Community Links and Partnerships

“At we have a long tradition of working closely with our local community which we hope enriches both the lives of our students and the people they work with. Staff, pupils and parents work hard to develop and maintain these important links with individuals and organisations, and to build sustainable positive relationships.” Richard Niblett, Assistant Head

Latymer Upper School, King Street, , , W6 9LR. Tel: 020 8629 2024. www.latymer-upper.org Registered Charity Number: 312714 ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ENRICHMENT

Primary Debating Our students have carried out their Voluntary Service in This is an exciting project for Y6 pupils from ten local the following places; the list continues to grow: schools. Run by Latymer Upper students, the children Academic mentoring at Latymer Upper School, local meet weekly to learn debating skills, which culminate in primary schools & homework clubs a competition. Books for Free/Healthy Planet Charity Shops Tri-borough Music Hub Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Latymer Upper School continues to host this music Club Xpress W2 service for over 100 local children each Saturday. Community Education Forum East Sheen Scout Group FiSH FC Foundation Latin clubs for primary school pupils are run by Latymer IntoUniversity Upper L6th at John Betts & St Stephen’s CE Primary . Holy Trinity Brompton John Betts House Mentors and Learning Support Assistants Saturday Music Centre Latin Club at St Stephen’s and John Betts L6th students volunteer in local primary schools, after school clubs and community homework clubs and act as LBHF Youth Council mentors for Y10 pupils at The . Let's Play Netball Current pupils volunteer at IntoUniversity centres London Youth around London & we are extending this outreach to LUS Saturday School include Latymer Upper alumni. Mary Seacole House Residential homes for the elderly Middlesex Tamil Academy Saturday School Primary Debating Every Saturday during the spring Resurgo Trust term 120 pupils in Y6 from up to 30 Richmond Borough Mind local primary schools attend Richmond Hockey Club lessons and workshops delivered by Latymer Upper Richmond Synagogue staff and L6th assistants in Cookery, Photography, Riverside Animal Centre Roman History, Film-making, and more! Rugby Portobello Trust Shepherd’s Bush Families Project STEM Academy Saturday STEM Academy St John’s Ambulance With support from the charity SHINE, STEM Academy Sulgrave Club on Saturdays at Latymer Upper aims to inspire local Y9 Surrey Youth Focus pupils in Science, Maths & Technology. The Arabic Community School The Challenge The Oxfam Bookshop Voluntary Service W4 Youth Voluntary Service is an integral part of our sixth form curriculum. Over 170 L6th students volunteer at primary Wendell Park SHINE schools, charities, hospices, homes for the elderly, West London Free School environmental projects and youth projects. Windham Crofters : a club for disabled children WWT – London Wetlands

SPORT, SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND GLOBAL OUTREACH

Latymer Upper Sports Facilities European Work Experience Our Wood Lane sports grounds are shared with a number Since 1994, Latymer Upper pupils have engaged in a work of other schools & organisations and after reopening in experience exchange programme with the Canisius Kolleg Autumn 2015 our spectacular Sports Hall -including the in Berlin and The Lycée Notre-Dame du Grandchamp in 25m 6-lane swimming pool - will continue its full outreach Versailles. programme for clubs and members in the evenings and at weekends. International Charity Links & Global Citizenship Clubs currently using our sports facilities include Pupils and staff are helping to support projects in Uganda, Chiswick & Latymer Cricket Club— Badminton Club such as The Mummy Foundation in Kampala, Musequality Sulgrave Youth Club—Disabled Sub Aqua Club and Brass for Africa. Chelsea & Westminster Swimming Club The Latymer Upper community also supports eight children from the M-Lisada orphanage so that they are Partnerships with local Secondary Schools able to attend school. Hurlingham & Chelsea School—West London Free School Pupils have also raised funds for the Phillipines Typhoon Dormer Wells School, Southall—Christ’s School, Richmond Appeal and Solar Aid. Westminster Academy—Burlington Danes Academy —Sacred Heart School Ursuline High School—Chiswick School Acton High School—St Thomas More School UK Charity Links

St Mungo’s New 2014-15 Projects St Paul’s Crosslight Twilight Physics & Maths sessions for Y11 pupils and History of Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity Art Taster Days for local Y10/11 pupils. Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank Y12 mentors at WLFS and the STEM Academy for Y10 pupils Make a Wish Alumni links and mentoring at IntoUniversity Cancer Research UK Shooting Star Chase Children’s Hospice Other Local Outreach Partnerships Junior Diabetes Research Foundation Save the Children IntoUniversity - Latymer Upper alumni , currently at Sport Relief university, will become mentors, volunteering for 1 to 2 NSPCC Christmas Jumper Day hours every other week. KICK (Kick-start Initiatives for Community Kids) The Lyric Theatre—GCSE drama students have also Shepherds Bush Families Project and Children’s Centre participated in projects with , Hammersmith. West London Action for Children NSPCC Exchanges & Links with Schools Abroad Wings of Hope Mind Since 1948, there has been an annual exchange with the Johanneum Gymnasium in Hamburg and we continue to foster our Nantes and Argentinian exchanges.

For further information please contact:- Richard Niblett, Assistant Head (Co-curricular) : [email protected]