Research and analysis

Volunteering programmes for young people: how beneficial are they?

Ofsted survey report evaluating volunteering programmes in schools, colleges and youth and community settings.

Documents

Choosing to volunteer

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Choosing to volunteer

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Choosing to volunteer: summary report

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Choosing to volunteer: summary report

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Details

This Ofsted survey report evaluates volunteering programmes in a sample of schools, colleges and youth and community organisations. It looks at the experiences of young people, particularly the most vulnerable or disadvantaged.

Inspectors collected evidence from visits to six secondary schools, seven colleges and six youth and community organisations. They also collected the views of 328 young people through an online survey.

Published 5 December 2011