We are proud to share the impact of our work and some of our achievements to date:

Impact
Dr Andrew Miles (Manchester University) has led an independent evaluation on our Academy programme over three years.

Headline conclusions include:

• Major positive impact on participants’ attitude and behaviour.
• Less than 33% of young offenders who have had significant engagement with the Academy (from 2006 to 2008) have subsequently re-offended.
• Acquisition of key life skills with 80% of graduates returning to Education, Training and Employment.
• Measurable increases in participants’ capacity to learn.
• Access to college courses, young people have gone on to study BTEC Diplomas and enter the world of work.

See Downloads for the full report.

Achievements
Dance United is proud to have been presented with regional and national awards for our work. These include:

• The Koestler Trust 2011 Jennifer Sieff Platinum Award for Dance
• The Yorkshire Society’s Charity of the Year 2010
• The Duke of York’s Community Initiative Award 2010
• The Koestler Trust 2010 Jennifer Sieff Platinum Award for Dance
• The first-ever Koestler Outstanding Award for dance 2008
• West Yorkshire Criminal Justice Board Award for Outstanding contribution for tackling youth crime 2007
• The Arts and Young People at Risk of Offending Regional Best Practice Award 2007
  
• Children and Young People Now Service Award 2007

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