Get a move on
Youth Scotland’s Youth Active Programme provides opportunities for young people to be active in all senses of the word in their community and encourages them to motivate their peers to take an active approach to life. It provides young people with the opportunity to gain experiences, qualifications and develop personally and professionally. Youth Scotland strives for young people to reach their potential through these opportunities and reaches across Scotland making access inclusive and for all.
Breaking through Youth Scotland works with young people from all backgrounds and recently launched the ‘Breaking
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Barriers’ Project in Cornton Vale Prison in January 2014 in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service. ‘Breaking Barriers’ is a pioneering project allowing female prisoners to become more involved in the gym environment, using it as a place to develop life skills, build confidence, self-esteem and take on leadership roles. The project has worked with over 200 young women and works towards achieving more positive life outcomes. A current programme being delivered is ‘Positive Me’ which is an eight week programme encouraging the women to have a positive view of their bodies and become more physically active in their daily lives. The programme provides them with positive opportunities and hopefully
provides a new approach to certain aspects of their lives. ‘Breaking Barriers’ also allows the women to access and gain accreditation through Youth Scotland’s Youth Achievement awards which is part of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework.
Step to the beat Youth Scotland through their flagship ‘Girls on the Move’ programme contributes towards the Scottish Government’s Active Girls Strategy. ‘Girls on the Move’ delivers leadership programmes across the length and breadth of Scotland