SHINE on Saturday @ Brecknock
The grant recipient
Brecknock Primary School serves an area of considerable poverty and disadvantage; most students come from the surrounding housing estates and face many barriers to learning. It has a close relationship with Holloway secondary school, which also hosts a SHINE on Saturday programme.
The programme
SHINE @ Brecknock takes 60 students who are underachieving or having behavioural problems from years 4, 5 and 6 (7-11 year olds) at the school.
This programme was described in Brecknock's latest Ofsted report as being an "exciting project, co-ordinated very effectively and providing very good opportunities for developing academic and personal skills."
Latest results
- by the end of the year, in literacy, 96% of students were working at or above the expected level for their age, and 86% in numeracy
- good attendance by Year 6 students contributed to 66% of them reaching the highest level at KS2 in both literacy and numeracy
The funding
SHINE has made grants for set up and running costs.
Funding: £247,280 to Brecknock Primary School, over four years (2004-08)
Visit the website for Brecknock School: http://www.brecknock.camden.sch.uk
"Through SHINE we not only support pupils academically but also socially, we work hard with pupils and families to build the pupils' self esteem and work on behavioural issues."
Project Manager, SHINE @ Brecknock
Quotes
"Through SHINE we not only support pupils academically but also socially, we work hard with pupils and families to build the pupils' self esteem and work on behavioural issues."
Project Manager, SHINE @ Brecknock