The Case Study, used in conjunction with the Broadening Horizons 10-minute DVD linked below, serves as a resource to share the learning from this pilot project with teachers, schools, organisations and all others who are interested in undertaking a similar linking project and learning from our experience.

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A group of 15 Year 8 pupils from Tom Hood Science College in Leytonstone, East London and a group of 14 Year 8 students at Sir James Smith's Community School in Camelford recently completed this pilot project, which was launched and managed by Diversity and Dialogue, and was made possible through the support of The Pears Foundation and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. 

Bringing together a diverse cross-section of over 100 young people aged 16 -19, the NYF was a day-long conference that created an open, frank and robust space for dialogue and action.

It centred around pro-active discussion about and responses to the following issues identified by the 8-person youth working committee:

Supported by the Pears Foundation and the Gulbenkian Foundation, the Rural-Urban School Exchange will link 15 students (age 13-14) from Sir James Smith school in Cornwall and 15 students from Tom Hood School in East London.