HOMEWORK CLUB WILL BE ONLINE FROM 11TH NOVEMBER 2020 AS WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A NATIONAL LOCKDOWN.
All sessions are optional, we only present the opportunities for child/children to attend if they wish so, and if it is beneficial for you and them.
We are very proud to announce that we received funding in October 2020 from Two Magpies Fund to start back up homework club in November 2020. All homework club support classes will be delivered via zoom, which is a free app to download as the government restrictions doesn’t allow us to deliver face to face in classrooms at the moment.
A few statistics for you;
Islington is ranked the 2nd worst borough in London for crime rates, and has the 2nd highest level of child poverty in London. By offering a safe and supportive place for children to be able to complete academic work, we are hoping to make an impact on these statistics, however big or small.
From working in the education sector for the last 5 years I have come across a range of different barriers to children’s learning, varying from;
- No access to a computer
- No one to help and ask questions
- Language barrier
- No internet
- No space at home
- Inability to focus at home
- Caring for other family members
- Need motivation and structure
Homework club aims to reduce as many of these barriers for our young people as possible, hoping leading to a raise in educational success.
MARCH 2018 INFORMATION
We were proud to announce that as of the 7th March 2018 with the help of The Big Lottery Fund, Homework club is back and we are offering all our participants the chance to come along to our homework club. Here with the help of qualified teachers, volunteers and parents, the children have the opportunity to get support and professional help with completing their homework.
Update: Last years (2018) information
Here are some pictures from October 2018-December 2018 of our homework club, numbers were great and we must say a big thank you to the Mildmay Community Centre and the National Lottery for supporting this programme.
Here are some pictures from March 2018-July 2018 of our homework club sessions, we focused on the 8-13 year old group as we wasn’t getting a lot in the 4-7 year old group. But if there is a demand for it in October 2018 we will run both age groups again.
Every Wednesday from the 1st November 2017 until the end of the school term in December 2017.
The 4-7 year old group Homework Club started 5.15-6pm as their sports session took place 4-5pm and we walked participants over from the pitch if they took part in both sessions.
The 8-13 year old group Homework Club started 6.15-7pm as their sports session took place 5-6pm and we walked participants over from the pitch if they took part in both sessions.
On the 1st November 2017 we had 45 participants attended the sports and life skills sessions and 16 young people attended the homework club.
On the 8th November 2017 we had 43 participants attended the sports and life skills sessions and 15 young people attended the homework club.
On the 15th November 2017 we had 48 participants attended the sports and life skills sessions and 21 young people attended the homework club.
On the 22nd November 2017 we had 49 participants attended the sports and life skills sessions and 16 young people attended the homework club.
On the 29th November 2017 we had 34 participants attended the sports and life skills sessions and 14 young people attended the homework club.
On the 6th December 2017 we had 31 participants attended the sports and life skills sessions and 12 young people attended the homework club.
Here are some pictures below:
Get to know the teachers and volunteers who are giving up their time to help the community.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
Hussein Hussein has been working within schools since 2014. He joined the profession via Teach First in turn he has first hand experience teaching young people from low socio-economic backgrounds. Hussein is a primary trained teacher but he currently works as Assistant Head of New River College Elthorne Road – a complex needs pupil referral unit. He teaches Science to children (aged 11-14) that have been excluded from mainstream education. He grew up in the local community “red pitch” with founder Steven Marshall and is aware of the challenges our young people face growing up on council estates within Islington and the neighbouring borough of Hackney. He enjoys his work and is passionate about improving the attitude and views of the most challenging of children within our community.
Adaku Nweke is a qualified educator who has delivered the National Curriculum and Further Education ( accredited and non accredited courses) to both children and adults through Islington Council’s Adult and Community Learning and Library Learning Centres for over 14 years. Her main focus has been on curriculum development and the delivery of information and Communication Technology (ICT). Adaku grew up in Islington and is well-versed in barriers to access. She is committed to widening participation and helping children and young people realise their full potential.
Dawan Sharif is a computer science teacher, currently working with Brttons academy secondary school. He has been working teaching for almost 2 years and had a background in finance and human resources before coming a teacher. With his oldest child Diam attending the club, Dawan wanted to contribute to the learning and development of the children in his community. Dawan went to school with Steven and has been in the local area for over 10 years.
Steven Marshall has been working in BSIX College for over 5 years now, where he has taught ESOL classes and covered some sports curriculum classes and has had various roles within the sports department from sports officer to sports coordinator.
LAST TERMS INFORMATION
Homework club ran every Wednesday until the end of the summer term – 19 July 2017. All being well, if homework club is successful and beneficial, we are hoping to start again in September/October 2017.
8-13 years old group are encouraged to attend Homework club for the 1st session and then regroup at the pitch for the sports and life skills session.
4-7 years old group will do the opposite, attend sports and life skills session prior to going Homework club for the second session.
UPDATE:
On the 19th July 2017 we had 49 participants attend the sports and life skills sessions and 19 young people attended the homework club. Some pictures are below
On the 12th July 2017 we had 54 participants attend the sports and life skills sessions and 12 young people attended the homework club. Some pictures are below
On the 5th July 2017 we had 53 participants attend the sports and life skills sessions and 14 young people attended the homework club. Some pictures are below
On the 28th June 2017 we had 41 participants attend the sports and life skills session and 16 young people attended the homework club. Some pictures are below
On the 21st June 2017 we had 41 participants attend the sports and life skills session and 14 young people attended the homework club. Some pictures are below
On the 14th June 2017 we had 56 participants attend the sports and life skills sessions and 19 young people attended the homework club. Some pictures are below
On the 7th June 2017 we had our homework club launch and had 55 participants attend the sports with life skills sessions and 20 young people attended the homework club. Some pictures are below
Get to know the teachers and volunteers who are giving up their time to help the community.
Anna Hua has been working in education since 2012 in various roles, ranging from Family Outreach Worker to Teacher. She has been a fully qualified post-compulsory teacher for 1 year now and is currently enjoying her current job working at Skinner’s Academy-Hackney teaching Psychology and Sociology. Her passion for helping to better the young people’s lives is second to none, which is why she decided to become a director at Sports and Life Skills and help lead the homework club for the 8-13 year olds.
Desmond Asante is a name in time I hope everyone gets to know, Desmond is going University in October 2017 but took a gap year out to help teach and gain more qualifications at BSix College. His strength is in maths, being able to debate his points well and has wonderful communication skills, so when I asked if he wanted to help out with the homework club programme he said yes without any issues. So he will be of great assistance to anyone that needs help with their maths problems and will be assisting both groups.
Sports and Life Skills 