We hope to launch our DofE volunteering programme in September 2026.
Thank you to all of the young people who’ve contacted us about DofE volunteering. We’ve had more enquiries than we could hope to support at this stage!!
We will share information here as to when we’re ready for new enquiries as soon as we can.
Children’s Council
We still have a couple of spaces on our Children’s Council (final name tbc!)
We want to ensure that children and young people have a say in how we run The Story Sanctuary.
We’re looking for young people aged 9-15 to come and join us for a couple of hours on a regular basis, likely once every half term. It will be a chilled session of thinking and talking together.
We’re specifically keen to include those who are neurodivergent (autistic/ADHD) and/or anxious/shy and would not often feel they could speak up or get their voice heard.
We did some brainstorming with the scouts who gave us great ideas but the final decisions on how this runs will be made by the members of the “council” when it begins.
The adult team supporting this are trained creative facilitators or have a therapeutic background and experience working with children and young people.
We are very experienced working with children who may struggle to feel comfortable and speak up in typical spaces and those who are confident to do so too!
We’re enhanced DBS checked and mental health first aiders.
If you would like your child to be involved, please fill out this enquiry form:
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1b88N-fAsTN-CTQWJlWTNVA2b793z