xl clubs in the West Midlands
We hope you enjoy reading all about what’s
happening in xl clubs across the region.
This page is designed to keep you in touch with the latest news
from across the region. It's also where you'll be able to find out
what to look forward to in coming months.
Prince’s Trust xl clubs provide a personal
development programme aimed at young people aged 13-19 at risk of
underachievement or exclusion from school. Activity areas include
Personal, Team and Interpersonal Skills, Active Citizenship,
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, Preparation for Work and
Enrichment Projects. Through successful completion of units, club
members can gain QCF Award and Certificate sized
qualifications. These are awarded by Prince’s Trust
Qualifications, who have been formally approved as an awarding
organisation by Ofqual, the examinations regulator.
Support from The Prince’s Trust includes:
- all curriculum materials, resources,
training and verification
- a dedicated Prince’s Trust staff
member to help set up and take the club forward
- access to a network of xl clubs and
regional events to share good practice and ideas
- opportunities to get involved with
sports and corporate partners
Latest news
Mar 2012
The Signpost Centre xl club and Stafford Borough Council are working together to provide a sensory garden at the local community centre in Stafford.
Aug 2011
It’s amazing what can be created with recycled cardboard. The xl club at the Signpost Centre in Stafford has been creating fantastic pieces of artwork.
Jun 2011
Stephen was one of 37 young people from three West Midlands xl clubs who enjoyed recent tennis coaching and a trip to Wimbledon 2011.
Sep 2010
Sessions on healthy eating run by the xl club at Sir Thomas Boughey Co-operative Business College were graded "outstanding" by Ofsted during a recent school inspection
Sep 2010
A Prince's Trust xl club, delivered at "Your Ideas Youth and Community Project" by Pauline Marshall, participated in a gardening project for local elderly residents in the Matchborough area of Redditch.
Upcoming events
Internal Verification and network
meeting
17 May - start:
10.00
The Signpost Centre, Auden Way,
Highfields, Stafford ST17 9TX (Staffs only)
25 May - start:
10.00
Zellig, The Custard Factory, Gibb
Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AA
xl Club partners
The West Midlands has 44 partners who deliver our
xl clubs across the region in a diverse network that spans as
far north as Stoke on Trent, south to Hereford, west to Bishops
Castle on the Welsh Border and east to Coventry and Nuneaton. Our
partners consist of mainstream schools, PRUs, special schools,
childrens’ services and the police and youth services. The xl club
advisers of whom we are very proud, are trained by The Prince’s
Trust and work tirelessly to support and encourage a wide array of
young people at risk of educational underachievement.
Congratulations to all our partners who submitted units for the
summer term EV. This was easily the largest submission from the
West Midlands: a total of 484 units, 77 of which were at level 2.
The rest were level 1 units. Of the 484 submissions 468 passed and
just 16 failed, a success rate of almost 97 per cent. This is
a true reflection of the hard work and dedication of our advisers.
Well done!
If you've got stories you'd like to share, just drop us a
line.
Contacts
xl Programme Manager
Leslie Brookes
07882
130351
xl Programme Executives
Karen
Watson 07717
207301
Hilary
Boyce
07734 044558
Office
No. 0121
772
9230
Address:
The Prince's Trust
Unit 305 Zellig
The Custard Factory
Gibb Street
Digbeth
Birmingham B9 4AA
West Midlands
