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Rosanna Radlinska-Tyma

Raising attainment and aspirations at The Polish Integrative Saturday

School in Bristol

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Beginning

• January 2007 – Mr Wojciech Nowak decided to set up a new Polish Saturday School in Bristol; September 2007 – start.

• His aims: be inclusive of all faiths, family background, raising cultural awareness but at the same time to promote Polish language and culture

• Place: Woodward Community Centre in Fihsponds

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School at present

New premises at Begbrook Primary School

65 children enrolled aged 5-15

6 classes

6 teachers

4 support teachers

Own website, enrolment online

Collaboration with many Polish and British institutions

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Educate everybody

Teachers’ CPD

Constant contact with parents (register PINs, advice on the British school system and school reports→schools choice )

Collaboration with BCC and other institutions (local MP, Supplementary School co-ordinator→ @Bristol project, Avon and Somerset Constabulary)

Extra curricular activities

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Vision

Registered charity

Own premises

Bilingual state school’s status

Life long learning

„We teach them and we are taught by them”

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www.issb.info

Thank you