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Community Links launches groundbreaking school for excluded students

26 Feb 2010

A groundbreaking secondary school for students excluded from mainstream education launches in Newham this month, after a highly successful charity project is accredited by OFSTED.

East London charity Community Links has supported excluded students for 17 years, with an unprecedented 90% going on to further education, training, or a job, making it the most successful project of its kind.

Now recognised as a school, it offers 120 places in seven sites around Newham. School principal Neil Berry:

“Our success is built on the vital relationship we forge between students and our dedicated staff. Recognition by OFSTED of the work that we do with our young people starts a new chapter in our development. It is a very exciting time for us all and we can’t wait to create further improvements in what we have to offer.”

A formal opening ceremony will take place on Friday 26th February at the Nature Reserve East Ham with local MP Stephen Timms.

For more information, contact Headteacher Sandy Davies tel: 020 8555 0850
Or Will Horwitz, Community Links Communications Coordinator, . or 0207 473 9669

Notes for editors:
• Community Links is an east London charity with over 30 years experience working with local people to support children, young people, adults and families.
• Through its Energy for Learning programme™, global energy provider Chevron is supporting the development of one of the school sites at East Ham Nature Reserve. Energy for Learning is a long-term initiative by Chevron and its retail brand, Texaco, to support learning-based programmes which create opportunities for individuals to acquire new knowledge, gain new skills or be exposed to different ways of thinking.