MEaP Partnerships
We are immensely grateful to our partners for strengthening the support we give to our community.
Local Authorities and Commissioners
For our Out of School Setting (OOSS), we work collaboratively with Local Authority Commissioners of children’s social care and education placements, identifying issues and agreeing actions and mutual expectations. We participate in these discussions in a meaningful way, putting the needs of our children and young people at the heart of decision making.
Our specialist commissioned services comprise alternative provision for 11 to 16-year olds, plus one-to-one tutoring for Looked After Children (LAC), for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) – particularly children with Specific Learning Disabilites (SPLD) – and for children and young people for whom English is an additional language (EAL).
Strategic & Funding partners: Funders & Trusts
Thank you to our funders and supporters, both locally and nationally whose generosity means we are able to continue to provide best in class learning to our students.
Working Partners
Our working partners (21+) have been working side by side on projects with us to assist with recruitment, provide services, venues, and more.
Donors
From regular individuals to organisations, donors have made a big difference, donating money, goods, time/skills (volunteer, intern) and services for free to the consortium. They are the reason why each of our organisations has been able to provide support, food, IT devices, resources and services to our communities in time of need. To us, any donation is valuable.
Sponsors
By providing guidance, services and goods at a reduced, non-profit-friendly prices, sponsors facilitate equity and inclusive access to sophisticated offers for non-profit and for our community. These offers tend to come directly from them (e.g., Microsoft).
Academic, Advocacy & Research Collaborators
Institutions and groups working with MEaP’s research arm, MaCTRI include:
- Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU): Historical partner in developing PG Cert courses for supplementary school teachers as well as providing students for our internships.
- University of Manchester (The Works): Collaborative link for providing apprenticeship opportunities and providing students for our internships.
- University of Salford
- University of Namibia (UNAM): A new and growing international research partnership.
- Brazilian Universities Federal University of the Amazon (UFAM) and Federal University of Mato Grosso: Partners in the International Decolonial Exchange Project and the Abdias Nascimento Academic Development Program.
- Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN): Collaborated on the TRI report and public health advocacy.
- Palgrave Macmillan, wordclass publishers who collaborate with MaCTRI on the “Palgrave Studies in Decolonisation and Grassroots Black Organic Intellectualism” book series.
Manchester Supplementary School Partnership (MSSP)
The Manchester Supplementary School Partnership is a network of over 30 supplementary schools and out-of-school settings in Manchester. The Partnership was founded in 2022 to support and promote supplementary education in Manchester and the work of its supplementary schools and to advocate for the needs of their students.
The Manchester Supplementary School Partnership works to exchange experience, share learning and resources, and to provide training and support to supplementary schools in Manchester. The Partnership also advocates for the needs of supplementary schools and their students, and works to promote the importance of supplementary education in the city.
The Partnership is administered jointly by Young Manchester, Making Education a Priority (MEaP) and the YPF Trust’s National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education, working closely with Manchester City Council’s Safeguarding in Education Team.
After School Partners
Core Consortium Partners
MEaP’s most long-standing and integral partners form the MEaP Consortium:
- Grace Incorporation Faith Trust (G.I.F.T.) Academy brings over 20 years of experience faciliating social inclusion and is co-founded and chaired by Mr Henry Ngawoofah.
- Highway Hope has led community-centric educational projects, food banks, and enterprising training for over 12 years experience under the direction of Dr Esther Oludipe.
- Nurturing Foundations is a specialist in parent support and developing resilient youth, led by Mrs Jumoke Quadri.
- MaCTRI is MEaP’s research and advocacy branch, headed by Dr Ornette D Clennon.
- MEaP Twilight Academy: MEaP’s online supplementary education provision supporting students for GCSEs and A-Levels success
Our Partners say:
It’s really great to see how well she is doing and the progress she continues to make. Thank you again for all your help and support.
Congratulations to the MEaP Twilight School. They are the first school to be awarded the Manchester Higher Level Achievement Award. Their practice is exemplary in all areas and they should rightfully be proud of their achievement.
