News - Dalgarno Supplementary School

Welcoming the return of children
to Dalgarno school at Morley College

We are pleased and excited to welcome children, parents and teachers back to Dalgarno Supplementary School.
All of us know just how much our children have made so many sacrifices – adapting to home-learning, missing their friends, not being able to do so many of the things that children love to do. Their lives have been disrupted and many have struggled. It is so important that they are able to catch-up on the essential experiences of childhood as life begins to return to normal.
Catching-up will of course include learning, and we do think that is achievable. Let us not panic children about the lessons they have missed, or about how far they may have fallen behind. We are the adults, and we need to show them that we know how to look after them and to help them through this.
Dalgarno Supplementary School would like to thank Morley College for their continuous support.

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Supplementary Schools
Awards Night 2023

Dalgarno Supplementary School Students and volunteer staff received award for their hard work and commitment on Monday 23th November 2023 to celebrate another year of achievements by students, volunteers and parents in the Partnership for Supplementary Schools in Kensington & Chelsea.

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Supplementary Schools
Awards Night 2021

Dalgarno Supplementary School Students and volunteer staff received awards from mayor of Kensington and Chelsea Councillor Gerard Hargreaves and from the CEO of Westway Venu Dhupa for their hard work and commitment on Tuesday 26th October 2021 to celebrate another year of achievements by students, volunteers and parents in the Partnership for Supplementary Schools in Kensington & Chelsea.

Moroccan Migration Affairs Minister meets Moroccan community in London

The Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of Moroccan Residing Abroad and Migration Affairs, Abdel Karim Ben Ateeq, met with the British Ambassador to Britain Abdul Salam Boudar and the Consul General in London Khalid Al-Majdidi on Saturday evening in an extended meeting with the Moroccan community residing in this country.
This meeting, which was attended by more than 300 Moroccans living in the UK, preceded by a direct meeting with representatives of government sectors, the Ministry of Justice, the General Administration of Taxation, the representative of the Customs Department, the representative of the Guarantee Fund, the representative of the General Union of Moroccan Contractors, the representative of the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture, Where they presented the most important programs and new procedures that will contribute to the improvement and development of services directed to Moroccans in line with the special attention paid by King Mohammed VI to the Moroccan community living abroad.

African Nations Cup 2018

Congratulation to Morocco Youth Team and Dalgarno Supplementary School for winning this years African Nations Cup UK.
Thank you to Geoffrey, Lawrence, Boby and to everyone who made the tournament a success. Thank you Mohamed Benrahma cheairman and Head Coach youth team for the brilliant game. We also would like to thank Zimbabwe youth team for the final match on 22/7/18 which ended Morocco 2 and Zimbabwe 1 .

Dalgarno supplementary school also organised an Iftar night in partnership with the Moroccan counsellor in support of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire at Dalgarno Community Centre. Over 450 people attended the night. We would like to thank Mr Beyyoudh General Moroccan Counsellor for his continued support and hard work in the community on behalf of Mohamed Benrahma and the trustees and volunteers of the DSS.

We organised on the 16th of July a football tournament in partnership with the Moroccan Counsellor at Paddington regents to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the king of morocco Mohammed VI.
12 teams participated in the tournament and it was a great success.

We participate in the annual African Nations Cup UK between 1st of July to the 15th.Two teams both under 17s and 20+. Our under 17s team made it to the final vs Zimbabwe .
We would like to thank Royal Air Morocco and the Moroccan Embassy, Counsellor and Westway sports for their continuous support. We would also like to thank the Moroccan community, players and coaches for their hard work and commitment.

We took under 14s team to tangier morocco to represent DSSFC in a football tournament between the 11th of May to the 14th.
We thank Nahda tangier for inviting us to participate in this tournament.

Supplementary Schools Awards 2016

More than 300 people, including the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cllr Elizabeth Rutherford, and several of her predecessors came together on Thursday 27th October to celebrate another year of achievements by students, volunteers and parents in the Partnership for Supplementary Schools in Kensington & Chelsea.

Nearly 80 children from 13 supplementary schools received awards along with 26 adults and children who won ‘Volunteer of the Year’ awards.
Dalgarno Supplementary School Students and volunteer staff received awards from mayor of Kensington and Chelsea for their hard work and commitment.
In addition to the awards Dalgarno Supplementary School received Quality Framework Award from the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE). The awards were presented by Pascale Vassie, Executive Director of the NRCSE. The night also featured poetry from Paul Lyalls.

Congratulations to Dalgarno Supplementary School
winner of 2015 British Academy Schools Language Awards

We are delighted to have been voted as a winner at the British Academy Schools Language Awards. We are really proud of the award that we have been given. It’s proof to us that our hard work pays off and it's great to have our efforts recognised.
The awards are among those most respected and it's always great to see Dalgarno Supplementary School recognised beside some of the biggest and well-known Schools.

Dalgarno Supplementary School – the award will be used to develop a course to teach practical Arabic, French and Spanish through cooking, providing a positive, practical experience of language learning as well as cookery skills and an understanding of food safety.

Volunteer and Staff Thank You Event at Westway Trust

On Thursday 4th June, Westway Trust held a ‘Thank You’ evening to celebrate the incredible work of volunteers they work with who make a huge difference with their work and Dalgarno Supplementary School was one of the supplementary schools that took part yet again this year. Eight DSS volunteers attended the event.
Westway Trust wanted to say a huge thank you to volunteers giving their time, energy and dedication in our local community that makes a real difference to people’s lives. The evening consisted of fun games and quizzes, with prizes and goodie bags that were given to the guests.
Kate Henney from Imperial Hub spoke warmly of the partnership between Imperial volunteers and supplementary schools.

Mohamed Benrahma receives
a volunteering award

Well done Mohamed who received a certificate for volunteering for Dalgarno Supplementary School and contributing to local life and committing his time skills and experience. The certificates were awarded for local people volunteering in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westway Trust nominated Mohamed for his commitment for his supplementary schools and the families they serve. The award was presented at the Mayor's Parlour on Tuesday 9th June as part of Team Kensington and Chelsea launch.

African Nations Cup unites communities in London

By: Mariam Aite-Ouakrim

The African Nations Cup is an annual football tournament, uniting teams from African communities in the United Kingdom.
Held at West Ham Memorial Grounds, the event was a fusion of traditional music, food and friendly competition, bringing people together in celebration of Africa's diversity, and a much-loved passion for football.
Present at the event, Morocco’s Consulate General in London, Abderrahim Biyoud said the competition was more than just about winning: ‘’The whole idea is to gather people and get in touch and have fun.’’ But admitted that a win would also make him proud.
Morocco enjoyed success this year, securing places in the top three for the Men’s and Under 17s categories.
For many participants growing up far from their native countries, the tournament is also an opportunity to celebrate their identity. Elias, who grew up in London said: ''I feel really proud to play for Morocco, and this tournament has been a great opportunity to connect with our home countries.''
The next tournament is due to take place in May 2016.

INTO UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT

On Saturday 28th February at 10:15 a team from IntoUniversity Supplementary Schools Project held a workshop at Dalgarno Supplementary School. Students participated the workshop - Higher Education in FOCUS - This workshop was about students testing and identifying their skills in completing different tasks so as to establish which skills are more suited to which careers. They explored the many different universities that they can study at, courses that can be taken, accommodation and the many clubs they can join.
On Saturday 7th March students visited Birkbeck University London where They toured the university and participated in a workshop to discover a course that may wish to study at university.

The H.E. in FOCUS programme ended with a graduation at Birkbeck University, The students presented the work that they have done during the two days, and participated in a graduation-style ceremony to celebrate their achievements and allowed to wear the hats as they graduated.

End of Year Party 2014

We thanked our teachers and our volunteers for all they do for us on every week, and we recognized their hard work and gave out awards. We congratulated to the students for receiving high grades in their course and many valuable prizes and appreciations were distributed.Another year has come to an end at Dalgarno supplementary School on 11 October 2014. This year end of year party was full of excitement and fun, thanks for the good organizing and the valued contribution of our volunteers and the parents.
Kensington and Chelsea Mayor Cllr Maighread Condon-Simmonds attended this years party.

Supplementary Schools' Award Ceremony

During the academic year Dalgarno attended the annual supplementary schools awards evening. Students, parents and teachers From Dalgarno attended the event which took place at the imperial College. Professor Robert Winston and Mayor of the RBKC Councillor Charles Williams attended the event. 10 students from Dalgarno received an award for their hard work and commitment.

Mayor of the RBKC visits Dalgarno Supplementary School

The Mayor of the RBKC Councillor Charles Williams visited Dalgarno Supplementary School with the Director of Supplementary Schools and other coordinators of supplementary schools. They were given a tour of the classes from 2 students.

Dalgarno Supplementary School also updated their Quality Frame work silver award
All staff and trustees attended a Safeguarding Training during this year.
5 members From Dalgarno Supplementary School also attended a First Aid Course and updated their DBS.
This year 6 volunteers from Dalgarno Supplementary School attended the level 1 football coaching course which was provided by Westway.

(Latest News) D.S.S.F.C will be representing morocco this year in the African Nations Cup tournament at the Leyton Orient Stadium. 2 teams including under 15s and over 18s will be playing in the tournament in May.

DSS is also preparing their annual end of the year event in May.

DSS under 14 won Westway open day football tournament

Dalgarno Supplementary School's under 14 won the Community open day football tournament at Westway Sport Centre on Saturday 6th of July 2013.

Congratulations to the Moroccan Team

Dalgarno Supplementary School participated in the African Nations Cup UK tournament in London by representing Morocco. It is an annual community tournament that brings together football teams and supporters from African communities in the UK.
20 countries took part in this glorious event. We came in 4th place after losing vs Nigeria 0 - 1 at West Ham United FC, Upton Park

Supplementary Schools Volunteers & Staff Celebration

This year’s staff and volunteers party was organised by Val Patterson,
Director of Education Westway Development Trust and was held at Nova Coffee on 13th of JUNE. The Mayor, Councillor Charles Williams and all supplementary schools attended the party. Staff and volunteers received a certificate for their support towards Dalgarno Supplementary School.
This was also an opportunity to say goodbye to John O’Brien and Jonnie Beverley who were retiring from the Trust at the end of June. Dalgarno Supplementary School served Moroccan couscous and gave the evening a cohesive feel.

End of Year Party

With the end of the school year fast approaching, it’s time to celebrate all the hard work you’ve accomplished. Every year we put together a great party and this year end of year party will be held at Dalgarno Supplementary School on Saturday 29th of June from 12:00 – 6:00pm for the hard work and achievement of students and volunteers, we say “Thanks for giving your time and talents”. This is going to be a great event. We look forward to seeing you.
There is also a fun day at Westway Sports Centre on Saturday 6th of July from 10:00am – 4:00pm, all parents and children are welcome.

Signature of partnership agreements between the Ministry of Moroccan Living Abroad and 60 associations

The partnership was signed on the 12th of October by the chairman M. Benrahma on behalf of Dalgarno Supplementary School.
These projects were selected on the basis of the "Call for proposals launched by the Ministry for the Moroccan community abroad in February 2010, according to the objectives set by the government to assist the community and Moroccan living abroad in order to promote its integration into the host country in light of demographic, socio cultural and taking place on the international stage. The overall cost of these projects, which benefit MRE

established in European countries, America and Africa, amounting to 36 million dirhams, including 8 million paid by the
department and the rest financed by the associations involved in these
projects.
The 60 projects selected from a total of 178 relate cultural sectors (18 projects), vulnerable groups (18), promotion of women (12) and youth (12).
On this occasion, the Minister responsible for the Moroccan community abroad, Mohammed Ameur, said the experiment was based on a new approach of "Call for Projects", which is to define priority areas and the target population for these projects will be the result of a tripartite partnership between Morocco, the actors of civil society abroad and local authorities in host countries.
Mr Ameur formed the wish that the selected projects will help develop ways of civil society actors in host countries and strengthen their professional
capacity to carry out new projects that meet the aspirations of the Moroccan community, emphasizing that the focus has been on the first stage priority
issues.
This partnership, he said, is particularly for vulnerable groups of the Moroccan expatriate community, particularly youth, women and persons
with special needs, and aims to achieve territorial approach proximity, through the implementation of mobilisation strategies in support of the Moroccan
community abroad, in order to involve them more as actors in the host country.

Languages in Immigration Countries Conference in Rabat

The Council for the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) organizes a conference about Arabic teaching in immigration countries.
The conference was held in the Centre d’Accueil et de Conférences (CAC) of the Moroccan Ministry of Equipment. A panel of more than 40 experts and researchers specialized in migration from eight different countries discussed the issues of Arabic teaching in immigration countries in the framework of three themes:
- Arabic teaching: setting, references, and goals
- Contexts and case studies
- Alternatives and perspectives

Welcoming the return of childrento Dalgarno school at Morley College​