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Youthwork

You get the youthwork right the education will follow

By understanding that the young people who come to us often have complex challenges that require an individualised approach, we regularly review the inclusivity and accessibility of our programmes. Our young people come from a wide scope of backgrounds and cultures, and we celebrate this diversity, whilst assessing and accommodating needs.

Youthwork

YOUR WAY

Our programme can offer experimental learning for our students and staff that builds: effective professional relationships, enables self-reflection, encourages personal growth, delivers social opportunities and ultimately leads to resilience and increased participation in the more formal education that follow.

Creating a stable foundation

We believe in empowering our young people with the skills to build a stable base and healthy relationship. This makes education more effective and accessible.

The Empower stage of out Change Programme focuses on unique experiences that build resilience and create opportunities for self-development. Delivered in a way that feels safe, staggered and based on individual need.

Empower opportunities

During Empower, our young people will have opportunities to:

  • Explore identity through music & advocacy
  • Improve health and wellbeing
  • Building positive relationships
  • Develop life skills
  • Connect with communities
  • Gain work and employment skills

External
Speakers

Throughout our programme, our learners have the opportunity to learn life skills and prepare for adulthood with targeted sessions delivered by industry professionals.

all our students receive First Aid Training via external training providers and all receive First Aid certificates.

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

Embracing our inner child is important for healthy development. Joy, laughter, team-building, resilience, social communication and building healthy relationships are all benefits of our enrichment activities.

Students attend one enrichment activity per month and a life changing residential experience during the academic year.

Our wellbeing offer
includes

  • A Youth Work first ethos, ensuring every young person feels safe and supported.
  • An extended staggered transition process – Bespoke Change programme designed to build a toolkit for life.
  • An empower phase to build self-esteem and trust-based relationships.
  • Monthly student-led enrichment activities and sensory rooms.
  • Allocated personal budgets and bespoke transport offers.
  • Individual Student Support plans co-produced with students.
  • Allocated keyworkers.
  • In-house screenings and assessments.
  • Support with referrals/assessments and collaboration with external agencies.