аIJÊͼSt Martin’s Village
Situated in the heart of Tulse Hill, south London, аIJÊͼSt Martin’s is bringing together a whole village of opportunity, to serve young people and their families.
This exciting new venture brings together local partners and local community to achieve the best for every child and young person.
A place to thrive!
Opening in September 2024, аIJÊͼSt Martin’s Village is home to a whole range of community organisations and partners working together to provide wraparound support, education, sports, and a host of out-of-school opportunities for young people across south London.
As our name suggests, all our work is based around the principle that “it takes a village to raise a child.” We will be working with local schools and families to give children the opportunity to explore their strengths, skills, and creativity, with activities tailored to meet their interests. We hope the village will become a place of real community and growth together.
From free GCSE music tuition, to football with Palace – find out more about what’s on offer from our founding partners below. And please do check back here for more projects and activities over the coming weeks and months, we are just getting started! We’re looking forward to meeting you!
Free Village open day!
Come and join us on Saturday 28 September for our аIJÊͼSt Martin’s Village open day!
Enjoy music, food, and free fun activities from 11am to 5pm! We would love to see you.
Location: 155 Tulse Hill, London SW2 3UP
Meet our partners
аIJÊͼSt Martin’s brings together an exciting range of local community partners to work together with local people. Here are some of our founding partners.
We will support young people’s education and career aspirations with specialist homework support, masterclasses, mentoring, and visits to places of inspiration. We have a small, motivated, community-focused team, all united by the core belief in the power of young people and trust in their ability to guide our direction.
Symphony Studios at аIJÊͼSt Martins primarily serves young people from the African and Caribbean communities, creating a vibrant hub for academia, arts, and advocacy in South London. Our facilities will offer free GCSE exam tuition, music and production classes, AI and content creation, a music studio, rehearsal spaces, and a study library.
At Palace for Life Foundation, we work in partnership with local organisations to help improve the lives of young south Londoners. We’re looking forward to providing an inclusive sports and wellbeing programme at аIJÊͼSt Martins.
At Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing we believe everyone should have a decent home and the chance to live well. We’re one of the local housing providers in Tulse Hill. We offer training, events, and activities designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger community.
YCUK is the UK’s first impact-lead creative agency, reimagining how creativity works with underrepresented young people. We provide peer-to-peer learning, equipment lending, paid work, and creative workshops, supporting young people’s journeys into media industries – photography, film, and graphic design.
Building on a great legacy
St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls was opened in 1699 to enfranchise children – specifically girls – who would otherwise have found themselves excluded from education and opportunity. Thomas Tenison, then Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and later Archbishop of Canterbury, did a remarkable thing by establishing a school for girls at a time when no one cared about their education.
We hope аIJÊͼSt Martins Village will do a similarly bold thing! As custodians of Tenison’s legacy, we want to turn the rising tide of school absenteeism and exclusions, to make sure that all young people have real opportunity to thrive.