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Come Dine With Me Project
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Come Dine With Me Project

Young people create their version of 'Come Dine with Me,' learning meal planning and budgeting—essential skills for addressing poverty.
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This was London-based Skyway’s very own Come Dine with Me mini-series. Over a period of three weeks, a group of young people and workers planned, filmed, cooked and edited to create two Come Dine With Me episodes.
 The young people created a menu, budgeted and bought ingredients, then cooked a main course and dessert for the opposing team to judge. These are all useful life skills to combat food poverty and promote resilience during the cost-of-living crisis. Take a look at the video to see them in action!  

Children’s Right2Food Campaign
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Children’s Right2Food Campaign

This nationwide initiative ensures all UK children access affordable, nutritious food, addressing childhood obesity resulting from inequalities.
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Young Food Ambassadors came together to launch their very own Right2Food Charter, calling on the Government to listen to their stories and those of millions of other young people across the UK who were living with increased levels of hunger and food poverty. They delivered their Right2Food Charter to 10 Downing Street with Dame Emma Thompson who is also supporting their advocacy. Since then, they have joined forces with Marcus Rashford’s #EndChildFoodPoverty campaign to make sure no child in the UK goes hungry.

Schools Linking Project
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Schools Linking Project

Two schools collaborated on a program, enabling students to delve into issues important to them and the broader community.
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Two schools collaborated - Marsden Heights Community College and Park High School Colne – for the students to discuss the issues which were important to them and the wider community. The project took the students on a journey to learn about the school, local, national and international matters. They learnt and expressed how they felt about things and what their peers thought too. They engaged with local councilors, community workers and the general public on current matters. They then worked with a local poet to create a message to go back to the school and the community about their experience.

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#DigitalTransitions Programme

#DigitalTransitions empowers looked-after youth, helping them find their voice and build confidence, including hands-on experiences like recording podcasts.
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Hosted by Headliners, #DigitalTransitions is a youth-led programme using media and journalism engagement alongside employability programmes to give looked-after young people a safe space in which to work together to creatively explore and address the issues that matter to them. This promotes their resilience and helps them reimagine a more positive future. In June 2023, they produced their own podcast called the ‘Owt or Nowt Show’.

Empathy Week Campaign
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Empathy Week Campaign

A global 5-week school programme designed for 5–18-year-olds using the power of film and video to develop the skill of empathy. 
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Empathy is a skill that underpins other life skills - leadership, creativity, communication, resilience and tolerance. Kicking off in February each year with Empathy Week, this 5-week programme (fully supported with educational resources) uses the power of film and video to develop the skill of empathy. Participants produce a film of their own that allows students to put empathy into action about something they care about. If they wish, they can submit their film to the annual Empathy Week Global Awards. Empathy Week has engaged 140,000 students across 40+ countries and is free for all government and state schools worldwide.

School21 Work Experience Project
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School21 Work Experience Project

Year 10 students partner with local businesses for transformative work experiences.
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Newham-based School 21 strives to develop young people who are thoughtful problem solvers, creative innovators, and confident communicators. In this new take on traditional work experience, Year 10 students work with local businesses and the community to provide meaningful experiences that change lives. Over several weeks, every student spends half a day each week in the workplace, solving an authentic problem for a real organisation.
Previous project examples include a ‘how to’ computer guide for a local elderly home and a film on life in the community for a social housing organisation.

Debate and Oracy Toolkit
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Debate and Oracy Toolkit

Step by step guide with resources supporting the teaching staff and young people through a debate.
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This is a detailed guide containing everything you need to engage pupils in debates. The content includes: - Understanding debate language - Easy-to-use ideas for debate and oracy (all age groups from KS1-KS5) - Setting up Debates - Templates for . Judges . The main speakers . Researchers . Summary speakers - References and useful websites

We‘re Skint; Young People’s Experience of the Cost of Living Crisis (End Child Poverty)
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We‘re Skint; Young People’s Experience of the Cost of Living Crisis (End Child Poverty)

Report on how young people are experiencing and their perspective on the cost of living crisis.
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The Skint report is a youth-led, UK-based young people aged 16-25 years’ perspective on how young people are experiencing the cost-of-living crisis. The report was based on a survey response from 476 young people. The youth voice giving clear recommendations to policy makers and politicians, including the urgency of the situation. Findings - 97% said they thought the rising cost of living was a problem for young people aged 16-25 today. 98% of respondents are in some way worrying about their future in relation to the cost-of-living crisis.

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Aims

Youth Social Action (YSA)

Refers to activities that young people do to make a positive difference to others while developing key skills and attributes and having fun. YSA can take place in various contexts (i.e. at home, schools, youth clubs etc) and can include volunteering, fundraising, campaigning or supporting peers. We believe social action can play an essential role: in young lives, the success of a school, the local community or more.

Resource Hub

Our Resource Hub aims to act as a Youth Social Action search engine, offering tailored results to inspire and guide. The hub hosts a wide variety of resources, including our own Youth Social Action Toolkit, case studies, research reports, and helpful resources from other reputable organisations in the sector.

How to use

How to use

Our Resource Hub aims to act as a Youth Social Action search engine, offering tailored results to inspire and guide. The hub hosts a wide variety of resources, including our own Youth Social Action Toolkit, case studies, research reports, and helpful resources from other reputable organisations in the sector.

To find appropriate resources, use the filter feature to select the relevant options. You can filter by key stage (1-5), YSA theme (e.g. poverty), or a particular skill (e.g. communication). You can also filter by resource owner (Ormiston Trust or external organisation) and resource type, such as lesson plans. If you know what you are looking for, you can use the search bar.

To save or download resources, please sign up for a free account. In your user area, you can organise your saved items for quick and easy access. On the resource results page, you can save or download multiple resource quickly by using the tickbox feature.

Youth Social Action Toolkit

Youth Social Action Toolkit

Our Youth Social Action Toolkit has been carefully developed by industry professionals with input from young people to guide school leaders, support staff, and young people through a Youth Social Action project. Our curriculum guides clearly outline how YSA can be integrated into the curriculum of schools with limited time.

 

We don’t gatekeep – by sharing our sector knowledge and resources, we aim to enrich the lives of all young people by fostering skills development, improving agency and wellbeing, and promoting active citizenship.

Inspire

The first step of the YSA process is to be inspired by an issue you care about! Check out our inspirational case studies on what you could do!

Explore

The second step of the YSA process is to explore your options! You‘ll need to research the issue that inspired you to take action to understand how you can help.

Ready to start planning your project? Access our Youth Social Action Toolkit here.

Plan

The third step of the YSA process is to plan your project! Lucky for you, we have a Project Planning Template for that.

Act

The fourth step of the YSA process is to carry out your plan! This is when the physical activities involved like fundraising, campaigning, and volunteering kick off.

Reflect

The fifth and final step of the YSA process is to reflect! Looking back at your plan, did you achieve your aims?  What went well and what didn’t go so well? Can you sustain your project? Or did you take steps to ensure further projects aren’t needed?