Golden Goal Pilot ProjectSummer 2008

Culture & Sport Glasgow South East Area Services

Community Learning Adult ServiceYouth Services

Castlemilk Youth Complex

Golden Goal Pilot Project

How our pilot project in the South East evolved!

Glasgow’s Community Learning Strategy Partnership

Youth Literacies – Castlemilk Youth Complex

Youth Services and Community Based Adult Learning

Glasgow South East Regeneration Agency

Golden Goal Pilot Project

Bringing the young adults on board

An informal learning opportunity to raise aspirations, improve literacy and numeracy, increase access to sport and promote local vibrancy

Circuit Training Gym Induction and 8 week pass to the Glasgow Club

Topical Urban Art Relevant and appropriate literacy and numeracy

activities A nice lunch!

Golden Goal Pilot ProjectWeekly Programme

10.30am – 11.30amFitness/Circuit Training 11.30am – 12.30pmLiteracy and Numeracy 12.30pm – 1.00pm Communal Lunch 1.00pm – 3.00pm Literacy and Art

* Additional Activities – Gym Induction and Cycling Trip to Millport

Golden Goal Pilot ProjectContributions and Funding

Culture and Sport Glasgow South East Area Services

Community Learning (Adult) – Community Learning Worker and Community Learning Tutor

Youth Services – Community Learning Worker, Youth Worker and Fitness Coach

Community Action Team – Funding for Art Worker Sport Development – Gym Induction and 8 week Glasgow Club pass

Castlemilk Youth Complex Venue 2 Literacy Workers Lunch budget Minibus

Golden Goal Pilot Project Dedicated Youth Worker for the duration of the

Pilot Programme Providing a Youth Work Support Role to the

group Encouraging, supporting and participating in

activities with the young people Identifying gaps and promoting uptake of

services Through personal contacts, assisting in

continuing access to gym sessions

Golden Goal Pilot ProjectSourcing of other resources

Sourcing finance for fitness coach

Fitness Coach delivered football and circuit training

Incorporating literacy and numeracy into circuit training sessions

Golden Goal Pilot ProjectTeaching methods

Engagement and participation of learners

Golden Goal Toolkit / Effectiveness

Learning Outcomes

Golden Goal Pilot Project

A big welcome to our

Golden Goal Learners!

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Good example of joint working

Positive outcomes achieved

However……

Financial implications to the delivery of the programme

Golden Goal Pilot Project

Culture and Sport Glasgow Community Learning Adult Team within Social Practice Model links sporting interests and literacy for young adults

Culture and Sport Glasgow Youth Services activities incorporate sports and core skills

Castlemilk Youth Complex offers a vibrant, practical literacy programme

Golden Goal Pilot Project

To provide an enhanced, practical programme, integrating literacies and sport requires additional funding

Is that funding available through The Golden Goal Project?Is it available to Culture and Sport Glasgow?Is it available to Castlemilk Youth Complex and other partners in the voluntary sector?

Golden Goal Pilot ProjectConclusions and Outcomes

Feedback

“What do you feel you’ve got better at in the past 7 weeks?” “What has changed for you?” “What feels different for you now?”

I feel fitter

Taking part in the group and working as a team, we all helped each other out

Feel better about myself and my reading and writing is getting better

Being confident talking to people

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Conclusions and OutcomesMixing with other people – I wouldn’t be doing that stuck in the house

I feel fitter

I’m starting college next week and my DJ business is taking off

I’ve met new pals and they give me a buzz, better than my other pals who are nutters.

Golden Goal Pilot ProjectConclusions and Outcomes

High aspirations – college, employment, sport

Friendships formed

2 young men accessing Community Learning Adult Literacy Base in Castlemilk Library

Castlemilk Sports centre being used to access the Gym

Good links made with GSERA

Golden Goal Pilot ProjectConclusions and Outcomes

Negative feedback

“I don’t like the literacy but I still want to improve my reading and writing”

“My reading and writing is just the same”

What have you enjoyed about Golden Goal?

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And finally…..here’s a movie the Art Worker Vanessa made………………

Golden Goal Pilot Project

The End!Thank you for listening and

your feedback will be welcome