South Staffs
Mel Glass working with Compact 2000 in South Staffs writes….
Stuart is a year 9 pupil whom we first contacted at the beginning of this year through our workers going into some of his lessons to offer classroom support. We started our Compact group in April this year. As a result we have built up a good relationships with all the members and Stuart especially. As well as running Compact sessions in schools we also have a comprehensive school package that aims to promote personnel and social education to young people. One particular element of this programme is a club called Rock Solid which is a interactive, fast moving programme dealing with life issues such as bullying, decision making, relationships etc. After Compact Stuart has started to come to this group, it's been fantastic to see him develop, to see the way he is changing and maturing. Our Compact sessions with him have been vital to allow us to provide him with the support and encouragement that he needs. Compact fits in with other projects really well, we hope to see more people coming through it and being fed into other projects to help their development.