Caring for your child at the MASC
Regd Ofsted # EY2907996
Your children are the most valuable things you have. This understanding guides all our thinking & policies.
The Zeals Youth Trust has run a youth club in Zeals since 1992. In the summer of 2014 the need for an after school club for local schools for children aged 5-11 years was identified.
In starting up the ZAC, the Directors were able to draw on considerable practical experience as 3 Directors are parents of boys and girls. And Hayley (the 4th) is a very practised teaching assistant with strong SEND experience.
Ross Coad is the lead Director for the ZAC. He (and his late wife) has 1 daughter and 3 sons and now enjoys 14 grandchildren aged 19 - 3. Since remarrying, Ross has acquired a further 6 grandchildren aged 16 - 5.
Group Manager is Sarah Upshall, who has 2 sons. She was for many years, a Scout leader. Taking up a lead role with the ZAC has encouraged her to study for the 'gold standard' National Vocational Qualification in Playwork. She completed this course to Level 3 in 2016, and achieved Level 5 in 2023.
Our second setting, Semley Afterschools Club (SASC) was added in 2025 and is overseen by Sarah, who has brought Mel, Jorja and Sophie onboard as new staff, training them appropriately. This setting continues to grow.
Marnhull After-schools Club (MASC)
ZAC's 12 year experience is now offered to a new after school club, due to open Sept 2026.
Marnhull Afterschools Club (MASC) is based at St Gregory's C of E Primary School in Marnhull.
We have always had a strong commitment to training and will be bringing on new staff for Marnhull over the coming year. and Ashleigh from Hindon has recently completed her apprenticeship in Early Years and Jorja is about to start her apprenticeship in Playwork.
Only top quality staff are good enough for your young girls & boys, and we have always focussed on having ample adult staffing to be there for your children. We are a No screens setting...!
We all enjoy the opportunities to give the children their undivided attention - be it with listening to their reading; playing basket ball; helping with Lego creations; arranging painting or play dough sessions; or just playing outside in the large playground. We are conscious of the Government's wish that children may enjoy 'risky play' (and are not too mollycoddled) but also aware of the need to strike a balance between risk and danger.