Quality assurance mentors

Mentor role and responsibilities

In order to be quality assured by NRCSE, an appropriate person (either a UK qualified teacher or a  registered NRCSE mentor) must visit your supplementary school, see that all the policies and procedures for your school are relevant to the setting and understood by staff, volunteers, parents and pupils as appropriate, and write an observation report/witness statement.

The appropriate person will need to observe a representative number of classes, speak with the co-ordinator and at least one or two management committee members, and observe parents and children arriving or leaving the school. If at all possible s/he will also speak with some of the parents of pupils attending the school.

You will upload the observation report/witness statement onto the NRCSE website when you’re ready for quality recognition.

If you are based in a mainstream school or have contact with UK Qualified teaching staff you can ask them to visit your supplementary school and prepare an observation report. Let the NRCSE quality development manager know who the person is and we will send them guidance and a report template to complete. If you do not know anyone appropriate then we can help you find an NRCSE registered mentor.

Local authority/voluntary sector mentors able to support supplementary schools to put in place all the policies and procedures necessary to operate safely and effectively. They have knowledge of local Section 11 requirements and availability of safeguarding/child protection training and how to access DBS checks.
These mentors are funded to work free of charge to community-led supplementary schools in a specific area.

Local authority/voluntary sector mentors registered to give support in compiling ‘portfolios of evidence’ and prepare observation reports for schools registering for quality recognition and the NRCSE Quality Mark.
These mentors are funded to work free of charge to community-led supplementary schools in a specific area.

Independent mentors who are available to work with you for a fee. Shown with green markers, they are able to support schools at all levels.
Supplementary schools should expect to pay in the region of £400-£450 where there is no mentor available free of charge. This support would include: two or three visits to your school in operation, approximately eight to ten hours of one-to-one support at a mutually convenient venue, preparation of an observation report/witness statement to submit with your application for quality recognition.

To register as a mentor attend one of our two-day mentor training courses.

By clicking on the map pins you will be able to see the name of each mentor, their contact details and the area they cover. To move around the map, click and drag the cursor.