thsu annual report 2006 - 2007
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Tower Hamlets Summer UniversityGround Floor24–26 Fournier StreetLondon E1 6QE
020 7247 [email protected]
Registered Charity name: Tower Hamlets Summer Education LimitedThe charity is known as Tower Hamlets Summer UniversityRegistered Charity number: 1048822Registered Company number: 2017713
www.summeruni.org
www.summerunilondon.orgSummer Uni London is a project of Tower Hamlets Summer University
Tower Hamlets Summer University
Annual Report 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007
04 chair’s introduction
06 director’s introduction
08 the charity and its trustees
12 structure, governance and management
14 summer uni london
18 core programme and peer work
18 • spring programme 2006
20 • summer programme 2006
22 • summer peer programme 2006
24 • projects 2006/7
25 • nang!
26 • autumn music programme
28 • (x)change
30 • focus on fashion
32 statistics
34 behind the scenes
36 operational partners 2006/7
38 funders 2006/7
40 financial review
42 future – the next 12 months
contents
It is my great pleasure to introduce the eleventh annual report of Tower Hamlets Summer University (THSU). Our eleventh year has been quite remarkable, with the successful transformation of the Charity to incorporate a new London wide remit without losing our focus and our capacity to offer innovative activities and opportunities to young people locally, thanks to the amazing hard work and drive of the staff, trustees, volunteers, advisors and the continued support of our loyal funders.
For eleven years we have served the community, making learning exciting, fun and important to the lives of young people, raising aspirations and playing our part in realising their ambitions. Now through our new project commissioned by London Challenge, Summer Uni London, and the additional support from the Jack Petchey Foundation, young people across London will be able to benefit through our knowledge and experience in Tower Hamlets. They will be able to influence the development of programmes in their borough based on our tried and tested THSU model. They will be supported and encouraged to share their ideas and ideals with other young people through London wide arts and sports activities and events, organised by our Charity. Our model is statistically proven to reduce youth crime and now can contribute to crime reduction London wide. The partnership opportunities are being encouraged and developed between the voluntary sector, local authorities, business and industry and to think that this is being
chair’s introduction
co-ordinated and delivered by our small east London Charity is incredible – though is it really? It is proof that we are leaders in the field and through eleven years of hard work and experience, we are now able to lead by example without losing our core focus on young people in Tower Hamlets.
Another amazing achievement in the year was our young Nang! magazine journalists winning a renowned Philip Lawrence Award in December, where they met Francis Lawrence, Sir Trevor McDonald and John Reid MP. They have been commissioned to write the publicity for the Awards in 2007 and THSU is exploring the potential and the need for other successful innovative short projects to be rolled out year round to benefit many more young people and match the momentum and success of Nang!
With all that has happened I am amazed at how humble and dedicated our staff team remain. They are immensely proud of what they have achieved over the years and are so excited at the new opportunities, though never once forget the young people they work with and for, or the community they are in. They see this as an opportunity for young people everywhere, not as a pat on the back for themselves. For this reason, I am immensely proud of all they have and are achieving. They have done a fantastic job this year and made many new friends and contacts. The ambitious replication of our exceptional model is gathering pace and I look forward to the next twelve months as I hope you do.
Rushanara AliCHAIR OF TRUSTEES
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The Mission of Tower Hamlets Summer University (THSU) is to work with young people through innovative educational opportunities in the summer holidays and year round, helping them make informed, positive decisions that enhance their lives and the lives of those around them.
THSU aims to:
Promote independent learning•Raise achievement•Promote racial tolerance and good •community relations
Increase access to educational •opportunities through creative partnerships between all sectors, statutory, voluntary, business and industry
Involve young people in the •organisation’s development
During our staff and trustee away day in November 2005, we agreed visionary objectives for the next five years, to take our Charity in to the future.
During the same away day in November 2006, we realised we’d pretty much achieved or nearly achieved these objectives in only one year!
It’s been a fantastic year which started off with the DfES (now DCSF), through London Challenge, acknowledging us as an example of best practice in the delivery of services to young people. They are funding our Summer Uni London initiative for two years as we help set up and support a Summer Uni in every London borough, based on our award-winning model in Tower Hamlets.
At the same time, we’ve piloted new programmes at different times of the year, with courses offered at weekends during the spring and summer and a new Easter holiday programme. Our Nang! Magazine team won a prestigious Philip Lawrence Award and continues apace, preparing their own business plan and implementing their new ideas to improve the magazine further.
With all this innovation has come growth and restructuring. The staff team is now three times the size it was in January 2006 and we moved to new premises four times larger than our previous home, to accommodate our growth and provide space for meetings and training. Our turnover has increased threefold which is opening up many opportunities alongside many new challenges!
director’s introduction
At the beginning of the year, the team naturally fell into three overlapping work strands:
The Programmes Team with •dedicated co-ordinators for Arts, Sports and Business who co-ordinate the delivery of all our courses
The Peer Team who deliver •personal development and accredited courses for the Summer Uni Peers as well as other youth focused projects
The Summer Uni London Team •who co-ordinate and support the development of Summer Unis across London
To support our growth, we now have a core team who oversee administration, ICT, office management, communication, finance and fundraising. To manage any potential pitfalls of such accelerated growth, we regularly conduct risk assessments.
With the growth, we’ve experienced change and innovation – and it’s not likely to end yet. It feels like Summer Uni has finally been brought to the attention of London and we’ve only scratched the surface of its full potential nationally.
Over the next 12 months, we want to concentrate on:
Making sure we significantly •increase the number of Summer Unis established across London and that they deliver excellent quality programmes
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Implementing our new Programmes •structure, with courses co-ordinated during the summer, autumn and spring holidays
Extending our Peer Programme to •complement the development of our core programmes and establishing ourselves as an Accredited Centre
Developing our Youth Advisory •Group into a Young Ambassadors year round panel with remit for Arts, Sports and Business and with routes to further progression
Piloting more innovative targeted •programmes such as our new Job Ready Programme
Continuing to be a leader in the •delivery of courses to young people by consolidating and disseminating our expertise London wide
Keeping an eye on potential for even •further expansion and managing this as a cohesive team
“I would like to thank the staff team very much for all their hard work and enthusiasm which remained through thick and thin this year. We certainly have our work cut out!”
Sarah Davies EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustees for the Reporting Period:
Rushanara Ali Chair
Renee Bernstein
Devinder Cheema
Nancy Cleary
Lancelot Comrie
Gary Davies Deputy Chair
Kam Fung Treasurer
Rex Hall
Libby Hills
Janet Morgan
John Porter
Steve Sipple (Appointed September 2006)
Jimmy Tam
Current Staff Team:
Sarah Davies Executive Director
Management Team:
Liz Jewell Development Director
Janan Kassir Project Director (Summer Uni London) (Appointed July 2006)
Anh Ly Programmes Director
Programmes Team:
Abdul Azim Business Development Co-ordinator (Appointed February 2007)
Tuhina Borhan Enrolment Officer (June–October 2006 and 2007)
the charity and its trustees
Julia Harriman Arts Co-ordinator
Soi Hin Programme Co-ordinator (Resigned January 2007)
Syeda Razzak Enrolment Officer (June–September 2007)
Abu Yusuf Sports Co-ordinator (Appointed September 2006 – part-time)
Development Team:
Abdulla Almamun Youth Projects Officer (Appointed June 2007)
Lola Ashiru Peers and Careers Co-ordinator (Appointed July 2006)
Randi Baden Youth Projects Officer (October 2006–May 2007)
Summer Uni London:
Luke Clark Young People’s Co-ordinator (Appointed July 2006)
Sarah Murphy Project Officer (Appointed July 2006)
Sally Quail Fundraiser Trainer (Appointed June 2006)
Working across the Charity:
Emma Crouch Team Administrator(Appointed March 2007)
Graziella Doardo Finance Officer
Stuart Gill Information Manager(Appointed March 2007)
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Abdul Muiz Office Manager
Mags Ruttle Corporate Development Co-ordinator (part-time)
Others in the Team During the Year:
Reashma Begum Administrator (Sept–Dec 2006)
Jenny Cater Temporary Administrator (Feb 2007)
Gultekin Irengun Web Administrator (June–Oct 2007)
Rima Karim Enrolment Officer (June–Oct 2006)
Lee Nathaniel-Wurie Peer Administrator (June–Oct 2007)
Matthew O’Donaghue Web Developer (Mar–Aug 2006)
Ken Okolo THSU Intern (Job Ready ProjectJune–Sept 2007)
Karishma Patel SUL Intern (June–Aug 2007)
Company Secretary and Executive Director of the Charity:
Sarah Davies
Auditors:
Ramon Lee and PartnersKemp House, 152-160 City Road London EC1V 2DW
Banks:
The Co-operative Bank80 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NJ
CAF BANK Ltd25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
Solicitors:
Clegg Manuel26-27 Great Sutton StreetClerkenwell, London EC1V 0DS
Morgan LewisCondor House, 5-10 St Paul’s Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AL
Governing Document:
Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Charity is constituted as a limited company.
Policy Statement:
Tower Hamlets Summer University has the following policies: Child Protection, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection, Maternity/Paternity, Locking Up Procedure and Emergency Fire Plan. These are reviewed annually. There was no incident in the last 12 months that required us to implement disciplinary or Child Protection or other procedures against any person or to take action on any issues that we were directly involved in.
Patrons:
A. Dee (Artful Dodger)Baroness Kennedy of the ShawsBaroness Pola Uddin of Bethnal GreenBenjamin ZephaniahDame Marlene Robottom (from October 2006)Professor Deian Hopkin (from September 2007) Dizzee (from August 2007)Dr Tony Flower (retired July 2007)Gerard LemosYasmin Alibhai-Brown
Registered Charity name: Tower Hamlets Summer Education Ltd. The Charity is known as Tower Hamlets Summer UniversityRegistered Charity number: 1048822 Registered Company number: 2017713Registered office: Ground Floor, 24-26 Fournier Street, London E1 6QE
for more info, phone THSU on 020 7247 7900 or visit www.summeruni.org
The Board of Trustees have overall responsibility for the governance of the Charity.
The Executive Director manages the overall strategic planning, finance, fundraising, projects and staff team, supervising the Programmes Director, Development Director and the Project Director (Summer Uni London).
The Programmes Director is responsible for the management of the main and junior Summer University and the Summer Uni Plus programmes and other projects as they arise, the supervision of the Programme Co-ordinators, Team Administrator, part-time/seasonal staff and the Youth Advisory Group.
The Development Director is responsible for the supervision of the Peer Team and training of the Peer Volunteers and their volunteering placements, the project work with Creative Partnerships and the supervision of the Development Team including the Office Manager, the Corporate Development Co-ordinator and the Finance Officer.
The Project Director is responsible for the delivery of the Summer Uni London (SUL) project and the supervision of the Young People’s Co-ordinator, the Fundraiser Trainer, the Project Officer, the Information Manager and the management of the SUL website.
Trustee AppointmentsThe Board of Trustees comprises not less than six nor more than 15 members. Trustees meet five times a year and one-third of the trustees are required to retire from office at each AGM. These will generally be the trustees who have been the longest in office since the last election. A retiring trustee is eligible for re-election.
structure, governance and management
It is important to the Charity that the trustees bring a range of skills to the board, represent the rich diversity of London and understand, believe and support the Charity’s objectives. When trustees resign from the board and do not wish to stand for re-election, the Charity will actively seek new trustees with the required skills and experience.
Trustee Induction and TrainingThe Chair of Trustees, one other trustee and the Charity director interview potential new trustees prior to their appointment. The potential trustee is then invited to a board meeting where they introduce themselves, what they do, that they are eligible to serve as a charity trustee and state their reasons for wishing to join the board. Each new trustee signs an eligibility to serve form, completes a declaration of interest form and is issued with the Charity Commission Booklet CC3 Responsibilities of Charity Trustees.
Trustees are made aware of training available and all trustees and staff attend an away day once per year to review the Charity’s achievements, identify weaknesses and improvements needed and plan the subsequent year and beyond. This helps identify training needs required by staff team and trustees.
AccountsThe accounts are prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, “Accounting and Reporting by Charities”, issued in October 2005.
Principal Funding Sources are Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Corporate Sector and Statutoryfunding. Details on funding and financial breakdown for the year are in the Financial Review towards the end of this report.
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“ Summer Uni’s been going for ten years in Southwark…and SUL has been just great for us! The support they’ve given us has been amazing. I could tell from their website…the infrastructure is there in young people’s language. SUL have been very keen to help and they’ve made us so welcome. Why does Summer Uni work? Because young people can
do something for an afternoon or every day for weeks…
there’s no pressure.”
Raj Desai SOUTHWARK SUMMER UNI
It’s not an easy task for a small, east end Charity to tell Local Authorities that a) they need to completely rethink how they’ve traditionally delivered their summer youth programmes, and b) that they need to learn from us as a model of good practice.
But that’s exactly what we’ve been doing… and doing well.
Our Summer Uni London (SUL) team have been trekking tirelessly across London to promote Summer Uni. We’ve been offering Local Authorities advice and support to get them well on track to setting up their own Summer Uni – or to boost the Summer Uni that they already have.
Within two months of starting work on SUL, we won the commitment of a £2m ‘carrot’ from the Jack Petchey Foundation and London Challenge towards the development of Summer Unis. By the end of the year, we’d distributed 50% of this through the Summer Uni Grant, which, with the boroughs’ matching funding, means that through us at least £1.5 million will be ploughed into quality activities for young people across London in summer 2007.
In a nutshell, our first year’s work has revolved around three main areas:
Making it easier to set up a Summer Uni
We supported and enabled • 15 Local Authorities to secure the funding to provide programmes for young people they would not otherwise have been able to provide
We secured strategic buy-in to •running Summer Unis from 31 of the 33 London boroughs
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We delivered seven seminars to •20 boroughs on how to run a successful Summer Uni
We put • 12 years of our expertise into the ‘Summer Uni Manual’ and distributed it to 14 boroughs
Putting Summer Unis and young people in touch
20• boroughs attended our networking opportunities
Our first Festival of Sport 2006 •attracted 63 participants, 12 Peer Volunteers and was featured on the Mayor’s Young Londoners’ website
Every month, we communicate •to our pan-London Summer Uni network through our valued newsletter
We’re developing through our •website an online community for young people to get in touch with each other and showcase their work
Making Summer Unis a permanent feature of London life
We attended approximately • 200 external meetings and conferences, to raise awareness of Summer Uni
We gave presentations at London •Councils, the GLA, GOL and DCSF to secure their strategic support
We approached at least • 15 funders to generate long-term financial support for Summer Unis across London
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THSU Patron, Dizzee, performing at Summer Uni London’s website launch event held in London’s Living Room, City Hall.
“ In Hounslow, many of the activities for young people were delivered in isolation. SUL acted as a catalyst to progress, bringing 17 partners together in order to co-ordinate their provision more effectively. SUL helped us to join up our thinking…as a result, this year there’ll be a greater than ever spread of activity. It’s one of the best examples of partnership working we’ve ever had.”
Jo Emmerson OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CO-ORDINATOR HOUNSLOW BOROUGH COUNCIL
What we’ve found is that:
Summer Uni is welcomed and •supported by virtually everyone we have met
Through Summer Uni we can help •Local Authorities and schools meet numerous government-led initiatives and agendas, including Every Child Matters, Extended Services, crime-reduction policies and drives to help engage with young people that are not in education, employment or training
The network support we are •offering was much needed and is greatly valued
There is so much potential to •take Summer Uni even further!
Future:
This is a definitive period in the life of SUL and we need to make sure we continue to deliver as best we can to London’s youth. We hope we have laid solid foundations for the future so that:
There will be twice the number of •Summer Unis in London in 2007 as compared with 2006
Every London borough will have a •Summer Uni by summer 2008
There will be thousands more varied, •good quality courses and activities available across London
Our website will be a fantastic, •one-stop-shop for young people looking for courses
Our database will cater to all •Summer Uni student and course data management needs
All Summer Unis will be working •towards getting Quality in Study Support status
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Given our immediate success and our passion and commitment towards raising the aspirations of as many young people as possible, we don’t think we’re done with expansion yet.
So watch this space…the sky’s the limit for Summer Uni!
Stats:
Stats start of the year 33 boroughs, of which 10 have Summer Unis, of which 2 are charities and 8 Local Authority based.
End of the year33 boroughs, of which 31 engaged in SUL, of which 18 on course towards running a SU in 2007, of which 16 are getting a grant.
Further successes:
Featured on:BBC London News •Capital Radio •DCSF website•Evening Standard Supplement•GLA Summer Activities Guide•Mayor’s Young Londoners’ website•Teachers TV•Time Out Supplement•
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“ These were bright young people; it was a pleasure working with them.”
Blossom Carrasco ANIMATION TUTOR
THSU programmes combine academic and vocational study, performing and visual arts,music, sports, information technology, new media, personal development, entertainment and Peer Volunteer initiatives.
Our courses are our core work – our passion remains to offer opportunities to young people and so behind all the excitement of Summer Uni London, we remain true to our commitments in Tower Hamlets and to the young people who rely on us during their holidays. The outcomes of this work will continue to feed into the development of Summer Unis London wide.
2006 has been an exploratory year, full of growth and pilot programmes and as an organisation we feel we have grown from strength to strength, especially now that we have a ‘Programmes Team’ of four and a ‘Peer Team’ of three. We can offer you a snapshot of our year’s work here and more details are available on request.
A) Spring Programme 2006
From May to July we ran nine courses as part of our second ‘summer uni plus’ programme, supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Courses that ran over one or two nights a week included Creative Graphics and Web Design, Dance Fusion, Animation and Scriptwriting for the Stage.
Since the summer uni plus programme was a pilot, weexperimented with structure, partners, tutors and timing as well as broadening our identity away from our traditional activities.
The biggest challenge we faced was this is a key time for exams in school, college and university and taking part in extra curricular evening activities was a low priority. Further, we experienced scorching hot weather and of course there was the World Cup, which clashed with many of the course times. However we found that all students who attended were keen, enthusiastic and eager to learn.
Successes:Participants from the nine courses made their big debut at our summer launch at the Spitz Venue in July. An invited audience of 200 experienced a memorable evening, amazed at what young people can achieve in such a short time. The performances were outstanding and inspiring.
Stats:110 young people enrolled for the summer uni plus programme.
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B) Summer Programme 2006
From July to August, 1,065 young people enrolled on our Summer Programme which took place in 15 different venues.
The most popular courses included First Aid, The Trading Floor (hosted by Barclays Capital) and Driving Theory, as well as Bag Making, Contemporary Sculpture and Photography.
Examples of our courses include:
Our very own office being used •by students on ‘Making the News’ for interviews with Jim Fitzpatrick MP and a member of George Galloway MP’s Respect team.
Students on the Game Plan course •explored the benefits that their community may gain from the Olympics in 2012 and how to get involved in local decision-making on planning and regeneration. Planning Aid for London organised work placements for the participants with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Planning and Development Department in October 2006.
Funding from the Savoy Educational •Trust gave us the opportunity for the first time to run a three day cookery residential training course at Ashlyns Organic Farm in Essex where ten young people had the opportunity to learn how to cook a wide variety of dishes from simple snacks to preparing three course gourmet meals.
‘Driving Theory for Learner Drivers’ •was so popular that we had to ask our Peer Motivators and London Met security staff to manage, from outside the classroom door, the huge number of non-registered students who tried to attend!
Successes:97% of young people in their evaluations said Summer Uni was what they expected or even better and 99% totally enjoyed the courses. Many told us they made new friends. This shows we are providing the right type of programmes that young people want.
Stats:1,100 course places were attended.
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“ Summer Uni offers a variety of courses, it’s free and a good opportunity to gain an insight into different aspects of work life.”
Khadeja Khanom, 17 MAKING THE NEWS
“ I enjoyed giving my opinions and learning loads of new things that I didn’t know before.”
Mahvesh Khan , 17 PHILOSOPHY
C) Summer Peer Programme 2006
What would we do with out them? Another successful year for our Peer Programme, with help from funding from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Capital Radio Help a London Child and Tower Hamlets College. We recruited 41 fantastic volunteers, aged between 13 and 24, who devoted over 200 hours of their time ensuring the smooth running of 91 courses at 15 different venues across Tower Hamlets. The Peer Motivators have an extensive role, but summed up they support young people and tutors, making them feel welcome on to the courses. The Peers maintain records to ensure those who attend have the correct documentation and certification.
We extensively train the Peers in their role and this is the fourth year their training has been accredited through Open College Network (OCN). Our Peers are also registered for the Millennium Volunteer Awards.
Successes:We retained all but two of the young people who started the training and 93% of the 39 volunteers achieved the accreditation, ‘Being a Youth Peer Worker’ and ‘Being a Peer Work Team Leader’.
“ I got to know so many new people from different communities and I have got involved in doing something that has kept me out of trouble, relieving a lot of pressure in my mind.”
Raju Miah SUMMER PEER
“ A very BIG THANK YOU for all your input into making this happen and for believing in me. Don’t worry, your name will appear in my autobiography...”
Mildred Amadiegwu, 21 NANG!
1. Nang!
We are extremely proud of our young journalists who continue to produce Nang! magazine year-round with support from Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Arts Council. We congratulate the group on winning a prestigious Philip Lawrence Award in December in recognition of their creative ways of breaking down social barriers and racial tensions.
The group of 14 young enthusiasts meet regularly and for the first time this year, worked with Young Enterprise exploring in-depth the roles needed to run a magazine, including the editor, deputy editor, journalist and writers, marketing and distribution and how to make the magazine a self-sustaining enterprise. They visited The Guardian and were encouraged to target companies and organisations to generate advertising revenue and help with fundraising for the magazine.
Features included:
Steven ‘Dynamo’ Frayne on his •unique street style mixed with jaw dropping trickery, winning him mass praise and media attention
Sven-Goran Eriksson and a World •Cup special
Sir Ian McKellen talking about his •latest blockbusters and being a patron for a local charity
Eva Longoria talking about her •Desperate Housewife character
With in-house support from the team, the young group have written a Business Plan for Nang! and we expect Nang! to continue to grow as an enterprise, especially with its online presence www.summeruni.org/nang and new financial awareness, and to help them on the path to a career in journalism.
Successes:Two of our Nang! journos have this year been sponsored by News International to attend Harlow College to study Journalism. One student, Mildred (quoted below), did her work placement with The Sunday Times in December and January.
Stats:14 young journalists worked year round on our Nang! magazine.
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D) Project 2006/07
In addition to our traditional summer programme we are developing our innovative year-round programmes, piloting ground-breaking projects as well as our award-winning Nang! magazine course.
Awarded to Nang! in December in recognition of the magazine’screative ways of breaking down social barriers and racial tensions.
2. Autumn Music Programme
To end the year on a high note and doing what we do best, we ran Future Music during the autumn half-term in partnership with Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service (THAMES) and Rich Mix. 30 students attended a three day music programme for 11–14 year olds, working with music tutors in vocals, music technology, strings, brass, bands and percussion with a final group piece created and performed on the final day.
Successes:Some participants were clearly inspired by their involvement in the project with reports from schools of children returning to their music teacher and asking for further information, advice and guidance to be able to carry on the learning from the event.
Stats:30 students attended the three day programme.
Case study:A 13 year old participant enthused by the Trumpet went into her school and asked for Trumpet lessons. She was told they couldn’t provide the lessons, however have now set this up in their school.
“ It was fun and challenging.”
Marie-Ange Kowodsi
3. (x)change
It’s all about Student Voice and youth participation in the purist form!
Creative Partnerships London East and South provided the funding for this project enabling 14 primary, secondary and special schools in eight London boroughs to develop a youth-led project to benefit their school.
If you have ever tried working withschools you will know how time consuming this can be for all the team involved and appreciate what a challenge this project posed for us. That said, the (x)change project achieved tremendous success!
Young people had a budget of up to £1,000 and they had to employ an external creative practitioner and develop a project to bring about change in their school. The diversity of the projects undertaken is testimony to the fact they were youth-led. The projects ranged from:
The creation of interactive Student •pages on a school website: www.bow-school.org.uk
The transformation of a derelict •space that the students landscaped to facilitate play and student access
A healthy eating mural in the school •canteen to create an attractive space, promote healthy eating and celebrate cultural diversity
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Summer Uni used its expertise as a youth focused organisation to facilitate the process of promoting youth voice and youth participation. We supported the young people in being heard, making important decisions and negotiating with their head teacher, teachers and other school staff, artists and other young people, for the benefit of all and all within a school setting where traditionally, independent empowerment of its young peopleis a challenge.
Success:Summer Uni worked directly with 110 young people, in 14 schools across eight London boroughs to develop diverse and exciting youth-led projects that did bring about real change within their schools.
“ I feel lucky because not many children get to do stuff like
this and I think that it was the right decision to take part in
this project because it helped me to be more mature and I never thought that I could do anything like this.”
Tanya HERMITAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Pupils from Jubilee Primary School participating in the Creative Partnerships London East and South (x)change project. March 2007. Photography by Dee Conway.
4. Focus on Fashion
We are keen to see how we can contribute to the 14–19 Vocational Diplomas recently introduced by Central Government and we were approached by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to help them deliver a fashion course as part of a pilot 14–19 Creative Media Diploma.
With two months planning, we rolled out Focus on Fashion in the spring term. 15 14–19 year olds followed a fashion course giving them a taste of the fashion industry and the logical steps in developing a fashion design to final completion. The group of young women put on a fashion show at the end of the course to showcase their customised clothing, including A-line skirts, inspired hoodies and wild accessories.
The course was delivered in partnership with Fashionworks Creative Practitioners over eight Saturdays from 24 February to 21 April.
Success:Focus on Fashion attracted the attention of London Councils who asked us to present a workshop for the 14–19 Advisors.
“I enjoyed socialising with people I didn’t know.”
Farhana Akhtar, 17
Overall attendance
1,389 young people enrolled for courses and activities throughout the year
Breakdown
14 Young Advisors guided the programmes and the launch event in July
1,065 young people enrolled for 1,957 course places on the summer courses and 1,100 course places were attended
110 enrolled for the summer uni plus programme
32 Peer Motivators were recruited led by 6 Team Leaders who were supported by 3 Peer Mentors (older Peers)
30 young people took part in the Autumn Music Programme
14 young journalists worked year round on our Nang! Magazine
110 young people took part in (x)change
14 girls took part in the Focus on Fashion
1,080 certificates of attendance were awarded in the year
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Gender
60% female and 40% male
Ethnicity
41% Bangladeshi 7% other Asian13% White22% Black2% Chinese6% Mixed Race9% other
4% Young people who identify themselves as disabled
4% Young people with allergies and illness (mainly Asthma)
Age Range
16% are 13 and under52% are aged 14–1830% are aged 19 –252% are over 25
Employment
23% identify themselves as unemployed9% are working part-time 2% are working full-time
Studying
61% identify themselves as studying20% GCSE16% A levels8% Degrees4% BTEC
Postcode
68% live in E1, E1W, E2, E3, E14 and EC addresses
12% live in other east London addresses
6% live in north London
2% in south east London
1% in south west London
4% live in Ilford
2% in Romford
2% in west London
3% live elsewhere
Young AdvisorsThe Youth Advisory Group is a fundamental part of THSU and has a key role in shaping the development of the programmes. With our accelerated expansion, a lot of effort has been put into developing this group into something even more dynamic, firmly placing THSU’s aim of ‘involving young people in the organisation’s development’ at the heart of our Charity.
Capacity BuildingMaking sure we protect and share our expertise, that staff are adequately skilled and that we have clear lines of communication, have never been as important as they are today.
The process of building the capacity of the organisation began in 2005 with business planning advice from pro bono sources such as Pilotlight, a charity that brokers the relationship between a team of leading business executives and small charities, and Morgan Stanley. In broadening our remit to the whole of London and operating year-round, we’ve continued to capacity build the organisation by increasing and restructuring the staff team, and moving to our new office:
The staff team has grown from • six to 16 full-time
Our new office is four times the •size of the old
We introduced new internet •telecom technologies
All staff computers have been •replaced or upgraded
Payroll has been brought in-house•
behind the scenes
We secured a Capacity Building Grant from Goldman Sachs which has enabled us to recruit and employ an Information Manager whose role is to ensure:
Staff are up-skilled and trained •to meet the new remit of the organisation
The team is kept up-to-date with •the latest policy changes affecting the youth sector
We share our knowledge internally •and across London to strengthen Summer Unis London wide
The organisation maintains •excellent internal and external communications
The Capacity Building Grant is enabling us to develop our ICT capacity and database technologies.
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“ I enjoyed every minute, I enjoyed the help of the teacher and the freedom of choice.”
Fateha Begum, 18 HANDS ON MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
‘A’ Team Arts Account 3 Women’s ConsultancyAllen & Overy AntersiteArchbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College Barclays CapitalBethnal Green Technology CollegeBow Arts TrustBow Boys School Brady Arts Centre BrokerageCass Business SchoolCentral Foundation Girls SchoolCharles Edward Brookes School City of LondonCommunity Organisations ForumContinYouCreative Partnerships London East & SouthCredit Suisse Daneford TrustDunraven School FashionworksGallions Primary School GLA Summer of SportGrafton Primary School Grant Solder Sports AgencyGreenwich Leisure LimitedHalf Moon Young People’s Theatre Guildhall School of Music & DramaHermitage Primary School HumanutopiaIslington Green School Jubilee Primary School Kidbrooke School Lloyd’s Community Programme Local Area PartnershipsLondon Borough of BrentLondon Borough of CamdenLondon Borough of HackneyLondon Borough of IslingtonLondon Borough of Kensington & ChelseaLondon Borough of NewhamLondon Borough of Redbridge
operational partners 2006/7
London Borough of SouthwarkLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets – Arts & Leisure – Connexions & Youth Support Service – Directorate of Education – Out of School Hours Learning – Social Services – Youth Offending TeamLondon Borough of Waltham ForestLondon CouncilsLondon Metropolitan University London YouthLUV ProductionsMile End ParkMinx Creative Mulberry SchoolNu SkoolOptions NHSOxford Brookes UniversityPartnership for Young LondonPhilip Lawrence AwardsPilotlightPlanning Aid for LondonPopcorn Web Design Quality in Study SupportRich MixRoundhouseSandhurst Junior School SPLASH ArtsSAFEStep ForwardStoke Newington School Stormont SchoolSubtextThames Ambulance Training ServicesTolerance in DiversityTower Hamlets City Learning Centre Tower Hamlets College Tower Hamlets Education Business PartnershipTower Hamlets Youth Work Training ForumVolunteer Centre Tower HamletsUscreatesYoung Enterprise London
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LBTH Schools:
All 16 secondary schools including the two special needs schools in Tower Hamlets and all the primary schools distribute brochures and market the programmes within their schools.
The following mentors have made a valuable contribution to THSU over the period covered:
Andrew CherniavskyCaroline MackrillBob ManneringRichard PaiceSue RevelKath Sloggett
for more info, phone THSU on 020 7247 7900 or visit www.summeruni.org
Rich Mix a new creative space
We could not run the diverse range of free activities for young people without the support of our many partners with whom we work in a variety of ways to develop and deliver our programmes and services to young people.
This year the partners are:
Abbey Charitable TrustAccentureAIG Europe (UK) LimitedAim HigherAllen & Overy Arts Council England Arup Group LimitedAwards 4 All Barclays Capital BBC Children in Need Appeal BloombergBPBritish CouncilCapital Radio Help a London ChildChelsea Building Society Charitable FoundationClydesdale BankCoutts Charitable Trust Creative PartnershipsCredit Suisse Deutsche Bank Ebay FoundationEsmée Fairbairn FoundationGoldman SachsGoldsmiths CompanyGreater London AuthorityJack Petchey FoundationLloyd’s Community ProgrammeLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets London ChallengeMorgan Stanley Foundation News InternationalPaul Hamlyn Foundation ReutersSavoy Educational Trust Sir John Cass’s Foundation Sky Youth Action FundSt. Katharine & Shadwell Trust The David and Frederick Barclay Foundation Tower Hamlets CollegeTower Hill Improvement Trust Woodroffe Benton Foundation XL
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We recognise that our work would be impossible without the continuous and generous support of our funders and sponsors. Sources of funding this year were 43% Charitable Trusts and Foundations, 37% Statutory funding, 13% Corporate funding and 7% other income. On behalf of all of us at THSU – and especially the young people who take advantage and benefit from our programmes through the year – we extend our warmest thanks to all our supporters:
financial review40 41for more info, phone THSU on 020 7247 7900 or visit www.summeruni.org
Summarised Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2007
Incoming Resources
Grants receivable 184,589 1,329,271 1,513,860 412,027Other income 130,314 1,920 132,234 101,452
Total incoming resources 314,903 1,331,191 1,646,094 513,479
Resources expended
Fundraising and publicity 8,170 – 8,170 7,576Direct charitable expenditure 224,071 1,160,471 1,384,542 458,588Management and administration
16,998 – 16,998 11,835
Total resources expended 249,239 1,160,471 1,409,710 477,999
Net movement in funds before transfers 65,664 170,720 236,384 35,480
Transfers between funds (20,696) 20,696 – –
Net movement in fundsafter transfers 44,968 191,416 236,684 35,480
Surplus, brought forward 44,335 27,830 72,165 36,685
Surplus, carried forward 89,303 219,246 308,549 72,165
Unrestricted
funds £ Restricted
funds £
2007 £2006 £
Continuing Operations None of the Charity’s activities were acquired or discontinued during the above two financial years.
Total recognised gains and lossesThe Charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the above movement in funds for the above two financial years.
Summarised Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 March 2007
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets 44,811 8,613
Current Assets
Debtors 79,710 10,707Cash at Bank and in hand 630,747 124,572
710,457 135,279
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(446,719) (71,727)
Net current assets 263,738 63,552
Net Assets 308,549 72,165
Income FundsUnrestricted funds 89,303 44,335Restricted funds 219,246 27,830
308,549 72,165
2006 £2006 £
These summarised accounts have been extracted from the full audited accounts of Tower Hamlets Summer Education Limited for the year ending 31 March 2007 and they may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs of the Charity.
For further information, copies of the full audited accounts can be obtained from Tower Hamlets Summer Education Limited, Ground Floor, 24-26 Fournier Street, London E1 6QE – telephone: 020 7247 7900. The full audited accounts were approved by the Board of Trustees on the 11 September 2007 and have been submitted to the Charity Commission.
Auditors report on the summarised accounts of Tower Hamlets Summer Education Limited for the year ended 31 March 2007.
We have examined the summarised accounts on page 40 to 41, which have been extracted from the full audited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2007. In our opinion the summarised accounts are consistent with the full audited accounts.
Ramon Lee and PartnersRegistered Auditors, Chartered AccountantsKemp House, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2DW
2007 £2007 £
As an organisation, we are most effective when delivering courses during the holiday periods – especially since this is traditionally the period that young people associate us with. We aim to build on these strengths by co-ordinating our programmes from April 2007 onwards during the spring, summer and autumn holidays with a dedicated Saturday music programme and Nang! continuing to meet weekly on Wednesday evenings.
The following programmes are already in the pipeline:
During the ‘• Easter Programme’, which will run from 2 April to 23 June, we will run 16 courses in, for example, Islamic Calligraphy, Documentary Filmmaking, Archery and Boxing.
Starting during the Easter Programme •and culminating in a high profile event on 28 April, we will work with a group of 20 young people as part of the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) event ‘Eat London’ as they build a mini square of London… out of food! The event in Trafalgar Square will be a celebration to reconnect the creativity and rituals of food, culture and the community.
‘• Create and Chill’ is a 10 week, after school, creative arts programme for 11–18 year olds, most of whom are at risk of being excluded from school.
‘The • Music Space’ is being developed in response to a consultation with young people by THAMES. With funding from Accenture, it will consist of two bespoke music projects on Saturday afternoons, consisting of ‘Bands’ – developing four young local bands over 10 weeks; and ‘Music
future – the next 12 months
Tech’ – an eight week course to give 30 young people new skills in music technology. We hope this pilot will lead to a music video project in summer 2007 and this may be a course we build upon during September to December 2007.
‘• Job Ready’ will be piloted from October 2007. Designed to support young people aged 16–25 as they enter the job market and working in partnership with vocational trainers, careers advisors, educational institutions, businesses and industry, we aim to move beneficiaries who are not currently in employment, training or education in to a variety of volunteering, employment, training or apprenticeship schemes and to support them during their transition into these new opportunities. Mentors from the corporate and other sectors will be involved in this project.
Development: Given THSU’s success and the Charity’s commitment towards raising the aspirations of as many young people as possible, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation has expressed interest in funding an independent feasibility study into the potential for national roll-out of the THSU model and this will be progressed during the year.
During the year THSU will build itsportfolio for reassessment in spring 2008 for its Quality in Study Support status as an Advanced Centre for out-of-school-hours-learning and its Investors in People status.
THSU is looking to develop its in-house volunteer accreditation modules into nationally recognised accreditation which the Charity can offer to other youth organisations throughout London and beyond.
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020 7247 [email protected]
Registered Charity name: Tower Hamlets Summer Education LimitedThe charity is known as Tower Hamlets Summer UniversityRegistered Charity number: 1048822Registered Company number: 2017713
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