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Training opportunities

Tuesday 15th May 2012

Booking Now: Training places for young people and adults. Leap are currently recruiting for our next Quarrel Shop (for young people) and Young Women and Self Esteem course (for adults). Read more

‘After the Riots’

Thursday 29th March 2012

Leap welcomes the recommendations in ‘After the Riots’ particularly the focus on those between 18 and 24 and the call for the building of personal resilience in young people. Read more

Leap’s 25th Anniversary Awards

Friday 9th March 2012

Over 200 people joined Leap Confronting Conflict yesterday (8th March) to celebrate 25 years of young people's achievements in understanding and transforming conflict in their lives and communities.… Read more

Quarrel Shop - new intake

Thursday 9th February 2012

Do you know any young people who would like to be a participant on Leap's next Quarrel Shop? Read more

Leap on ITV’s Daybreak

Tuesday 17th January 2012

On Tuesday 17 January, Leap was featured on ITV’s Daybreak in a piece on ‘How I Changed My Life’. Read more

Positive for Youth

Tuesday 20th December 2011

Yesterday the Government published its ‘Positive for Youth’ statement that brings together all policies for young people aged 13-19, including education, health and crime. Read more

‘Youth Contract’ unveiled by Government

Thursday 1st December 2011

Leap welcomes scheme to reduce unemployment for young people, but urges Government to introduce measures to specifically target harder-to-reach groups Read more

BBC Lifeline at Leap!

Sunday 6th November 2011

Leap was chosen to be one of the BBC's featured charities for their Lifeline programme. A ten minute film about Leap and the work it does was transmitted at 5pm, 20th November on BBC1. Read more

Cross sector partnerships key to ‘anti-gang’ success

Tuesday 1st November 2011

Leap Confronting Conflict welcomes anti-gangs strategy but reminds Government to ensure there’s joint working between the voluntary sector, local businesses and statutory agencies Read more

‘Talking Sense’ brings community together

Friday 21st October 2011

91% of young people report a positive change how they respond to prejudice. Read more