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Getting your project started
Scotswummin
Youth workers from Scotswummin share their experience, reflections and top tips in how to get your project started including icebreaker activities, identifying partners and doing the ground work to ensure you’re prepared for engaging young people in heritage.
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Doing the groundwork - Sarah & Rebecca's reflections
Hear from youth workers Sarah and Rebecca about their reflections of being involved in a youth-led heritage research project.
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Icebreakers: Getting to know your group
Take a look at these icebreaker activities that will help young people get to know each other.
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Group agreements, planning and evaluating
This resource covers setting up group agreements, planning to ensure you stay on track and evaluating to ensure you can measure the impact of your project.
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Identifying Partners 5 Top Tips from Sarah and Becca
Sarah and Becca share their top tips for identifying partners to work with on your heritage project.
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Recruiting and Promoting Your Group 5 Top Tips from Sarah and Becca!
Sarah and Becca share their top tips on how to recruit for and promote your group.
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Structured vs Unstructured Planning
This resource looks at the difference between structured and unstructured sessions and Sarah and Becca, youth workers, share their experiences.
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Points to consider when planning a session
List of points to consider when you're planning your own session.
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Session Plan Annotated
Template with annotations to help you when planning a session.
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Session Plan Template
Blank template that can be used to plan your own session.
On Our Wave Length
Youth workers Lauren and Beth share some ice breakers and exercises you can use and adapt while working with young people to help them engage in issues around community, recycling and respect.
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Looking At The World
Give young people the opportunity to consider different perspectives and challenges from across the world, and how these contrast with their own experience.
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Moral Dilemmas
A series of moral dilemmas for young people to consider as a group exercise
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Recycling Quiz
Fun, interactive quiz for young people about recycling, based on the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire format
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Who Decides
Get young people thinking about their autonomy by encouraging them to question the choices they make on a daily basis
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Would You Rather
Fun icebreaker to get young people interacting with the group by asking a quickfire round of abstract choices
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How Would You Like To Be Treated By Others
Exercise to encourage young people to discuss their emotions and consider the consequences of their actions.
Evaluating your project
Once your project is complete, it's important you spend time evaluating its impact. Take a look at the below resources on how to evaluate your project: