The PLUS strategy aims to raise significantly the literacy and numeracy levels of children and young people in order to prevent crime. It is an integral part of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) Skills for Life strategy and is a partnership between the YJB, DCSF and Arts Council England.
Over the last three years, PLUS has developed a number of project models for the delivery of PLUS Enrichment programmes. These are Reading Matters, Summer Arts Colleges and Arts Champions.
PLUS has also developed enrichment programmes, embedding literacy and numeracy within primarily the arts, such as ‘Sounds Good’ (building a virtual band) as well as additional enrichment programmes centred on the environment and parenting.
For further information on any aspect of PLUS, please contact the PLUS team on 0845 22 33 102 or email
plusinformation@ecotec.co.uk.
Reading Matters programmes
The PLUS Reading Matters programme aims to:
- engage young people in reading
- increase their enjoyment of reading
- improve their reading skills.
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Summer Arts Colleges
Summer Arts Colleges are arts-focused projects that provide a structured, 25 hours per week of arts-based activity over the six-week summer holiday, using the PLUS Arts enrichment materials.
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