Trapped in Zone One is hosting the NCS (National Citizen Service) Programme with London Youth.

The NCS Programme offers safe spaces with trusted adults to support vulnerable/underrepresented young people and offer specialist training in a variety of disciplines.

Through engaging in NCS we want young people to:

• Become world-ready and work-ready

• Feel able to have an impact on their community and society

• Have greater confidence, resilience, and wellbeing

• Have respect and tolerance for difference and diversity

• Help to create and be part of Youth Advisory Board

• Co-design activities in our summer youth programnme

• Assist with facilitation in our social action heritage mural project

This will be achieved by the following experiences:

• Developing life skills and supporting independent living

• Providing opportunities for volunteering and social action

• Building employability and work-readiness

• Enabling social mixing of young people from all backgrounds.

Our programme will run from June 2024 to February 2025 providing weekly provision, supporting young people aged 16-17, working on a social action project, promoting life and employability skills training, aligned with the Skills Builder Framework

Skills Builder Partnership is a global movement of employers, educators, and impact organisations working together to ensure that one day, everyone builds the essential skills to succeed.

Essential skills unlock learning in the classroom, boosting academic outcomes, perseverance, and self-belief. They halve the likelihood of being out of work and increase earnings across a lifetime. They even boost wellbeing and life satisfaction.

These skills underpin an individual’s success at each stage in life and support all young people in developing their independence. We will focus on four essential skills:

• Listening - The receiving, retaining and processing of information or ideas.

• Speaking - The oral transmission of information or ideas.

• Creativity - The use of imagination and the generation of new ideas.

• Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others towards achieving a shared goal.

We’ll collate feedback from activities with Reflection Sessions.

Reflection activities retain a focus on the learning outcomes and transfer to other contexts (i.e. the essential skills that were used in the application of practical skills, and the awareness and knowledge that young people have developed around issues). Guided reflections are embedded throughout the experience to support young people’s awareness of the skills they have developed and how they have achieved this.

Talking Circles

• OPENING: introducing an intention e.g. we are going to talk about our feelings towards the future today.

• GUIDELINES: e.g. we will be respectful, we will listen, we will not tell anyone else, we will make everyone welcome.

• INTRODUCE TALKING PIECE – something meaningful to pass around 

• CHECK IN – how are we doing today 1-5, like the weather.

• DISCUSSION ROUND – Define for yourself what are low, medium or high-risk topics.

• CHECK OUT – is everyone ok, does anyone need to take a moment?

• CLOSING – ground the group with breathing.

REGISTER TO NCS PROGRAMME

Trapped in Zone One exists to engage, educate, and inspire the public through creative programmes where everyone can enjoy art, and connect with their communities. We are looking for young people to engage in a 9-month programme. The programme is broken down into 3 phases: Social Action, Employability and Life Skills.

Through engaging in NCS we want young people to:

• Co-design and produce a heritage mural in Tower Hanlets

• Feel able to have an impact on their community

• Experience in facilitation through participating in summer events.

This will be achieved by the following experiences:

• Developing creative and life skills through essential skills framework

• Providing opportunities for volunteering and social action

• Building employability skills

• Enabling social mixing of young people from all backgrounds.

Are you:

• Aged 16 – 17?

• Living in London?

Interested in:

• Gaining experience in the arts?

• Working with the community on a social action project?

We are looking for young people to volunteer with us in festival events over summer. In this role you’ll:

• Engage the communities in Tower Hamlets

• Learn about art and to facilitate workshops with artists

• Build confidence and make friends

• Improve your employability

• Cover lunch and travel expenses.

Skills Description

We are looking for individuals with passion for the arts, who are knowledgeable about climate change (related environmental/sustainability issues), keen to share their knowledge with others, and able to interact and inspire young people and communities to reduce their carbon footprints.

What is in it for you

You will gain many things from this experience: be part of the community, meet new people, a chance to develop facilitation skills, enhance your ccommunication skills. An opportunity to develop your creative skills, gain experience to improve your chances of paid employment, an opportunity to have fun during the summer and to be part of a nice, committed team of people.

Time Commitment

Flexible, require only a regular commitment of 2-4 hours a week.

How to apply

Complete the online application form below where you will be asked to answer 3 questions

Application deadline: OPEN TILL CAPACITY REACHED

If you have any questions for require support, please get in touch on hello@trappedinzoneone.com or 07870 590402.

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About London Youth

We (London Youth) want all young Londoners to have the best of this incredible capital city, for it to invest in their potential, encourage them as leaders in their communities and open up opportunities for them to thrive.

• Our mission is to support and challenge young people to become the best they can be; developing their confidence, resilience and relationship skills.

• Our vision is that all young Londoners grow up healthy, able to express themselves, navigate a fulfilling career and make a positive contribution in their communities.

We support them to develop the confidence, resilience, and relationship skills they need to do this, delivering with and through our network of community youth organisations and at our two residential centres. We work with all young people but place a particular emphasis on those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to the kind of opportunities we offer.

About National Citizen Service (NCS)

NCS is where young people can grow their strengths and become world-ready and work-ready. Through a range of different experiences — online, in their community, and away from home — young people can build their confidence, resilience, and wellbeing, gather work skills, and become engaged citizens who feel motivated to make a positive difference in society.

• Our mission is to inspire generations of citizens through shared experiences that grow their skills and bridge social divides.

• Our vision is a country of connected, confident and caring citizens where everyone is able to grow into the best version of themselves.

Through engaging in NCS we want young people to: become world and work ready; have greater confidence, resilience, and wellbeing; feel able to have an impact on the world; and have respect and tolerance for difference and diversity.