Princes Trust Community Project Support for Completing the

Princes Trust Community Project Support for Completing the Award

Please write your name (first and surname) Centre Name – Castlebrae Community High SAVE School A COPY so you know where to access it at a later date. If you can save onto one drive that would be great as you could share with me at James. mcpartlin@ castlebrae. edin. sc h. uk Catherine. reilly@C astlebrae. edin. sch. uk James. Donald@C astlebrae. edin. sch.

Think about how you could help your community. This could be the Castlebrae Community, the wider Niddrie/Craigmillar community, or even the Edinburgh community. Think! What are the main issues facing my community at the moment? What can I do to help?

Examples could include: • Phoning care homes to speak to lonely residents • Organising a remote fundraising event for the NHS • Asking older neighbours if they need help doing their shopping online • Baking cakes to deliver to hospitals, care homes or to other key workers • Sending thank you letters of appreciation to key workers • Making a video supporting the idea that young people need to stay home at the moment

Pick out two of your favourite ideas from point 1. 1 Consider both the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.

Examples! Getting online shopping for vulnerable neighbours Sending thank you letters to key workers Advantages: Advantages • This could make vulnerable people feel supported • It could help key workers feel supported • It could be a vital service. If older people don’t know how to do online shopping they could be forced to go shopping which puts them at risk Disadvantages: • People may get insulted if you offer them help • Not everyone has access to a computer, or wifi • It would be easy to organise Disadvantages: • It could put more pressure on postmen • If I deliver letters myself I am putting myself and my family more at risk

Choose one project from 2. 2 that you want to take forward. State what this project is. Think about how this project will benefit (help) people!

Example! Project chosen: I am going to organise getting shopping for some of my neighbours who are not allowed out of their houses due to their age or their poor health. Benefits: • This could prevent vulnerable people putting themselves at risk by leaving their houses • It could help improve the moods of these people, as they will feel supported • It could help to improve relations in the community • It could help to improve the reputation of Castlebrae Community High

Think about what you need to do (step by step) in order to complete your project. Think about who you could complete your project with.

Example! • Hold a meeting with every member of your team • Come up with a plan and decide who will do what and who will contact who • Reach out to old people and see if they need help ordering shopping online • Help them to get their shopping delivered • Phone them to make sure they received their shopping

Think about everything you will need in order to complete your community project

Example! • List of older, vulnerable people in the community and their phone numbers • A phone • A computer or tablet • Wifi or data

Did anyone give you a donation as a thank you for your services? If yes, how much? Think about what you will do with the money. Will you donate it to charity?

Example! We received £ 5 as a thank you from two older residents who were very grateful that they did not have to leave their homes to do their shopping. We donated this £ 10 to a local charity

Think about how long it will take you to complete your project? A week? Is it an ongoing project? Give yourself deadlines to complete tasks.

Example! This project should take a week to organise. Once we get started, we will keep going until the end of the coronavirus pandemic or until each older person feels confident ordering their own

Think about what could go wrong with this project. What are some potential dangers or difficulties? What could you do to prevent these from happening?

Example! Hazard – some older people may be alarmed if an unrecognised number calls them Action – try to phone people you know. If this is not possible, get someone they do know to warn them you will be calling. Hazard – some people may want to leave their homes to thank you for your help. This puts them at risk. Action – tell older people if they want to say thank you in some way they should donate money to your chosen charity

Will you need any help or resources in order to complete the project?

Example! • I will need help identifying older people in the community. I will need to reach out to friends, neighbours, community charities and organisations to do so • I will need people to spread the word so people in the community are aware of what we are doing.

Write down what your task was, and if you completed it. In order to provide evidence please try to take a couple of photos of you in action! If you can get a parent or carer to write a note stating what they have witnessed you doing that would be

Example! • It was my job to phone all the people on my list • I had to ask them if they needed help ordering their shopping online • I phoned every name on my list • I then continued to check in with them every week

This is a picture of me phoning an older, vulnerable person I have witnessed my daughter/son make various phone calls to older members of the community, asking if they need help organising an online shop.

Did your team work together to complete the group task? Provide evidence in the same way as you did for 3. 3

Think about what went well. Example: we managed to contact and provide support to 20 members of the community. Think about what could have been improved/what you would do differently next time. Example: at the start, we didn’t tell people if they wanted to thank us they should donate money to charity and so a couple of older people left their homes to thank us. This put them at risk.

What skills did you use? Examples: • Organisational skills • Telephone skills • Interpersonal skills

Think about what you have learned about your community through completing this project. Examples: • There a lot of older, vulnerable people in our community • Not everyone in our community has access to the internet • A lot of people rely on the library to access

Remember! • Pick a project you are passionate about • Pick a project that is achievable! • Write your answers in full sentences! • Collect evidence! Remember to take photos and ask people around you to take a note of what they have seen you do.