Learning & Development Centre Limited (LDC)

• All students and trainees are expected to register in the first term, however, any student or trainee who is not able to register in the first term may register at any time of the school year, if there is a place available.
• If there is no place available, the student's name is placed on the waiting list.
• A registration or application form must be completed and signed by the students themselves or by parents or guardians if the students are under 16 years old.
• It is the responsibility of both the students and parents/guardians to inform LDC of any change in circumstances: address, phone numbers, school etc.

Teachers are expected to give an entry assessment test to new learners and should have a record and clear understanding about their Supplementary class provision.

Learning & Development Centre has been making great efforts to provide effective and focused teaching methods for users at the Saturday Supplementary School.  For the achievement of the planned actions, parents & carers are expected to ensure that their children bring the following educational materials to the Saturday Supplementary School Classes. 

1. Practice & revision books given by the Supplementary School
2. Supplementary School writing/exercise/notebook
3. School homework (if they want to do it at the Supplementary School)
4. Pens & pencils.

These requirements are useful to increase the quality of services and identify the day-to-day progression of beneficiaries, as well as to incorporate the lessons of the Supplementary School into each student's regular school lessons.  

• LDC believes that regular homework given by the mainstream schools and the Supplementary School reinforce students to focus on their core subjects at both home and Saturday School.
• Teachers have to check that the assignment or homework/class activities have been recorded in the student's homework diary.
• Parents/carers should check the diary when the student comes home each week from Saturday School. If no homework has been recorded, the parents/carers should immediately inform the LDC office Coordinator.
• The Saturday School homework is based on the work covered in class. Students who attend the class regularly and listen attentively can do it easily.
• The Saturday School homework & class exercises’ marks can be counted towards 40% of the final result of the term.

• LDC believes that regular progress assessment tests at the end of each term helps students, teachers and parents/guardians to measure any progress or improvement made to each student throughout the Supplementary School year.
• Tests in each subject take place at the end of each term (Term1 = December, Term2 = March or April and Term3 = July).
• Tests will be based on the work covered in classes.
• Progression assessment tests’ results at the end of each term can count towards 60% of the final total result of the term.

• Students and parents/guardians are provided with timetables of the year, which show the dates, times and classes of the Saturday School. The program enables students to plan and co-ordinate their activities of the year.
• LDC requires 90 -100% attendance in normal circumstances from each student.

• Students must arrive before the start of classes.
• Students who make a practice of arriving late repeatedly will be given oral or written warnings.

• Students should inform LDC office in advance if they are unable to attend the class.
• Except in exceptional circumstances, a student who fails to attend regularly will be asked to bring his/her parents/guardians who can discuss the matter with the coordinator.
• If a student is absent, it is her/his responsibility to make arrangements to collect homework/assignments, and any notices distributed on that Saturday. This may be done with the help of a classmate, or by making an appointment to collect the material from the office during the weekdays.

The supervisors make regular monitoring assessments in the following ways:  

• Checking attendance records of each learner and tutors’ notebooks. The assessment includes each learner’s progress & improvements and tutors’ teaching effectiveness.  
• overseeing & observing classes/lessons; discussing matters in a regular meeting; seeking feedback from the students.
• Making sure that entry assessment test has been given to all registered students or new students by the
• Checking learners’ homework & class exercise progress:  
• Checking that tutors have a notebook with a list of their learners.
• Checking that tutors are giving homework every week to their learners and the outcomes of the homework.
• Assessing parental responsibilities for their children’s homework at home.
• Checking learners’ homework & class work performance that can be done at home & in the class. The performance of the classwork & homework should be marked by the concerned tutors.

• Teachers have responsibility to prepare assessment tests for each learner based on their class level
• Assessment tests will take place at the end of each term (December, March & July).
• The assessment test result shall be counted towards 70% of the total progress test results.

• LDC is community based on self-respect, co-operation and consideration for others. LDC also aims to project a positive image of all ethnic groups in general with great emphasis in working together and learning from one another. LDC students are therefore expected to bear this in mind in their interaction with their teachers, fellow students and the wider community.
• Before and after classes, students are expected to help willingly in the setting-up/clearing-up process.
• Students should not eat or drink during classes (including gum).
• Students should do their best to ensure that their surroundings are kept clean and tidy. Litter should be put in litter bins.
• Teachers can give students who engage in disruptive behavior in class a verbal warning or ask them to leave the class and serve a punishment; a note will also be made in the student's file.
• If behavior continues in a disruptive manner, a written warning will be issued to parents/guardians.
• If the above fails to end persistent disruptive behavior, the second written warning will include a request for the student to withdraw from the Saturday School.
• Once a student has signed in attendance register in the learning center on Saturday, s/he must restrict her/his movements to the designated area only.

• Students can bring healthy snacks and eat them only during break times.
• Those who bring their own snacks should not share it with other students who suffer from food allergy.
• Students are encouraged to have healthy foods and drinks.

• Students can wear their own clothes, not uniform. They should feel free to express themselves through their clothes but should make sure they look decent. Any student wearing inappropriate clothing will be advised or warned in the first instance and sent home in the second count.
• Students should remove their winter jackets in the classroom.

• LDC Saturday school is a community based on trust and honesty.
• Students are expected to look after their communal property of the organization and ensure that it remains safe and secure. Students must understand that writing or drawing on the tables & walls is not allowed.
• Each student is responsible for looking after her/his belongings.
• A student who has lost her/his own property should report the loss to the coordinator or a teacher on duty.
• If students or staff members find someone’s property, they should hand it over to the coordinator or the teacher on duty.
• LDC takes no responsibility for personal lost property. If any personal property is left behind and collected by LDC will be returned to the owner.

• The results of the progress tests and class performance of each term should be reported and explained to the students & parents/guardians by the teachers.
• The overall progress results of the final school year shall be reported in the LDC Annual Report.

• LDC Supplementary School can award encouraging prizes for students, who show good behavior, attendance, progressive efforts in the class and good results in their class/homework performance and termly progression tests by the end of each Supplementary school year.
• LDC Supplementary School can also consider special awards to selected staff members/teachers and volunteers for their outstanding performance and progressive efforts in all teaching & learning activities of the LDC Supplementary School.