OVAL LEARNING CLUSTER 

Booster Fund 2022/23

To support Oval Learning Cluster to deliver its 4 year strategic plan

Grow Back Greener Learning Event

The project supports Oval Learning Cluster to develop their organisational and fundraising strategy in order to enable them to provide vital support to schools, children, young people and their ....more

The project supports Oval Learning Cluster to develop their organisational and fundraising strategy in order to enable them to provide vital support to schools, children, young people and their communities

The project will enable Lambeth Primary Schools to select the best interventions to support children at risk of developing mental health challenges and behavioural disorders by giving them the ....more

The project will enable Lambeth Primary Schools to select the best interventions to support children at risk of developing mental health challenges and behavioural disorders by giving them the opportunity to commission external creative therapeutic support from within their community that suits their needs to fill this capacity gap, whilst strengthening community ties and upskilling school staff. Oval Learning Cluster (OLC), supported by Windmill Cluster of Schools (WCS) and Brixton Learning Collaborative (BLC) will: manage the fund by regranting £80,000 to selected schools; facilitate the community of practice, work with a Grants plus support partner to support the process evaluation and engage in learning and influencing to explore avenues for sustainable funding and service integration.

NL20: Vincent's Treasures

Lambeth school cluster capacity funding for Adolescent Mental Health

Oval Learning supports young people and connects schools and communities in South London. They identify gaps, build networks and support schools as community hubs to offer families and young people ....more

Oval Learning supports young people and connects schools and communities in South London. They identify gaps, build networks and support schools as community hubs to offer families and young people the opportunities to gain skills, tools and resources and access creative, sporting and outdoor experiences. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

This project will provide small group tutoring for low income pupils who need additional support, based across six primary schools and working with a specialist external provider (Action Tutoring). ....more

This project will provide small group tutoring for low income pupils who need additional support, based across six primary schools and working with a specialist external provider (Action Tutoring). This will be supplemented by additional homework support after school led by teaching assistants. The logistics of the Programme timetable will be agreed between school, Action Tutoring and depending on needs of pupils. Typically it will be a 90 minute session made up of 45 minutes English, 45 minutes Maths. This will be run at 6 primary schools in the Oval Learning Cluster - Ashmole, Herbert Morrison, St Stephens, St Marks, Walnut and Henry Fawcett.

£4,600 towards the remaining costs as outlined in your application.

Funding will allow the 3 existing Lambeth school cluster managers (Oval Learning Cluster, Windmill Cluster and Brixton Learning Collaborative) and 1 additional 'community connector' to increase their ....more

Funding will allow the 3 existing Lambeth school cluster managers (Oval Learning Cluster, Windmill Cluster and Brixton Learning Collaborative) and 1 additional 'community connector' to increase their working hours (40% of budget) to do more to tackle the ongoing issues created by C-19 for children from low-income families in Lambeth. This work will include the coordination of food distribution (for which several of the schools in the clusters have become hubs), sourcing and providing additional learning materials (including IT, school equipment, art supplies), crisis funding (e.g. electricity costs so school children cannot get online) and therapeutic support and signposting. All of these services would be targeted at the families with the greatest need across any of the 45 Lambeth schools that the clusters jointly cover. Lastly, the project would like to offer additional bereavement support/trauma-informed training that school staff could access during the lockdown (online) and in-person when they return to school so they can best support students who have suffered bereavements. 

Pupil-led activation in Lambeth secondary schools

We want to offer ""art therapy"" to vulnerable kids, providing creative activities to combat challenging emotions and behaviour.

2 year capacity funding for Lambeth school cluster coordinators

OVAL (Opportunities for Value-Added Learning)

Oval music and dance enrichment

The project aims to improve mental health, self-esteem, communication and behaviour of vulnerable children and young people in the area. They will offer social and creative arts therapies working in ....more

The project aims to improve mental health, self-esteem, communication and behaviour of vulnerable children and young people in the area. They will offer social and creative arts therapies working in conjunction with over 15 schools.

The project will deliver life skills training for young people living with autism, learning difficulties and special needs. The aim is to enable participants to prepare and move towards independence.

Lambeth school cluster capacity funding to engage with CO programme

The organisation will use the funding to deliver a community led opera and subsequent displays of photographs and projects celebrating the life of Bessie Coleman, an Afro-American girl who overcame ....more

The organisation will use the funding to deliver a community led opera and subsequent displays of photographs and projects celebrating the life of Bessie Coleman, an Afro-American girl who overcame obstacles to become a pilot. This will enable the organisation to bring the community together to show what can be achieved, via interactive participative activities.