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The OoSHL (Study Support) Service has recruited Amanda Benson ‘Get Creative in 3D’ as a new partner.

Get Creative in 3D can deliver sculpture workshop sessions introducing children and young people to alternative ways of approaching making in three dimensions.

Click on the following link to access further details about this provider http://www.ooshl.org/providers/partnerProg.asp?Sup_ID=73

Contact: Amanda Benson on 020 8 986 6794

Spring term Co-ordinators Forum

The Spring term OoSHL Co-ordinators Forum took place on the 26^th and 28^th February 2008 at the PDC. Attendance was good. However, two secondary schools were absent, one due to sickness and the other the co-ordinator had other urgent business.

Thank you to those who were able to attend. A special thanks to Mike Burns for sharing Morpeth’s system for managaing OoSHL programme. Mike has developed a very simple and efficient electronic and paper based system which files all the information/documents required for the JP programme in an accessible way. If you were not able to come to the meeting but want to find out more about Morpeth’s system, I am sure Mike will not mind if you contact him. Mike can be contacted on: 020 8981 0921 e mail: michaelburns10@hotmail.com

Playing for Success

Claire Hatton, Joint Head of Extended Schools attended the Forum to talk about the Playing for Success Centre being established in Tower Hamlets. Playing for Success is a national initiative established by the DCSF (Formerly DfES) in 1997. It aims to contribute to raising educational standards, especially in urban areas, by establishing Study Support Centres in professional sports organisations. Tower Hamlets sports partner is London Marathon. Playing for success is a tried and tested way of engaging underachieving pupils in raising achievements in literacy, numeracy and ICT skills using the medium of sports.

Tower Hamlets London Marathon Playing for Success Centre will be based in the Globe Town Learning Community Centre, on the site of Morpeth School. The centre will be run by a full time manager who will be a qualified and experienced teacher able to deliver the PfS objectives. The centre will initially focus on KS2 and 3 pupils.

Summary of programme

·        The programme will commence from September 2008

·        It will follow the standard suggested by the PFS and will be delivered over 2 x 5 week periods per term, with 4 x 3 hours per week of engagement in the PFS learning, through the medium of London marathon.

·        There will be 15 learners per session, taking part in one session per day, over 4 days per week

·        The programme will be developed and delivered by the centre manager, supported by mentors and volunteers.

You will hear more about the PFS Centre in the summer term and how your schools can participate in the programme. However, if you want to register your interest early or want to find out more you can contact Claire on: 020 7364 6344 or email: Claire.hatton@towerhamlets.gov.uk

If you require further information please contact me Abdul Azim, Business Development Coordinator

We would like to welcome Patricia Mulholland of Bow School of Maths and Computing, Ben Cole of Central Foundation Girls School, Navdeep Mand of Bethnal Green Technology College, Beverley Clarke of St. Paul’s Way Community School and Mark Aldulaimi of Swanlea Secondary School, as the take on the role of OoSHL Coordinator in their respective schools. The OoSHL (Study Support) Service looks forward to working with them throughout this year.

·        Are you a young person age 14 or over who wants to gain or improve skills in Film and Photography and are from Tower Hamlets?

·        Do you want the chance to work with tutors who have graduated from The London Film School and are now London filmmakers?

·        Could you interview older people to find out what really went on at Kingsley Hall and Bow before you were born?

·        Can you capture the events on film that happen in Kingsley Hall today so we can archive this and build our history?

If you can take part in two workshops and One whole day event we would like to hear from you! The footage you take will be edited and made into a DVD!

For all schools in LAP 3/4 and LAP 7/8.

The Children's Society are offering the chance for pupils from your schools to get involved in participation projects in the new year.  The projects use fun, interactive methods to support children and young people to

• influence decisions about issues that affect them
• improve their self esteem and self confidence
• develop teamwork and communication skills and focus on presenting a final artistic product representing their ideas to decision makers
  

What TCS needs form schools:  a venue to hold sessions, a member of staff to support to co-deliver sessions, (after school) and help to identify a suitable group of children (up to 15), collect completed parental consent forms and take on some organisation within the school, (reminding children on the day for instance!).

What TCS will provide:

• 2 project workers who will plan and prepare sessions, including all resources and refreshments.  (A further project worker from Tower Hamlets will attend).
• Certificates and vouchers for all children and young people who attend
• Meaningful opportunities for children and young people to engage - projects from the first stage have fed their ideas back to Young Mayor, Olympics team and Play team (Tower Hamlets)
• Supported learning and development opportunity for your staff member
• A final project report.
  

Further details are included in the attached document.  To take part please contact Paul Crozier using the contact details below - initially we would like to meet with schools to discuss the projects and put arrangements in place to start projects the week beginning 12th January.  Due to the Christmas holidays nearing we will respond to schools on a fist come, first served basis.

Paul Crozier

0207358 2036
07734072010
Paul.Crozier@childrenssociety.org.uk