SHINE on Saturday @ Axis

The grant recipient

Photo-SHINE at work

The Axis Educational Trust has over 10 years' experience running programmes in north London supporting young people who are underachieving. It provides mentoring, tutoring and supplementary support for children of all ages, has a committed team of voluntary teachers and administrators and strong links with the community.

The programme

SHINE @ Axis is for 60 children in years 4 and 5 (8-10 years old) from nine primary schools in the Tottenham area of Haringey. The project's focus is to work with children who are two national curriculum sub levels below the expected level for their age.

SHINE @ Axis is being run in close partnership with Haringey Children's Service, who are providing advisory support for recruitment, curriculum planning, monitoring and management.

Latest results

  • Axis continues to achieve excellent results while attraching a high percentage of students from deprived areas
  • 81% of students made progress of 2 or more sublevels in literacy
  • 78% made similar progress in numeracy

The funding

SHINE has made a grant for set up and project extension costs. Axis is contributing premises in-kind.

Funding: £262,040 to Axis Educational Trust, over six years (2006-12)

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"It is amazing to see how much children learn in the relaxed atmosphere of our Saturday school. I am trying to implement some of the ways we work here into my class during weekdays."

Teacher

"I really like teaching my class on Saturdays. I have time for those fun but educational activities I can't do during the week at my normal job."

Teacher

"If I don't understand my homework, my Saturday school teacher helps me to do it at lunch time. She is really nice!"

Student