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Thanks for the opportunity you have given the boys, they wouldn’t go to school but would come to Youth Vision!

John really enjoys this and being outdoors. Well worth the time and great staff.

I get better at cooking and that makes me feel good. I am confident cooking at home for myself and other people.

I currently have an S4 pupil who is attending Youth Vision’s Back on Track programme. He is completely disillusioned with school and his school attendance is currently 55%. However, since starting with Youth Vision in October he has attended every session with them which to me speaks for itself. He appears to be engaged and working well in the programme which is also very different from his presentation at school where he is now so far behind in his work that he often refuses to try. This boy has low self-esteem and struggles with low mood. Youth Vision has given him the opportunity to meet other young people who are experiencing similar difficulties.

In my opinion the opportunity to be outside and active is also helpful in lifting his mood. On top of the benefits to his confidence and mental health he is also learning new skills which will help when he leaves school in May 2017. I am an Education Welfare Officer and work with young people who do not attend school regularly. Post 16 they often struggle to gain/maintain employment or further education. If Youth Vision offered a 16+ programme I feel this would be extremely beneficial to these pupils.

I would also like to mention that I made a late referral to Youth Vision for this pupil and he initially did not get a place on the programme. However, when a place became available Sara was excellent and worked with both myself and school staff to meet him and get him settled into the programme at Youth Vision. He has little support from home and often sleeps in but Youth Vision staff are aware of this and often collect him from home on these occasions.

I enjoyed exploring at Youth Vision.

What I love about being a part of Youth Vision is working alongside everyone; there is always something different going on, with lots of different ideas being shared; it’s refreshing to meet people from all walks of life. It’s great to see the young peoples’ confidence growing.

I learnt that I have good leadership skills and I am good at communicating.

What a beautiful place. The boys really enjoyed their time here and were sad to say goodbye. They particularly enjoyed the freedom and felt they were allowed to grow up and be independent. They made new friendships. They have a genuine respect for the place. What a wonderful nurturing and life-affirming experience. Brilliant!

It's fun and worth going to and gives you good skills for future life and its good because its not taught in a classroom.

Youth Vision gets me more active, it gets me out of the city into the country, which is good for my health.