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How does TWMAD safeguard the children we support?
How does TWMAD safeguard the children we support? This is a question which holds huge significance at TWMAD, our response has to be at the core of how we operate as a growing children’s and [...]
TWMAD are hard at work in Stoke-on-Trent Communities
TWMAD are on hand to work in neighbourhoods to engage and understand how life is for young people in the communities which they live. Sadly not a week goes by where we are not reading [...]
School summer holidays are upon us
This year is flying by and I can’t believe that the school summer holidays are already upon us. This means that our student support enters a quieter period and provides our to team with some [...]
Plans for this Summer’s Youthtopia have begun
It’s been a busy time the last few weeks putting together the plans for this Summer's Youthtopia which TWMAD delivers as part of #HAF2023 programme. Youthtopia is our hugely popular holiday club which features sports [...]
Creating opportunities this summer with holiday club Youthtopia.
Here is a little summary of how TWMAD prepared and contributed towards the Holiday & Food programme (HAF) this summer with our holiday club Youthtopia. Youthtopia is all about creating opportunities for children to feel [...]
Bridge the gap between students and schools
Now all students have returned from their holidays our 121 mentoring sessions have resumed, our mentors bridge the gap between those students who have become disengaged or require additional support and the school. Here are [...]
TWMAD work with schools to raise the confidence and aspirations of their students
Discuss When working in schools, our team takes time to meet up listen and discuss the challenges the schools face in assisting their students to reach the required performance levels to help them to get [...]
7 Tips for parents with children on social media
Following on from this article about the the increase of online sexual abuse against children in Staffordshire, and hearing lots of comments from the young people I work with who in some cases have [...]
Urban Park Studio
TWMAD have in our Urban Park Studio a fantastic creative space that we have been developing over the last few years. Supported by both the Youth Music Trust and also Walleys Quarry we have been [...]