1. Solihull Council 5 March 2012

2. Agenda Introduction The Challenge Overview Results Future ambitions The Challenge Society Opportunities to work with together Discussion on Barclays CSR goals

3. The issue : The UK has the lowest levels of childhood well-being in the developed world Lowest levels of trust amongst those under fifty in Europe UK trust levels have fallen from 56% in 1959 to 31% in 1995 Note: A report into child poverty ranked the UK 3rd highest in the OECD in terms of the proportion of 11, 13 and 15-year- olds who said they had taken cannabis in the last 12 months; 1 in 3 13 and 15-year-olds having been drunk at least twice; The UK has more obese people than any other OECD country except New Zealand, Mexico and the US Source: UK Government Citizenship Survey 2007/2008, NEF; World Values Surveys 1981, 1990 and 1997; UNICEF; OECD, Doing Better for Children, September 2009; ONS, Annual Conceptions to Women Aged Under 18 – 2007, 26 February 2009; UNICEF, An Overview of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries, 14 February 2007; OECD, Doing Better for Children, September 2009; NHS Information Centre, 25 February 2009 OECD, Health Data, 2009; Make Space Youth Review, Transforming the offer for young people in the UK Low trust Poor health & awareness High crime Substance abuse 70% of young people victims of anti-social behaviour 12% of young people claim to belong to a gang Fourth highest obesity rate in the OECD (1 in 6 children obese) Fourth highest teen pregnancy rate in the OECD Third highest levels of teenage drug use in the OECD Highest levels of teenage drunkenness in the OECD

4. Social mixing: We bring together people from different backgrounds and ages Challenge: We set real, intense challenges with a genuine risk of failure Reflection: We make time for reflection and provide feedback so that participants can learn from their experiences Relationships: We keep mentors and teams consistent and prioritise face-to-face relationships with the local community Scale: Everything we do is designed with mass scale in mind ‘The Challenge’ programme principles

5. ‘The Challenge’ Programme Teams deliver projects to benefit local community and enhance image of young people (e.g., campaigns, fundraising, volunteering) Teams bond through intense outdoor physical activity Teams learn new skills and share those skills with local community groups Skills include performance, media, sport, photography Teams explore needs of local community and design a project to make a difference Personal Challenge (Week 1) Team Challenge (Week 2) Design the Real Challenge (Week 3) Deliver the Real Challenge (4 weekends in Sept) The Challenge Society (On-going) Teams graduate in October Continue community engagement with support and training from alumni society

6. Solihull 2011 - Programme Two ‘waves’ run in Solihull 120 places for Solihull young people Connected with 12 out of 20 schools in Solihull Completed 12 social action projects

7. Solihull 2011 - Partners SWANN Newlands Bishop Farm Solihull Action through Advocacy Environmental Champions: Solihull Council Longmore Residential Home Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Elizabeth House Castle Bromwich Community Project

8. Measuring Impact: The story so far High levels of participation Representative mix ~97% uptake of allocated placements ~89% young people complete the summer programme Despite some individual drop-outs post-summer, 100% of teams complete the ongoing social action projects Income: 17% are on free school meals (population average 16%) 8% went to private or independent school (population average 7%) Ethnicity: 51% non-white Prior volunteering experience 65% have no previous volunteering experience (in line with population)

9. Measuring impact - our programme has a significant impact on young people’s attitudes “I am more confident” 96% “I’m better at getting on with new people” 94% “I’m more able to trust people” 87% “I’m better at understanding people” 94%

10. Solihull 2012 - Programme Three ‘waves’ running in Solihull 180 places for Solihull young people Connected with 12 out of 20 schools in Solihull Improving ‘Inclusion Policy’

11. Questions?