Education
Research* shows that
• Britain comes 19th out of 21 rich countries on educational wellbeing. (UNICEF)
• More than one in ten children leave school with no qualifications.
• 44,000 school leavers each year are illiterate.
• 12% fail to achieve 5 GCSEs with basic accreditation in English and Maths.
• Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are five times more likely to fail academically than their peers.
• Social breakdown is connected with educational failure:
Crime – 73% of young offenders describe their academic attainment as nil.
Unemployment – Two-thirds of employers believe schools do not equip young people with thepractical skills that they need for employment.
Health – 32% of young people who have been excluded from school have been involved with substance abuse.
Churches can help young people achieve more!
*Centre for Social Justice
The Lighthouse Group
Educating Young People, Transforming Lives
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Helping you keep Christian distinctive in social action
Meeting the needs of your community
Mobilising people in your church not involved directly with the 'franchise' into other forms of social action
Seeing people added to church
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The National Black Boys Can Association
E
mpowering Black Boys is a strategic objective of the organisation. The empowerment programmes are delivered by local Black Boys Can projects.
Our projects work primarily with boys between the ages of 9-16, although some projects will continue to support the boys until the age of 18.
The Empowerment Programme:
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Helping you keep Christian distinctive in social action
Meeting the needs of your community
Mobilising people in your church not involved directly with the 'franchise' into other forms of social action
Seeing people added to church
Materials provided by the Franchisor
Training by the Franchisor
Ease of Operation
Cost