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A Homework Club for every child

We provide a variety of educational support to young people in the Glasgow area, including young people with learning difficulties and from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Weekly Sessions

Weekly sessions help students achieve their most challenging goals.

One-to-One & Group Classes

Every child receives the support they need to reach their full potential.

Individualised Learning Support

Support we offer.

Inclusive Homework Club supports children who have additional support needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

One-to-One Classes

We offer one-to-one private tutor homework support and exam preparation.

Price:  £10 as a one-off payment

Maths – £35/hr English- £35 Any science – £35/subject/hr

Group Classes

We offer group homework support, reading, literacy, spelling, numeracy and exam preparation.

Price:  £10 as a one-off payment £10 as a monthly subscription for one session/week 

Free Classes

Group and one-to-one classes are free for asylum-seeker, people on low income and universal credit if you can prove your status .

Price: free  

Who We've Helped

Here are the stories of just a few children and young people who received support and the difference it made to them.

I have finished cybersecurity with the homework club and I have passed all my units. I thoroughly think the homework club really helps. They all are very nice and they really really help!

Homework Club is very important to my children. They can do their homework very easily that's why they joined the homework club.

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All the staff are very helpful. My kids understand very easily and are comfortable with their tutors.

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The Inclusive Homework Club was founded in 2018 to create an educational support hub for people with learning difficulties and from disadvantaged backgrounds in mind. Since then, the impact of the IHC has continued to grow and officially received charity status on the 22nd of June 2020. The Club is currently being ran by Firdaus Ahmed and is funded by BEMIS, the Endrick Trust and the St. Nicholas Care Fund. 

We work with teachers at primary and secondary schools in Glasgow. Teachers refer young people to our Inclusive Homework Club programme to receive extra support. Parents and carers can also contact us directly if they feel their child would benefit from additional help.  

Our team of volunteer tutors provide literacy and numeracy support to students in one-to-one and group sessions. The support not only helps children succeed academically, it also helps them to build confidence and reach their potential. It's heartwarming to see the smiles on children and young people's faces as their confidence grows.

Educational support from school and at home is often not enough, especially for children that require additional support. Our mission is to tackle barriers to learning and ensure every child receives the individualized learning support they need to reach their full potential.

We dream of a world where every child gets the same educational opportunities.  

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Giving a helping hand to students who need it most. , encouragement.

Gentle reminders help students complete tasks and gain confidence.

Looking back at what students have learned and achieved helps them move forward. 

Weekly sessions help students achieve their most challenging goals.

Meet the Inclusive Homework Club

Posted on February 7, 2023 | Category : Communities Stories

We visited the inclusive homework club, one of the projects funded by the reaching new scots fund..

Their ESOL and IT Skills projects are supporting adults to pursue further education, improve their employment prospects and even enable them to support their children with their homework. Glasgow Clyde College provides qualified lecturers to lead the courses.

The project grew out of discussions between Inclusive Homework Club (IHWC), parents in the community, and other local organisations such as CWIN .

When we visited, we first met with Firdaus, founder of IHWC, and Project Coordinator Carly to hear all about how the project is going. They talked about how there are not enough English language classes for the demand in Glasgow, and shared the positive impacts the project is having on their participants.

We also heard about some of the barriers people face when attending classes. These included travel and childcare costs, mismatched skill levels, or unsuitable timings (particularly for parents who need to pick up kids from school).

IHWC are now adapting to the needs of their community – adding new skill levels, adapting their timings, and ensuring that travel costs are factored into their budget moving forward.

Nufailah’s story

Nufailah came to the UK 12 years ago and has 4 children, 3 of whom participate in our after-school Homework Club. She often comes with her children and enjoys the learning environment both for her children’s sake and her own. It is because of her children that she was inspired to register for the Click2Connect course. Her children frequently need to use a computer to complete their homework, and she had difficulty helping them because she had not used a computer at all since she came to the UK. Her son, who is in P7, would ask for help, and she says that she ‘didn’t know [how to help] so [she] need[s] to learn’. Nufailah reported a high level of enjoyment in the course and how it has changed her life. The lecturer was very helpful and she is happy that she can now have an email address and send emails, allowing her to be in better contact with friends and family back home. She is also very confident now in helping her children with their schoolwork at home. In addition to this, Nufailah also feels more confident in her ability to apply to jobs, especially now that she can put on her CV that she has completed an SCQF level 3 computer skills course and fill out online applications. College pursuits are on the horizon for Nufailah. She has indicated interest in taking the next level Click2Connect class, and even applying for college in the future. As a testament to her increased skills and confidence on the computer, Nufailah has agreed to volunteer as an assistant on the computer skills classes that are put on after her course finishes.

In the classroom

After chatting with Firdaus and Carly, we were invited to see the work of the Homework Club in action. Their IT Skills class, known as Click2Connect, was in full swing, with participants working their way through a series of tasks.

This week, they were setting up email accounts and practicing sending emails.  This ensured that the group was not only learning IT skills, but practicing English language skills too. We sat with the learners and heard all about how the course was going for them, and their hopes for future learning.

The atmosphere was warm and friendly, with everyone helping each other out.

Soran’s story

Soran came to the UK seeking safety and has completed our 8-week Click2Connect computer skills class. He studied at university and earned a Bachelor’s degree in his home country, but has struggled to find work in the UK in the year and a half he has been here. In conversation with him, he said that he is interested in IT as a possible career because ‘you just need to show your skill rather than requiring a qualification’. A big hurdle that he has been trying to overcome are his English language skills and confidence in using English and computers. Because of Soran’s interests in gaining additional computer skills and improving his English, he decided to register for our class. The material on the course was generally review for him, but there were two big areas that being in the class helped him with: increasing his confidence in using English and giving him a first qualification (at SCQF level 3) in computers that will help him get into college. Soran is now more confident speaking with people he doesn’t know as well as more confident in using the computer. The class also offered him an opportunity to meet and socialise with other people in his new community, which he indicated was a benefit to taking the class. Soren’s goal is to register for college and complete the NQ Software Development Course. He says that ‘the world is changing and we have to change our mindsets. We don’t need more paperwork. We can do a lot of things on the computer and help our environment’. He is currently in the process of applying to college with the assistance of our Project Coordinator.

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The Inclusive Homework Club was founded in 2018 to create an educational support hub for people with learning difficulties and from disadvantaged backgrounds in mind. We provide a variety of educational support to young people in the Glasgow area through one-to-one and small group sessions taught by tutors. We also provide digital training support to families struggling to access valuable resources and communicate online. Can you can spare 2-3 hours per week during term time, to help disadvantaged children achieve their potential? We help children from P1 right the way through to S6 in a wide range of subjects, so whatever your skills we want to hear from you! We provide extra support for children with: • additional support needs • asylum seeking and/or refugee backgrounds • families who have difficulty accessing extra support LOCATION: Currently all volunteering will takes place in two locations: the homework club will be face to face at the Clyde community hall , 41 Whitefield Road, G51 2YB on Wednesdays 4.30-6pm and Mondays and Tuesdays, it will be at the Kinning Park Complex, 41 Cornwall street, G41 1BA from 3.30-6.30. Thursdays are online sessions only from 4-7pm. TIME: Mondays and Tuesdays - 3.30-6.30, Wednesdays 4.30-6pm , Thursdays are online sessions only from 4-7pm. START DATE: Once you have your PVG cleared you are ready to go! Don't worry, we will help you with the application for your PVG and there will be no cost to the volunteer for this procedure. For more information, get in touch with Firdaus, our Project Manager: Email- [email protected] If you are interested please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organisation with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow on [email protected].

Perks and Benefits If you’re looking for teaching experience this is the place to be! • You will have access to training and development, becoming a better teacher. • You will learn to be patient and be able to use different strategies for teaching children and young people. • You will also be a part of a friendly team who enjoy making a difference and sharing their experience. • Travel expenses covered where necessary.

Skills You'll Need You must be over 16 to apply for this position. Friendly, patient, good English, and a passion for helping young people.

Travel Information For the foreseeable future, all volunteering will be done from home online via zoom App, you will need a laptop and broadband to be able to carry pout this role. If we are able to resume, we will be based at Clyde Community Hall in the southside of Glasgow. To reach us there you can do so by: First bus no 10, 38 via paisley road west or bus Mcgills no 23 or 26 via Govan Road or take the subway to either Cessnock or Ibrox station

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The Digital Inclusion Project for people seeking Asylum and new Refugees aims to connect digitally excluded beneficiaries to the internet and provide the necessary devices and skills so that they may be able to benefit from the range of essential services the internet offers.

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• Provide data and devices on loan. eg Sim Cards, Basic Smart Phones, Tablets, WIFI dongles and Laptops
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• Deliver group digital skills workshops. Learn digital skills with a group (3-5 people a session)
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