Empower. Motivate. Inspire.

Intervention from Year 5 onwards.

AMBITION IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SUCCESS

"passionate about improving the educational attainment of care experienced young people"

“Younger Generation Can have been working with Virtual Schools since 2015 to improve the educational attainment of care experienced young people, by offering an online mentoring program as well as face to face group work sessions.”

What is Me, Myself and I?

This project is based on early intervention principles. If we can encourage young people to explore their attitudes, motivation and desire to achieve academically at a younger age, then young people are more likely to reach their full potential.

This approach is based upon the cognitive dissonance paradigm, which considers individual complexities associated with living in the 'real' world and takes into account the knowledge base of young people, peer pressure, self-esteem and lots of other variables that are interdependent, and which ultimately impact on decision making processes.

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Me & Myself

Feedback and Comments

Feedback from Carers

"(85%) reported that they noticed a difference in attitude to a great extent / somewhat."

"In relation to attitude towards learning/education 100% of carers reported that they have noticed a difference (somewhat)."

"100% of carers reported that they have noticed young people in their care being more positive to a great extent / somewhat as well as noticing that their child is willing to try new things."

Teacher Comments

"It’s made me think about my future –

I want to be more flexible so I can do a crab and start cheerleading."

"I was scared at Challenge for Change but I might go on the high ropes next time."

YP Comments

"From looking at baseline data children have learnt the importance of setting and achieving targets, evidenced by the majority of young people surpassing expected levels of performance during 2017-18."

"The project has helped young people form new relationships, manage conflict and express emotions in a more appropriate manner."

"x has enjoyed every activity. I think attending has been a positive experience for him. It has made him feel less isolated in his life experiences as he has met other children who have similar backgrounds."

Albert Einstein

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid!"

Projects

Coming Soon..

About

ABOUT

Younger
generation can

Director

Donna Higgins

YoungerGenerationcan@gmail.com

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Working in partnership with Debbie Marshall from Virtual School to create a bespoke, aspirational package of support for young people.

Donna Higgins has worked extensively with children and families throughout her career, and has a great deal of experience, and understanding in relation to the barriers faced by vulnerable groups of people within our communities. Donna has worked with both primary and secondary schools, delivering projects to reduce the attainment gap and ensure that children and young people living in deprived areas, achieve their full potential. By working with other agencies to source support, Donna ensures that the voice of the child remains central to any agreed intervention.

Contact

If you are interested in Younger Generation Can creating and delivering bespoke projects for your organisation, please feel free to contact us: