The Partnerships team have been busy welcoming around 90 pupils to join in our weekly extra-curricular provision. In addition to established attendees from St Joseph’s Primary, Brookfield Juniors, Parliament Hill, St Aloysius and Acland Burghley we have been delighted to start a new partnership with Highgate Primary with their pupils attending clubs here at Channing.

In addition to pupils coming to Channing, our pupils have been visiting our partner schools with Year 9 and 12 pupils volunteering at Highgate Primary, St Joseph’s and Brookfield Junior Schools during their breakfast and afterschool clubs and Year 7 and 9 have been going to St Aloysius’ College to attend Design & Technology clubs.

St Joseph’s Reading Club

Yeva, Neve, Amelia and Ava’s enjoyed final week reading during Breakfast Club with Key Stage 2 pupils from St Joseph’s at the start of the term. Well done and thank you - you did a wonderful job! All Year 9 pupils who have volunteered and signed up will get a chance to attend reading at St Joseph’s Primary School.

Highgate Primary Reading Volunteers

Hear from student volunteers, Lauren S & Mia B about their experience:

Since October, a group of Year 12 students have been volunteering at Highgate Primary School every Wednesday morning before school. This usually involves talking to the students at their breakfast club and reading with them, drawing, playing games or simply just talking to them about their day. It is certainly a change to how our mornings might normally go, but we have found it incredibly rewarding to see the children have become more and more confident and comfortable with us each week. We find that volunteering is a really enjoyable way to start our Wednesdays, and are looking forward to continuing this term!