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YC Manchester CC SCLP Workshop @ Manchester Communication Academy
Start Date
05/08/25
End Date
05/08/25
Type
Workshop
Level
Level 3 - Social Coach
Lead
Youth Charter, University of Manchester, Greater Moving, Manchester Communication Academy
Location
Manchester Communication Academy, Silchester Drive, Manchester, UK
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The Manchester Community Campus Social Coach Leadership Programme (SCLP) Workshop marked an important milestone in the Youth Charter’s 32-year journey of using sport, art, culture, and digital technology as tools for social and human development.
This event was the culmination of an extensive consultation process, bringing together a diverse network of public, private, third-sector, and community-based organisations. It created a rare space for national sport-for-development delivery agencies to connect directly with grassroots practitioners who are embedded within local communities. The rich mix of experience, generational insight, and practical wisdom shared in the room underscored a common goal to address the challenges facing young people in Greater Manchester while maximising the opportunities available to them.
Hosted at the Manchester Communications Academy, itself a legacy of earlier Youth Charter initiatives, the workshop highlighted both the ongoing need and the renewed potential for a sustainable, coordinated, and holistic approach to youth engagement. The recommendations generated from the Action Learning Scenario discussions reflect a commitment to building trust, respect, and generational understanding, while ensuring that solutions are co-designed with the communities they serve.
The momentum generated by this workshop is both a reminder and a call to action: that our collective efforts must move beyond dialogue into measurable impact, providing young people with somewhere to go, something to do, and someone to show them.
Inputs
Time Utilisation
150
Hours
Investment
£5,000
British Pounds
Outputs
17
Stakeholder Partners
24
Participants
5
Facilitators
Video Gallery
YouTube Archive
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Impact Outcomes
SCLP Outcomes are set against the following 7 UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that deliver the Youth Charter Community Campus Model and Legacy Cultural Framework:
Education
Key Recommendations from Workshop Groups:
1. Early Intervention & Prevention – Reduce school exclusions, address root causes of behaviour issues, and provide earlier access to services.
4. Education & Skills Pathways – Promote diverse learning models, apprenticeships, and positive role models that reflect community demographics.
Health
Citizenship
Yes
Key Recommendations from Workshop Groups:
2. Youth Voice & Representation – Embed lived experience in decision-making; strengthen trust between young people and authorities
Environment
Yes
Key Recommendations from Workshop Groups:
3. Expanded Youth Provision – Increase funding for youth clubs, sports, arts, and safe spaces; improve accessibility and affordability.
Immediate Next Steps:
7. Programme Delivery & Case Studies – Begin Phase One delivery in kite-marked facilities offering youth engagement programmes and submit case studies to the Portal.
Further & Higher Education,
Employment & Entrepreneurship
Yes
Key Recommendations from Workshop Groups:
4. Education & Skills Pathways – Promote diverse learning models, apprenticeships, and positive role models that reflect community demographics.
Collaboration & Partnership
Yes
Key Recommendations from Workshop Groups:
5. Collaboration & Data Sharing – Improve cross-agency communication, track impact through the Community Campus Portal, and use data to shape investment
Immediate Next Steps:
6. Agency & Partner Engagement – Each participating organisation to nominate five representatives for enrolment in the Social Coach Leadership Academy and sign-up via the Community Campus Portal.
8. Sustainability & Scaling – Use social, cultural, and economic impact data to attract further resources and investment, aligning all activities with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
