This Report was commisssioned by VOLA (Voluntary Organisations Learning Association) Merseyside. It investigated barriers to learning experienced by disadvantaged groups.  

The Year 7 Project was delivered by HITS (supported by Connexions and Young Addaction) in 8 Halton High Schools during 2006 and 2007. This Evaluation Report was completed in October 2007 and is based on data from the the 6 schools which had completed the project by the end of July 2007. 

This staistical information about volunteering in the UK is produced by Volunteering England. 

‘Halton Youth Academy’ (HYA) was a 12 week programme of learning for young people in the Merseyside Borough of Halton aged 16 to 19 years and not in education employment or training (NEET), delivered by a Consortium of voluntary, statutory and private sector organisations. Programme delivery commenced in October 2005 and continued until June 2007. The principle funder was the Learning and Skills Council. 

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