NCS Trust Business Plan: April 2020 - March 2021
The National Citizen Service Trust Business Plan for the Financial Year 2020/2021
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The National Citizen Service (NCS) encourages social cohesion by bringing young people together in common purpose for an experience which challenges, motivates, and inspires them to celebrate difference whilst being active members of their community; in essence, to become true national citizens.
During the programme, NCS participants take part in outdoor activities, meet local charities and entrepreneurs and take part in a social action project in the local community. Afterwards, NCS graduates can join Local Action Groups to continue making a positive difference in their community, and have exclusive access to a variety of work and volunteering opportunities. NCS is a unique chance for teenagers to live away from home, often for the first time, developing key life skills and building bonds with people from different backgrounds.
The main programme is typically three to four weeks long and takes place during the summer holiday. There is also a shorter two-week version of NCS in the autumn term. NCS supports communities in every part of the country, and is delivered by a family of over a hundred grassroots organisations, each with unique local expertise and a passion for expanding opportunities for young people.
Over half a million young people have now taken part in NCS.
- Currently, around 1 in 6 of the eligible cohort of young people participates in NCS
- NCS is inclusive - 23% of participants are eligible for Free School Meals, compared to 14% nationally
- NCS is diverse - 29% of participants in 2019 were BAME, compared to 25% nationally