Accredited training
Announcing our new Open College Network accredited training
Effective Management Skills in Supplementary Schools
The first ever accredited course for supplementary school co-ordinators, trustees, managers and volunteers.
Where and when?
Future dates to be confirmed. If you are interested in attending a future training session, please email Nikesh.Shukla@continyou.org.uk.
9.30-3.00pm (optional coursework preparation and additional tutorial time 3.00 - 4.30pm)
at the:
National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
356 Holloway Road
London N7 6PA
Course Fee: £30 per learner, non refundable
Course Deposit: £30 per learner, returned on completion of course
What will I learn?
You will:
- share your own views about supplementary schools and why they are important to children and families
- learn how to create an effective learning environment and good learning relationships
- understand the welfare needs of students, and learn how to support them
- feel confident that you have in place all the policies and procedures that funders and partners expect
- plan helpful new partnerships to support your work
- learn how to monitor and evaluate the success of your supplementary school.
How will my work be assessed?
We shall help you to:
- discuss and describe your work, and share opinions and information
- make short presentations to the rest of the group
- write a reflective diary, an action plan and a short essay
- collect evidence about your supplementary school in a practice file (you can use this file in work towards the Supplementary School's Management Certificate and a Quality Framework Award for your school).
Your commitment
This is a 4 day course. In order to meet the demands of the course and to submit your work for accreditation, you must attend all 4 sessions. You will need to spend about 10 hours additional time at home or in your supplementary school preparing your practice file and diary.
Our commitment
We will work to ensure that the content and assessment of your course is of the highest quality, and we want to ensure that you have a positive and rewarding learning experience. In order to help you succeed, the tutor will be there to support you throughout the course, and offer optional coursework preparation and additional tutorial time after each session, between 3.00 – 4.30pm
How can I use my qualification?
Effective Management Skills in Supplementary Schools is an Open College Network (OCN) course at Level 2, worth 3 credits. You can show your OCN certificate to employers, trainers and further education providers as proof of what you have achieved. OCN credits are accepted by colleges, trainers and employers for entry to further study and training. Level Two is comparable to NVQ2, Intermediate GNVQ and GCSE grades A*-C.
How do I book on this course or find out more?
Please complete the learner registration form:
OCN learner registration form (Word file, 134KB)
and post back to us at:
National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
356 Holloway Road
London N7 6PA.
For further enquiries please contact Rachel Bond Tel: 020 7700 8189 Fax: 020 7700 8128 Email: rachel.bond@continyou.org.uk
How can a local authority run this course? How much will it cost?
The National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRC) will provide you with a tutor, course materials, and an Open College Network accreditation package through ContinYou.
Download the document below to view a guide price, based on recruiting fifteen learners, and using ContinYou’s accreditation service:
How do I book/find out more?
For further course enquiries, please contact Rachel Bond: Tel: 020 7700 8189 Email: rachel.bond@continyou.org.uk.
For accreditation enquiries, please contact Paula Woodall: Tel: 024 7658 8467 Email: paula.woodall@continyou.org.uk.
Caveat: Course content and costs may be subject to change.
Quotes from learners
‘There were opportunities for us to work in different groups and present our collaborative work, and opportunities for discussion and to learn from each other's experience. Good delivery of the planned curriculum and a conscientious caring tutor.’
‘I have learnt a lot about what constitutes an effective learning environment. The importance of matching learning styles with/to learning conditions. The teaching methods and activities that suit different learning styles’
‘I have learnt about different supplementary schools and the range of activities that are offered. I have also learnt that it is important to provide a setting which meets both the teacher's and student's physical, emotional, social, teaching and learning needs.’
‘It's fun, educating, refreshing and inclusive group work’
‘I now feel more confident about policies and procedures that funders and partners expect. I learned more about schools and their effective management. Well done!’
‘Today's training increased my understanding of the needs of the children and how to meet them. The importance of health and safety/safeguarding of children’
