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Scottish Spoon Regional Chairman Charlie Bryden poses with the Wooden Spoon
“ It is the generous support of Wooden Spoon members and donors which has made
it possible for Scottish Rugby to involve more young people in healthy activity, and more than that, use rugby as a context for gaining
qualifications, and developing life skills”
HOW IT IS HELPING MIKEY One young man who has taken full advantage of the programme is Michael Nesbit who was often very angry, very challenging and at times very confrontational towards staff in school. ‘Mikey’ jumped at the chance to be involved and has since thrived in all areas of his life. Staff report that he has really enjoyed the physical aspect of rugby, has been behaving in a calmer, more positive manner and has since joined Glenrothes RFC. Mikey says he has learned, “to respect others, and that respect doesn’t come overnight – you have to earn it. Before this I gave my teachers a lot of abuse, since I started this I’ve became a lot better and work has became a lot easier”. He
also feels that he “knows where I’m meant to be in life; before I started I never knew where I was meant to be.”
HOW THE PROGRAMME IS DEVELOPING
New links have been built with Community Learning and Development (CLD) and the StreetLeague initiative to deliver the referral programme through which we identify and work with challenging young people (aged 16-19) over an extended period. The rugby programme, run in parallel with the StreetLeague programme, saw eighteen young men referred to rugby from a variety of sources including the police and CLD.
Scotltish internationals take the time to meet and get to know all of the participants
The main criteria was that the young men had been NEETs (not in employment, education or training) for an extended period of time and had committed themselves to a programme to try and address this. Over a 12-week period the group worked with Greenock Assistant Development Officer Grant Anderson to learn to play rugby, in addition to taking part in employability sessions and a two week work placement. As the participants developed, Grant identified those with a desire to progress into coaching and arranged for them to complete the RugbyReady course, the first step for adults gaining a recognised qualification in coaching. Four participants subsequently completed a two-week placement with Grant, supporting his schools’ programmes and three are still volunteering with him.
Fifteen of the original group of eighteen have moved on, with the help of the Project; some have progressed to ‘get ready for work’ programmes with Inverclyde Council; to college courses at James Watt College; to work experience placements within sports development; returning to school or into securing employment.
For more information see www.
woodenspoon.com/scotland
www.woodenspoon.com Spring 2012 Spoonews
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