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Cleveden Secondary School Growing Together Project 2008/9

Background to Project

Academically, socially and culturally, Cleveden Secondary School’s pupil population is extraordinarily diverse. More than 30 national backgrounds are represented in the pupil and parent body and there are significant numbers of children whose families came to Glasgow through the Asylum Programme. 

The Cleveden Growing Together project 2008/9 aimed to foster a greater understanding and respect of different cultural backgrounds and practices through a range of Outward Bound residential experiences and local cultural exchanges.  The project achieved this by working with twelve S2 pupils, six of whom are from asylum seeking families and six are from local Glasgow background, who, after following the course, shared their experiences and learning with various audiences.


The Partners

The Cleveden Growing Together project was delivered through a multi partner approach:
  • The Outward Bound Trust was the lead delivery and project management partner with an instructor from the Outward Bound Metro team facilitating all the various elements of the programme.
  • The Scottish Outward Bound Association, a voluntary organisation that raises funds to send young disadvantaged people on Outward Bound® courses, had the inspiration for the project and raised funds to cover the cost of the project.
  • Cleveden Secondary School was obviously where the participants came from, but contributed much more in terms of support for the project and a member of staff to work with the Outward Bound Metro instructor in the delivery of the project.
  • Pinsent Masons, an international law firm, with an office in Glasgow, contributed a lawyer to work with the participants in the latter stages of the project to train and coach them in presentation skills and to help them put together the presentation that they would make to various audiences.


The Project Delivery

The project was delivered between November 2008 and May 2009. 

The aim of the project was to develop:
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Inclusion & Acceptance
  • Community Integration
  • Building Self esteem & Confidence
  • Communication & Presentation Skills
  • Awareness of self and personal responsibilities
  • Understanding roles of team members
  • Effective team skills


Project Funders

The project was funded by a number of funders.


Success of Project

The project was extremely successful.  All the participants remained engaged in the programme throughout, participating fully and being willing to share their culture with the group.  Participants grew in their own confidence, personal and interpersonal skills as a result of their involvement.  The various partners worked together well to add their unique skill set to the programme in a seamless manner.  But most importantly the participants shared their learning with others ensuring that there were significant ripples from the experience they had and of the learning they had gained.

Martin Davidson,  Head of Centre, Outward Bound Metro