The Collyhurst and Moston Boxing has designed
and delivered a behaviour and attitude intervention curriculum for
young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who are at risk in
Greater Manchester Primary Schools. Building upon this work, the
Collyhurst and Moston Boxing club wants to consolidate its offer to
primary schools in the remainder of the academic year. This will
mean providing bespoke intervention programmes agreed between the
school and this boxing club. The intervention programme will take
place on the school site and will involve no off-site
activity.
The VRU wishes to fund Collyhurst and Moston Boxing Club to support
the delivery of this project in 2024/25. As the Collyhurst and
Moston boxing club engages in a range of activities to support
young people, the VRU has undertaken a due diligence exercise and
has highlighted areas where action is needed to ensure compliance
with HSE, Safeguarding and Fire Safety regulations.
What’s the activity?
For the academic year 2024 to 2025 the VRU will contribute to
funding a programme for primary schools, where levels of social
deprivation and disadvantage are high. Specifically, this will
target persistent absentees and those at risk of exclusion, in year
6.
A non-contact boxing programme and fitness activities to increase
better being secondary ready because attitudes are positive to
learning and working with peers from various backgrounds.
VRU funding will increase capacity to provide a community offer for
secondary aged pupils who have a clearly identified need. This will
take place in the Boxing Club.
VRU funding will help with the management of monitoring and
evaluation costs. This funding would cover the following gaps and
barriers which include;
• Year 2 tracking of Year 7 students at Manchester
Communication
Academy to evaluate deeper and long-term impact.
• Monitoring and Evaluation of new 2024/25 young people
• Increasing capacity (delivery & equipment) within our
community referral only programme to accommodate those who are at
the highest risk of school exclusion linked to behaviour, violence
and or those on the periphery of crime
What is the intended impact of this project?
A reduction in persistent absence and fewer exclusions will have a
strong influence on the well-being of pupils because:
• More pupils will be in lessons so that less time is wasted
catching up
• More pupils will be better equipped to manage their mental
health individually and better equipped to handle working
relationships with peers
• More pupils better placed to deal with stressful situations
because they are better informed to process their feelings and to
deal with decisions made by others.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/10/2024
Decision due: 10 Oct 2024 by Director for Safer and Stronger Communities
Contact: Lisa Lees Email: lisa.lees@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk.