Above: National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education

Copland School in Brent (London) has an excellent reputation for its work in a diverse community and has been involved in many successful projects aimed at raising achievement. A major aspect of the head teacher's strategy has been a deep involvement with the local community, to the extent that he runs clubs at a local black supplementary school.

Many other schools have followed this model and developed partnerships with local supplementary schools, which provide a cultural education for a community alongside helping pupils with academic studies. For further information about establishing a partnership between mainstream and supplementary schools within your locality, please contact the  National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education: http://www.supplementaryeducation.org.uk.