Glasgow Life

Strategic Learning Partnerships A partnership between Glasgow Life and Education

Strategic Learning Partnerships Glasgow North East, Glasgow North West, Glasgow South • Senior Managers from Glasgow Life and Head Teachers from secondary schools. • Committed to providing leadership and innovation to ensure young people ‘gain experiences that last a lifetime’. • Ensure all young people have equal access to all opportunities to participate whether its sport, arts, music or learning. • The partnership will look to promote a culture of aspiration in all our young people

Local Learning Forums

• 1 in every secondary school chaired by Depute Head. • Local Learning Forums develop interesting programmes and activities. • Links school activity with community activity and wider. • Monitors and reviews on a regular basis.

Successes

• Chat N Chill (similar to The Big Eat) now runs over a variety of lunchtimes in John Paul Academy, Cleveden Secondary and Springburn Academy. o

In the first 7 weeks from November to December 2011, Chat N Chill Springburn had 429 attendances.

• 81 pupils attended an S1 conference delivered in St Roch’s with 6 senior pupils’ assisting in the development and running of the event. • 59, S5 and S6 have completed a Volunteering Taster Programme at St Roch’s Secondary.

• Delivery of John Muir Award for 178 S1 pupils 2011/2012 at All Saints

Successes Cont…..

• Pupils are receiving free gym inductions and free access for 6 weeks to Glasgow Life facilities with the opportunity of reduced rates thereafter. • Assisted schools in the delivery of Duke of Edinburgh through access to equipment and Glasgow Life staff that supported school staff on the expeditions with the pupils. • Glasgow Life provides staff to support Abercorn Secondary's successfully run after-school Youth Group. • There has been a notable increase in participation in physical activity through cycling projects and healthy walks.

Work with Young People

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Regardless of ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, disability, age or sexuality, young people can have fair and equal access to the range of cultural and sporting services. Working in Schools (XL Princes Trust, Em-prove, Lunch club activities, after school programmes, mentoring, volunteering) Streetwork (engaging with young people in range of settings of their choice) Youth Clubs (Activity based sessions – arts, music, drama, sport) Issue based work (specific focus groups work on key issues or groups) Sports clubs – participation, coaching, volunteering Diversionary work (interventions targeting individuals and groups to promote positive life choices) Accreditation (Duke of Edinburgh, John Muir, Dynamic Youth, Youth Achievement)

Work with Young People Examples During 2010/11 • 24 completed Youth Achievement Awards with 103 completing Dynamic Youth Award • Glasgow Communities supported 762 XL (Princes Trust) participants. • Glasgow Young Scot Card increased by 2.5% with 38,910 cards issued to 12-18 year olds. • 62 young people produced their own version of the Glasgow Boys paintings which were displayed within Kelvingrove • 213 children and young people from 9 schools across north Glasgow have received gym inductions and have taken part in a 10-week Activ8 Gym programme. • 1465 young people participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Award across the city during 2010/11. • 110 young people participating youth skateboarding activities introduced in West of the city in 2010/11.

Adult Learning Examples • Literacy and Numeracy • ICT & Digital Learning • English as a Second or other language • Parenting (as part of future families)

Capacity Building Examples • • • • •

Coach Education Sports Club start up and development Youth Work training Play training Volunteering

Commencing 2012 in partnership GRA • Management Committees of Community Premises