What we do

21st Century Legacy was established as a Charity to deliver a Schools' programme, Be the Best you can Be! which would inspire and give practical support to young people to achieve their dreams. The philosophy behind the programme is underpinned by the two coaching principles of increased awareness and enhanced responsibility for their school and life choices.

The Be the Best you can Be! Programme starts with a Staff Development Day for the teachers and staff and is followed by a Programme Launch with a Special Speaker. The Programme Launch is followed by further themes to help young people discover and develop the skills they need to follow their dreams and begin their own successful journey. It is up to each School to decide when and how each theme is integrated into the curriculum. The Programme concludes with a Celebration Event.

Our Programme provides a framework, with the student being the centre of our focus. Our intention is to provide the teachers with the opportunity to place what they are currently doing within a framework that supports each child to Be the Best you can Be!. This requires the young people to look at their physical, mental, social/ emotional and spiritual way of being and to help them recognise steps they can take to enhance their performance in each area.

Questions from teachers and peers will encourage and challenge young people to take ownership of their next steps to make a positive difference in their own lives. This process is referred to as coaching which may at times include providing suggestions and sharing experience but we encourage staff to generate thought within young people. If we are truly preparing young people to deal with our complex world in the future, this role of making them more aware and more responsible is a vital process. If we do not do this, who, in the future, is going to deal with our global economic, social, political, spiritual and geophysical issues?

Independent Evaluation of the Be the Best you can Be! Programme by Bath University showed increased aspiration and increased self-confidence in young people, both essential qualities for higher achievement.