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Clackmannanshire CLD - Primary 7 outdoor activity transition programme

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Clackmannanshire CLD - Primary 7 outdoor activity transition programme

CONTEXT / BACKGROUND

Children from low income families often miss out on events that most of us would take for granted. They miss school trips, residential experiences, and can’t afford a one-week holiday away from home. In Clackmannanshire just over a quarter of all children and their families are living in poverty. The COVID 19 pandemic meant there would be no residential experiences for primary children in 2021. As such this programme was developed to ensure equal access to opportunities and remove barriers to participation and learning for all children.

WHAT WE DID

Clackmannanshire Education Community Learning and Development team in partnership with Sauchie Active 8, Play Alloa and OYCI secured funding through the Youth Work recovery programme to deliver a programme of outdoor activities free of charge to primary 7 pupils across the county.

HOW WE DID IT

To give young people the opportunity of an outdoor residential experience the local damn (Gartmorn Dam) was highlighted as a perfect location. In taking the young people here it gave them the opportunity to take part in an experience that they would often never have the chance to do.   477 young people participated within 2 or 3 day blocks at this location, with some only having a half day block in their local communities due to restrictions at the time. In these days young people were given the chance to take part in a wide range of activities that gave them real outdoor and experiential learning. It also provided them an escape from the challenges they often face coming from impoverished circumstances.   Activities include a range of elements including:

  • Camp craft
  • Night lines
  • Archery
  • Pond dipping
  • Geocaching
  • Team building
  • Creative challenges

  The ranger service within the area provided some bespoke outdoor learning sessions on some of the days also. This specialism provided young people a brilliant opportunity to learn skills that could be used in the wilderness. Third sector staff also took part and were trained in how to work with groups of young people. These partnerships grew in strength as the time went on, with teams all working in synergy.   Alongside this a large amount of the young people involved completed dynamic youth awards, highlighting the individualised learning outcomes they achieved while being away.

IMPACT / OUTCOMES

302 Dynamic Youth Award were completed over this time with young people stating:   100% (either strongly agreed/agreed) that they were more confident with following instructions 95%(either strongly agreed/agreed) that they were more confident with asking adults for help 92%(either strongly agreed/agreed) that they were more confident with asking their peers for help 96%(either strongly agreed/agreed) that they were more confident with helping others in a group 94%  (either strongly agreed/agreed) more confident with teamwork 97% (either strongly agreed/agreed) finished everything they started   Alongside this parents were grateful that their children had the opportunity to go somewhere out with their community and have fun. This took pressure off families in providing experiences away, which they wouldn’t have been able to afford.   Another notable benefit is that the schools highlighted that this was the first time they had seen young people taking part in individualised and personal awards. It encouraged them to use these types of awards in future to help attainment with young people coming from poorer socio-economic backgrounds.

FEEDBACK

Impact Statements “I learned how important nature is” “I have learned the basics of archery and learned how to make a fire in camp craft.” “I learned how to keep myself safe out in the woods

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Clackmannanshire Council Education Kilncraigs, Greenside Street, Alloa FK10 1EJ, UK

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Mary Fox

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MFox@clacks.gov.uk

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