Great to see support for a better structured and more embedded #NCS - but surely a programme that contain elements of volunteering should not be made compulsory?
https://twitter.com/Will_Tanner/status/1140499637008293889
2. This would be contradictory to the principle of volunteering and counter-productive to the spirit of altruism that is at the heart of volunteering
3. Instead of compulsion, there are a number of other
steps that could be taken to enable NCS to be more effective at encouraging young people to become active citizens
steps that could be taken to enable NCS to be more effective at encouraging young people to become active citizens
4. Eg.
- further and better collaboration between NCS and the voluntary sector
- getting rid of red tape
- opportunities for teenagers from different backgrounds
- further and better collaboration between NCS and the voluntary sector
- getting rid of red tape
- opportunities for teenagers from different backgrounds
5. But compulsion would be counterproductive if the aim is to create more active and engaged citizens: we know that if people feel that action is being driven by an external agenda, their feelings about participation are negatively affected
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