Project Rejuvenate: evaluating pilots for heritage and archaeology-led wellbeing programmes for young people
Author(s): Linda Monckton, Leigh Chalmers, Annie Partridge, Andrew Richardson, Chloe Tayali, Paul Vitty, Ruth Yoxon
Rejuvenate is the culmination of four years’ work looking at how Historic England might work collaboratively with other organisations to use heritage and archaeology as a tool for building self-determination and resilience in vulnerable young people. Within Historic England, the project brings together the expertise of the Head of Wellbeing and Heritage and the Head of Heritage Crime. A feasibility stage was undertaken in 2021 followed by a development year of maintain partnerships and seeking funding. The two parallel pilot projects were carried out in 2023. The pilot project takes the form of a working partnership between archaeological and heritage organisations alongside a state secondary school in Wiltshire and the youth justice team in Kent. Together we worked to create interventions that will help young people and children who are encountering significant barriers to reaching their full potential. The goal of the project is to expand the capacity of vulnerable young people to appreciate and realise their own potential where it is suppressed by circumstance or selfbelief. This pilot was generously funded by The Historic England Foundation, The Swire Trust, Edward Vinson 1957 Charity and Rockthorn.
- Report Number:
- 77/2024
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 174
