More about Govan Initiative projects

Hill’s Trust Academy

Building on the principles of social inclusion and lifelong learning, the Academy offers a continuum of learning opportunities to those individuals who are marginalised in our communities. The Academy targets disaffected S2 pupils through partnership with local schools and Careers Scotland, and goes on to offer a range of pre-vocational skills options to 14-16 year olds. Academy staff provide personal development, core skills and vocational skills training to unemployed 16-17 year olds.

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http://www.socinc-glasgow.net/projects/profile.aspx?projectID=70

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The Transition Work Project

The Transition Work project helps young people make the transition from Primary to Secondary and supports pupils that are having difficulties adapting to the curriculum; who have been, or are at risk of being excluded from school to re-engage with education. The project operates in Govan and attempts to improve pupil motivation, behaviour and attainment in schools through strategies, both school and external based, that promote young people's emotional, social and moral development. Effective mentoring forms the backbone to the monitoring of our young people.

The Transition Work project aims to:

• Establish and implement various support mediums that will empower young people to fulfil their individual goals and needs
• To meet the young peoples’ social needs through collaborative work between schools, youth centres and external agency provisions
• Creating a link between formal and informal relationship building
• To make young people confident and comfortable in various challenging environments

The project has worked in partnership with a variety of agencies including Careers Scotland, Social Work Department, Caledonian Youth, Greater Glasgow NHS Board, Aberlour Trust, Govan Youth Information Project, Glasgow City Council Youth Services, Greater Govan Community Forum, Childline, Strathclyde Police, Restorative Justice, Social Inclusion Partnership, Cardonald College, Plantation Productions, ROOTS in the community and Elderpark Housing Association.