Annual Review 2004 - The Prince of Wales

As well as these major initiatives, last year The
Prince of Wales also visited a number of schools
and higher education institutions throughout the
country, including Bacon’s College in south east
London where he helped pupils celebrate the
school’s 300th anniversary, Altrincham School
for Girls in Lancashire where he opened a new
library block, and the University of Buckingham
where he took part in a seminar with students
on the life of his great-great-great-grandmother,
Queen Victoria.
Haggerston School
The Prince’s Trust “xl clubs” are making
a difference for the pupils at Haggerston
School in Hackney, east London.
The two-year accredited xl programme
encourages young people, aged 14 to
16 and at risk of exclusion or educational
underachievement, to develop skills in
an informal club setting in their school.
The pupils develop through activities
aimed at personal and team-building
skills. The xl scheme specifically aims to
raise self-esteem, improve motivation,
enable achievement, and to help
develop essential skills for life and work.
Haggerston School first started xl in
2002 and has two clubs. The Prince
visited the school in December 2003
to see for himself the success of the
scheme.
During his visit, The Prince met Year 10
students to talk about their involvement
in the scheme and the work they had
been doing to improve their personal
and team work, problem-solving,
citizenship skills and preparation for
the world of work.
The students also talked about their
award-winning company “Motherly
Love”. The company, which sold
Mother’s Day gifts, won three Young
Enterprise Team awards for London
in 2003.
Across the UK, there are currently 800
xl clubs in 513 schools. Strong support
from schools all over the country for the
xl club scheme has seen the number
of pupils excluded, at risk of exclusion,
or lacking in basic skills, helped by The
Prince’s Trust xl clubs rise from 1,500
to 9,000 in the past three years.
The Prince of Wales meets children
during a visit to Haggerston Girl’s
School in Hackney, east London.