Rochdale Connections Trust

Best Life is a 12-week school-based programme, where through interactive group sessions, participants develop the knowledge and skills needed to make safe, informed, and positive life choices.

It helps young people build healthy relationships, improve emotional wellbeing, increase self-esteem, and recognise the risks of abuse, grooming, and exploitation. Through interactive group sessions, participants develop the knowledge and skills needed to make safe, informed, and positive life choices.

One to one mentoring by a Youth Development Worker specially for young people in the Darnhill Community. Mentoring is a supportive and developmental relationship where the YDW shares knowledge, guidance, and encouragement with a YP to help them grow personally, educationally or professionally. The mentor provides insights, advice, and constructive feedback, helping mentees navigate challenges, set goals, and build confidence in their abilities. 

The BJJ-Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is a sporting opportunity without barriers or limitations for young people 11-18 reducing community violence and criminal activity and improve relations, ambition, self-belief and achievements. It creates a community within the community, reducing violent culture that has been witnessed in this area, but also discipline, self-regulation, awareness of themselves and other’s needs, resilience, keeping calm in stressful situations or under pressure, focus, dedication. Other key skills learned are listening, recognising non-verbal cues, and respect for themselves and others.