Pennyburn Youth Club Trustee’s Annual Report (ARR08)
April 2022 to March 2023
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Contents Page Annual Report 2022-2023
| Chair’s welcome | 3 |
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| Leader in charge Welcome | 3 |
| Background | 4 |
| Our purpose | 5 |
| Key priorities | 6 |
| Policies | 7 |
| Area for action table | 8-14 |
| Photographic Evidence | 15-25 |
| Acknowledgements | 26 |
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Chair’s welcome
As chair of the committee, I am overwhelmed by the amount of work that goes on in Pennyburn Youth Club daily. As past member I know the value of growing up in a youth club and having people there to support and nurture our young people. Annemarie and her team go over and beyond to bring the best out in our members. The skills and qualities they have are well noted by us as a
management team and by local schools who acquire their services on a weekly basis.
Leader in charge Welcome
Pennyburn youth club continued to thrive in 2022/23. We delivered outstanding programmes for our members and received outstanding in our Moderations from EA. We take pride in everything that we do as a team. We are a team who are committed to working with young people and to help bring out the best in all our members. As great as this year was, I am disappointed to have lost funding and lost staff for our youth club. Our club has and hopefully will continue to have an excellent reputation with parents and grandparents now bringing their young people to the club they grew up in. I am thankful to have such a strong team of staff, volunteers, and committee members around me to support me as we during into the unknown as far as funding is concerned. We will try our best to deliver as good a programme as before. Thanks to all our parents who support us so well and for allowing us to be part of your children’s life.
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Background to our charity
Background to our charity Pennyburn Youth Club was set up in 1966 in a local primary school for young people living in the Pennyburn Area. After the club was established and proved popular and successful a purpose-built building was built in 1975 on the main Derry to Donegal route. Pennyburn Youth Club has always been described by service users a home from home. A friendly staff team who has every child’s need at heart. The Youth Club when originally built had four full time staff members however, today it has only one full time staff member and six part time staff members inclusive of a cleaner, caretaker, and secretary. The youth club offers a programme of education, leisure, and creativity. Over the past fiftyfour years the club has helped in the development of teachers, youth workers, footballers, hairdressers, classroom assistants, radio presenters and much more talented group of members. The club’s programme has moved from not only youth club based to school based.
The club has strong links with Ardnashee School, and college formally known as Foyle view School and Belmont House schools for over twenty-five years. This strong partnership allows young people from the school to attend daytime programmes at the youth club. This in turn allows them to socialise in a safe environment and once established most of them have enjoyed participating in the life of our youth club. with programmes within the schools and the youth club. One of the biggest developments was the introduction of an inclusive youth club night. The club received financial assistance from EA as part of their inclusion programme to develop and deliver a more inclusive programme to include residential and activities away from the normal environments of school, home and youth club which evidence shows within this report .
Our current membership is broken down into juniors, intermediates, seniors, and inclusion members. We pride our self in having an excellent staff team who support each other and all our young people. We have had the great opportunity of receiving a pathways student in January 2020. We welcome Rachael Mullan back again as part of our staff team. Rachael joined our team as a volunteer and worked her way up to a paid worker participating in the Youth Support Worker qualification. Rachael is now Funded by the EA on the programme as a full-time worker which is a great asset to the youth club and is currently studying for her Degree in Youth and Community at the Jordanstown campus of the University of Ulster
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Our purpose
The purpose of Pennyburn Youth Club is to encourage young people to participate in a wide range of activities appropriate to their age and stage of development. To assist young people in their personal and social development to encourage growth in self-esteem and confidence and help young people to learn from their experiences and cope with positive and critical feedback. To help young people to participate in the life of the unit, to express their views and play an active part in their planning and management of their own activities. To help young people to gain a greater understanding and respect for their own traditions and those of others by engaging in programmes that reflect the principles of equality, diversity and inter dependence. To assist young people to become aware of their rights and responsibilities as active citizens. To promote the welfare and safety of young people always.
All the above is evidenced in our daily work with young people. We are committed to meeting all the needs of the young people we work with and those who come across our path from other agencies. Our youth club provides opportunities for youth development, youth voice and reflection through a variety of programme from life skills to committee training. All our youth programmes recruit young people on these programmes some of which take on leadership opportunities, participate in activities that improve the community, and are trained and mentored to work alongside other staff members.
This purpose include has increased our links within the community and allowed for residents to participate in voluntary opportunities. our activities also give opportunities for young people to engage within the arts, community development, inclusion Good relations, citizenship, training, education, volunteering, social events, and residential activities. These activities and participate in the life of the youth club have and will continue to increase the social skills and development of young people, improve mental and physical health.
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Key Priorities
Our recent members survey has shown the need for work in following areas. CRED has been the highlight of work we have undertaken over the past few years and thanks to funding available from TBUC and OFDFM we have developed an excellent partnership with the Cathedral Youth club. I feel it is essential to continue CRED programmes within our youth club and this year we plan to develop this further by having more workshops around each other’s beliefs around our faith and not what is causing the divine in terms of Marches etc. The recent surveys and discussions with members has shown the lack of knowledge about each other in terms of religion itself. Members who participated in programmes last year have shown an interest in developing the link further to try to understand their differences. Members have also shown interest in developing a way in which we can embrace diversity within our own youth clubs. We plan to deliver an OCN programme in CRED to our members as a means of meeting the need and challenges that the young people have shown interest in developing.
Personal Development Programmes will be developed and delivered to meet the needs of all ability levels within the youth club. With Body Image, high on the area of needs this year we plan to run a programme with the help of our in-house qualified Beauty Therapist. This programme will use a Personal Awareness programme to look at importance of having a positive body image through both practical teaching in our hair and beauty room as well as group work. We will also use this programme to develop a peer mentoring programme which will increase the young people’s sense of belonging which will in turn develop our volunteer programme as well as enhance the skills of our members who show interest in this area as a career path. We will continue to run and develop our inclusive youth work programme and empower all young people to participate in some form of group work.
These programmes will allow our young people to enhance the lack of self-esteem and give them a sense of belonging. Open Awards paperwork will be used as a means of mythology to deliver a programme to the young people to help them overcome their differences and assist them in decision making skills which will in turn allow them to become more relaxed within the youth club setting. It is our priority to raise standards for both our staff and young people over the coming year. Our school-based youth work programme will create a greater awareness for self as well as helping with decision making skills. We will do this by ensuring that the plans we make within this agreement are carried out in line with the department of education Priority.
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Our current policies are outlined below and will be reviewed within the year.
| Policy | Currently Implemented | Planned |
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| Safeguarding (includes Child Protection; CSE/eSafety) |
yes | We plan to review these next year 2025 |
| Health & Safety | yes | |
| Equal Opportunities | yes | |
| Staff Development | yes | |
| Absence Management | yes | |
| Use of Internet | yes | |
| Special Needs Policy | yes | |
| Policy on Confidentiality | yes | |
| Anti-Bullying Policy | yes | |
| Substance Misuse, Drugs and Alcohol Policy |
yes | |
| Recruitment and Selection Policy |
yes | |
| Access NI Policy & Procedures |
yes | |
| Vulnerable adults policy | yes |
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| Area for Action | Output | Outcome | Age Group |
Evaluation |
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| Health and Wellbeing | Drugs & Alcohol Programme | Improved Health and Well Being | 9 to 13 | Excellent programme young people learn from each other our staff team and the ASCRET staff |
| Health and Wellbeing | Drugs & Alcohol Programme | Improved Health and Well Being | 14 to 18 | Excellent programme joint programme with young people learns from each other our staff team, PSNI and the ASCRET staff whoprovided resources. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Positive relationship programme | Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | excellent programme with members engaging with each other, learning to make new friends and learning about respectingthemselves,others and family. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Positive relationship programme | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | a very good programme which took place over a three- day residential. The residential included outdoor pursuits with trained staff and helped young people engage with each other, develop relationships with staff and learn to be more positive around peers, teachers, and carers. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Positive Mental Health programme |
Enhanced Personal Capabilities | 9 to 13 | This programme seen young people from mixed ability groups engage with each other and share experiences of loneliness. The event went very well with young people participating in relaxation and work sheets on the topic. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Positive Mental Health programme |
Enhanced Personal Capabilities | 14 to 18 | this was one of the most impacting programmes with all genders participating in workshops and an end mental health event. This really helped members share their experiences and helpeach other. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Positivephysical health | Enhanced Personal Capabilities | 9 to 13 | excellent event which seen members engaging in games in the hall, 5km walks with other youth clubs across the city. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Positivephysical health | Enhanced Personal Capabilities | 14 to 18 | members of this age group participated by playing games like football, badminton, basketball, races, hot seat and much more. In addition to a 6-week circuit trainingcourse. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Gender Speicficprogramme | Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | great programme that the young people co-designed. Most of the programme was rolled out as one as the young people wanted it that way unless it was specific to individualgender. |
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| Area for Action | Output | Outcome | Age Group |
Evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Wellbeing | Gender Specificprogramme | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | this programme was split into two groups Male and Female with non-gender members making their own choice of which group to participate in. the programme consisted of cooking, haircare, facials, arts and crafts and discussion. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Antibullying | Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | this programme was rolled out over several weeks with young people making a noticeboard as a result. Young people also participated in roleplays of different types of bullyingand the consequences. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Antibullying | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | some of the senior members buddied up with other members to ensure they understood. The senior members really enjoyed this and said sometimes they feel that their age group is let down because they are just told to grow up etc. This group wrote up various scenarios on flip charts and then worked as individuals to helpsolve the issue on the flipcharts. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Sexual Health Education | Improved Health and Well Being | 9 to 13 | this was rolled out using the PANTS programme which the young people found funny to begin with. however, after watching the video to support the programme, they felt that it was important to know, and it was important also that theyknow who to talk to. |
| Health and Wellbeing | Sexual Health Education | Improved Health and Well Being | 14 to 18 | we got an outside agency in to roll out this programme for our teenage girls because we felt under equipped to deliver to this age group. Members were able to have their own workbooks to take home so they had a clear understanding. |
| Learningand achieving | Prizegiving | Enhanced Personal Capabilities | 14 to 18 | excellent event to celebrate the success of all our members and highlight how brilliant theyall are. |
| Learningand Achieving | OCN NI Entry Level 3 in Vocational Skills (teamwork skills in practice) |
Active Citizenship | 14 to 18 | the first of the six OCN’s we delivered as part of our targets. This OCN allowed young people to learn while puttingtheir skills intopractice. |
| Learningand Achieving | OCN NI Entry Level 3 in Vocational Skills (increasing Personal Fitness) |
Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | we felt that we needed to increase the health and wellbeing of our members, so we increased their personal fitness,and they gained aqualification. |
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| Area for Action | Output | Outcome | Age Group |
Evaluation |
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| Learningand Achieving | OCN NI Entry Level 3 in Vocational Skills (Makeup applicationprocess) |
Active Citizenship | 14 to 18 | this was a great course we got one of our parents who was a beautician to come in and deliver the programme bothpractical and academic. |
| Learningand Achieving | OCN LEVEL 2 IN Volunteering | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | this programme led to all the young people giving up their summer to help facilitate a summer programme foryounger members of the club. |
| Learningand Achieving | OCN level 2 award in youth leadership |
Active Citizenship | 14 to 18 | ten young people have completed this course and gained a level 2 award in youth work. Some have gone on to do similar the tech and one is this year consideringit as a university qualification. |
| Learningand Achieving | OCN entry 3 award • Interpersonal Skills for the individual |
Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | interpersonal skills were excellent with members supporting, engaging and showing empathy the who way through the programme all courses are now accredited and certificates for all 120 OCN that our young people completed are now here and ready for the end ofyearprizegivingon the 27thMarch 2024 |
| Learningand Achieving | Cultural Awareness | Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | members did a tour of the Derry walls most had never been up the walls before and thought it was so exciting. Members learnt about the protestant community in the Fountain area of the city with some of the older members sharing experiences on the TBUC programmes together. |
| Learningand Achieving | Cultural Awareness | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | members looked at single identity work within the youth club with members sharing different types of food from other cultures. Open discussions took part which also involved newcomers to our city and their schools. |
| Learningand Achieving | DisabilityAwareness | Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | we carried out and Ato Z of disability to see young people’s awareness of the various disabilities they know. Some of the members had visual disabilities some didn’t. open engagement took place around feelings and emotions. |
| Learningand achieving | DisabilityAwareness | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | This programme has helped our members understand those in our society who are different by participating with aspart of a buddy programme |
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| Area for Action | Output | Outcome | Age Group |
Evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learningand Achieving | Inclusion Programme | Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | our inclusion programme is an awareness programme to ensure that everyone is treated the same at our club. We do not run a separate club for people with disabilities. Our members are open to everyone, and ouryoung people aregreat mixers. |
| Learningand Achieving | Inclusion Programme | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | our senior inclusion programme also has members who were 50 this year and who are long term members of the youth club. Our club programme is open to everyone regardless of their ability level. Members attend any night they want by most attend Tuesday and Thursdays. |
| Learningand Achieving | LGBT+ Awareness | Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | this was more an awareness programme regarding LGBT and was carried out looking at respect and tolerance. Members have a good understanding, but name became an issue. Open discussions around feelings & emotions helped developa better understanding& more respect. |
| Learningand Achieving | LGBT+ Awareness | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | a PowerPoint presentation was co-designed by several members from the LGBT+ community and staff and a local teacher. The PowerPoint was delivered by staff to the staff team first and then the members who helped co-design it delivered it to theirpeers in theyouth club. |
| Good Relations | Single Identity | Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | single identity was carried out as a means of teaching our members to respect everyone. |
| Learningand Achieving | Single Identity | Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | roleplays, scenarios, & work booklet were carried out to create an open discussion and to develop positive relationships to help move our club forward to reengage with another organisation. |
| Good Relations | Good Relations Creative Arts programme |
Improved Relationships with Others | 9 to 13 | good relation poster was designed by members with a notice board set up to give young people in this age groupagood understanding |
| Good Relations | Good Relations Creative Arts programme |
Improved Relationships with Others | 14 to 18 | members designed a banner to highlight the importance of keeping their play area free of litter and promoting good relations. worked well with community relations improved with neighbours who were appalled at people usingthe childrenplayareas as a dumping ground. |
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| Living in Safety and Stability |
Internet Safety | Active Citizenship | 9 to 13 | young people learnt about the positive and negative aspects of using the internet. Young people learnt the importance of having a support circle and stranger danger online. |
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| Living in Safety and Stability |
Internet Safety | Active Citizenship | 14 to 18 | members learnt the various age groups of internet groups, games, and general online things. The PSNI came and spoke to them about the law, sexting, cyber bullying,and scammers. Agreatprogramme. |
| Living in Safety and Stability |
Lawfulness Education | Active Citizenship | 9 to 13 | members learnt about their right in terms of the law. They learnt about age groups with games, they learnt why laws are in place and who to talk to if you are unsure. |
| Living in Safety and Stability |
Lawfulness Education | Active Citizenship | 14 to 18 | members got the opportunity to learn about arrests, learn about drugs and the classes as well as getting to see face to face Dogs and their handlers in terms of looking for drugs of if someone had a weapon which waspotential dangerous to others. |
| Living in Safety and Stability |
Child Sexual Exploitation | Active Citizenship | 9 to 13 | CSE for short was carried out using a variety of online videos suitable to the age group. Young people learnt about exploitation mainly |
| Living in Safety and Stability |
Child Sexual Exploitation | Active Citizenship | 14 to 18 | senior members participated in a 4-week programme looking at the dangers around CSE. members chatted openly about things they had seen on the TV but felt it wouldn’t happen to them. Members worked in teams looking at the many ways they as young people can be exploited and how easy it is for people to take advantage of them. |
| Participation | Generic/Targeted Provision | Increased Participative Action | 9 to 13 | we run a youth club 5 nights per week for this age groupover 46 of theyear. |
| Participation | Generic/Targeted Provision | Increased Participative Action | 14 to 18 | we run a youth club for 6 nights per week over 46 includingseveral residentials. |
| Participation | Generic/Targeted Provision | Increased Participative Action | 4 to 8 | two afternoonsper week over 46 weeks of theyear. |
| Participation | Summer Programme | Improved Relationships with Others | 4 to 8 | 6 week summerprogramme |
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| Area for Action | Output | Outcome | Age Group |
Target/measure (SMART) |
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| Participation | Summer Programme | Improved Relationships with Others |
9 to 13 | 6 weeks summer programme run 3 days per week with outings and inhouseprogrammes. |
| Participation | VolunteeringProgramme | Enhanced Personal Capabilities | 14 to 18 | senior members helped run our junior, intermediate and summerprogrammes by givingof their time. |
| Participation | kindness bags for local ladies who have lost partners thisyear or live alone in the area. |
Increased Participative Action | 9 to 13 | members made a total of 75 bags at Christmas time for local people. Ukrainian refugees and street drinkers. The young people gathered the resources which were mainly toiletry items sweets and biscuits. The set up like a carousel of boxes and filled them up before wrappingthem for distribution. |
| Participation | kindness bags for men’sgroup | Increased Participative Action | 14 to 18 | |
| Participation | Environmental mural for our club | Active Citizenship | 14 to 18 | members designed a banner and had it printed by local group to highlight about Dog mess, bottles etc on ourplayareas. |
| Volunteer Development | Recruitment of 5 new volunteers | Active Citizenship | Staff / Adults |
5 new volunteer adults have joined the youth club excellent contribution from the community. |
| Participative structures | Members committee | Improved Relationships with Others |
9 to 13 | we have a members committee set up which young people will be trained in as a large group and settled members will rotate everyfew months |
| Participative Structures | Members committee | Increased Participative Action | 14 to 18 | members of the senior committee are currently undergoing training. Two members will bring information from all members groups to the larger committee. |
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Thank you for taking the time to view our report. Our young people have participated in 64 programmes over a period of 46 weeks with 970 young people participating in the 64 programmes between April 2022 and March 2023. We delivered an excellent selection of courses which have not only given them new skills but have also boosted their confidence and self-esteem and developed them into positive role models for other members of the club. Our amazing team have worked hard on the delivery of all these programmes and I take great pride on the teamwork and leadership shown by each of them. Without our team from management down to members committees this youth club would not exist, and I am extremely thankful for all the support and commitment undertaken.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the EA youth service for their ongoing Funding to help facilitate this youth club. Also like to thank Youth Alliance for their ongoing support, training, and their efforts to help all of our youth club to have their funding reinstated to a level that we can continue to support our members.
Annemarie Bell
Leader in Charge
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