Saturday School

Saturday school operates 30 Saturdays per year during term time only.

Timetable

Year 1-7
Students start at 10:30am - 12:30pm. All students receive 1 hour of English and 1 hour of Math.

Year 8-11
Students start at 1:00pm - 3:00pm. All students receive 1 hour of English and 1 hour of Math.

Years 9 and 11
Students can attend a Science workshop from 11:30am - 12:30pm.

IMPORTANTNEW FEE STRUCTURE 2011- 2012

Term Dates 2011-2012

Autumn 1st October 2011 to 10th December 2011
Spring 7th January 2012 to 24th March 2012
Summer 21st April 2012 to 30th June 2012

Calendar Dates 2011-2012

Saturday 1st October 2011 - Saturday 22nd October 2011
Saturday 5th November 2011 - 10th December 2011
Saturday 7th January 2011 - Saturday 11th February 2012
Saturday 25th February 2011 - Saturday 24th March 2012
Saturday 21st April 2012 - Saturday 26th May 2012
Saturday 2nd June 2012 - Saturday 30th June 2012
Prize Giving Saturday 7th July 2012

About Saturday School

The main focus of the project is on developing competence/excellence in the core subjects of the National Curriculum (English, Maths and Science). CSEP provide help and support to young people in terms of study skills, revision techniques, help with mainstream school topics and projects.

Support is provided by a dedicated team of 30 teachers and administration staff and volunteers many of whom are vastly experienced professionals.

In carefully planned lessons, each student is helped towards achieving his or her academic potential.

We help our students reach their full potential by offering:

A low student-teacher ratio
Carefully structured lessons
Exam preparation (SATs, GCSEs and A levels)

Many of our young people progress into further education, employment or training, this is testament to the work provided at CSEP. The project gives these young people the opportunity they would not otherwise have, through funding from Croydon Council. Croydon Council have supported and encouraged our work throughout the years. Croydon Council recognize the importance of supplementary education in Croydon and the support CSEP gives to students who reside or go to school in the borough of Croydon.

Key Stages 1-4

French Club

The aim of the French club is to build on the language skills and offer to learners an insight into the culture and society of the countries where French is spoken...

Waiting List

CSEP operate a waiting list, children are invited to attend once a space becomes available in their year group. It is not on a first come first served basis. There are currently some spaces available in specific year groups, we do recommend parents to contact the office to register their child(ren) for the autumn term in Sept 2011.

How to register

You may register your child(ren) by completing a registration form which can be obtained from our office. Forms will not be posted to parents as we are able to process registration forms immediately. We are open Monday - Friday 09:30am - 4:30pm and Saturdays during term time from 10:30am - 2:30pm.

Payment

With effect from 1st September 2011, ALL payments must be made in advance. Alternatively, you can assist us to by setting up a Direct Debit, the aim is to provide families with more flexibility and the option to spread the cost over 10 equal payments* from September to June each academic year. We would prefer not to accept payments by cash or cheque at Reception on a Saturday. We prefer not to hold large amounts of cash on the premises as a precaution, and we are therefore requesting that all parents make payments of cash or cheque during the week, between 9:45am and 5:00pm. This change will enable CSEP to provide better clerical service to families during the week and more robust accounting practices.

CSEP will only be offering three payment options as follows (please see table below for due dates):

Annual contribution - discounted one-off payment on or before 16th September 2011
Annual contribution - three equal payments, in full, in advance before the start of each term
Ten equal payments by Direct Debit for eligible existing families only*.The first instalment must be made paid on or before 1st Sept 2011, and on the first day of each month up to June 2011 (fees become due on 1st September 2011 through to 1st June 2012)

* eligible existing families = Families whose children have attended Saturday School in a previous school year and who currently have no outstanding balances or arrears for fees from previous time periods

Contributions

NEW FEE STRUCTURE 2011- 2012

With effect from 1st September 2011 our fee structure will be as follows:

Contribution per family	1 child only	2 children	3 children
Annual contribution	£510	£750	£870
Monthly Direct Debit in 10 instalments	£51.00	£75.00	£87.00
Discounted one-off payment on or before 16th September 2010	£425	£655	£740
Payment before the beginning of each term See due dates in the table below	£170	£250	£290

PAYMENT TERMS
CSEP offers three options for payment (please see table below for due dates).

Annually – discount of £25 one-off payment on or before 14th September 2011
Termly, three equal payments – in full before the start of each term (see table below).
Ten equal payments by Direct Debit – The first instalment must be made paid before 15th Sept 2011, and on the first day of each month up to July 2012.

DUE DATES FOR PAYMENT OPTION 2

Term	Terms starts	Termly Payment Due
Autumn	1th October 2011	1st September 2011
Spring	7th January 2012	3rd January 2012
Summer	21st April 2012	16th April 2012

Please note the following:

There is now a Refundable Deposit for all new children joining Saturday School. In recent years we have found children are being withdrawn without adequate notice from Saturday School. This has resulted in financial losses to CSEP and prevented families with children on the waiting list from taking up available places. Due to this experience, and in order to minimise losses, all NEW places allocated will require the payment of a Refundable Deposit of £100.00.

No Cash/ Cheque payments will be taken at Reception on Saturdays

Having reviewed our security procedures, we would prefer not to accept payments by cash or cheque at Reception on a Saturday. We prefer not to hold large amounts of cash on the premises and we are therefore requesting that all parents make payment by monthly Direct Debit. This change will enable CSEP to provide better clerical service to families during the week and more robust accounting practices. Those families who are unable to pay by Direct Debit may continue to pay by cash or cheque during the week, between 9:45am and 3:00pm but please note that payments by cash or cheque will only be acceptable when paying for a term in advance. Please note that the late payment fee of £5 per month remains unchanged.

Contributions Explained

CSEP remains one of the most economical supplementary education providers in Croydon and we continue to provide added value to the family as well as our children.

CSEP endeavours to expand and offer many more services to all members, your family’s annual contribution enables CSEP to provide access to a sustainable supplementary education provision that will support the needs of your children.

We estimate that approximately £900.00 value per annum of support to each child in the form of two (2) hours per week of classroom education to help improve levels of attainment and their performance in mainstream education. CSEP applies for grants annually to subsidise this total value however we do ask all parents to make an annual contribution towards this average cost of provision, which enables CSEP to remain as sustainable and independent as possible.

To assist our families CSEP continues to allow the annual contribution to be paid in ten (10) equal instalments to help spread the cost throughout the year. The contribution will be collected automatically from your bank account as each instalment becomes due on the first day of each month.

As an incentive there is also an additional discount available if the contribution is made annually in advance.

CONTRIBUTIONS for Existing Students

Completed DIRECT DEBIT forms due 26th August 2011 contact CSEP immediately on 0208 686 7865 OR email info@csep.org.uk if Direct Debit forms have not yet been returned by the 26th August to CSEP as this may affect your child's /children's place upon the return of students on the 1st October 2011.

Giving Notice of Withdrawal of your child from Saturday School

You are required to give one (1) calendar month’s notice prior to the last day of term, in writing, if you wish to withdraw your child (children). Notice should state the name and year group of the child (children), the last day they will attend, and if possible, a specific reason for the withdrawal of the child (children).

DATES FOR NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL FROM SATURDAY SCHOOL

Term	Terms ends	Last date for giving notice in writing
Autumn	10th December 2011	10th November 2011
Spring	24th March 2012	24th February 2012
Summer	30th June 2012	30th May 2012

If Notice of Withdrawal is not received as specified, two (2) months’ fees (approximately £100) will be charged to the Family’s account for the following term, a bill will be issued and the Refundable Deposit held will be used to cover this charge.

Annual Prize Giving

Each year we celebrate our students’ achievements at an annual prize giving evening.

Read more about Prize Giving

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