Raising Standards, Mentoring & Courses

In order to elevate the intellectual, spiritual and educational standards of the community a number of ventures and projects have been instigated.
 

Governors Club The Governors Club operates to encourage and motivate community members especially under represented groups, to become governors at primary/secondary schools, colleges and higher education institutions. Consequently, they can be part of the policy formulation and implementation body which is directly engaged in advancing the education of their own and the community's children. Most Muslim children attend state run schools (e.g. approx 500,000 British Muslim children in full-time UK state school education). The challenges that face Muslim pupils in terms of academic attainment and how their spiritual, and religious needs are being met should be a source of concern for all of us. As part of a national programme and strategy, TFI in conjunction with like-minded partners, aim to bring about real change through greater participation from the Muslim community in education.

There are many issues which affect children including underachievement, bullying, drugs and crime, identity, etc - we endeavour to be part of the process which will resolve and improve some or all of these problems.

The Homework Club
The Homework Club is arranged on a regular basis to assist in elevating the education standards of children especially those belonging to the underachieving groups. Subjects studied include Sciences, Maths, English, IT, etc.

Surveys, Data Gathering & Reports
In order to ascertain the needs of the community and bridge intellectual bridges between stakeholders so as to raise education standards & improve social/moral behaviour of children ongoing surveys and questionnaires are composed, then carried out.

Education Help-line Professional Advice/ Mentoring
Our network of professional mentors are available on an ongoing basis to provide course and careers advice as and when needed. The 'Careers Advice & Mentoring Group' is working to provide advice to young people in the age group 14 -19 years through a mentoring programme. This programme will further assist in consolidating and improving the decision making process for young people especially those who are lacking direction and/or belong to the underachieving group.

Education Courses
We organise intellectual, philosophical and spiritual education courses on a wide range of subjects to improve the knowledge base of the community.

Subjects for study include:-

• Religious Studies ( e.g. Comparative, Islamic )

• Jurisprudence ( Fiqh )

• Spirituality

• Interfaith dialogue

• Economics (Islamic, capitalist and socialist)

• Role of women in modern society

• Marriage

• Law

Policy Development
To compile policies and research linked to education

Improve Education System
To work with government and non-government bodies to improve the education sector within the governance system

For further details please contact us.