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Learning Community Services

    • Playing For Success

      The Department for Education and Skills 'Playing for Success' initiative is aimed at establishing out of school Study Support Centres at football clubs and other sports' grounds.

    • What we do

      We aim to raise expectation, motivation and achievement amongst young people and adults by increasing their participation in the learning process.

    • Parental involvement

      The Parental Involvement courses aim to enable parents to become involved in their children's and their own learning to help raise achievement and to further enhance the enjoyment of learning.

    • Family learning

      Family learning courses offer parents, grandparents, children and carers the opportunity to learn together in acquiring new skills through a number of courses and workshops.

    • Other Learning Community projects

      Other projects supported by Learning Community Services include Breakfast Clubs, Homework Clubs, Motivational Lectures and GCSE Community Language Teaching Grants.

    • Study support

      Support is available for schools to set up and develop additional opportunities for learning and personal development outside of normal school hours.

    • Saturday Schools

      Newham's Learning Community Service funds and supports 12 Saturday Schools.

    • Summer and holiday schools

      Our free summer and holiday school programmes offer children additional learning opportunities during the summer holidays and other school breaks.

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