Positive Pathways

The Positive Pathways research study is being funded by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) in order to find out if taking part in an adventure/outdoor learning and mentoring programme makes a difference to young people’s behaviour, prosocial skills and their wellbeing.

To apply, young people must:

• Be 15-17 year olds. 
• Live in the East Midlands or West Midlands.
• Be willing to take part in a research study which includes undertaking a survey at the start and end of the programme.
• Provide consent to take part (as well as a guardian, carer or parent consenting). 

And meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Be experiencing high levels of detention, suspension or exclusion.
• Have been identified as possibly associating with individuals involved in criminality.
• Have been arrested or convicted of a criminal offence (some exclusions apply to this).

Please ensure you read the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which contains full inclusion/exclusion criteria and a detailed description of what is involved in signing up to the trial for all parties.

Referral to the Positive Pathways programme has now closed.  

We are not accepting further submissions at this time. Thank you for your understanding and for your continued support of the programme.