Rekindle Supplementary School
(South Manchester)

Our mission is to rekindle a love of education in the young people who attend the supplementary school. It might be relationships with teachers, a rigid education system or blatant bias in how certain students are treated. We aim to embrace those who feel disenfranchised by the educational system and encourage them to fall in love with education.

The school will focus on providing the pastoral care, community support and critical thinking needed to safeguard young people and ensure they have the confidence and networks to soar. Rekindle will work with students who have not been given the opportunity to fall in love with education in their mainstream schools. We will support their education and career aspirations with specialist homework support, mentoring and visits to broaden their horizons.

There is so much more to Rekindle. From the spark of an idea in founder Ruth’s mind to the blaze of enthusiasm in the students who will attend the school, there is an understanding: that high expectations, loving literature, trusting their peers again, being supported by experts and experiencing the real world of work will help build happier, keener and more interested young people.