Young Researchers

The Young Researchers project began with a residential at Derwent Hill with eight learners from Trinity School in Carlisle, Workington Academy and St Benedict’s School in Whitehaven. The residential involved a mix of team building activities and social science research training. The learners were also interviewed at the residential and one of the themes, which was consistently discussed by all learners, was the transition from year 11 to A Level. Researchers also upskilled participants who were then able to interview each other. We asked learners to split into two groups and prepare manifestos; one group with advice to year 11 and one group with advice to schools on how to support learners moving into sixth form. These manifestos were presented at the first Hello Future conference held in December 2018.