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raising educational standards. This between the governing bodies and the out-of-hours provision and others from
project has been centred on one of the parish would accelerate progress. working families looking for a safe
most economically deprived and socially environment on weekdays and in
diverse areas of the UK. The school is Sports provision the holidays.
repaying the investments made in its The Village Club, based at the Bishop Other developments will see the
facilities through sustained rises in Challoner Catholic Collegiate School, has establishment of Performing Arts for
student performance. existed for a while, but got fully underway young people as part of the Government’s
The Community Education Service will last year when a sports hall, theatre and Find Your Talent initiative – this is in
not deliver its full potential for promoting other buildings were opened as part of the partnership with Actorworks, which has
community cohesion until the dedicated development of the campus. The Club forms been offering on-site training for adults
community building has been completed part of the Learning Village development who wish to develop a career on the stage.
and is fully operational, says executive and will also have a dedicated building and
director Catherine Myers. “Quality all-weather sports pitches by the time Youth services
community cohesion requires a common the scheme is completed. Bishop Challoner is one of only two
vision which, for Bishop Challoner, means Through 2009, there are plans to schools in the Borough operating a Youth
a sense of belonging. further develop the sports side to include Service Contract. City schools, such as
“Each child gives and gets respect, so coaching in basketball, trampolining and Bishop Challoner, are becoming far more
acknowledging the school’s diversity. And possibly fencing. The Club is working involved with their local areas than ever
the more the students are exposed to a towards attracting young people who before, Catherine Myers says, because
diverse culture, the greater are their have perhaps not attended before – they bind communities together by being
aspirations. With greater aspirations particularly girls and the 11-12 age group the hub for local activities that reflects
come better exam outcomes.” who missed out on its youth service and celebrates the rich ethnic and social
Catherine Myers wants the Learning provision. Each school break, facilities are diversity of the area.
Village to be put on a more formal offered in partnership with the national The third and final phase of the
footing. The programme of practical charity Summer University, with Learning Village rebuild, which is due to be
liaison activities between the Collegiate youngsters sampling classes in activities completed in late 2009 & 2010, will include
School and the Primary School has been including Drama, DJing and Street Dance. a purpose built Youth and Community
growing steadily. Cooperation between Bishop Challoner has also been Centre and the laying of Astroturf
the Collegiate School and the parish has awarded the contract to be the ‘Safe pitches. The establishment of the pitches
also been improving but work remains to Place To Be’ hub for 11 to 14-year-olds. will enable grass roots football
be done to realise the huge potential This provision, launched in April in development in line with the Sports
benefits of having the facilities of the partnership with the Limehouse Project, College strategy and youth service-
school and the church in such close targets young people deemed by their focused projects supported by London
proximity. Formalisation of the links schools as most in need of structured football clubs.
More opportunities to participate.
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