Supplementary Education Network
What is the Supplementary Education Network?
The Supplementary Education Network is a group of organisations working in partnership who are dedicated to assisting Camden's Supplementary Schools and provisions.
Young Camden Foundation's Supplementary Education Network Coordinator works closely with Susan Morris, Camden Learning's Supplementary Education Officer, to provide a variety of support measures, including information, advice, and access to resources.
Since 2019, YCF has managed the Supplementary Education Fund, in partnership with John Lyons Charity. The funding pot totals £25,000 each year - with almost £100,000 distributed to YCF members so far.
The focus of the programme is to:
What is a Supplementary Education Provision?
Supplementary Education or Schools are entities that operate after school or on weekends, offering curriculum support in language, culture, and religion, organisations or individuals who provide community activities, tuition, or after-school clubs for children, also known as out-of-school settings. These entities are represented across the private and voluntary sector, including:
1. Supplementary schools or provisions.
2. Extracurricular clubs: Covering dance, music, drama, and sports.
3. Open-access youth providers: Involving centre-based and detached youth work.
4. Tuition companies and tutors: Supporting mainstream or home education.
5. Language schools: Catering to children from abroad.
6. Religious settings: Providing education in faith, culture, or religious texts.
7. Uniformed youth organisations: Such as Scouts and Guides.
SEP’s Network meetingS & Training
Launch of Supplementary School Network Meetings
The SEP’s steering group meets termly to oversee the coproduction, development and relevance of the support offer and includes representatives from supplementary schools, out of school settings and other learning provisions. During this initial meeting, these organisations discussed the needs of Supplementary Schools in Camden, and started formulating a plan for the future of the network.
Attended by: Families 4 Peace, Learning & Development Centre, YMCA, Latin American House, Albanian Community In the UK, Wac Arts, British Somali Community Centre, Cartesians Academy Supplementary School, Camden Arabic Association, YPF Trust, Camden Council, and Voluntary Action Camden.
2nd Supplementary School Network Meeting
This SEP network meeting focused entirely on funding and connecting with funders. Attending groups had the opportunity to make in-depth inquiries about available opportunities and receive guidance on addressing their weaknesses. Several timely funding opportunities were also introduced.
Attended by: Cartesians Academy Supplementary School, Latin American House, Camden Arabic Association, YMCA, British Somali Community Centre, Learning & Development Centre, Action Youth Boxing Intervention, and Sapa Jam.
Building Solid Foundations Training & Quality Mark
The "Building Solid Foundations (Good Management) Training and the Quality Mark process" offered by YPF aimed to significantly improve organisational capacity, good management practices, and overall quality of services delivered by charities and groups working with children and young people, particularly supplementary schools. This comprehensive program helped 9 Camden Supplementary Schools to establish robust safeguarding, financial, and operational procedures, leading to enhanced service delivery and impact. By engaging in the Quality Mark process, these organisations can self-assess, develop, and ultimately demonstrate their commitment to high standards, thereby building trust and credibility with funders, partners, and the communities they serve.
Attended by: Action Youth Boxing Intervention, British Somali Community Centre, Camden Arabic Association, Cartesians Academy Supplementary School, Latin American House, Learning & Development Centre, Sapa Jam, ShiftED, The People's Classroom, Camden Learning, Camden Council, and YPF Trust.
3rd Supplementary School Network Meeting
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Good Work Camden Interpreter qualification and employment for other languages
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Camden Community Safety Marketplace
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SEP’s Steering Group Meetings
Launch of Supplementary School Steering Group Meetings
The SEP’s steering group meets termly to oversee the coproduction, development and relevance of the support offer and includes representatives from supplementary schools, out of school settings and other learning provisions.
The aim of the group is to oversee Partnership Support Offer to Supplementary Educational Provisions.
Attended by: Camden Learning, YPF Trust, Young Camden Foundation, Central YMCA, British Somali Community Centre, The Bengali Education Centre.
2nd Supplementary School Steering Group Meeting
Attended by: Camden Learning, YPF Trust, Young Camden Foundation, Central YMCA, Camden Community Partnerships Team, Latin America House, CASS, British Somali Community Centre, The People's Classroom, Learning and Development Centre.
3rd Supplementary School Steering Group
Attended by: Civitas Limited, Camden Giving, YPF Trust, Action Youth Boxing Intervention, The People's Classroom, Camden Learning, and United World Collage.
Resources
Read more about supplementary learning Supplementary Learning - Camden Learning.
Contact
If you’re a Supplementary Education Provision and want to join the network, please contact Mohamoud Hassan at mohamoud.hassan@youngbrentfoundation.org.uk or call 07939810923.
Young Camden Foundation's support has been an incredible motivator for us to continue creating new and dynamic initiatives that engage young people in the local area, particularly those from a Latin American background in London.”
