Programme 03 — Primary & upper primary support
Most children do not fail mathematics. They stop being taught it properly.
Subject support in science, maths and English — with the practical work and the spoken practice that textbooks assume.
By class six a child either has a maths teacher who can teach or does not. In too many schools one teacher carries four subjects, and the science lesson becomes a paragraph read aloud.
We bring practising teachers and volunteers for science, maths and English, run practical sessions with the equipment the school already owns, and keep the class sizes small enough that a child has to speak.
How it is run
Classes are held in the school timetable, with the school's teachers present, so the method stays after the term ends.
What it includes
The short list, agreed with the school, the home or the household.
How you can help
Three ways that actually move this programme forward.
Teach a subject
A graduate in science, maths or English can teach two afternoons a month.
Sponsor revision camps
Worksheets, teachers' time and a meal for a week of exam revision.
Give lab material
The school's kit usually exists; often a few consumables are all it needs.
Write to [email protected] or sign up as a volunteer. We answer within three working days.
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