The Prince’s Trust xl programme
This course has been running in St. Luke’s since 2002. We were one of the first schools in the country to offer the course, and the first to successfully enter pupils for SQA accreditation in “personal social and vocational education”.
xl Receives 'Excellent' Accolade
A report by Durham University has praised Scotland’s xlerate with xl programme as ‘an excellent and very effective programme’ which has ‘a significant impact’ on young people. Since it was launched in 2004 it has helped improve the confidence, communication and team-working skills of 1,750 young people aged 14-16.
Based on The Prince’s Trust xl clubs, xlerate with xl actively encourages young people in Scotland to make the most of their time at school, boosting their motivation and developing their enterprising and working skills for later on in life. It was initiated in response to The Scottish Executive and The Hunter Foundation who, last year, commissioned a report to evaluate its success. Key findings of the report found that the programme has increased students:
Confidence and self awareness
Communication and organisational skills
Willingness to take responsibility and improved team working skills
Ability to cope with new situations and finding new ways of doing things.
