Year 11 students at Shotton Hall are being invited to take part in an adventurous project that promises to change their lives and improve communities - The National Citizen Service (NCS).
There have been more than 100,000 teenage graduates from NCS since its launch in 2011 spending more than 2 million hours raising money for local good causes and organising projects such as pop-up restaurants and foodbank campaigns.
Last year, more students from The Academy at Shotton Hall than at any other school in East Durham took part in the programme and we want even more students to take part this time around.
Year 11 students can begin to take part in NCS during the summer holidays where the programme in East Durham will start with a week in the Lake District or Yorkshire Dales. Participants will try their hand at activities such as canoeing, hiking and rock climbing. The outdoor adventure is followed by a week living in accommodation in central Durham where groups of fifteen participants will plan and deliver a social action project for their local area.
Thanks to government investment NCS will only cost a maximum of £50 to take part, with bursaries availably for students on free school meals or parents claiming household benefits meaning that they would only pay £10.
This affordable price comes because the programme is backed by the government saving parents well over a thousand pounds per place.
NCS is UCAS accredited and can contribute to students reaching their first choice University. There are also partnerships with International Citizen Service (ICS) and first interview pledges from national employers and apprenticeship providers such as Carillion and Aldi… as well as lots more NCS graduate opportunities.
To find out more about NCS speak to Miss Siddle or take the opportunity to speak to the organisers themselves when they visit school on 5 February. You can also call 0191 338 7800 or visit www.ncsyes.co.uk
In addition, if you sign up to NCS in January or February and you will be entered into a daily prize to hang out with Tinie Tempah and special guests at NCS Yes Live on 29 March. There are a minimum of 25 pairs of tickets to be given away each day.