Welcome to Splinters

·       Connexions

- A new Project focused on NEET young people being launched, Splinters being the main      provider venue and resources. Youth worker and connexions workers, working alongside each other to help reduce NEET’s in the North part of the forest.

-                    Splinters youth centre being the venue for Andy Llyod the connexions advisor to conduce one on one interview in school time. 

-                    Youth Worker supporting connexions work in school, by being part of the joint partnership agreement, made between school and youth support service.

·       Heywood Community School-

-         Alcohol Awareness – Project focused on sensible drinking, by young people creating a poster and being entered into a competition. Alongside a theatre company come and perform a drama around sensible drinking.

-         Senior Youth Worker wrote an ASDAN Work experience booklet that was been launched  in the summer for all year 10 students that go to Heywood, making Heywood the only school in the Forest to have the opportunity to have their work experience accredited.

-         Work with reintegration students at Heywood is now happing. Where the Senior Youth Worker is delivering ADSAN PSHE Short Courses alongside the sexual health worker for the county

·       Police /PCSO’

-         Senior Youth Worker works closely with police, and PCSO’s to tackle anti social behaviour by doing walk about in different areas. Also just establish is an Outreach project with youth workers and police.

-                    Looking at multi sport courses delivered by the police by supported by Splinters

·       Royal Forest Centre – Part of the Adult Care Team (GGC) Providing support for Adults with learning difficulties.

- Splinters provides a venue for this group to run, working along side Adult care.

·       NHS – School nurse lead drop ins

-                    Senior Youth Worker, works along side school nurses and provides support to them.

·       Young Gloucestershire – Voluntary Organisation

-                    Splinters are a member of Young Gloucestershire, which enable Splinter to be part of the NACYP ( national clubs for young people)

-                    Have had young Gloucestershire deliver circus Skill in Youth Sessions at Splinters.