Travellers Provision

We work with the Stable Way Traveller community to engage with 8-19 year olds in positive activities through the following three projects:

Girls group

The Traveller girls group provides weekly sessions to improve their confidence and self esteem whilst engaging in creative activities. We work in partnership with Kensington Aldridge Academy.

One to one

The Traveller one to one provision provides additional support for the young travellers to stay in school, enrol in college, explore work and training opportunities or any other paths of interest.

Holiday Provision

Traveller holidays provision works with young people aged 8-19 residing in the Stable Way Traveller site to provide educational and fun offsite activities and enable them to engage with the wider community. Click here to download the programme.

You can also see our core summer programme here.

What this means for young people:

  • Better and more trusted relationships with others from outside of the Traveller community

  • Increased motivation to attend school and improved engagement

  • Improved social and communication skills 

  • Opportunity to access new experiences, raising aspirations and broadening horizons 

  • More confidence and self-esteem 

  • Stronger friendships

  • Reducing boredom and isolation

  • Opportunity to get involved in off site activities

  • Improvement in behaviour  

Impact:

78.7%
attendance in 2021

79.2%
attendance in 2022

23 boys and 11 girls
engaged in the project in 2022/23

Only in the last three years have young Travellers graduated from mainstream education. Previously many left after primary school, or were excluded in KS3.

In our cohort, 2 Traveller young people graduated from year 11. One was the first from the Traveller community to get through secondary education completing all exams from a particular traveller site since the late 1950s, and is now enrolled in Level 1 Plumbing.

Go Ape adventures:

“Through this project Traveller young people have access to many services and are not held back by low literacy skills. Traveller girls have become more independent and feel more confident to be themselves in the absence of boys. This includes learning new skills such as cooking and exploring dishes from different cultures, managing budgets, researching and independently shopping. Session ideas come directly from the young people themselves.
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— YAA Travellers Lead Worker

Contact

Michelle McCann
Travellers Lead Worker
michelle.mccann@youthactionalliance.org
07534 403501