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Supplementary Schools Forum Enfield
Mission Statement and Aims agreed at the 1st Forum
We want to work in partnership to become more effective, improve our services, support each other, share good practice, assess information and innovation and gain recognition of our work.
By doing so we hope to attract funding and this will help to
* Meet our targets * Improve educational standards * Develop community cohesion * Generate funding *
* Increase effectiveness * Achieve quality standards * Raise awareness * Help local people *
Supplementary Schools
What are Supplementary Schools?
There are estimated to be over 2,200 supplementary (sometimes called complementary) and mother tongue schools in England. These schools supplement mainstream education by providing educational opportunities for children and young people mainly from black and minority ethnic communities or particular faith groups.
Community Cohesion and Partnership Working
Who runs Supplementary schools?
Supplementary schools are usually managed and run by local groups or community organisations, including newly arrived communities. They take place in a variety of venues including mosques, churches, temples, gurdwaras, community centres and schools.
When do Supplementary schools take place?
Most supplementary schools operate in the evenings and at weekends. In addition, there are a number of Black and minority ethnic organisations providing other supplementary educational support to young people such as advice, advocacy etc.
What activities take place in Supplementary Schools?
Activities of supplementary schools might include:
helping children with their national curriculum subjects, (particularly Mathematics, English and Science) learning about the history and culture of the community teaching children their mother tongue language and other languages of a cultural or religious significance teaching children about a particular religion curriculum enrichment activities such as trips, outings, arts activities, rites of passage work, group work, role modelling etc.
....to meet future challenges
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Enfield Voluntary Action is a Company Limited By Guarantee (England and Wales).
Registered Office : Community House. 311 Fore Street, Edmonton. N9 0PZ
Company Registration No. : 3755382 Charity Registration No. : 1077857
Enfield Voluntary Action receives core funding from the London Borough of Enfield.
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