Duke of Edinburghs

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Duke of Edinburghs Bronze Award Group Samina
Khan County Community Education Officer Essential
Skills Cardiff Council
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The Parade ESOL Service

• Approx. 2400 learners a year
• Over 100 nationalities

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Countries of Origin of Learners
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The Parade ESOL Service

• Parade ESOL Service 14
  levels offered
• 26 Outreach venues Schools, Libraries, Leisure
  and Community Education Centres other community
  venues.
• Workplace ESOL 11 employers with more than 100
  employee/learners, including Memory Lane Cakes,
  Hilton Hotel, St. Davids Hotel and others

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• 23 of learners are aged between 16 and 25
• 550 Young learners
• 160 Young Asylum Seekers

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Partners

• DPiA (Displaced People in Action)
• Youth Service of Cardiff Council

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DPiA

• The relief of those seeking asylum and those
  granted refugee status who are in conditions of
  need, hardship and distress.
• To promote the integration of those seeking
  asylum and those granted refugee status by -
• The advancement of their education and the relief
  of unemployment through the provision of advice,
  guidance, support and services.
• The provision of facilities for recreation and
  other leisure time occupations in the interests
  of social welfare in order to improve their
  conditions of life.
• Advancing the education of the public in general
  about the issues relating to refugees and those
  seeking asylum.
• Supporting new and existing refugee community
  groups across Wales.

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Extending Entitlements Supporting young people
in Wales (2000)

• Welsh Assembly policy for Youth Support Services

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The 10 Universal Entitlements

• Every young person in Wales has a basic
  entitlement to
• Education, training and work experience
  tailored to their needs
• Basic skills which open doors to a full life and
  promote social inclusion
• 3. A wide and varied range of opportunities to
  participate in volunteering and active
  citizenship

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• 4. High quality, responsive and accessible
  services and facilities
• 5. Independent, specialist careers advice and
  guidance and student support and counselling
  services
• 6. Personal support and advice where and when
  needed and in appropriate formats with clear
  ground rules on confidentiality
• 7. Advice on health, housing benefits and other
  issues provided in accessible and welcoming
  settings

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• 8. Recreational and social opportunities in a
  safe and accessible environment
• Sporting, artistic, musical and outdoor
  experiences to develop talents, broaden horizons
  and promote rounded perspectives including both
  national and international contexts
• 10. The right to be consulted, to participate in
  decision-making, and to be heard, on all matters
  which concern them or have an impact on their
  lives

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Duke of Edinburgh

• Skill
• Service
• Physical Recreation
• Expedition

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Skill

• In 2007 all studied ESOL
• In 2008 ESOL
• ICT and ESOL
• French
• Music