Our aims here at Harrow Somali Supplemtary School are to help children achieve Harrow/National average competence level in key core subjects as well as promote educational, Cultural and the social needs of member of the Somali community.

Harrow Somali Supplementary school (HSSS)

• Harrow Somali supplementary school was established in the early 90s in response to the complex needs of the new arrivals from war torn Somalia.
• We have continued to organise classes for young people during weekends
• In addition to the educational support, we implemented joint programs with Harrow Council and other voluntary groups to empower the community to settle down without hindrance to language and cultural barriers.
• Subsequently the Harrow Somali Supplementary School has continued links with the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE) and in March 2020 gained the new NRCSE Quality Mark.  Both the Arabic and maths teaching were highly praised for their personalised approach.

The outcomes of the weekend’s supplementary school of Key stages in maths were very good in Harrow and in the national average 2018/2019. The number attending this year (2020) is 15.

Harrow Somali Supplementary School (HSSS)

•  Providing support to all under achieving school children in Maths in harrow through our classes for young children during weekends at the Somali community centre.
• Giving parents guidance and information over the educational and parental support needs of raising children in the UK.
• Runs Activities at HASVO Centre on Saturdays
  • (11.00—13.00) mother tongue and cultural study
  • (13.30—15.30) Maths supports

OUR annual feedback forms and school reports show big change and high achievement in Maths.

During our running classes we discuss with parents the progress of their children and outcomes show good progress and high achievement in mainstreams school’s statistics

We empower parents and give them sessions to demonstrate educational environment and create good communication between parents and children as well as between children and teacher to get one to one teaching, and confidence building.

We are grateful for the people and organisations that have offered their ongoing support to this work especially grateful for Joy Collins who has continuously and tirelessly supported Somali supplementary school while she was at Harrow Council and recently through Securing Success organisation.