Complementary Schools Bulletin Leicester Complementary Schools Trust June Edition 2013 June Edition 2013 1 st Edition June 2013 Leicester Alliance House, 6 Bishop Street, Leicester LE1 6AF Tel:0116 299 5977 E-mail: [email protected] Web:www.lcst.org.uk The Complementary Schools Bulletin is a bi-annual bulletin produced and edited by the Leicester Complementary Schools Trust (LCST) in partnership with the School Development Support Agency (SDSA). The Bulletin provides information and updates about the complementary education sector, with an emphasis on training, funding and information sharing among the complementary schools in Leicester. As part of the LCST’s efforts to promote the work of complementary schools in Leicester, we are pleased to introduce this bulletin which will come out in June and November each year, and contains information, features, news, and updates about the sector. We would like to invite Leicester complementary schools to get in touch via [email protected] and tell us what specific information, news updates, and other relevant information they would like to be included in the bulletin. We are very grateful to our partners such as Leicester City Council and the SDSA for their support and partnership working with us. Dr. Jin-Li Luo Chair of LCST The SDSA has been a key partner for LCST since 2003 and under my leadership we remain committed to the on-going support of complementary education in Leicester. We are delighted to employ Abdish as a co-ordinator for this work and for Khalid Mahmood to take our seat on the board as a trustee. We were recently successful in securing additional funds for complementary education in Leicester from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and are pleased to see this being used well to develop some Complementary School Clusters that work closely with maintained schools. We will always be on the look-out for new sources of funding that can be drawn into the city to support the good work of complementary schools. It was great recently to share some of the city’s success stories at the Celebration Event – I look forward to next year’s. Pete Chilvers Chief Executive, SDSA Leicester City Complementary Schools’ Celebration Event The LCST supports and speaks for the positive contributions that complementary schools are making in the lives of children and young people in Leicester. To highlight and to recognise this contribution, the LCST held a celebration event on Thursday 11 th April 2013. Leicester based complementary schools were asked to nominate two young people and a teacher to receive an award for their outstanding performance. Those students who were nominated had been selected on the basis of academic achievement in their complementary school, as well as their exemplary behaviour and positive attitude towards learning and their contribution to the school’s activities. The event was attended by over 200 people including the Lord Mayor of Leicester, Councillor Abdul Osman; Assistant Mayor for Education and Children Services, Councillor Vi Dempster; Assistant Mayor for Community Engagement, Councillor Manjula Sood and Corporate Director for Children Services, Rachel Dickinson. Children and young people who were nominated by their school also attended with their parents and nominated teachers. The event was a great success and there were presentations, performances, music, dancing and speeches. Young people from the Emmanu’-EL Gospel Choir, the Indian Education Society, the Taylor Road Primary Dancers, Ramgharia Panjabi School, and Crown Hills Madrassah performed at the event and were warmly received by the audience.
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Complementary Schools Bulletin
LeicesterComplementarySchools Trust
June Edition 2013June Edition 2013
1st EditionJune 2013Leicester
Alliance House, 6 Bishop Street, Leicester LE1 6AF Tel:0116 299 5977 E-mail: [email protected] Web:www.lcst.org.uk
The Complementary Schools Bulletin is a bi-annual bulletinproduced and edited by the Leicester Complementary SchoolsTrust (LCST) in partnership with the School Development SupportAgency (SDSA). The Bulletin provides information and updatesabout the complementary education sector, with an emphasis ontraining, funding and information sharing among thecomplementary schools in Leicester.
As part of the LCST’s efforts to promote the work of complementary schools inLeicester, we are pleased to introduce this bulletin which will come out in June andNovember each year, and contains information, features, news, and updates aboutthe sector.
We would like to invite Leicester complementary schools to get in touch via [email protected] and tell us whatspecific information, news updates, and other relevant information they would like to be included in thebulletin.
We are very grateful to our partners such as Leicester City Council and the SDSA for their support andpartnership working with us.
Dr. Jin-Li LuoChair of LCST
The SDSA has been a key partner for LCST since 2003 and undermy leadership we remain committed to the on-going support ofcomplementary education in Leicester. We are delighted to employAbdish as a co-ordinator for this work and for Khalid Mahmood totake our seat on the board as a trustee.
We were recently successful in securing additional funds for complementaryeducation in Leicester from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and are pleased to see thisbeing used well to develop some Complementary School Clusters that work closelywith maintained schools.
We will always be on the look-out for new sources of funding that can be drawninto the city to support the good work of complementary schools. It was greatrecently to share some of the city’s success stories at the Celebration Event – I lookforward to next year’s.
Pete ChilversChief Executive, SDSA
Leicester City Complementary Schools’ Celebration Event
The LCST supports and speaks for the positive contributions that complementaryschools are making in the lives of children and young people in Leicester. To highlightand to recognise this contribution, the LCST held a celebration event on Thursday 11th
April 2013.
Leicester based complementary schools were asked to nominate two young people and a teacher to receivean award for their outstanding performance. Those students who were nominated had been selected on thebasis of academic achievement in their complementary school, as well as their exemplary behaviour andpositive attitude towards learning and their contribution to the school’s activities.
The event was attended by over 200 people including the Lord Mayor of Leicester, Councillor Abdul Osman;Assistant Mayor for Education and Children Services, Councillor Vi Dempster; Assistant Mayor for CommunityEngagement, Councillor Manjula Sood and Corporate Director for Children Services, Rachel Dickinson.Children and young people who were nominated by their school also attended with their parents andnominated teachers.
The event was a great success and there were presentations, performances, music, dancing and speeches.Young people from the Emmanu’-EL Gospel Choir, the Indian Education Society, the Taylor Road PrimaryDancers, Ramgharia Panjabi School, and Crown Hills Madrassah performed at the event and were warmlyreceived by the audience.
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UpdatesWith the help of Leicester City Council, the SDSA and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the LCSThas delivered a number of training events aimed at developing capacity withincomplementary schools. Two well-attended Paediatric First Aid training days have takenplace, as well as a number of well-received training events around positive behaviourmanagement, mentoring and academic coaching, literacy and languages, welfare, andsafeguarding of children and young people. As part of promoting the work of the sector, theLord Mayor of Leicester, Councillor Abdul Osman has visited a number of complementaryschools in Leicester.
National Resources Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE)The NRCSE is now a registered charity, committed to supporting complementary schools to gain recognition andimprove quality so that complementary schools’ crucial role in supporting the educational attainment and well-being of children is valued and encouraged. They are currently re-writing How to Develop and Manage yourSupplementary Schools guides into a comprehensive handbook that will take you through the Quality Frameworkstep-by-step. This book will be given free to all complementary schools that become a member of NRCSE.
What can LCST do for your complementary school?Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (previously CRB checks)The LCST arranges support for complementary schools to comply with the legislation and guidance for thecriminal disclosure of its staff and volunteers. These arrangements are competitively priced and, if possible,provided without charge.
InsuranceIt is essential that every complementary school has adequate insurance for their activities and accommodation.The LCST has arranged competitive cover for complementary schools that are members of the Trust.
Language teaching schoolsSome complementary schools exist specifically to help children and young people to learn communitylanguages. Leicester City Council is especially interested in helping these complementary schools and linkingthem with maintained schools so that the children and young people can obtain recognition for that learning.Currently, some complementary schools enter their students for GCSE exams in Gujarati, Polish, Arabic, etc inorder to support this.
The Leicester Complementary Schools Co-ordinator is the first point of contact for all the above aspects of theLCST.
Complementary Schools Mentoring
Complementary schools can access mentoring support for their management, teaching and learning, andgovernance.
Quality Framework Mentoring Programme
The Quality Framework is a voluntary quality recognition scheme which is independent, peer-assessed andself-regulated. It is run for and by complementary schools and those who support them. Complementary Schools should become a member of the National Resources Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE)which oversees the quality framework. Complementary schools can gain a Quality Framework Award atbronze, silver or gold level. These levels cover teaching and learning, governance and communityengagement.
The LCST can provide support to complementary schools which are interested in applying for a Bronze Levelaward in the form of mentoring and peer support.
Complementary Schools Development Hub
In order to improve the quality of complementary schools in and around Leicester, the LCST can also supportcomplementary schools in linking with maintained schools and accessing support for their teachers. Themaintained school (the ‘hub’ school) provides support to members of the hub such as shadowingopportunities, resource sharing, lesson planning, governance and policies and behaviour management. Thissupport is provided based on the individual complementary school’s needs. Currently there are four hubs andwe are aiming to create another four in the next academic year.
To access either type of mentoring or hub support please contact the Leicester Complementary Schools Co-ordinator or submit an online Request for Support Form via www.lcst.org.uk.
Free LCST membership
Membership is free and simply requires a signed declaration by the complementary school that provides basicinformation about their activities and an agreement to share them with other complementary schools andwith the public through the Trust’s website.
Benefits of becoming a LCST member
> The promotion of your school’s activities through the LCST website
> The ability to receive the support services provided through the Co-ordinator within the Trust’s workprogramme
> The good value insurance and DBS services for complementary schools that the Trust can arrange
> The possibility of linking with other member complementary schools in joint work and trainingactivities
> The possibility of accessing funding that the Trust can secure
How to become a member?You can apply for LCST membership via www.lcst.org.uk/membership or you can also complete a papermembership form which can be requested from us on 0116 299 5977 or by emailing [email protected].
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