Stainforth4all, Help to Work Supporting Strainforth’s young people to find work When it comes to education, The South Yorkshire town of Stainforth ranks in the bottom one per cent of most deprived areas in the UK. The former mining community is dealing with the impact...
Community by Nature, Forest Skills Project Teaching transferable skills among the trees For 24 years, Community by Nature (formerly Sefton Play Council) has been working with children, young people and adults in disadvantaged areas of Merseyside. They run forest...
Bright Ideas Trust Creating tomorrow’s entrepreneurs For some young people who haven’t had the benefit of a stable education or home life, self-employment can be one of the few paths to success. The Bright Ideas Trust was set up to support 16 to 30 year-olds not in...
Scotswood Natural Community Garden, Branching Out Gaining skills and confidence through gardening Scotswood in Newcastle Upon Tyne is among the most deprived areas of the UK. Rates of unemployment and child poverty loom high above the national average. Although there...
Yes Futures, Rising Futures programme Inspiring students to reach their potential Young people are worried about their future. According to their teachers, the biggest barrier to their future success is a lack of confidence – something that’s even more common among...
