Outwood Family of Schools launches community action project

Students from across the Outwood family of schools are getting ready to make a difference in their local communities this summer.

- By Sarah Royal Contributor

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) has officially launched its new student community action challenge, Out There. Open to all students in Years 6 to 13, across its 42 schools, Out There empowers young people to drive positive change in their local community.

The programme was created in response to feedback from the Trust's Student Voice activity, where students told senior leaders how important it is for them to get 'Out There' and shift the narrative around young people's role in society.

After the unfortunate events of last summer, which saw unrest, destruction and division within communities, students felt it was important that they were given opportunities to engage in something positive while out of school and strengthen community bonds.

Outwood Out There gives students the opportunity to give back to their communities

Students will work in teams of up to four, along with a volunteer adult advisor and can either come up with their own community project or choose from a bank of projects put forward by local charities and organisations who would like support.