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Qualified teachers provide the academic classes and experienced industry professionals teach the vocational classes. Professional child and adolescent psychotherapists offer therapy in partnership with Norwood Children’s Services Psychological Therapies Team.

Laurence Field: Director of Gateways

Gateways founder, Laurence was the former Youth and Community director at the London Jewish Cultural Centre and representative on the Children Youth Involvement & Participation Strategy Group for Barnet Children’s Services.
 

Raymond Simonson: CEO, JW3

Raymond is a professionally qualified Community & Youth Worker with over 30 years’ experience in the sector, initially as a youth worker in Redbridge and Hackney. He has an MA (Distinction) in Applied Anthropology and Community & Youth Work and a BA (Hons) in Jewish History, and provides strategic oversight and managerial support to JW3’s Gateways project.
 

Sarah Mendelsohn: Head of Pastoral Care

As a professional counsellor, Sarah has worked extensively with young people for over twenty five years. With her deep knowledge of the Jewish community, she brings passion in working to help those in need build strong emotional foundations for their future lives.
 

Louise Davis: Head of Education

Louise brings a wealth of experience to her role as JW3’s Head of Gateways Education. She has over two decades of experience in the education sector, including roles such as Economics Teacher at North London Collegiate School, Head of Faculty at Yavneh College, and Deputy Head of King Solomon High School.

Academic subjects are taught in personalised one-to-one sessions designed to meet the specific needs of the student. Vocational courses provide students with a practical introduction to a specific employment sector. Groups are deliberately kept very small in order to meet the needs of every student.

Our courses and qualifications are wide ranging and include the following:

English
Entry level, Functional Skills Level 1 and 2, GCSE (Language and Literature)

Maths
Entry level, Functional Skills Level 1 and 2, GCSE

Science
GCSE Combined Science*
The Gateways Science provision has been kindly donated by Jewish Childs Day Heritage grant, without which we would be unable to deliver this core subject to so many young people.

Hair and Beauty
BTEC/NVQ Level 1 and 2 Hair and Beauty*

Food Academy
BTEC Level 2 Home Cooking Skills*

Personal Training
BTEC/NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Exercise and Fitness*

Business Skills
BTEC Level 2 and 3 Business and Enterprise*

Drama*

Photography*

*All courses are run subject to demand.

Pastoral care at Gateways is based on the belief that a young person’s journey to success is made easier by giving them the training, support and tools to develop the confidence and life skills they will need to live, learn and earn.

Pastoral services include:

• Counselling and support
• Therapy in partnership with Norwood
• Work readiness
• Practical support

At Gateways, our aim is to help you to decide what pathway you would like to take after your studies. This may be choosing a degree course, apprenticeship, internship, training course or full-time job. We help you to realise your ambitions and enable your success. We will encourage you to think for yourself and focus on your goals.

What will the Gateways coaching programme provide?

• One-to-one mentoring
• CV and job application guidance
• Further education guidance
• DISC profiling on request

Increased self-awareness and self-belief.

Students are male and female, aged between 15 and 25 years, and come from a variety of backgrounds and levels of religious observance. They are referred to Gateways by schools, social services, youth support organisations and hospitals from across London.