Support for schools

Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 10 September 2019.

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Photo of Jennette Arnold Jennette Arnold Labour

How are you ensuring that your work with local schools benefits the most vulnerable children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chair of the LLDC:

LLDC’s school engagement programme involves targeted work with schools which look after vulnerable children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). There have been over 7,000 downloads over the last academic year of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park learning resources, which have been developed with teachers to be inclusive and adaptable so they can be appropriately tailored for all needs including those of SEND students. In addition, focused relationship building is being undertaken with two specialist SEND schools – Stormont House and Ickburgh School. This includes, for example, working with them to ensure they can participate in curriculum challenges.

The 2019 East Education Summer School, delivered with LLDC’s East Bank partner organisations and other local partners, welcomed 353 local young people on a programme of courses across two weeks. The summer school was specifically designed with holiday hunger and broader participant reach in mind. Targeted outreach was undertaken through schools, youth groups and youth workers to ensure the opportunity reached vulnerable children, all course places were free and free healthy meals were provided.