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CRESST (Conflict Resolution Education In Sheffield Schools Training Limited) Annual Report for the year to 31[st] March 2022 including unaudited financial statements

Charity Number 1116794 | Company No 05932383

“Giving young people the skills to find positive outcomes when confronting conflict”

Contents IntrodurtioTh Trustee, staff and adminlstratlve Infoimation Chalrfs report VouTh8 Peacemakers ProlÈtt (YPPI Youth Res0￿1￿8 Conflict IYRCI Groupwoik Resource de¥rlopment Network and partnershlps Challen8es 10. Goin8 lonvard 11. Structure. governance aThd manaaement 12. Flnan¢ial review 2021122 and Reserves Pollcv 13. Independent Examinerfs Report 14. Statement of Flnanclal AGt¢vlties 15. Balance Sheet 16. Note to the Flnanclal Statements &7 io io-ii li 12-14 14 15 16 17 18-25 The trustees ure pleused to present thelr onnuul dlrectors. report together wlth theJ7nonclol statements olthe chorlty for the yeor enolng 31 Mt7rch 2022 whlch ore olso prepared to meet the requirements lor o dlrettors. report ondoccountsfor Componles A¢tpurposes. Thellnanclolstotements comply wlth the Charltles Art 2011, the Componles Act 2LW. the Memorondum und Articles of Associotion, ond the cht7rities Stotement of Recommended Proctice lopplicable to choTlties preparlng their occount5 In uccordonce wlth the Flnunclol Reportlno Stondord appllcable in the UK and Republlc ol Irelond,. FRS 102J i55ued rn October 2019. Witfi a Spec￿[than(YoU to aifof ourfvn&ers.. . The Brelms Trust, Edith M Ellis 1985 Charitable Trust. Cnmmunity Cnvid Reci)vcry Grant (SCQ, Cianlon Educational TruRt. Tlic Ciarficld Wc$ton Foundation, National Lottcry Cotntnunity Fund, The Postcode N¢ighbourhood Trnsl, Thc Shcfficld Bluecoat and Mount Plcasant Educational Foundalion. Shcffield Church RurgGsses Tru8t, Shefficld Grammar School Exhibition Foundation, Slieifi¢ld Town TnLsL Thc Sir James Reckitt Charity. W F Southall Trnsl, The Wharfedale Foundatinn. Thc Woodward Charitable Trust. COMMUNITY FUND POSTCODE NElGHBWRHc￿D Shcfficld TDwn Trust TRVSTII., The Slr James <ÈRECKITT ctlcryl'iLy Garfield Weston FOUNDAfioN The Wharfedale Fovndatlon SouthallTntst

Introduction CRE5¥f'5 vision is to empower the next generation of children and young people with the skills needed to manage non-violent conflict constructively. We help set up volunteer mediation or confllct cooching schemes where young people gulde each other, especially youn8er ones, to resolve dlsputes and friendship fallouts. Chlldren and youn8 people welcome support In handling confllct well: It equlps them with the skills to manage dlfficult situatlons, face challenglng conversatlons wlth more confidence and to survive the pressures they face. The demand for our vmrkls ever-increasing,. we have now delivered in over 100 pf Smary. secondary and special schoo15 Wlth focus on long-term change. Feedback from peer mediators Included, "IAeel really confident in hondllng conlllct In my own Ilfe, inside or outside of schooll" and, .1 nowfrel calmer when I get in on argument wlth mvfriend&" Over the year we worked directly with 381 pupils, 83 staff in 10 prlmory schools, indirectly reaching ofurther 2,032 pupi15. We 0150 worked directly wlth 130 pupi15 and 162 staff in 4 secondory schools, indlrectly reaching ofurther 1500 pupils, This totalled on estlmated 240 hours of dlrect troining time. The year 2021-2022 wa5 about the relaunch of our programmes. tralnlng youn8 people and chlldren In-person agaln wlth the relurn to face-t￿fèce teachlng. Whllst our freelancers resumed training In schools, we also conducted online Informatlon sessSons for teachers and schools vSa Zoom, to promote the accessibillty and Inclusivity that resulted from the previous swltch to online workin8. We found that schoo15 and teachers wanted and appreclated our comblned approach - onllne and In-person - to the year's work with groups of young people. This approach successfully malnta5ns the relationships with youn8 people and helps CRESST to deliver our core objective of "8ivin8 youn8 people the skills to handle confllrt well., Our year ha5 presented us with varying difficulties due to the on8olnE Covid-19 sltuation. and the cost of living crisis. In this context, our work becomes more important than ever. CRESST continues to encourage positive relationship5 for youn8 people inside and outslde of School in challen8in8 tlmes.

Trustee, staff and administrative information ￿n￿te£S Junn Allson Warner- Chair Shella Broadhead- Treasurer Cella Alcock Moya Barnett reslgned 22-03-2022 Margaret Edmonds Loveday Hevrldge resigned22-03-2022 Rachel Frlth reslgned 21-09-2021 Daphne Ingham reslqned 21-09- 2021 2021 Marc Hughes Alan Hurford appointed 2LV0¢2021 Laura Selby appointed24-05-2022 Plrashanthle Vlvekan•nda-Schmldt oppolnted24-05-2022 CRESST Is run by a small team of part-tlme staff ar)d works wlth a wlder team of regular freelancers. Durln8 the months of Aprll-july 2021, CRESST was stlll unable to work In schools. many of whlch were still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. It was not until September 2021 that our freelancers were commlssloned again to train youn8 people In schools. Th15 period saw signlficant changes In our staff and freelancer team. In June 2021 Carolyn Leary resigned as Programme Dlrector and soon after, Ruth Dawson resl8ned as the Office Manager. Both Carolyn and Ruth had dedicated years of service to CRESST and the trustees are extremely grateful for the passion and dedltatlon that they brou8ht to CRESST durlng thls tlme. Rob Unwln, one of the orlglnal foundin8 members of CRESST. took on the role of Interlm Dirertor, followlng Carolyn's re51gnation and a lack of suitable ¢ondldate5 to replace her. Rosle Mcknlght be8an as the CRESST Offlce and Communlcatlons Manager In July 2021 after taklng over from Ruth In a sll8htly different role. The YRC post manager was not filled. rather, the work was dlstrlbuted to freelancers. Our active freelance team this year Included Klm Balmer. Jenny Owen, Heather Morgan, Jessica Matthew5, Donna Fry and Rosle Carnall. Carolyn Leary contlnued to support both our pro8rammes In Autumn term 2021, after stepping down from her role as Pro8ramme Mana8er, Rosle Carnall reduced her hours with CRESST to focus on other work In early 2022, and Jenny Owen has left CRESST to take on the coordinatlon of the mediation service at Unlversity College London Hospbtal. Kim Balmer has decided to Step back in autumn 2022, but wlll be flrst helping to train our new freelancers. Ben Harper, DeEM)rah Stholey, Dave Green and Susan Downer have all began tralning with us after a successful recrultment round In April 2022, and wlll be shadowln8 our more experlenced freelance tralners. CuiiipAii¥' Nu 059"_)2£S3 Ri'gi%fprf.d L)Ilice Susaii CucliraiiLJ FLA Lo adrnill PIUh(I 13 Ruckiiioliain l.aiiL' 141W bl ?Hi4

Chair's report 2021122 CRESST found Itself In challengln8 clrcumstances as the world began to recover from the Covld- 19 pandemic- a situatlon famillar to other or8anisations. As part of our recovery, we recognlsed the need for conflict resolution skllls to become more wldespread than ever, wlth heightened emotions and stronBer needs pulslng throughout society. As the team adjusted to the new envlronment, as well as to Internal staff changes, l am Incredlbly proud of all that CRESST has achleved thls year. Rob Unwln and Rosle Mcknlght have brought new 5kllls to the or8anlsation. and thelr hard work throughout the year has helped the organlsatlon adapt and change. A return to face-to-face teachlng has presented hurdles for the staff and freelancers. but the team has been able to adapt to schools, needs with patlence, understandin8 and an enthusiasm to carry on. Our focus on resource development In response to the onllne sltuatlc)n we found ourselves In over the past few years, reflects the dedication and skllls of the freelancer team at CRESST, as well as the years of or8anlsational experience. We are pleased to have had another resource shortllsted for the Teach Co Awards 2022, as we dld in 2018. Not only this, but we are In the process of havln8 a chapter about our conflict coachlng work included In a new book with the working title Yea¢hln8 Peace throu8h Ellrnination of Vlolence,. Thls has been coordlnated by one of our freelancers, Donna Fry and should be published later In the year. Whilst we continue to produce resources that are acces51ble onllne, the dlrect work back In schools has brought us back to our roots. CRESST'S alm remains to empower young people with the skills to handle confllct well, and we remaln determlned to form deeper ￿latIOnShIpS wlth Schools and to continue to Insplre chlldren and young people throughout south Yorkshire and beyond, encouraglng positive relatlonships full of empathy, kindness and fairness. The board of trustees wish to thank our staff and freelancers for thelr hard work, passion and dedication to the schools. children and young people we have reached throughout the year. The Trustees also wish io extend their thanks to all our funder5 (listed on the contents pagel without whom this work would not be possible.

Young Peacemakers Project (YPP) Duringthe yearten primary schools took part in the whole YPP programme. The 208 respondents to the 2021122 post Y516 peer medlatlon tralning survey indicated a very similar level of readiness to be peer mediators198% vs 99%) as compared to the previous flve-year period1543 respondents). The figures were similar for enjoyment of the training197% vs 99%) and for looking forward to being peer mediators197% vs 98%). Additlon31 measures indicated that 16% gave 'confldence' as a reason why they felt ready to be peer medlators. Games were mentioned as belng the most interestlng and useful elements of the tralnln8 143% mentioned them). followed by the 'GLIDE' mediation steps124%1 and echo115tening activitie5 114%). 67% of pupils mentioned 'wantin8 to help, as being thelr main motlvation for becomln8 peer medlators. Overall the tralnln8 was 8lven a score of 92% by the respondents. Comments from chlldren included "l applic.d to bL' a peer mcdiolur bc'couse I wonted to be une since yL'or one, think I have become a better listener," and "I really like you and how you teuch us to be kinder,. "l applied to be o peer mediator becouse I wanted to be one since year one," l(X)% of 73 teaching staff and 27 lunchtime supervlsors enjoyed the training and felt they understood the role of peer mediators following it. 60% of teachin8 staff and 67% of lunchtime supervisors felt that there was'quite a lov. or'a lot, of conflict in schools and 96% of teaching staff and 88% of lunchtime supervisors said that they would refer conflirtS to peer mediators. Comments included, "Cleur, engoging delivery with useful models to depict conflict" and -The children present the same issues dally. Seems like o good Ideo to help children to resolve their own conflicts.

The responses of 24 peer medlators from one school to a 6-month follow-up suNey Indlcated that 67% thought they had changed since becoming peer mediators. One sald "I feel really confident in handling conflict in my own life, inside or outside of school I" and another. .1 nowleel culmer when I get in an argument with myfriends." 74% of the peer mediators responded that they had seen changes In their school because of peer mediation. One said Yhere are le.s.¥fights und I have seen y3/4 hrjve leornt how to suv sorry ondsort the conflict themselves. 67% of the peer medlators said they thought thelr experience of bein8 peer medlators would help them Sn secondary school with one saylng "I think thot this experience will help rne in high school because it will make me better ut solving problem5". Yhere are le55 Jlghts hoppeninq now In our school." In a slx-month follow-up online survey, teachers with respon5iblllty for peer medlators In two out of four schools indicated that they felt there had been positive change5 In the peer medlators (such as lrn confldence and takln8 responslbllltyl and that ihere were now fewer incidents for staff to deal wlth. One sald Provlding the chlldren with sume responsibilities allows the stoff tofocus un the bigger things on the pluyground" Iln the other schools it wa5 felt that there had not been sufflclent Incldent5 to notlce any changes amongst the children who may have accessed peer mediatlon, though three out of the four respondin8 schools are Interested In running schemes next year,) CflESST 6Th Oul 01208 nispond•nri.. m•ntlonod'wontlng 10 hclp" Js I￿1r maln 1•4son ol becoming Ot mpdi&i¢r Peer Mediator Tralnlng Survey Feedback ¢ After ll Wlow-u sUr￿y6 rnonihs +14d • chèna• In thwii SLhDol bK4us• ofp••i medl8Tbn Thou9ht Ihoy h¥d thanyed ¥%ol tèb¢hl staff sa￿) Tn•y would r•l•r Confl￿¢$ topwr rnediators 74 67% A separate, before and after'conflict in School, survey of 54 Year 5 pupils in one junior school, found reductlons in a range of conflicts across the school and an increase in pupils talking to each other followlng the running of a peer medlatlon scheme for six months. Statistically si8nific3nt reductions were found for 'ConflictS that happen when someone is stopped from having something they want,. ame calling and saylng horrible things, and 'Falling out wlth friends.,

Youth Resolving Conflict (YRC) Conflict Coaching Involved trained student volunteers providing supportive sesslons for younger Students who were dealing with specific conflict-related issue5. In these sessions the coach listened, reflected back. and asked open questions to enable the other student to explore the issue and thelr perspectives on it, and to fi.nd creative responses. Younger students appreciated a space to unravel dlfflcult situations, and explore the i55ue 50 they could understand what went on and find their own constructive responses. This helps develop their resilience and ability to handle issues in the future. Conflict coachin8 is a student-student relation- not teacher-student or parent-child. Because it IS student-led the pro¢e55 Starts and ends on an equal footing. Coaches never give advice or sug8estlons about how to flx a problem. "Without this trt7ining I would hove never known how to deul with confllct ond I would have avoided people who are experiencing It, Pre- and post-trainlng surveys of the 76 'Conflict Coaches, In four secondary schools indlcated statlstScally significant perceived improvements Isee table 11 in knowledge, understandln8, skills and confidence In relation to conflirt resolution (using Palred, Two-sèmple T-tests and verifled with WIIcoMon's Sl8ned-Rank Te5tl. One young person commented, "Withvut thi5 truining I would httve never known how to deol with conflict and i would hove avoided people who ure expvriencing it. 5ut now I hjve quined knowledge and experience I can now do something about it." Another said, "Thank you so muchfor ofun ond educational 2 lessons. You huve made an impoct in this school." Table l. Self-a55essrnent questlon asked olstudeTrts before •nd after Confiltt Coath tfalnlni lThefvrtheru t volutfrom zero. the lur¢er dlJleren¢e exists between the two sample setsj l. How well do you feel you know what CDnlllct Is, how it arises and how It wor5en57 2. How well do you understand how ¢onflict affert5 M•an ¥ilue5 Il=lowest. S=hlghesll tvalu• pro￿bIlIty SD Aft•r SD tl761 PIT<ztl 2-tall 3.65 4A1 0.4 -13.62 p¢.￿01 74 47 -7.35 p<.(Wl 3. How easydc you find itto talk about Issues and listen to people in ways that reducethÈ hamful effect5 of confllct7 4. Howconfldent are you In helplrygothers to resolve coThffllct creaihely7 $6 05 -7,67 .iyJoi 3.71 -7.43 p<.OCQI

Follow-up surveys of 38 conflict coaches 4-7 rnonths after their tralnlngi indlcated that there was StlS1 a statistically signlflt3nt perceived improvemerbt in students, knowledge about conflict and how It affects them, as compared with the baseline survey. There was also a statistically significant Smprovement in how 27 beneficiarles of conflict coachlng felt about their situatlons compared to before conflict coaching with an average of 88% ticking that they now'understood things better. 86% thatthey now'Knowwhatthey need to think about or do next. and over 82% likely to'come back to see a conflirt coach in future if struggling with somethinl. At a four-month foll¢)w-up vlsit, all but one of the 18 confllrt coaches at one school indicated that thele were now fewer flght5 In school. "You have mode an Impact In thls School"

Groupwork Groupwork involved a partnership with a group of 13 Y9 boys from Handsworth Grange School in Sheffield, CRESST and The RESOLVE CollectSve of artlstsldeslgners from London. In a series of six workshop5 from January to March, dialogue was promoted with the young people between the personal and the local, between home and school, enabling thinking through makin8. Pupils worked with reconstructed fabric le.g. T-shirts, either their own, or from lost property) and annotated and analysed rnaps of the local area. Each workshop added another layer. Ilncludlng an off-slte vlslt to flnd localty relevant materials). The resulting layered maps In fabrlc and sther materials were transferred onto wood. leadin8 to an installation. The cuttin8 of the fabrlc Into contlnuous strands allowed opportunltles for the youn8 people to reflect and speak. CRESST conflid re501ution 5kllls, ideas and prlnciples were Introduced as the work proceeded, weavlng and connectln8. Patterns reflected home, the nei8hborhood and school, familiar routes. physlcal markers, emotlonal markers and gut feellngs. Language was codlfled In the cholce and use of materials that slgn31ed and slgnified. The slow and repetltlve process of preparlng the materlal was therapeutlc and prompted reflection and listening. The parti¢lpatln8 young people In the groupwork at Handsworth Grange Indlcated that they experienced Improvements in how well they understood how confllct affect5 them and In how easv they found It to talk about155ues and Ilsten to people in ways that reduce the harmful effects of conflict. Some specifically mentioned that they enjoyed talking and felt they had 8alned social sklll5, had learnt how to be calmer and had learnt how to deal wlth confllct. Some also Indlcated that they had felt more ￿laXed by the end of the se$5ions and were thlnklng more clearly. The partlclpating teacher said She felt that the facilitators had been positive role models for the young people. There was a trend (though only slgnlflcant at around the IO% level) to SU88est that the young people had galned a better understandln8 of how confllct affects them. This groupwork project was organised so that students. who are often engaged in conflict. could become better equipped with the necessary skills to resolve and transform conflirt in their lives. and the school community would have a greater understanding of the challenges faced by these partlcular young people.

Resource development CREssf has a long h15tory of producing high quallty resources to enhance our dlrect work with children and young people and those who work wlth them. In 2018 we were given a four star award from the Teach PrimaryAwards 2018, comingjust behlnd a government produced paper. Now, we have been 5hortlisted in the Teach Secondary Awards 2022 for our online K53 PSHE Lessons: "Curious about Conflict" The winner and highly commended resource are yet to be announced. Our maln recovery plan In 2020-2021 was to embrate CRESST as a "re50urce rlch. charity, with plenty of free materlals online with some available on a paid-for bas15. This year, we continued to produce lessons for other year group5. such as our Falrness, Kindness and Empathv v314 lessons created by Kim Balmer and Heather Morgan. In addltion, we worked alongside the anlmator, George Alan, to design a short animation that presented the values of 'fairness' lequallty vs. equity) In a way that chlldren could understand. Achievements for CRES5T's research and resource development Include: New vlsual materlals, Includlng the 'Allens and Fairness. video. an illustrated children's story about listenin81 trhe elephant and the snall, (sneak gllmpse below) and a revised peer mediators handbook have been produced over the year. A new assembly was developed and piloted Sn three schools. There have also been new evaluatlon measures of peer mediation tralning developed, and a new follow-up que5tionnalre for peer medlators and thelr teachers was piloted in four partlclpatln8 primary schools. six month5 after the peer mediation schemes commenced. 4* All our resources are available on the CRE55T webslte... but for our newest accesslble content, head to these two sections.. Fora es 4- 11: (free re50urcesl The Aliens and Fairness Video: An interactlve animation on vA)at falmess means for thildren

Networking and partnerships Durlng the year. we contlnued to host our PhD studentship in partnershlp wlth the Unlverslty of Sheffleld. Josiah Lenton was able to support our research and statistical analysls throughout the year, provldlng his expert knowledge and skills to help develop our work and produce accurate. essential data to report on the effectiveness of our trainin8. We also worked with the University of Sheffield to plan and co-host a couple of 'iHuman' seminars which aimed to brlng researchers and practltioners together to explore contemporary conllict resolution themes and practice. Excltlngly, one of our freelancers who joined in 2021, Donna Fry, has brou8ht a viide range of research skills and a back8round In conflict resolution study and experience in Co-ordlnating the development of academic texts to be published. Thls artltle consisted of four author5 all from CRESST including Donna Fry, Jenny Owen,Josiah Lenton and Rob Unwin. The chapter has now been submFtted and we are exclted to see thls new development In our or8anlsatlon31 experlence. Cha ter Insl ht,. Recogni21ng that young people are the experts in thelr own Ilves15 vital in order to secure maximum engogement when respondlng to violence ond building peoce {Altiok et al.. ?020). Similarly, young people occupying leudership roles in the processes of reducing violence, managing conflict ¢on5tructlvely and building peoce is critical (Ebene2er-Abiola and Moore, 2020). There is growing evldence of the contributions children und youth con moke toword peoce in thelr contexts (Gulliksen, 2015,. IAHPCR, 2009). At CRESST, a not-for-profit organisation based In Sheffield, EnglL7nd we believe Conflict Coachlng is G proce55 that con enoble thi5, including building the 5ki11s and developing rhe principles young people need to work towGrds the ellmination of violence in schools. Cliallenges Although schools value confllrt coachln8 schemes and groupwork projects ond they seem to flt in well with mental wellbelng initiatlves, such a5 Yrauma-infomed Schools,, they continue to lack capacity flnancially and in terms of stafflng time, because of the need for children to catch-up on mlssed work and contlnued staff. or student, absences, due to Covld-19. Thls has impacted the tlme some schools have been able to devote to thelr schemes and proJe¢ts. On one occaslon a ses51on was postponed because an entlre year group wa5 asked to stay at home because of high staff absences. Although the Intended results were exceeded, there were some Indlcators whlch could be improved upon, partlcularly noted from the statlstlcal analys15 of our YPP pro8ramme. The percenta8e of peer mediators surveyed this year who felt that peer mediatlon had 'Made a difference to them as a person. dropped to 75% from the 5 year figure of 88%. One possible reason for this 15 that the five year figures included a greater proportion of schools wlth a high avera8e flgure for children eligible for free school meals1>40%, deflned as 'broadly deprlved'l than this yearfs figures. The flve year figures showed that chlldren from schools serving 'broadly deprived, catchments felt that the experlence of beln8 a peer mediator was more1Skety to have 'Made a dlfference to them as person'190%) as compared to those from 'broadly affluent, catchments184%1. There was also a higher proportion of boys to 8lrls in thls yearfs fi8ures135162%) than In the prevlous fi8ures 130168%), which might a150 have Influenced the change. In the YRC programme, we understood the Conflict Coach training needs to be followed up promptly by the newly trained coaches taking on referrals and cases. With some of the schools, due to other 10

pressures, such as staff absences due to Covid-19, there have sometlmes been delays. We have learnt that to mitigate such factors it Is important to find ways of provldln8 prtractive. regular 5UPPOrt to the conflict coaches and their supetvisin8 teachers. It Is hard to do this as an external charlty and also more deslrable for the ownershlp of suth programmes to rest wlth Intemal members of school staff, as well as the young people themselves. This is a challenge for fvture programmes that may relote more to publlcity about the opportunity and the selectron of the most suitable and committed schools. Whlle observatlons and feedback from the groupwork indlcated that the young people enjoyed the sessions and developed valuable under5tandin8 and soclal skills re8ardin8 handling conflict, we felt that the programme could have been more impactful with greater attendance., some of the young people attended erratlcally, and thls Is Ilkely to be a reflertlon of the nature of the groups lone dld nol attend every week because of a temporary emcluslon, for example). Going forward One of the challenges for everyone thls year. has been to deal with Covid-19 outbreaks in schools and last minute changes in training dates, to protect trainers, teachers. children and families. De5Plte this, It has been excitlng gettin8 back into Schools thls year after so many dlsruptions to youn8 people's school life from 2020-21. Rob Unwln continues to support CRESST'S or8anlsatlonal development and strategy, brlnglng a wealth of knowledge and skills to the or8anisatlon. In partlcular, one of Rob's focuses has to enhance CREssfs data collectlon method5 and statistical analvsls. As a result. we have developed new surveys for young people. to evaluate the benefits of our tralnln& developln8 the research framework that underplns our work. Where we have been able to measure statlstlcal slgnlflcance of dlfferences we have made. uslng large enough palred Ibefore and afterl samples, the results have been extremely encouraglng. We wlsh to contlnue to Improve on the data that we capture, especially over tlme. A priority for the future Is to foster Stronger relatlonshlps with schools and their peer medlators and support them over tlme with thelr schemes, especlally throu8h a temily peer medlation ¢oordlnator5 meetlngs and the relaunch of an annual peer medlators conference. This Conferencet planned to happen for the forst time slnce the Covid-19 pandemic in 2023. will play an important part in the full revival of peer mediation In South Yorkshire school communities. The day wlll allow students and teacher5 allke, to reflect on the work that they have done and compare experiences together. Our Natlonal Lottery Community INLRCI YRC fundln8 came to an end In June 2022 and we are now worklng wlth multSple small-to-medlum slied trusts to support our YPP programme. We have yet to receive significant fundin8 to continue our YRC Programme slnce the endin8 of the NLRC award. but thls Is a fundin8 prlorlty over the next year. We are deeply grateful for the support of our old, new, and continuin8 funders, during the re- Ignltion of our programmes in schools. The cost of living crisis following the pandemic presents an even more uncertain tlme for schools and families across the UK. Amongst all the change we see the continuing need for positive relationships, empathy and kindnes5. CRESST'S V￿rk is as relevant a5 ever and our alm In the next year Is to continue to support children and young people to leam how to handle conflirt well.

Structure, governance and management CRESSTts dedlcated to helplng children ond young people leom wnflkt resolutlon skllls thotcan be used in theirschools and commuftities. Governlnq document CRESST is a charitable company limited by 8uarantee, Incorporated on 12 September 2006 and re8lStered as a charity on 15 November 2006. The company is governed by the Memorandum and Articles of Assoclation. Every member has guaranteed that they wlll pay an amount not exceeding £10 in the event of the company being wound up, The object of the charity Is to advance the edu¢atlon of chlldren and young people, and those adults who work wlth them, in the subJect of non-vlolent conflict Yesolutlon. Appolntment ol trustees The trustees, who are also dlrertors for the purp05es of company law, are shown on pa8e 2 of thls report. Appolntment of trustee$15 made agalnst the followln8 prlnciples: Trustees are nornially elected by the members at the Annual General Meetlng • One thlrd of the trustees must retlre by rotatlon at each Annual General Meetlng Up to two trustees may be co-opted bv the trustees Up to three trustees may be nominated by the Sheffield Central Quaker Meetlng provided that the nominated trustees do not form a majorlty of the Board Other trustee vacancles are fllled by open recrultment through varlous channels Includlng the Voluntary Action Sheffield Volunteer Centre • The trustees meet at least Six times a year Publlc benellt In planning and dellvering our services and actlvltles, the Trustees and staff at CRESST have glven due regard to the need to ensure that the organlsatlon provldes publlc benefit followlng the Charity Commlsslon's Buldance on these matters. CRESST'S charitable oblectlves and our annual declaratlon of activities and achlevements Ipublicly available from the CharltSes Commission and Companles House) demonstrate that CRESST provides charitable services to all In South Yorkshire and It5 5urroundlng areas, free-to-access by its beneflclarie5. CRESST is clearly meeting the requlrements of the publlc beneflt test- a charlty providing beneflts for the publlc and supported by the publle. RecnknnenL Inductlon and tralnlni of trustees CRESST has estab15shed a procedure for the recruitment and appointment of new trustees. The Board reviewed the skill set of the current trustees and Identified the areas required. Nominatlons have been requested from the Sheffield Central Quaker Meeting to fill the appropriate vacancies. The requirement to undertake Crimlnal Records Bureau checks Inow DBSI has been kept under review and consequently those trustees or workers who regularly work with chlldren in school under80 an enhanced check. The Safeguarding Policy of the organisation Is kept under review and support In the form of guidance and supportltraining15 provlded through the Sheffleld Safeguarding Children Service. The Board'5 Safeguardlng Tw5tee has undertaken both a three-year renewal of DBS clearance and a training update. IBoth are considered to be best practice in this area of workl A trustee also sits on the Education Safeguarding Reference Group. a part of the Sheffield Children's 12

Safeguarding Board working structures. CRESST Is aware that where Trustees and volunteers work directly with school pupils the safeguarding procedures of the school are those that apply and they are aware of the latest DfE guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Educatlon. New trustee5 recelve wrltten Induction materials about CRESST and about the role as trustees, including copies of all procedures, protocols and policies. They also have an indurtion briefing with the Chair of the Board and It Is proposed going forward that they will also have a °truslee pairt to support them in the role. Trainin8 Opportunities from both local and national provlder5 are made available to all trustees when a reasonable need is identified and they are agreed by the Chair of the Board. Internal control and rlsk management The trustees and staff conduct a regular assessment and revlew of the rlsks to whlch the charlty Is exposed and measure5 belng taken to mltlgate rlsk5. The trustees have 5V5tems of Sntemal control whl¢h help to minlmise the risk of material financlal mis-statement or loss. These Include.. a set of financlal standln8 orders whlch are kept under regular review • a business plan and annual budget whlch are approved by trustees re8ular review by trustees of charlty performance agalnst the buslne55 plan and budget Measures are taken to minimlse other types of risk, Includlng the supelvislon and appraisal for staff, regular revlews of pollcles and establishing systems for ensurin8 that the Board is regularly updated on CRESST performance and rlsks, as well a5 approprlately 5kllled to manage CRESST a¢tlvltle5. Dlrectorf r•spMslbllltl•s for the fina￿1•1 5tatem•nts Company and charlty law requires the Dlrectors to prepare financial statements for each financSal period, whlch Show the state of affair5 of the charity and of net income or expendlture of the charity for that period. In preparlng those flnanclal statements. the Dlrector5 are requlred to: Select suitable accounting pollcles and apply them conslstently Make Judgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent Prepare the flnanclal statements on the golng concern basls unless It is Inapproprlate to presume that the charlty will contlnue In operation • State whether applicable accounting standards of recommended practlce have been followed subject to any departures dlsclosed and e¥plained in the financial statements The Directors are responsible for keepln8 proper accountlng records, whlch dlsclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posltion of the charity and enable the Dlrectors to prepare flnanclal statements. The Directors are responslble for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventlon of fraud and other Irregularities. Thls report has been prepared in accordance wilh the special provlslons for small companles under Part 15 ofthe Companies Act 2006. The trustee5 have taken advantage of the exemptions available to small companie5, includlng the audlt exemption Isee statement on balante sheet). 13

This report was approved by the Directors at the AGM on 18 October 2022 andls slgned on thelr behalf by.. Shella Broadhead Dlrector and Treasurer on behalf of the Board of Trustees Financial review 202112022 CRESST proved very 5ucce5sful Sn Its grant fundlng appllcatlons over the perlod. An ambitious tsrget was set at the start of the year and thls was reached due the hard work of commltted staff, trustees and volunteers, ensurlng that the organ15atlon could successfully fulfil its objectlves for the year. Total Income for 202112022 amounted to £118.959 Includlng grants of £113.179. Other sources of Inctsme totalled £5.780. which Included £2.800 Schools trainln8 Income and other tralnlng courses . £95 donations and gift aid, £672 from 'Frlends of CRESST,, £1,797 sales of the handbook and PSHE lessons and bank Interest of £416. The major Item of expenditure contlnues to be staff salarles and freelance c05ts183% of total costs). There were s18nfficant staff changes at the start of the financial year, when Carolyn Leary retired as Programme Dlrector and Ruth Lawson reslgned a5 Office Monager. Their experience and commltment led the organlsatlon's growth, growln8 reputatlon and developlng skill sets and we are very appreciatlve of all they contrlbuted. The trustees were delighted when the Development Educatlon Centre South Yorkshlrè IDECSYI agreed to second Rob Unwin to CRESST as Programme Dlrector. A successful recrultment also led to Rosle McKni8hVs appolntment In July 2021 as Offlce and Communlcatlons Manager and she brings many fundraising skills to the post, CREs¥f Is very grateful to The Brelms Trust, Edlth M E1115 1985 Charltable Trust, Community Covld Recovery Grant ISCCI. Ganton Eéucatlonal Trust, The Gaffleld Weston Foundatlon. Natlonal Lottery Communlty Fund, The P05tcode Nei8hbourhood Trust. The 5heffleld Bluecoat and Mount Pleasant Educational Foundatlon. Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust. Sheffleld Grammar School Exhibition Foundatlon, Sheffleld Town Trust, The Sir James Reckitt Charity, W F Southall Trust. The Wharfedale Foundatlon, The Woodward Charltable Trust. Reserves policy The balance sheet as at 31 March 2022 shows funds held as £67.299. comprising £41,391 restricted funds and £25,908 general unre5trlcted funds. CRESST alms to hold between three and six months running costs in free reserves. £25,908 represents approximately 3.5 months of 2022-23 budgeted expenditure. The or8anisation has mlnlmal statutory redundancy obllgations and the only other notable commitment relates to the 5-year office lease, which runs untll March 2026. However, only one month's notl¢e Is required to dlscontlnue the lease wlthln thls S year perlod wfth no further Ilnan¢lal obllgation beyond the notlce perlod. is

Independent examiner's report to the directors of Conflict Resolution Education in Sheffield Schools Training ('the Company,) I report to the charty directors on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2022. ResponslbSlltles and ba51$ of report As the char6tVs trustees of the Company land a150 Its dlfectors for the purposes of company lawl you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounls In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 20061'the 2006 ACVI, Having satisfled myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Art and are eligible for independent examination, I report In respect of my examinatlon of your charlty's accounts as carrled out under sectlon 145 of the Charltles Act 2011 I'the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the DiTections given by the Charlty Commisslon under seciion 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Art. Independent examlTherfs $tstement I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflrm that no matters have come to my attentlon in connection with the examlnatlon glvln8 me cause to believe.. accountln8 records were not kept In respert of the Company as requlred by sectlon 386 of the 2006 Art,. or 2, the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requlrement that the accounts gSve a 'true and fair vlew, which Is not matter consldered as part of an Independent emamlnation: or 4. the accounts have not been prepared In accordance wlth the methods and prlnclples of the Statement of Recommended Practlce for accountlng and reportlng by charltles appllcable to charities preparing thelr accounts in accordance wlth the Flnancial Reportln8 Standard appllcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to which attentlon should be drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Susan Cochrane FCA Employee of.. VAS Community Accountanry The Circle 33, Rocklngham Lane Sheffield 514FW Date: 031 15

Statement of financial activities (Incorporating the income and expenditure account) For the yeor ended 31 March 2022 Unr•strkted funds Reslrfcted fund$ 2022 Total 2021 Total Note Grants 21,250 91,929 113,179 65,019 567 Donations and eift aid Frlends of CRESS7 events 95 95 672 672 217 Training course5 Schoo15 tralnlng Bank Interest 2,800 2.8 2.6SO 1,250 416 416 Other incomt 1,797 27030 1,797 118.959 2,248 72,747 91,929 Charltable activlties 27,174 17.174 50,961 $0.961 78,13S 94,073 94.073 78,IY5 Net IncomellexwNlltur•l 40,968 121,3261 Transl*rs 4,323 14,3231 N•t movements In funds 4,179 36,645 40,824 121,3261 Total funds brouiht lonvard 21,729 4,746 26,475 47,801 Tot•1 funds carrl•d forward 25,908 41,391 67.199 26,4?5

Balance Sheet As ot 31 March 2022 2021 Notes Current assots Balance at bank and cash 84,527 533 97,474 Debtors 1,333 Total ¢urrert •S5ets 85.060 98.807 Creditors.. amounts fallin8 due wlthSn one vear 117,7611 172,3321 Net current a￿ts 67,299 26,475 26,475 26A75 Toial assets less current Ilabllltles Totsl n•t •ssets 67,299 67399 Represented av FUNDS Unrestrlcted funds 25,908 21,729 4,746 26.475 Restricted tunds li 41,391 67,299 For the year endln8 31 March 2022 the company was entitled to exemptlon from audlt under sectlon 477 of the Companles Art 2006 relatln8 to small companles. The members have not requlred the company to obtain an audit in accordance wlth section 476 of the Companles Act 2006. The dSrector's acknowled8e thelr responsibllitles for complylng With the requlrements of the A¢t with respect to accountin8 records and forthe preparatlon of accounts. These accounts have been prepared In accordance with the provlslons applicable to companles sublect to small companles, reglme. Approved by the Board of Trustees on Oc,Iwlxr aoll Si8ned on behalf of the board by: Shella Broadhead Dlrector and Treasurer on behalf of the Board of Trustees Company number: 05932383 17

Notes to the financial statements Fortheyear ended 31 Marth 2022 l. Atcountin Pollcies General Confllct Resolutlon Educatlon In Sheffield Schools Training Is a charltable company limited by guarantee. In the event that the charity is wound up the liability in respect of the 8uarantee is limlted to £10 per members of the charity. The address of the reglstered offlce is given in the company informatlon on page 2 of thls report. "The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wlth Accounting and Reportlng bv Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing thelr accounts In accordance with the Financlal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffective l January 20151- (Charities SORP IFRS 10211. the Financlal Reportin8 Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Companles Act 2006. The flnanclal statements have also adopted Charities SORP IFRS 1021 Bulletin l and tsken advantsge of the cash flow exemptlon." The charlty nieets the deflnltlon of a publlc beneflt entity under FRS 102. The flnanclal statements are presented in stedln8 which Is the functional currency of the charlty and rounded to the nearest Incom• Income Is recognised when the charlty has entltlement to the funds, any performance condltions attached to the Itemlsj of Income have been met, It Is probable that the Income wlll be recelved and the amount can be measured rellablv. Grants are recognlsed In the perlod they are recelved unless the funder Imposes condltlons whlch have not been met at the year end, such as a tlme perlod over whlch the project Is to be undertaken. Expendlture Ind Ilabllltles Expendlture Is recognlsed once there Is a legal or constructlve obllgatlon to make a payment to a third party, it Is probable that settlement wlll be required and the amount of the obllgation can be measured rellably. All expenditure is reported gross of Irrecoverable VAT whlch Is charged as a cost against the actlvlty for which the expendlture was Incurred. Tanglble flxed a￿¢t$ All Items of capltal expendlture below £500 afe written off as Incurred. Cash and cash equlvalents Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposlts. and other short-term hlghly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. Trade debtors 'Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of buslness. 18

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transartion price. They are subsequently measured at amortlsed cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the Impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to eollert all amounts due accordlng to the orlglnal terms of the receivables. Trade credltors 'Yrade creditors are obllgatlons to pay for goods or servlces that have been acqulred Sn the ordlnary course of busine55 from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabllltles if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an uncondltlonal fight to defer settlement for at least tweFve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non.current Trade credltor5 are reco8nised inltlally at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortlsed c05t uslng the effective interest method. Funds UnrestTlcted funds are donatlons and other income recelvable or generated for the objects of the organi5ation without further specified purpose and are avhllable as general funds. Designated funds comprlse fund5 whlch have been set aside at the dSscretlon of the trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the desi8nated funds are set out in the notes to the ac¢ountS, Restrlcted funds are to be used for speclflc purposes as lald down by the funder. Penslon costs and other post-reilrement benefits The charlty operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributlons payable to the charlty's penslon scheme are charged to the Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles In the perlod to whlch thev relate. u) Goln8 ￿Tr¢ern The flnanclal statements have been prepared on a goln8 concern ba51$ as the directorsltrustees belleve that no materSal uncertalntles exlst about the charity's abillty to continue. Based on the adequacy of the charity's reserves 3S at the balance sheet date, along wlth the knowledge of the charlty's ability to meet bllls, payments and other Ilabilitles as they fall due, the directorsltrustees have a reasonable expectatlon that the charlty has sufflclent resources to continue In operational existence for the foreseeable future. The trustees have consldered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expendlture for 12 months from authorlslng these financial statements. The budgeted Income and expendlturels 5ufficlent wlth the level of reserve5 for the charlty to be able to continue as a golng concern. Iq

rants Unrestrl¢ted Aestrf¢ted Funds Funds Totsl 2022 Unrestrfded Funds Restricted FurKIs Total 2021 Garfleld Weston Foundation Sheffield Town Trust Sheffield Church urgesses Trust The 8relms Trust 21,250 21,250 8,750 8,750 2.5(MJ 1.500 1,500 4,875 4.875 Postcode Nel8hbourhood Trust The Sheffield Bluecoat and Mount Pleasant Educatlonal Foundation Slr Jarnes Reckltt ChaTItv National Lottery Communlty Fund Ganton Educatlonal Trust Sheffleld Grammar School Exhlbltlon Foundatlon Wharfedale Foundatlon W F Southall Trust Coronavlrus lob Retentlon Scheme Grant 19,883 19.ts3 1.500 44,396 44.396 29.118 29,118 3,900 3,900 6,500 6,500 3.000 2,500 2.500 4,875 4.875 16.651 16.651 21,250 9&929 lia.179 34,401 30,618 65.019 2r)

  1. Ex enditure on harftable actlvltle Unrestrlcted Re$￿thd Funds Funds Total 2022 Unrestrlcted Restrl¢ted Funds Funds Totsl 2021 Note Staff costs Salary costs 12,798 25.944 38,742 38.885 23,336 62.221 Freelance tralners Communlcatlons manager consultant Stsff expenses lincludlng tralnln81 Recrultment, payroll & penslon admln fees OlrKt costs Pupll tralnln8 and te)chln8 resources Publlclty and promotion Evaluatlon 9,737 16,159 25￿96 8.327 2,238 10.565 2.652 965 3,617 332 1,311 243 120 363 173 324 497 798 649 1,447 524 1,164 159 1,823 41 77 118 17 987 Accredltatlon 950 950 Rent 2,388 4,562 6.950 4,677 1,803 6,480 Insurance 196 375 571 146 555 equlpment Ststionery. photocopv. postage & tÈlÈphone other expenses 484 950 IM34 1,593 936 2,529 63 52 115 258 352 117 204 321 227 317 Support ¢05ts Board expenses 590 590 Independent exèmlnatlon 321 363 147 S13 660 27.174 50,961 78.135 60A87 33,586 94,073 21

  2. Sala 20 2021 Salarie5 22,839 2,059 12.0591 1,254 14,649 59,062 4.472 14,0001 2.687 Employer's natlonal insurance costs Employer's allowance Employer's pÈnsion contributions Staff 5econdment costs 38.742 62.221 The average number of monthly employees during the year was l {2021: 31. No employee was pald over £60,IXJO. A part tlme Programme Dlrector wa5 seconded from the Development Educatlon Centre South Yorkshlre IDECSYI from June 2021.

  3. Trustees and ke mana ement ersonnel remuneratlon beneflts and ex enses No remuneratlon was paid to any dlrectorltrustee durln8 the year nor to any person connected to them. Expense5 of £NII12021:£NIII was pald to one trustee durln8 the year. In èddltlon tralnln8 costs of £Nil12021: £5901 in relatlon to the trustees were incurred In the year. Employee beneflts payable to key rnana8ement personnel amounted to £13.42612021,' £28,8651 untll August 2021, when the programme Dlrector retlred. A replacement was seconded from the Development Education Centre South Yorkshlre IDECSYI on a part tlme basis10.4 ftel. Charges from DECSY for setondment amounted to £14,649 for IQ months of the year. Key management personnel Is consldered to be the Programme Dlrector.
  4. Inde endent e mlner'sfees 1022 2021 Independènt examlner's fees lor reportlng on the accounts Other fee5 pald to the Independent examSnees or8anisatlon durin8 the year for payroll 660 221 382

  5. Debto 2022 2021 Tralnin8 debtors Other debtors 53 853 $33 1,333 21

  6. Credltors: amounts fallin due wlthln one ear 2022 2021 Note l)eferred Income 13,949 935 65,646 935 Peer Mediatlon Network Iheld funds) Other credltors 2,877 5,751 17,?61 72,332

  7. Deferred Income 2022 2021 Deferred Income as at l Aprfl 2021 Income deferred durln8 the vear Income released to grants 65,646 54,505 13.949 65,646 165,6461 154,5051 Deferred Income as at 31 March 2022 13,949 65,646 Splli between.. Creditors: amounts fallln8 due wlthln one year Credltors: amounts falllng due after one year 13,949 65.646 13.949 65,646

  8. Peer Mediation Network held funds 22 2021 Held fvnd5 as at l Aprll 2021 Funds recelved durlng the year Funds pakl durlng the year Held fund5 as at 31 March 2022 935 635 31x1 935 935 Peer Medlatlon Network is a small national network of organisatlons delivering medlation training for young peoplè in schools. It meets three time5 a year to share knowledge. skills and best practice. CRESST Is a long standlng member of the network and, for operatlonal ease, mana8es Its very small number of flnaneial incomSn8s and outgoings.

  9. Restrlcted funds Balance at Balan￿ al 31 Marth 2Z l Aprll 21 Intome Exp•ndltur? Transfers Youth Resolvlng Confllct Youth Peacemakers Prolect 4.746 46,896 136,0551 14.3231 11,264 45.033 114.9061 30,127 4746 91.929 150.9611 14J231 41391 Youth ftesolvlnp Confilct is our work In provlding Confllct Resolution trainin8 in secondary schools. Younq Peo¢emakeYs Pmjert is our work provlding confllct rewlutlon training In prlmary schools. Prloryear Btslon¢e ot Bolonce ot l Apr1120 Income Expendltts TronsAers 31 March 21 Youth Resolving Conflict 7,714 30,618 133.5861 4,746 7.714 30,618 f34586) 4,746

  10. Related art transactlons There were no related party transartlons durlng the year other than those dSsclosed In note 5. IJ. Net assets b fun G•n•r•l Funds R•sirlct•d Funds 2022 Tot•1 Current assets 13,756 12.152 71.304 129,9131 85,060 117,7611 Credltors.. amounts fallln8 due wlthln one year 25,908 41,391 67299 Free reserves- general funds excludln8 tan8lble flxed assets 25,9)8 Prloryeor compaiison Generol Funds Restrfrted Fund% 2021 Trttjl Current assets 64.J48 142,4J9J 34,655 129.913) 98.807 172.332J Creditor5.' omountsfollfftng due withln one yet7r 21.719 4.746 26.475 Free reserves- general funds excludin8 tangible flxed assets 21.729

  11. Statement of financial artlvltles- rlor ear com arison Unrestrlct•d Restrlrted Funds Funds 2022 Tolal Unrestrl(ted Restrkted Funds Funds 2021 Total Income from: Grants 21.250 gs 91.929 113,179 34,401 30,618 65.019 Donations and gift ald Friends of CAESST events TralnSnK courses Schools trainln8 Bank Interest 567 567 671 672 217 217 2.800 2,650 1,250 796 2,650 1,2SO 796 416 416 Other Income 1.797 1,797 118,959 2,248 42,129 2,248 72,747 91,929 30.618 Empendlture on: Fundralslng Charltable a¢tlvltles 17,174 27,174 50,961 50,961 135 60,487 1,487 33.586 33.586 94.073 94.073 n.135 N*t IncomellexpeftdStur•l (1441 40.968 118,3581 12.9681 121,3261 Transf• | 4,323 14,3131 | . Nel fflovemenls In funds 4.179 36.645 40,814 118,3581 12,9681 121.3261 Tot•1 lunds brouthl 21,729 4,746 26h75 40,087 7,714 47,801 Tolal funds canl•d for￿rd 25,908 41.391 67,299 21,729 4,746 26,47S 25