Extended Services, LA and Supplementary Schools working together

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Extended Services, LA and Supplementary Schools
working together

• by
• Teresa Johnson
• Barrs Hill School and Community College,
  Coventry

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What is a FSES?

• Study Support/OOSHL
• Childcare 8.00-6.00
• Health Services
• Lifelong Learning

• Parental Involvement
• Parental Support
• Arts and Sports
• ICT

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Extended Schools- Core Offer

• Varied menu of activities including study support
• Community Access
• Parenting support

• Swift and easy access to specialised services
• Childcare 8.00-6.00

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BH, LA and Supp Schools

• FSES Manager post LA and BH
• MGSS LA ContinYou
• Funded by NRF until March 2008
• Gujarati already on site Fri evening
• FSES open all year round incl weekends

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Barrs Hill School

• 11-18 comprehensive
• Inner-city school
• Full Service Extended School
• 650 pupils
• Pupil mobility 24
• 62 languages
• 40 do not have Eng as first language

• Serves a community amongst the most socially
  disadvantaged in England
• 61 live in one of 66super lower output areas
• FSM 40
• High unemployment

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Aims of FSES

• Raise standards
• To improve attainment and raise achievement
• To help improve neighbourhoods
• Emphasis on community-focussed activities
• and partnerships

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Supplementary Schools in Coventry

• 28 Supplem Schools
• Over 1700 pupils per week
• Ages 3-25
• 100 teachers/instructors
• (mostly non-teachers)

• More than half in NE Coventry
• Wide range of subjects
• Mostly community languages

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Supplementary Schools at BH

• Black Boys Can
• Tamil
• Tamil Dance and Culture
• Arabic
• Gujarati

• Fri Evenings, Saturdays and Sundays
• Conference
• Summer School

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Aims of Supplementary Schools

• Raise achievement of pupils of minority ethnic
  heritage
• Raise attainment
• Provide extra support for homework, core skills,
  sports and arts
• More cohesive supplementary groups
• Raise profile of own language and culture

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Benefits of Supplementary Education

• Parental Involvement
• Culturally sensitive teaching
• Smaller groups
• Raise motivation

• Raise self-esteem
• Improve behaviour
• Improve social skills
• Promote own language and culture
• Working with the mainstream school

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Challenges

• CRB checks
• Child Protection
• Health and Safety
• Use of equipment
• Language

• Opening hours at weekends
• Cleaning and caretaking
• Charges and Payment
• All easily met

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Impact of Supplementary Education

• Raised achievement
• Raised attainment
• Own language and culture promoted
• Sharing of activities
• Sharing of knowledge about pupils

• More understanding of different cultures

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OfSTED

• The Full Service Ext School provision is another
  example of the extra mile the school goes to
  support its pupils. Courses, activities, room
  lettings, revision sessions, meeting spaces,
  holiday and weekend activities all take place at
  the school. These positive initiatives are all
  raising standards and improving community
  relations

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OfSTED

• The range of links and partnerships with
  external agencies the school has developed is
  outstanding. All have a significant part to play
  in improving standards. All see their role as
  contributing to the big picture of developing
  young people to take their place in society.