partnership. Our collective goal is to make a greater positive impact on the lives of the children and young people we reach.
Agenda
1.15pm Tea, coffee & networking
1.30pm MSSP welcome & introductions
1.45pm Partnership Agreement (participant discussions)
1.50pm Group discussions about MSSP priorities
2.10pm MSSP benefits and support
2.15pm Introduction to the Springboard Foundation
2.25pm Closing remarks and next steps
2.30pm – 3pm – Close of event with opportunity to network

Please register here for your place at the event and contact info@meap.org.uk if you need more information.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-event-for-the-manchester-supplementary-schools-partnership-tickets-420327379507

Brent Supplementary School Forum
2022-11-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
For more information, please contact tinak@youngbarnetfoundation.org.uk

Barnet Supplementary School Forum Autumn 2022
2022-11-08 13:00 - 14:00
A forum for Supplementary Schools in Barnet to share achievements/concerns and to network with peers.

Attend either face to face at Young Barnet Foundation in East Barnet or online via Zoom.
Agenda:
1. Introduction and update – Suzie Yassin
2. ARTIS creative workshop update – Mon Partovi
3. UNICEF UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – Mon Partovi
4. Showcase/Open Forum – You are invited to present your work and achievements within your school over the past year, and what you are working toward during this academic year, chat and share experiences
5. Funds available to Supplementary Schools – Debra Yardley, YBF
6. YBF updates
7. AOB

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supplementary-school-barnet-forum-autumn-2022-tickets-410374490147

Manchester Supplementary Schools Partnership Meeting
2023-01-25 13:30 - 15:30
The MANCHESTER SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (MSSP) is a partnership of supplementary schools/out-of-school settings in Manchester working together to exchange experience, provide opportunities and share resources and best practice. We learn from one another and support each other for the benefit of children and young people in Manchester; supported by the YPF NRCSE, Young Manchester and Making Education Priority (MEaP).

The partnership launched on September 27th, 2022, and representatives from 16 schools met to shape collective priorities, share current challenges and discuss the support and benefits of the partnership.

Our next meeting will be held in Luther King House on 25th January, and we welcome all Manchester supplementary schools to join us for updates on the progress and opportunities that have arisen as a result of our earlier conversation.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester-supplementary-schools-partnership-meeting-tickets-481544160547

Camden Supplementary School Network
2023-05-17 11:00 - 12:30 | Vadnie Bish House 33-43 Caversham Road London NW5 2DR, Vadnie Bish House 33-43 Caversham Road, London, NW5 2DR
The Camden Supplementary Schools Network (CSSN) will provide a platform for all community-led supplementary schools in the borough to meet and network, discuss tips and best practice, and receive information and training to support their work. Supported by the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE), it will bring together all those in Camden who care about their communities and providing supplementary education to diaspora groups.
We will be delighted to welcome representatives from Camden Council; Camden Learning; NRCSE; YCF; and Cllr Marcus Boyland, Cabinet Member for Best Start for Children and Families (TBC) to discuss the importance of supplementary education, and the support that can be offered to supplementary schools in Camden.
Due to limited space, we would ask that only one person per organisation attends.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camden-supplementary-schools-network-relaunch-tickets-616974837347

Information Session: Out-of-School Settings (OOSS) Updated DfE Guidance
2023-10-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
The YPF Trust, in collaboration with the YPF Network and the Department for Education (DfE), is delighted to host an information session regarding the updated Out-of-School Settings (OOSS) Code of Practice and Guidance for Parents, which was recently published on 19th September 2023.
This session provides a platform to hear directly from DfE representatives about the revised OOSS Code of Practice and to clarify any questions. The agenda includes a presentation from DfE, followed by a Q&A session.
The OOSS Code of Practice is a non-statutory guidance tailored for organisations or individuals offering community activities, tuition, or after-school clubs for children, also known as out-of-school settings (OOSS). This crucial guidance aims to assist providers in operating safe settings to ensure the welfare of the children under their care. It captures best practices on:
• Safeguarding and Child Protection
• Staff and Volunteer Suitability
• Health and Safety
• Governance
Safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of children, is everyone’s responsibility. The guidance has been created with reference to policies and guidelines in England,
It covers best practices and makes clear legal requirements. There is an expectation that all providers review, and comply with, what the law says they must do; see the legal requirements subheading at the end of each section.
For the full guidance, please refer to:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-out-of-school-settings-code-of-practice
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-parents-and-carers-on-safeguarding-children-in-out-of-school-settings
Join us for this important session to ensure the safety and well-being of children in out-of-school settings.
Register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/information-session-out-of-school-settings-ooss-updated-dfe-guidance-tickets-728781032687?aff=oddtdtcreator

FREE Creative Workshop with Artis
2023-11-12 09:30 - 16:00 | Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London
Supporting children with Special Educational Needs in supplementary schools

Manchester Supplementary Schools Partnership Meeting
2024-01-31 11:30 - 14:00
Join us for the Manchester Supplementary School Partnership Meeting on 31 January, 11:30 – 14:00

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester-supplementary-schools-partnership-meeting-tickets-776889446247?aff=oddtdtcreator
