Citizen Schools PATHWAY - 20+ places available now for primary or secondary schools in 13 London Boroughs. Deadline 15th March.

Do you need to build your school's contribution to community cohesion?

Do you want to increase the level of parental engagement with your school?

Does your school need to increase its networks and leverage in your borough?

Do you want to take your active citizenship to the next level across the school?

If the answer is yes to any of these questions, London Citizens is now recruiting for its second cohort of schools for its landmark 'Citizen Schools Pathway' - an induction course in community organising to build the capacity of school communities to effect change, build alliances, facilitate community cohesion and make learning more relevant and compelling.

See the document below for full details.

We don't want any school to participate, however. There are four criteria for each school to be able to take one of the limited places we have available:

* 1) A belief in schools as community hubs, with parents, students, staff and community members taking responsibility for creating a high quality education and a cohesive community
* 2) A headteacher who will build a direct relationship with our organisers, and advise us on who to approach to construct the most effective, diverse team; they also need to give one team member the time to lead the work (1 hour per week or more).
* 3) To be able to raise the London Citizens membership dues and course fee required to take part - see the summary below for more details. The cost is not prohibitive for any school, and varies with the size of each school taking part.

Head teachers who think their school fits the bill should contact Ben Hammond, Citizen Schools Co-ordinator at London Citizens, to book an initial exploratory/strategy meeting, by 15th March 2010. Email ben@citizenschools.info / Telephone 0772 33 780 44.

Citizen Schools Pathway Cohort 2

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