18 T e Modern Family Education & Schooling


Promotional Content • Saturday 2 September 2023


An award- winning school in the heart of the capital


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than their better-off peers. Action Tutoring is a charity that works to level the playing fi eld. Djibril, a Year 6 pupil in London,


had this to say about his tutor: “My tutor is very nice and is always there for me. T ey help me in a way that I can understand.” Tutoring works to improve grades


by addressing misconceptions at the source. Action Tutoring’s volunteers spend one hour a week working with small groups of up to three pupils in maths or English, supporting them with topics they’re struggling with so they can keep up in class.


A little boost goes a long way I


t’s widely known that children from poorer backgrounds are less likely to achieve academically


Good grades improve future


prospects, opening the door to a wider range of oppor- tunities. If you enjoy working with children and are passionate about social equality, you can make a tangible diff er- ence by volunteering for an hour a week.


Education is an


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rk Walworth Academy is an award-winning secondary school in the heart of London. It serves a


vibrant, diverse community, with excel- lent access to all the city has to off er. T e school is proud to be an industry leader, recognised for its achievements by the Pearson National School Awards, the TES Teaching Awards, and appearing in the Upreach Social Mobility hall of fame. Ark Walworth Academy takes pride in what it does. Ofsted describes its pastoral work as ‘exceptional’ and noted that, ‘Pupils thrive in this aspirational, challenging and caring ethos’ . T e school prepares students for their


future as active citizens in 21st-century Britain, including taking up places at Oxbridge Universities, Russell Group Universities and securing elite appren- ticeships. It was highly commended in the 2023 Pearson Teaching Awards for its work as a school ‘making a diff erence’ for its students and its community. Ark Walworth Academy is fortunate to be part of a large network at the forefront of educational provision, enabling it to support families with the cost of living crisis by providing a laptop enabled with safeguarding software to every child in the school, and making a contribution towards their school uniform. T e training and support programmes


for teaching are recognised as outstanding. T e school values its professionals by investing in their devel- opment, in turn ensuring a consistent journey for your child, with skilled staff who know them as an individual.


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Now accepting 15 hours free childcare


Mrs Sotiria Vlahodimou, Headteacher


(BSc, MSc, PGCE, PGCP, QTS, Level 5 SpL, NPQH) PHOTOGRAPH: SLINDON COLLEGE


Slindon College, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0RH PHOTOGRAPH: SLINDON COLLEGE


nised following its ISI inspection. When speaking to inspectors,


Saturday 7 October 2023 Open Morning


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Developing self-confi dence S


lindon College’s unique teaching approach building self-confi dence has been recog-


pupils would start by saying ‘before I came here I couldn’t …’. Almost all spoke of their previous diffi culties in communication and associated lack of self-belief or confi dence. Inspectors reported, ‘T e quality


of personal development is excellent. Pupils rapidly develop their self-con- fi dence, self-awareness and self-worth as they move through the school.’ Mrs Vlahodimou, the fi rst female


headteacher in the college’s 50 years, uses her extensive experience and knowledge as SENCo to lead a team that works with children who have been unable to thrive or encountered learning barriers.


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Self-regulation, resilience social


communica-


tion skills are embodied so that the pupils feel understood and have opportunities to expe- rience challenge and accomplishment


in


a nurturing setting. Pupils


soon identify


Slindon College


is a specialist


independent school for boys aged eight to 18.


that ‘we’re all the same because we’re all diff erent.’ (ISI Report, November 2022.)


The next Open Morning is Saturday 23 September. Register attendance via the website


slindoncollege.co.uk T: 01243 814320 E: registrar@slindoncollege.co.uk Slindon College, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0RH


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