National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE)

Supplementary schools are community-based initiatives to provide additional educational support for children who also attend mainstream schools. They are often geared to provide specific heritage languages, cultural and religious teaching for children from ethnic minorities and additional literacy, numeracy, science and homework support. Traditionally, teaching in these settings has been formal and desk-based, offering little opportunity for interactive or creative engagement. The Creative Teaching and Learning (CTL) project within Supplementary Education aims to support supplementary school teachers to adopt more creative approaches to teaching, whether in languages or other subjects. Funded by John Lyon's Charity and designed by Mon Partovi, the project launched just before the pandemic under the remit of the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE). It has continued under the Young People's Foundation Trust | Centre for Supplementary Education following a merger in 2022, with Patrice Baldwin joining as a creative partner and lead trainer.