Southwark School’s Visit to Lagos May 2012 Children in Southwark Southwark School’s Visit to Lagos May 2012

An inner London Borough Location of the Greater London Mayor’s Office Location of famous Tower Bridge Thriving Cultural & Tourist area But also dense housing and areas of great deprivation

Child Population 55,000 Children aged 0-16 live in Southwark Nearly 37,000 go to school in Southwark 4 in 10 are eligible for free school meals compared to just over 1 in 10 nationally

Child Population 40% first exposed to a language other than English at home (EAL)‏ 1 in 3 pupils at the end of primary school joined their school after their peers 587 Children are looked after by Southwark 4

Life in and around Southwark Schools

Housing

Learning Opportunities for Young People in Southwark

Southwark Classroom 25-30 pupils Mixture of provision community schools Church schools foundation schools academies Improving IT infrastructure One teacher plus one or more teaching assistants 4.5 - 5 hours of teaching a day Core curriculum but freedom over delivery Formal testing, nationally reported at 4, 8,11, 14,16 and 18.

Schools in Southwark Nursery (5)‏ 518 Primary (72)‏ 22,540 36,730 Total 176 PRUs (3)‏ 452 Special (7)‏ 4,711 Academies* (6)‏ 8,333 Secondary* (9)‏ 22,540 Primary (72)‏ 518 Nursery (5)‏

School Population

Languages How many different languages are spoken in Southwark schools? 8 59 174 576

Issues Large number of new arrivals at any one time Low levels of income Expectations of children often too low Large proportion of social housing Underinvestment in council property going back many years Outcomes rapidly improving £400m invested in secondary schools 2002-2015 £150m in primary schools