Case studies from #iwill partners
Below are how-to guides, tips and real-life examples from #iwill partner organisations embedding youth social action in their organisations and encouraging others to do the same. They’re based across all sectors, and each post contains valuable cross-sector learning. Each post also highlights one or more of the five ways to embed youth social action (POWER).
Case Study: Working together to make a difference
Prince's Trust bring hospital garden back to life Dorset Community Hospital write about the partnerships they've created that have enabled young people from their local college [...]
How-to Guide: Fearless Futures
5 ways your school can make saying #iwill more inclusive "We can and must do more to re-centre the voices pushed to the sides, [...]
Case Study: Intergenerational Volunteering
Young volunteer, Tessa, 16 volunteers to support older patients at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary This is the story of Tessa Yau, who volunteers with the Royal Voluntary [...]
Case Study: UK Youth Voice
Involving young people in the design and delivery of UK Youth’s activities and empowering them to become active citizens and create positive change is embedded throughout our work. At [...]
Case Study: Canal & River Trust
The Canal & River Trust is a waterways and wellbeing charity. Specifically, we’re here to care for and protect 2,000 miles of waterways, and to promote their use by [...]
Case Study: Nottingham Hospital’s Summer School
Nottingham University Hospital: Youth Volunteering Summer School Youth Volunteering Manager at Nottingham University Hospitals, Liz Charalambous reflects why they worked with young people to create their [...]
Case Study: A Home-Grown Curriculum
Liverpool school using nature to support cross-curriculum teaching Trees for Cities and Blessed Sacrament Primary School write about how they're using environmental social action to support [...]
Case Study: ‘Cool Seas Clean Up’ MSC
In this case study, Jenny Griffiths, Education Programme Coordinator at The Marine Conservation Society, shares how they faced up to their challenges in engaging young people. This year [...]
Case Study: PLEDGES
Swavesey Village College: Where social action is part of every students' education Georgina Curtis, Assistant Headteacher at Swavesey Village College, a secondary school in Cambridgeshire, writes about how they've [...]
Case Study: Co-op Academies
Co-op Academies Community Apprentice Programme Micaela, from Envision writes about their work inspiring social action in education with the Co-op Academies as [...]
Case Study: Our Bright Future
Putting young people at the heart of political influence Roberta Antonaci is the Policy and Campaigns Manager at Our Bright Future. Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, Our [...]
Case Study: Shipley College
Shipley College is a small general further education (GFE) college in Saltaire, near Bradford. Saltaire’s is culturally and ethnically diverse and this is reflected in our students. The area [...]
Case Study: Victoria Academy
Case Study: Barrow-in-Furness CCG and local primary schools Victoria Academy in Barrow-in-Furness have built a successful track history of engaging their students in research in recent years; bringing [...]
Case Study: Newcastle College & West End Foodbank
Newcastle West End Foodbank opened in March 2013 and has grown to be one of the largest in the UK, feeding more than 40,000 people last year. [...]
Case Study: East Kent College
Serving communities is central to the EKC Group’s mission. To make sure it delivers for them, our family of five colleges and three business units have made youth social action [...]