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In Your Corner
We are a small charity that packs a big punch!! Our non-contact boxing groups use evidence-based psychology to help vulnerable young people regulate their feelings and behaviour. It’s a game-changing approach that sets us apart. We work across London with young people ages 11 - 18 years old. 
Description

About the organisation: In Your Corner delivers non-contact boxing and clinical psychology interventions for young people aged 11–18, particularly those at risk of exclusion or showing emotional dysregulation in schools. 

Project goal: To explore how the combination of interventions (non-contact sports and talking therapy) supports educational attainment in school-aged youth, especially those with traits of ADHD or behavioural challenges. The aim of this project is to produce a report combining literature review and existing internal quantitative and qualitative data analysis to support expansion of this programme in schools.  

Duties
  •  Conduct a literature review on the benefits of non-contact sports (including boxing), combined with talking therapy, on educational attainment in school-aged children. 
  • Analyse existing qualitative and quantitative data. For example, this includes health and wellbeing scoring from the participants before and after the intervention.  
  • Collaborate to write a summary report, suitable for external communication and marketing. 
  • Optional: Observe one session of the intervention at one of the central London sites (non-participatory). 
Who will the volunteers be working with?
Volunteers will primarily work with January Jones, CEO of the charity; possibly with another team member involved depending on capacity.
Training
Volunteers should be familiar with Google Sheets or Excel
Additional support/training can be provided based on need
The project will run from October to February and will be mostly remote. Volunteers are expected to dedicate some time each week to the project; the exact timings are flexible.
Supervisor (January Jones) can offer approximately 2 hours/week of support.
Application deadline

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