Who are we?

"We are a voluntary organisation for community Chinese Schools in the UK."

The UK Federation of Chinese Schools (UKFCS), founded in July 1994, is a charity that aims to promote, through its member schools, Chinese language education and Chinese culture. Since its formation, its membership has continued to increase. Today it has about one hundred member schools, representing over 13,000 pupils.

What do we do?

The UKFCS serves the Chinese schools as well as the wider community with:

• specialised information services;

• publications;

• professional support;

• training and networking opportunities

Education

The UKFCS publishes and distributes the UK Chinese textbooks and other teaching materials to our members as well as organises teachers’ training conferences annually. It supports initiatives that promote the teaching of Chinese in the UK. The UKFCS ensures that community teachers are kept up-to-date with developments in mainstream education.

Cultural and Recreational Activities

Besides educational work, the UKFCS is also active in providing recreational and cultural activities for its members. Every year, the UKFCS organises a schools cultural performance show, and schools competitions in Chinese chess, Chinese calligraphy, essay writing, poster and card designs and a table tennis tournament.

Where are our schools?

The UKFCS member schools can be found all over the UK. There are about 50 schools in southern England and 30 in northern England. In Scotland and Northern Ireland there are about 20. There are also member schools in Europe and America.

How can you become a member?

The UKFCS welcomes community Chinese schools to become members. You can visit our website to view our constitution and membership qualification, and download the necessary application forms.

Who runs the UKFCS?

The UKFCS is run by the Executive Council which consists of nine elected members. The Executive Councillors are:

President - Mrs. Catalina Brook
Vice-president - Mrs Zina Woo
Secretary - Ms. Bi Qiang

Assistant Secretary - Yiqing Xu
Membership secretary - Mrs. Queenie Tam
Treasurer - Mr. William Chung
Education Committee Chairman - Ms. Polly Tang
Cultural and Recreational Committee Chairman - Mrs. Zina Woo
Cultural and Recreational Committee members - Mabel Jin and Emy Chung
Fund Raising chairman - Dr. Joe Au

The Education Committee consists of the following members:

The Executive Councillors and committee members are all voluntary workers for the UKFCS.

Contact with each other

The UKFCS keeps its members informed with regular newsletters that also provide a forum for members to discuss matters of common interest and concern. Members and the general public can also keep in touch with the UKFCS through its website.

Where do we get our funding from?

Through our fund-raising events and with donations received, we are able to fund all our cultural activities. We also subsidize our textbooks and teachers’ training conferences. Hence we are always grateful to people who are willing to give generously to support our work. If you would like to make a donation to the UKFCS, you can contact either the president or the treasurer on our website.

Company Limited by Guarantee Reg. No. 3149791

Charity No. 1061197