Realising Potential

Over the past half century, millions of children have spent their Saturdays or Sundays in the schools set up by their communities. This book reveals the workings of complementary schools and their significance for black communities and for bilingual children. It explores the contribution of complementary schools to pupils' education and achievement in the mainstream. By critically evaluating existing practices, the authors identify the good practice in complementary schools. They indicate avenues for closer collaboration between these and mainstream schools.Readers of this comprehensive study of the complementary sector will find: an account of the historical and political background and the emergence of community generated schools; analysis of current provision in the context of local and national policies; examination of curriculum provision, teaching approaches and training needs, based on data analysis of ongoing practice; case studies illustrating the diversity of complementary school provision; discussion of the implications for complementary and mainstream teachers, managers, policy makers and initial teacher education institutions; and, recommendations for strengthening provision and fostering collaboration across all education provision. This illuminating book is for complementary school teachers, managers in complementary school teachers and managers, mainstream classroom teachers, initial teacher education providers and tutors, and community language tutors and student teachers.

ISBN 1858563798   Pages 186 ISBN13 9781858563794 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Trentham Books Ltd   Weight (grammes) 272 Imprint Trentham Books Ltd   Published in Stoke-on-Trent Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 31 Oct 2008   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress LC   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY 371.0308900941   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

Pt. 1		Complementary Schools in Britain
Ch. 1		Setting the scene: the background to complementary schools in the UK		1
Ch. 2		Current provision		15
Pt. 2		The London Complementary Schools Project
Ch. 3		Research methodology and categorisation of schools		29
Ch. 4		The London language schools		43
Ch. 5		The African Caribbean and African schools		55
Pt. 3		The CILT Project
Ch. 6		The CILT schools and the research methodology		71
Ch. 7		The teachers in the CILT schools		91
Ch. 8		The qualifications and aspirations of the teachers in the CILT schools		99
Pt. 4		Findings
Ch. 9		Evaluation of the London Complementary Schools Project's findings		115
Ch. 10		Conclusions and recommendations		133
		List of Acronyms		148
		Appendix 1		149
		Appendix 2		153
		References		161
		Index		165

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