The Prince's Trust Northampton North Team 28 have been working on a 12 week Personal Development Course.

This involves a City and Guilds award in individual team work, community skills award, key skills in working with others improving own learning, performance and problem solving.

The team have tackled many challenges over the 12 weeks including induction, an outward bound residential where they all completed activities such as abseiling, rock climbing, completing a Tyrolean traverse, weasling and problem solving.

Fundraising for their community project on week 3 where the team raised over £750 for their project at Fairfields School for children with multi - sensory disabilities.

Darren Norton from Northampton Town Football Club visited the team room to deliver a healthy lifestyle session. During weeks 4, 5 and 6 the team completed the project at Fairfields School, redeveloping a memorial garden for children who had died at the school and designing an underwater themed hallway leading to the swimming pool.

Week 6 also included the first visit to Northampton Town Football Club's Study Centre were the team completed CV's, application forms and had the use of all the computer facilities.

A very big thank you to Jean for all her help. During week 7 and 8 the team undertook a variety of work placements and week 9 was the next step involving interview techniques, employment requirements and preparing the students for finding full time employment.

Week 10 was the team challenge where the team visited Vitalise - a holiday centre for disabled adults. This had a major impact on the team with many team members already booked in for future visits.

During week 11 they returned to Sixfields for a coaching session with Darren Norton which helped to improve their team work skills.

Once again they had the use of the Study Centre to help them prepare our scripts for the final presentation which was held at Northampton Town Football Club.

Danielle Houlton - Princes Trust Team 28

For further information regarding the Princes Trust Team programme please contact Paul Hamblin on 07717227503
For any other enquiries please call the local Princes Trust Office on 01604 633226