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Example
Projects
Barclays New Futures
has enabled over
1,000 schools develop
citizenship projects
and help students
develop skills for
life and work. The
examples below demonstrate
the range of the
issues addresed
by Barclays New
Futures projects.
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Batley
High School
for Boys:
Breaking down
barriers between
cultural groups |
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Glencryan
Special School:
Helping students
with special
needs into work |
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Mullion
School:
Discovering
the value of
politics |
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Canonbury
Primary School:
Promoting nutrition
and healthy
living |
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Porth
County Community
School:
Training
students to
become counsellors |
"We enjoyed
working as a team
and this helped
give us confidence
to make decisions."
BNF student,
Buxton Community
School
'Our project
has a common message
- we're all children,
we all like the
same things, and
we all live in the
same community.'
BNF student
"Some older
people told us that
they were frightened
of youngsters, we
think our project
will help them to
think of us as friends."
BNF student,
Penkridge Middle
School
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Batley
High School
for Boys,
West
Yorkshire. Breaking
down barriers
between cultural
groups |
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Project
aims
Raise awareness
and break down
barriers between
cultural groups. |
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Barclays
Funding
BNF provided
£20,000
to create the
Batley Heritage
Library, a multimedia
resource available
to people across
Batley and the
surrounding
areas. |
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Project
description
The students
at Batley wanted
to trace the
town's multi-cultural
social history,
and to raise
awareness of
the cultural
and gender issues
facing students
and the wider
community. The
students used
a variety of
research methods
to gather material
for the library,
which was then
published in
various formats
including artwork,
photography,
audio and video.
Since completion
it has acted
as a mobile
reference source,
travelling to
schools and
community centres
in Batley and
the local area. |
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Project
results
The Batley Heritage
Library is a
valuable local
resource and
continues to
be used and
updated by the
community and
the school.
The projects'
processes have
been recorded
to provide a
model for others
to follow in
the future. |
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Glencryan
Special School
North Lanarkshire:Helping
students with
special needs
into work |
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Project
aims
To help students
with special
needs bridge
the gap between
school and work. |
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Barclays
Funding
BNF provided
£10,000
to help convert
a building used
to house the
project and
to provide necessary
materials. |
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Project
details
To develop the
employability
skills of special
needs students,
the school wanted
to create a
real working
environment
that would help
build skills,
confidence and
at the same
time provide
a useful local
service. A tearoom
and laundry
were built in
a converted
building in
the school grounds
where students
were trained
in service skills,
helping them
to increase
their self-confidence,
gain awards
and achieve
qualifications. |
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Project
results
Skills acquired
by the students
through this
project has
significantly
improved their
job prospects.
The framework
for training
and the links
to the community
that the project
has developed
continue to
be of benefit
to students. |
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Mullion
Comprehensive
School
Cornwall: Discovering
The Value Of
Politics |
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Project
aims
Enabling students
to discover
and communicate
the value of
political literacy. |
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Barclays
funding
BNF provided
£10,000
to enable students
to carry out
research into
a variety of
government bodies
ranging from
their local
district council
to the European
Parliament. |
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Project
details
In order to
inform their
peers about
the importance
of the political
process a group
of students
at Mullion School
undertook detailed
research into
many aspects
of political
life, taking
them to every
political level
and helping
them gain an
understanding
of the decision
making processes
which effect
their lives.
After each trip
the group reported
back to over
500 students
on their findings,
demonstrating
to their peers
the possibilities
of involvement
in the political
process and
the benefits
that engagement
can bring. |
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Project
results
The students'
findings were
archived for
future use,
and the work
undertaken by
all those involved
contributed
to Keys Skills
in ICT, Literacy
and Numeracy
and at the same
time promoted
active citizenship. |
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Canonbury
Primary School
London: Promoting
Nutrition And
Healthy Living |
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Project
aims
To raise awareness
of health and
nutrition and
promote healthy
living. |
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Barclays
funding:
BNF provided
£10,000
to enable young
people to run
a series of
health related
activities. |
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Project
details
Canonbury School
set up a series
of 'Health Weeks'
designed to
inform students
about healthy
living to empower
them to make
informed choices
about their
lifestyles and
the food they
eat. Each week
a speaker was
bought in to
the school to
talk about a
variety of health
topics, the
students then
debated the
issues raised
and recorded
their findings.
In conjunction
with the talks
a healthy tuck
shop was set
up and run by
students, as
the weekly debates
progressed it's
success grew
in popularity.
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Project
results
The project
has empowered
students to
make informed
choices about
healthy eating.
The knowledge
they have acquired
has filtered
through to family
members, friends
and the local
community. The
healthy tuck
shop is a successful
legacy of the
project. |
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Porth
County Community
School
Cardiff: Training
Students To
Become Counsellors
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Project
aim
To set up a
school based
counselling
service to provide
students with
the opportunity
to discuss issues
affecting them. |
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Barclays
funding
BNF provided
£5,000
to train students
in counselling
skills. |
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Project
details
Students were
trained as peer
counsellors
by a local agency
enabling them
to set up and
run their own
counselling
service for
fellow students
and the local
community. The
training allowed
them to tackle
several issues
affecting the
local area including
drugs, alcohol
and teenage
pregnancy. As
well as individual
counselling
the students
make regular
presentations
in assemblies
and PSHE lessons
about the issues
raised. |
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Project
results
The counselling
provides a valuable
service and
is helping to
tackle issues
of concern to
young people
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