Louise Da-Cocodia Education Trust
Education and research: This has included research on : (a)"Understanding the educational needs of African-Caribbean young men and developing pathways for action" (Dionne Edward-Kerr - University of Manchester) (b) Community audit on strategies for increasing the recruitment and retention of young people age 13-15 to the Saturday Supplementary School. This was undertaken by Youth and Community Work Students from Manchester Metropolitan University (c) The research on Aspirations and Engagement strategies for working with Young Black Men involved the participations of a range of young men aged 16-15 as well as a number Moss Side based youth and community workers.. Employment and Training; This is linked to the work of the Getting Ahead Programme which currently consist of the Women of the Soil project and the Active Community Elders intergenerational project who recently produced a 15 month Black History calendar on their personal and professional journey over the last 50 years. Volunteering : We provide a range of volunteering opportunities as outlined in our quarterly Getting Ahead newletter.
a) Education: Saturday Supplementary School - term time only: primaries (age 7-10) 9.30-12.30 p.m. and (Secondaries) 12.30-3 p.m. (age 11-15)
b)Volunteering opportunities: subject tutors: mentors: and classroom assistants
c)Employment and Training : The Getting A-Head programme includes the Women of the Soil project which currently provides training opportunities for young people to develop their skills in areas of audio visual production and post-production, online publishing, Involvement in the Saturday Supplementary school has also provided a number of our volunteers with the skills and experience need to apply for teacher training and other under graduate and post graduate courses.