ENGAGING, EQUIPPING & EMPOWERING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
Our Learning Hubs are community-driven and shaped by young people themselves. Guided by the ethos of young people learning from each other, we recognise the transformative potential of youth empowerment and collaboration across different age groups. For 20 years, our Learning Hubs have provided young people with opportunities to strengthen their academic abilities, build confidence and develop a lasting sense of belonging within their community.
Combining traditional tutoring with lateral interactive learning in a informal relaxing space, our Learning Hubs offer flexible structures to support young people. Our in-person Learning Hubs operate on what we call a drop-in basis where children and young people attend with different needs each week, be this particular homework or topic that they haven’t been able to grasp in the classroom and we assign the most suitable tutor-befriender from our weekly roster to support on a one to one or in within a small group with similar needs/ages. We aim to ensure that our tutor-befrienders each session can support each of the three main subjects for primary and secondary school.
Our Online Learning Hub follows a more rigid structure where for a half termly block (typically 6 weeks in length), a young learner is paired with a peer tutor-befriender where they work entirely within a single subject. Each session of the Online Learning Hub is hosted on Google Meet and for safeguarding purposes both the young learner and the peer tutor-befriender are provided with Success4All accounts the session each week.
Our Learning Hubs are facilitated by Success4All trained Hub Leaders who ensure the sessions run smoothly and will be your point of contact for accessing any information that you need whilst your child is being supported. Each of our peer tutor-befrienders have been trained, are DBS-checked against the children’s barred list (if they are 16 or over) and have received an accredited certificate from Newcastle City Council in Level 1 Safeguarding.
“I enjoy coming to Success4All because I learn new things and it reduces stress when I don’t understand things. Plus, I love meeting the Volunteers! I can definitely tell I have been getting better at telling time, and at doing my times tables by using the cover/copy method. This has happened through the support from the Tutors.”
“Recently at school, I achieved an A* in Business Studies. My target was a B, however, by putting in the effort and working hard I exceeded my target. Business was one of my weaker subjects as it was quite challenging, especially the longer questions which required more detail. I’m glad I started to come to the Learning Hub as now I know how much I’ve improved.”
“Tutoring has been a platform that has helped me to build the skills I need for my future. This helped me to socialise with others in a professional yet relaxed environment through communicating with new people including parents, other volunteers, children and young people and the coordinators. In this community, I feel I have been able to expand my level of confidence through the responsibilities I have been given.”
FIND A HUB THAT SUITS YOU!
Our Learning Hubs typically run during the school term.
Dorcas House Hub
4a-6 Callerton Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5NQ
Tuesday: 16:00 – 18:00
Online Hubs
Our Online Hubs are remote spaces where learners work in half termly blocks with the same tutor-befriender.
Monday: 17:00 – 18:30
Wednesday: 17:00 – 18:30
Saturday: 10:30 – 12:00