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Hear from the voices of our young people on their journey through the JOBS Project after attending our programme!
Hear from the voices of our young people on their journey through the JOBS Project after attending our programme!
Head2Work is a project which utilises a “youth work” approach to engaging 14-21 year-olds who are living in employment deprived areas, unemployed and at risk of offending/re-offending.
This project focuses on their:
Previous participants have been involved in gardening, graffiti art, dance, walking challenges, etc. and participants can also work towards a range of qualifications. e.g., SQA Money Management, Personal Development Award, etc.
For more information about Barnardo’s Works Tayside. Please visit our Dundee centre page.
Discovering Your Potential supports care experienced young people for up to a year to build their resilience and confidence, progress towards and successfully sustain their positive outcomes, e.g. further education, jobs or apprenticeships. Each young person is allocated a key worker who will provide ongoing support and signpost for specialist intervention as required.
Barnardo’s Works DYP Leaflet PDF
For more information about Barnardo’s Works Tayside. Please visit our Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross centre pages.
The Explore & B’Leave programme was developed in response to the covid-19 pandemic. It focuses on supporting young people aged 15-18 to make the transition from school to post-school activity; working on areas such as:
and vocational activity such as:
For more information about Barnardo’s Works Tayside. Please visit our Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross centre pages.

New programme, providing support to young people aged 15-24; focusing on an “end to end” delivery model with an all-stage approach to ensure streamlined and focused support.
Target Groups – Young People most at risk of leaving school and not participating / needing support to transition from school to post school activity; 16-19 year olds not in employment, education or training; 16-24 year olds requiring tailored and intensive support due to the following barriers: care experienced, caring responsibilities, mental health, low-level criminal record/offending history; long-term unemployed 16-24, inactive and most at risk of not progressing into a positive destination
Barnardo’s Works supports young people 15-29 with mental health and physical health barriers/issues to enhance their employability and wellbeing to be ready to progress into a positive destination; focusing on an “end to end” delivery model with an all-stage approach to ensure streamlined and focused support.
Barnardo’s Works supports young unemployed and underemployed parents to enhance their skills and secure opportunities / progress within the workplace; ultimately supporting parents to lift their families out of poverty. We have access to a £900 upskill fund per parent to support achievement of training and qualifications.
For more information on Barnardo’s Works Tayside, please visit our centre page.

Subcontractor funding earned and fees retained 2022 – 2024 PDF