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ContinYou - Changing lives through learning
ContinYou aims to open up opportunities for learning that will help people to change their lives, improving the well-being of individuals, families and communities.

Join the movement!

Membership is free of charge

Join the NRC today! By joining, you show that you support supplementary schools across England which are working hard to make a difference to young people’s lives. By adding your voice to the community of supplementary schools you become part of a dedicated movement making the case for supplementary education and you will be kept abreast with the latest developments in the sector.

'I believe that joining the NRC is beneficial. It is easy to be a member. The colleagues are nice and ready to help.'
Yinghong Shang, Rainbow Chinese Centre

Who can join?

Whether you’re a supplementary school, mainstream school, an umbrella body, a local authority or a CVS – join us today to show your support to the excellent work undertaken by many supplementary schools. Membership benefits vary depending on whether you are a supplementary school or whether you join as an associate member. As a member, you share NRC’s vision for all supplementary schools to achieve the standards set out in our Code of Practice:

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Membership benefits for 2010/11

All members will receive:

  • a certificate of membership
  • our termly Bulletin keeping you up to date with the latest news in supplementary education
  • our regular e-bulletin.

In addition, supplementary schools will also receive:

  • free access to the Quality Framework for Supplementary Schools
  • free access to our regional open training courses
  • support from our Regional Strategic Advisors
  • fourteen How-to guides, giving advice on how to run your supplementary school and how to meet quality assurance and safeguarding standards
  • access to our e-mail help-line through our members' only pages
  • free community membership of NCVO

How to join

Please complete the membership application form. There are two formats:

If you choose the Word or PDF version, please post or fax it to us. If you choose the online form, it will be automatically emailed to us.