HOME SCHOOLING HUB
Inclusive Education for Every Child
Our Hub allows vulnerable, school-refusers & home schooled children to grow in a small, nurturing environment. We provide up to 15 hours of schooling weekly, by qualified teachers and one-to-one therapeutic mentors.We offer a safe space, nurture guidance, providing meals, education and therapy
Home schooling with Bright Futures
Lessons with trained teachers
Cultural Outings
Meaningful Social connections
How Home schooling Works
Home schooling with our teachers and therapeutic mentors, offer a flexible curriculum for your children, allowing them to learn from our hub or home, whilst still having the opportunity to take part in day trips . Our teachers provide support and guidance every step of the way and provide an engaging and enriching experience for your child, for up to 15 hours learning, across 3-days-a-week.
Our classes are interactive and engaging, allowing students to learn at their own pace and take ownership of their education. With the support of our experienced teachers, students can build a foundation for success in the digital age.
Cultural Trips & Outdoor Learning
Students participate monthly in cultural trips and outdoor learning. We have visited: Summer Science Exhibition at The Royal Society, The Horniman Museum, Brighton Beach, Deen City farm, theatre trips, Croydon Museum, and other enriching experiences that expose students to diverse cultures and perspectives.
Trauma-Informed
Stay 'n' Play Provision
This community based education and therapeutic support programme, was set-up in Croydon's Broad green area - one of the highest areas of deprivation in the UK. Based on the Early Learning Goals, we cater for children (under 8 years-old), who have experienced significant trauma and have 'high needs'. We support both LAC (Looked-After Children) and non-LAC, who are in need of play-based therapy, within a secure, Ofsted registered, educational setting.
Support for SEND/non-SEND Pupils & Adults
We provide quality support in Maths, English, and Science for school-aged children and their parents. Our aim is to support neurodiverse members of the local community. (e.g.) helping dyslexic and dyspraxic care worker adults, to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.
Tutors, Mentors & Psychotherapists
We offer a range of tutors, therapeutic mentors and counsellors for all service-users young and old. This has included a 'Talking Cure Parents Therapy Group'. This service was offered to women who were mothers/carers, who needed a space for themselves for emotional support. We also offer all our home schoolers, weekly, 1-2-1 therapeutic mentors at our hub.
CURRICULUM
Critical thinking
Creativity
Passion for learning
Years 5-6
Fiction Texts:
The Korean War - Birthday Boy (2004)
The Ancient Greeks - 12 Tasks of Heracles
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883)
Adventure at Sandy Cove - Pie Corbett
Alien Landing - Pie Corbett
Tears of the Sun God (2021)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
There is a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (1987)
Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)
The Other side of Truth (2000)
WWII - Goodnight Mr Tom (1981)
Poetry and spoken language
Non-Fiction Texts:
Letter-writing
Persuasive, balanced arguments
How to be a Greek God - Instructions
Diary recounts
Descriptive poems about the universe
Victorian era news and recounts
African news and recounts - asylum seekers
Reportative writing
Years 7-8
Fiction Texts:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Much Ado About Nothing (1600)
The Merchant of Venice (1598)
When Life Gives you Mangoes (2020)
A Monster Calls (2017)
Poetry and spoken language - Belonging and Love
The Gothic - comparisons and creative writing
Non-Fiction Texts:
Comparison of non-fiction texts
Rhetorical analysis
Essay-writing
Exploration of cultural context within Fiction texts
Years 5-6
Living things and their habitats; life cycles, reproduction in plants and animals, classification of animals and plants
Earth and Space; movement of Earth, moon and other planets in the solar system, the Earth's axis and seasons
States of matter; properties of materials, knowledge of solids, liquids and gases, process of mixing, dissolving and other changes of states
Forces; effects of gravity, water / air resistance and friction, forces exerted in mechanisms and pulleys
Light; relationship of eye, how light travels
Electricity; circuits, voltage, amps, circuit diagrams
Evolution and inheritance; animals and plants adaptation to their environment
The Human Body; the circulatory system, healthy lifestyles, impact of diet, exercise and drugs
Scientific experiments
Years 7-8
Forces; speed, gravity, contact forces, pressure.
Electromagnets; voltage and resistance, current and flow in a parallel circuit, magnetism
Energy; costs of fluorescent and filament light bulbs, energy transfers in a hand-crank torch, electric motors, conduction, convection and radiation
Waves; sound and light, effects and properties
Matter; particle model, separating mixtures based on their properties, sorting elements of the periodic table, compare properties of elements with properties of a compound formed from them
Reactions; metals and non-metals, acids and alkalis, chemical energy, investigate changes in mass for chemical and physical processes
Earth; rock formation, the solar system, natural and human chemical processes on CO2 emissions, extraction
Organisms; movement in the skeletal system and muscular system, cells, breathing, digestion
Ecosystems; interdependence, reproduction in plants and animals, respiration, photosynthesis
Genes; variation, human reproduction, evolution and extinction, inheritance
Our Ethos
As a former teacher and now governor of a local Christian school, our founder has based BF4A's curriculum on a Christian ethos. This foundation shapes the character development and moral compass of our students. It inspires them to embrace empathy, kindness, and respect for others, fostering a nurturing and inclusive community, where forgiveness, perseverance, and humility, guide our students
Our Goals
Our ultimate goal is to empower students to become not only academically successful, but also compassionate individuals who positively impact the world around them, as future leaders. Explore our detailed curriculum above and discover the transformative educational experience that awaits our students.
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0207 062 7123 | 07835 878283