AGORED CYMRU COURSES

RE-START

Accredited Agored Cymru courses

Our Restart project enables learners aged 13-19, and up to the age of 25 to gain Agored Cymru accreditations. The project increased young people’s confidence, aspirations and enabled individuals to make more informed life choices in the future.

1125 CIC deliver 8 Agored Cymru accredited courses;

Agored Cymru Unit in Understanding Relationships (Healthy Relationships)

Learners will explore all aspect of healthy relationships including instrumental relationships in their lives, beliefs and where they come from. The learners will be able to recognise abusive behaviours, power and control and where to access support. Using varied methods young people will learn skills that are required to have healthy relationships, accept responsibility for actions where required, and develop the ability to seeing other people’s point of views.

Agored Cymru unit in Mental Health and Wellbeing

This course covers the 5 steps to mental wellbeing as recommended by the NHS. Participants will undertake 5 challenges, ‘connecting’ through relationship and body language sessions, ‘mindfulness’ with workshops focused on risk reduction and relaxation strategies, ‘being active’ with new personal goals, ‘keep learning’ through creating a personalised positive memento and lastly ‘give to others’ By the end of the course learner will understand what is meant by mental health and wellbeing, Emotional awareness, Factors of resilience and coping mechanisms to reduce anxiety and stress. Learners will explore how stereotyping has an impact on their mental health and wellbeing and be able identify service to get help and support from.

Agored Cymru Unit in Understanding Sexual relationships

The Sexual Education course enables learners with the safe space to discuss sex and the language that surround it, and the emotional and physical consequences of sex. The learners will get to learn about STIs, contraception and with an increase in ‘sexting’ the course will provide legislation on ‘taking’ and ‘sharing’ explicit photos as well as all of the current laws. The group will be provided with services in the area if further information or guidance is needed including the C-Card.

Agored Cymru Unit in Volunteering and community engagement

This course offers learners with work experience and employability skills to improving their chances of employment in addition to giving back to their community. Throughout the course learners will identify possible volunteering opportunities available in their community, contact a community group/organisation to organise volunteering and research the organisations outcomes. Prior to the community volunteering learners will identify their own personal skills, and how this can be utilised during their placement.

Agored Cymru Unit in Substance misuse

The understanding Substance misuse course educates learners on the categories of substances, their effects and legal status. Learners will better understand the long term and short effects of substances and the associated risks, and will look at vaping and effect this can have on the body. Together we will explore the effects of substance misuse on their community and the impact on society as a whole.

Agored Cymru Unit in Independent Living Skills

The course will enable learners to develop their practical cooking skills by learning about healthy eating, cooking on a budget, cost-effective cooking and food hygiene. The course will allow for development in home management, how to live a healthy lifestyle, time management, goal setting, personal care, welling, and socialisation and how to complete job applications.

Agored Cymru Unit in Peer Mentoring

The Peer Mentoring course enables young people with the opportunity to develop their skills by planning, organising and running a small scale peer mentor activity. The learners will take the lead in organising the timetable of activities based on their needs and interests and will be active in the evaluation, reflection and planning of activities.

Agored Cymru in Unit in Outdoor Skills

The learners will identify hazards in an outdoor setting, learn about biodiversity, use a variety of hand tools, and be able to construct items from outdoor materials, build a temporary shelter and will learn how to build and extinguish a fire. Furthermore, the young people will benefit holistically from connecting with nature by observing and leaning how they can protect their natural environment.

Re-Start key outcomes

1. Learners will report an increase in confidence.

2. Learners will raise their aspirations.

3. Learners will increase awareness of their risk-taking behaviour.

Testimonials

Referring agencies

Kim Jones - Alternative Curriculum Coordinator at Flint High School

"I would like to say how much I enjoy working with Lindsay and Haley. They are at all times professional and endeavour to provide an excellent service to my disengaged pupils. The encouragement and confidence building they gave each girl was fantastic and very much appreciated. The girls were willing to turn up to every session and did so happily. They were always given a warm welcome with a 'cuppa' which helped the girls to relax and feel wanted. This is very important as a lot of then have lost direction and I feel that the work they have done with 11 25 C.I.C has given them a new outlook."

Sharron Parrish – Flintshire County Council, 14 – 19 network (Education youth work)

"We work for Flintshire County Council 14 - 19 Network as part of education + youth dept. We work with young people between the ages of 14-19 who for whatever reason are not attending school or at risk of becoming a NEET. The young people that we have referred to Haley and Lindsay have found their courses extremely beneficial as the ladies approach to the group is relaxing and caring, promotes self-confidence and self-esteem which the young people need in their lives. The group leader’s style as positive role models, therefore the young people found them easy to talk to about personal issues. Their activities were therapeutic, fun and interesting from accounts from the Young people’s which helped with the young people's attendance each week."

Tracey Armstrong,: Personal Support Co-Ordinator Progression Team

"The courses offered through 11-25 C.I.C have always been extremely valuable to our young people. They provide a complimentary and therapeutic provision to the young people. The support given begins with the meticulous preparation beforehand, plus meeting the young people to form relationships and in planning individual packages catered for each member of the group. The courses are engaging, fun, relevant and the young people have the added bonus of gaining qualifications throughout. Often, this is something they are not able to achieve in school. As groups are usually smaller and held in settings other than schools our young people find this more beneficial. The support 11-25 offers is invaluable and feedback from Professionals and the young people echoes this."

Testimonials

Learners

Young person aged 15

‘I attended the mental health and wellbeing course. It was really useful. I learnt so much about mental health and where to go to for support. This course made me realise how important it is to look after my mental health and this I can do to make me feel better. I would definitely recommend this course to other people my age’

Young person aged 14

‘I completed the volunteering and community course. I looked forward to the session’s week and didn’t miss one session. I enjoyed planning the community event that much that I am now registered to become a peer mentor with Haley and Lindsay for different project.’

Young person aged 16

‘I attended a course that taught me loads of skills like how to calm down, what a healthy relationship is like and also it taught me social skills. I learnt how to become a better person socially and how to talk to people properly. Overall, it taught me loads of life skills and taught me how to better myself as a person.’

Young person, Age 14

“I like coming to sessions with Haley and Lindsay. I don’t normally like learning, but they listen to me and help me”.

Young person, Age 18

“I have really enjoyed the course and think I would be ready to join a bigger group soon, it’s helped me open up and talk about how I feel and made it a safe space”.

Young person, Age 16

“I have looked forward to coming to the sessions, it’s given me something to do and helped me get out of my room and have something good to focus on”.