Welcome to City Year West Midlands
We believe that young people can change the world by giving a year - here. Volunteering in schools across the West Midlands, our mentors inspire and coach pupils from some of our most disadvantaged communities to believe in themselves and be the best they can be. And, by helping pupils realise their potential, our volunteers unlock their own.
Supporting pupils to succeed
Three children in every ten are growing up in poverty in the West Midlands. By the time they take their GCSEs, disadvantaged pupils in Birmingham are an average 1.3 years behind their non-disadvantaged classmates. In parts of the Black Country the gap is over 18 months and in Coventry it is over 19 months. City Year West Midlands and the young people who volunteer with us, are passionate about closing that gap.
Since 2013, hundreds of young people have volunteered through City Year West Midlands and given over three-quarters of a million hours in over 50 school teams to support pupils to succeed.
City Year West Midlands offers 18 to 25-year-olds the opportunity to change children’s lives and their own. Skills development, networking and career exploration are integral to the programme.
Our City Year Mentors focus on ‘early warning indicators’ that place pupils at risk of not reaching their potential. They track low Attendance, poor Behaviour and failure to make Curriculum progress – our ‘ABCs’.
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