Feature in The Guardian June 6 2006
'St Clement & St James has been up and running as a focal point for the community for 26 years, but it was 10 years ago that it was decided to make education its top priority. The idea was to establish a service away from school where children could get on with their homework or just engage with learning on their own terms. Above all, it was a place where staff had no preconceptions about the behaviour or academic achievement of the students, and a place that they chose to go to rather than were forced to attend.'
"The idea was always to provide the sort of support structures that middle-class families take for granted," says Dr Rachel Carr, who has been one of the key workers at the St Clement & St James since the late 90s.’
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Feature in The Times High Education Supplement
21 July 2006