Moving Forward - NOLB Stage 1 Service

Moving Forward is a No One Left Behind (NOLB) funded Stage 1 provision for young people, who aren’t feeling confident about their next step, to help build new skills and increase levels of confidence. It is an individual package of activity and learning that is built around your needs and interests. This could be a range of activities - music, arts, sport, outdoor activities - and you can suggest things yourself. The aim is that you will feel more confident and ready to take the next step into further education, training or employment. 

To be eligible, you must be aged between 15½ and 19 years, or up to age 26 if you have multiple barriers, and not be in a job, education or training.

You will have regular support from a dedicated staff member and will work on an individual plan that will help you to reach your goals. You may also be eligible for Educational Maintenance Allowance. 

There are 7 hubs across the city which support eligible young people. These are split into geographical locations, based on schools in each area, and are called clusters. The details for each cluster are listed below:

Cluster 1

Access to Industry

Boroughmuir High School, James Gillespie's High School, St Thomas of Aquin's RC High School, Tynecastle High School, Gorgie Mills

Kirsty McMeekin KirstyMcMeekin@accesstoindustry.co.uk

Cluster 2

Barnardo's

Craigroyston Community High School, Queensferry High School, The Royal High School

Rhianna Wright rhianna.wright@barnardos.org.uk

Cluster 3

Access to Industry

Craigmount High School, Forrester High School, St Augustine's RC High School

Anne Magee AnneMagee@accesstoindustry.co.uk

Cluster 4

Triage

Balerno Community High School, Currie Community High School, Firrhill High School, Wester Hailes High School, Woodlands

Alma Donaldson alma.donaldson@triage.net

Cluster 5

Wheatley Foundation

Gracemount High School, Kaimes, Liberton High School

Gavin Edmonds gavin.edmonds@wheatley-group.com

Cluster 6

Cyrenians

Castlebrae High School, Holy Rood RC High School, Portobello High School

Kirsty Bremner KirstyBremner@cyrenians.scot

Cluster 7

Citadel Youth

Broughton High School, Drummond Community High School, Leith Academy, Pilrig Park, Trinity Academy

Claire O’Brien Claire@citadelyouthcentre.org.uk

Moving Forward also provides support for the parents, carers and families of young people to ensure that they are giving the best chance of progressing through the employability pipeline and sustaining any moves into further education, training or employment.