Our Impact
Our model of working is based on sustained work with young people and we achieve this by partnering with businesses, schools, colleges & universities, and cultural and heritage partners. This provides young people with students a wide range of experiences designed to help them understand future options, and give them the confidence to reach their full potential aim high.
So far this year we’ve worked with 1,638 young people.
The Evidence
There is no grand claim: we know they work. They are influenced by tried and tested youth work approaches in the UK and US, such as the Brathay Trust in the Lake District and the Harlem Children’s Zone in New York. We carry out rigorous research and evaluation with our local universities, testing and adapting each programme to understand what works and how we can be most effective.
Outcomes
Our model of working is based on long-term work with communities which we know has the most powerful impact. Our activities last throughout the year, sometimes for several years. Some of the young people on current programmes have been working with us for five years, beginning in year 8 and now at a FE college or sixth form.
Real Life Student Stories
Before starting university, I was very excited. I think the opportunity to be independent and take life into my own hands was very appealing to me, which fuelled the excitement. I was also very cautious and focused due to being the very first member of my family to go to university, and also not knowing anyone at the university or city I was going to attend.
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Currently we deliver six programmes
To participate in any of our programmes your child will need to be selected by their school. If your child has been selected for a programme, please follow the links below for more information. If you are interested in your child participating in a SBY programme, please speak directly with their school about this possibility.
Improving confidence through speaking, listening and communication skills as part of drama, film, performance and presentation skills.
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The Discover Maths programme was devised to enable students to gain a better understanding of how maths in the classroom links to maths in the real world.
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Since 2016/17 we have been one of the key partners* in the Uni Connect Programme funded by the Office for Students, which aims to increase the number of young people…
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The Insight into Apprenticeships programme is designed for students in years 9 or 10 who have shown an aptitude for the apprenticeship pathway, particularly 16-18 apprenticeships.
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Learning to Lead provided South Bristol Youth’s first opportunity to work with primary aged students and their families.
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The South Bristol Green Futures programme is an exciting new collaboration between SBY and six south Bristol schools.
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