Classroom Learning On Wheels, Doing Education Right - Clowder

It is with great regret we have to inform our beneficiaries, followers and donors that our charity will be dissolving. The trustees have decided to do so despite our (co-founders) willingness to continue operations whilst abroad. Any donations will be given to The Crew Club

Imagine what we could do if we tutored them earlier!

Tutoring works to improve grades 🌟

We are proud of our GCSE results because a grade 4 in English and maths opens doors for young people and enables them to access future opportunities 🙌

Read our full GCSE results analysis in our 2020–21 impact report: https://actiontutoring.org.uk/about-us/our-impact-targeted-tutoring-for-disadvantaged-pupils-reducing-attainment-gap

Happy Easter to all of our followers and supporters. We hope you're enjoying an Easter egg hunt and can't wait to get tutoring in your community in the not too distant future.

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White paper: Schools will have to foot future tutoring bill

White paper: Schools will have to foot future tutoring bill Ministers face calls to increase pupil premium funding to cover tutoring and literacy and numeracy focus

DfE begins secret talks on future of tutoring programme

DfE begins secret talks on future of tutoring programme Officials hold 'market warming' discussions with would-be bidders about next year of flagship catch-up initiative

How the flagship tutoring programme is slowly sinking

How the flagship tutoring programme is slowly sinking The flagship scheme to take tutoring from a preserve of the elite and throw it open to the mainstream was supposed to be a game-changer

CLOWDER Start-up Project

Okay, we've now setup a crowdfunder for our registered charity and would really appreciate every penny anyone can spare. There is now just 4 weeks to raise the money we need for start-up costs, so be quick to chip in and get this fantastic charity off the ground!
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/clowder-start-up-project

CLOWDER Start-up Project The initial donations will go toward our startup costs, some of them being: the website, DBS checks, mobile contract and lots more!

Donate to Classroom Learning On Wheels, Doing Education Right (CLOWDER)

We're happy to announce we are now accepting donations! The initial donations will go toward our startup costs, such as: launching our very own website; getting all the necessary documentation for our trustees and volunteers; making it easier to contact us by having our very own mobile phone; and, lots more. Please donate if you can.
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Donate to Classroom Learning On Wheels, Doing Education Right (CLOWDER) Help support Classroom Learning On Wheels, Doing Education Right (CLOWDER) by donating or sharing with your friends.

We're happy to announce we are now accepting donations! The initial donations will go toward our startup costs, such as: launching our very own website; getting all the necessary documentation for our trustees and volunteers; making it easier to contact us by having our very own mobile phone; and, lots more.

NTP tutors ‘not always very good with children’

NTP tutors ‘not always very good with children’ Tutors from the government's Covid catch-up scheme are not always 'very good with children', head tells MPs

Flagship tutor scheme 'scandalously' short of targets

Flagship tutor scheme 'scandalously' short of targets The government's flagship tutor scheme had reached just 15 per cent of its ramped-up target by the end of the first term this year

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Disadvantaged pupils in Birmingham and Coventry need your help.

The impact of the pandemic on schools means that pupils have missed out on vital learning. Tutoring allows them to catch up on the learning they have missed. It also allows pupils to grow in confidence and ability - and it’s a rewarding experience for tutors too! ✨

Click the link to find out more: https://actiontutoring.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

What is reading fluency? Why is it important for pupils to develop? How should fluency feature in literacy teaching?

Assistant Headteacher and new EEF literacy specialist, Sarah Green, explains in this blog.

Read now: https://eef.li/Cm6EYU

We're recruiting a Senior Youth Worker

It's official, we are a registered charity. Our registration number is: 1195752. This will be up on the in the next 48hrs. We look forward to seeking out funding and getting things rolling.

Tarner Festival 2021 on 25th at Tarner Park (Sussex Street)

- Music stage curated by young people from AudioActive

- Dance performances & workshops from South East Dance (Drishti Dance / The Weather Machine)

- Mobile Skate Ramps

- Live Mural Painting

- activities (Brighton Table Tennis Club / Basket Ball / Circus Skills)

- Food from The Caribeaan Kitchen and a Tribe Called Veg

- Exotic animals from Reptiles Etc

- Kids Games, Candy Floss & Bouncy Castle

More details to follow

contact [email protected] to find out more

Covid: Younger primary pupils need 'most support' - report

Covid: Younger primary pupils need 'most support' - report Younger primary school pupils will need the 'most support' to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have said

Children can eat well and win prizes this summer

Children can eat well and win prizes this summer A competition to support the city's holiday activity and food programme (HAF) encourages children to experiment with healthy food.

GCSE 2021: Poor pupils fall further behind as inequalities exposed

GCSE 2021: Poor pupils fall further behind as inequalities exposed Longstanding gaps between poorer pupils and their wealthier peers likely to achieve the top grades in GCSEs has widened, Ofqual has found.

Only 46% schools on catch-up tutor scheme are poorest

"...fewer than half of the pupils who had started to receive tuition by February were from low-income families eligible for pupil premium funding."
https://www.tes.com/news/only-46-schools-catch-tutor-scheme-are-poorest

Only 46% schools on catch-up tutor scheme are poorest Flagship National Tutoring Programme still short of target for pupils reached in 2020-21 by start of July, new stats show

RSV is a common virus causing colds and coughs but can be more severe in some children. Right now cases are higher than usual for this time of year as COVID-19 restrictions ease and children mix more. Find out more about the symptoms and what to do if you’re concerned here https://bit.ly/3wPHiPb

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In case you missed it!

We have installed collection boxes for second hand school uniforms in libraries across Brighton and Hove with the help of

👕 Have you got some pre-loved school uniforms you want to recycle? 👞

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Have you spotted them yet?

"For maths, schools will receive fully funded training to deliver the sessions. They will be targeted at Reception, year 1, year 2 and year 7 pupils because these year groups could have “significant difficulties” catching up if they fall behind, DfE said.

These programmes are based on the DfE’s “Teaching for Mastery” programme. Training will be provided by the National Centre for Excellent in the Teaching of Maths (NCETM) alongside local maths hubs.

For English, eligible primary schools will receive up to £6,000 each for “validated phonics programmes”, as well as training and support days for teachers."
https://schoolsweek-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/schoolsweek.co.uk/10m-maths-and-english-catch-up-scheme-announced/amp/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D =From%20%251%24s&aoh=16258523634963&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fschoolsweek.co.uk%2F10m-maths-and-english-catch-up-scheme-announced%2F

Limited places available

Limited places available Children aged 5-13 years old

PM incorrectly claims 6 million pupils will benefit from tutoring

PM incorrectly claims 6 million pupils will benefit from tutoring Johnson also claimed to have 'introduced' a £30k teachers' starting salary, two years before the policy will come into effect

**UPDATE**
We submitted an application to the Charity Commission nearly 7 weeks ago but we're still here waiting eagerly to get things rolling!

Have your students forgotten how to write?

Have your students forgotten how to write? With pupils' learning largely taking place on computers during Covid lockdown, young people got out of the habit of putting pen to paper. So what does this mean for their handwriting?

Circle of Security Parenting Groups gives parents a map to understand their babies’ and children’s emotional needs and space to reflect on their own strengths and struggles as parents. The groups start Thursday 13th May and will be held online.

The framing of the question should be: 'what percentage of deprived children have fallen behind their peers?'

What proportion of students have actually fallen behind? https://buff.ly/39u2CRm

The Big Ask | Children's Commissioner for England

The Big Ask | Children's Commissioner for England It’s time to give something big back to children after Covid – and we need your help to do it.

"Communication should be two-way: consulting with parents about how they can be involved is likely to be valuable and increase the effectiveness of home-school relationships. Currently around half of parents say that they have not been consulted."

Thankfully our charity will be working directly with parents and they will be consulted every step of the way.

Research shows that parental engagement matters a lot to children’s success at school.

Find out how to strengthen connections between home and school to support children’s learning with our guidance report.

Download now: http://eef.li/supporting-parents

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We're sending out these lovely little origami kits to children accessing our Children in Need funded Activities Project this week!

We can't wait to see all the creations!

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Charlotte and Chloe have been hard at work today planning, filming and editing our virtual workshop 'Friendships and the Pandemic' for years 5, 6 and 7 across schools in Brighton and Hove.

We're also offering these workshops in person for schools happy to have external visitors! Please get in touch if your school is interested: [email protected]

This Ofsted decision puts EAL and GRT students’ progress at risk

"With regard to GRT pupils, data tells us that they are the lowest performers in almost every measure. Their attainment gap is as wide now as it was 20 years ago, despite the fact that most GRT learners do, in fact, speak English as their first language. This is a group for whom rates of progress have not just stagnated, but whose attainment trajectories are actually going backwards."

Our unique charity could support the GRT community in educating their children whilst still respecting their culture.

This Ofsted decision puts EAL and GRT students’ progress at risk The reported deletion of a crucial post with oversight for EAL and GRT pupils threatens to dilute accountability for their progress, writes Chiaka Amadi

'Terrifying poverty' of children forced to write their homework on toilet paper

'Terrifying poverty' of children forced to write their homework on toilet paper EXCLUSIVE: With kids trapped in lockdown, football coach Shaun Weatherhead said he has seen terrifying poverty in his town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

There's no such thing as a Gruffalo...except at St. Mark's! He's now off to SMILE Meadow to look for some scrambled snake and owl ice-cream.🌳

Happy World Book Day!

7 things we learned at the education committee on catch-up

"Collins said tutoring should become a long term “fixture and fitting” in the education “experience”.

But he wants to make sure it’s available for “every child”, and said a “broader range of people” should come together to be the providers.

“I think community groups are really well placed to be part of the providers absolutely.”

7 things we learned at the education committee on catch-up Ministers' catch-up strategy is not "integrated" enough, and reform is needed to help pupils in the wake of the pandemic, the education recovery tsar has said