In a snapshot survey of pilot schemes across England, managers reported a number of positive aspects of the eight-week scheme, but also identified some areas for improvement.
In total, managers of 13 projects representing more than 400 programme places responded to the anonymous survey. They reported that 322 of 407 places were filled (79.1 per cent), in line with national figures released by government last month, which showed 8,500 of 11,000 places (77 per cent) had been taken up.
However, the survey found one of the problems was ensuring that children completed the eight-week project, which is split into a two-week residential followed by part-time community volunteering.
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