About You

What is the name of your School or College?

What year are you in? Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13

Gender (please specify)? Male Female

Question 1:

Have you heard of National Citizen Service? Yes No

If yes what have you heard about the NCS? (1500 chars left)

Question 2:

Do you find the idea of National Citizen Service compared with volunteering more or less attractive? More Attractive Less Attractive

Please explain why: (1500 chars left)

Question 3:

What are you likely to be doing/did you do in your summer holiday (following your GCSE’s)? (1500 chars left)

Would you like to/have liked to attend a summer programme with 100 other young people that runs for 5 weeks of your summer? Yes No Maybe

Question 4:

Would you like to/have liked to spend 10 days away on a residential programme? (5 days at an outdoor centre (Wellington College) and 5 days near your own community) Yes No Maybe

Would you be happy to spend a further 2 weeks of your summer fully involved in the NCS programme doing projects in your community? Yes No Maybe

What would keep you committed to finishing the programme? (1500 chars left)

Question 5 - Part 1:

In regards to a 5 Day Residential at Wellington College (near Reading):

What kinds of outdoor activities would you like to do? e.g. climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, swimming, etc (1500 chars left)

Would you like to do a survival exercise? e.g. wilderness camping, building your own accommodation? Yes No Maybe

Would you be happy to camp for two nights during the outdoor activities residential? Yes No Maybe

What other kinds of outdoor challenges would you be interested in trying? (1500 chars left)

Question 5 - Part 2:

In regards to a 5 Day Community Skills Week in your local area:

Is there anything you would like to change / improve in your community? Yes No Maybe

What kind of projects would you like to do if you had the chance? (1500 chars left)

Question 6:

Are there any skills that you would like to develop on a programme like this? E.g. build confidence, presenting, project management, etc. (1500 chars left)

What other experiences would you be looking for? E.g. make friends, try new things, meet business people, be inspired, improve your UCAS form, etc. (1500 chars left)

Question 7:

Would you be keen to take part in a competition for the best team’s projects that made the most impact (this would involve your team presenting to business and community leaders about what you had achieved)? Yes No Maybe

What would be a worthwhile prize to you? e.g. a week of work experience at Amazon, a trip somewhere, money, funding for your project (1500 chars left)

Question 8:

Would you be prepared to pay a contribution to attend a summer programme like this? Yes No Maybe

If yes or maybe, how much do you think you would be prepared to pay? (1500 chars left)

Would you be able to pay for your travel costs to attend meetings in your local area? Yes No Maybe

Question 9:

Would you have any concerns about taking part in National Citizen Service? Yes No Maybe

If yes or maybe, please specify? (1500 chars left)

Question 10:

10. And finally, how would you make NCS an attractive programme for 16 year olds? (1500 chars left)

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