Our Local Offer: Bow Bridge Education

Our Track Record

  • £2m capital investment in Marner Children’s Centre
  • £2.4m capital investment in Barnardo’s Bow Nursery (Tudor Lodge) – capacity 100 children, supporting 1000’s of families
  • Universal youth service provision 5 days a week at Ian Mikardo School, The Workhouse, Eastside Community Centre, each supporting 800 young people a year
  • Outreach work 2 days a week
  • Programmes include arts & crafts, wellbeing sessions and sports with a focus on basketball delivered jointly with London Lions.
  • Detached youth sessions 5 days a week include football at Central Foundation School and the successful Build-a-Bike programme with Bikeworks
  • Bow East Spotlight for  programmes and support
  • Strong partnership with local safer neighbours policing team
  • Lunchtime sessions and accredited courses for students at Bow School
  • Partner with Neighbours in Poplar and SPLASH to deliver programmes that focus on sports and youth volunteering

Outcomes and Benefits

Inspired, Safer and Healthier Children and Young People

Future Plans

  • Universal Youth provision will continue 5 days a week at Ian Mikardo School as well as all existing specialist programmes in Eastside Community Centre plus sessions in Bow School.
  • Directing young people from the estate to HealthSPOT – the new GP service providing primary healthcare to young people
  • New boxing qualifications offered to young people in the estate.
  • Outreach staff to promote violence prevention service and work with partners to engage young people in Stroudley Walk as well as their families