Welcome to Make Space

Make Space is a campaign with a clear mission. Our objective is to transform opportunities for young people in England with the development of a new network of contemporary out of school clubs for 11 to 19 year olds, providing exciting places to go and things to do.

Building on existing good practice, the campaign aspires to raise standards still further in meeting the needs of young people. Through lobbying, campaigning and development, Make Space seeks to revolutionise the youth offer in this country.

Make Space is a £4million campaign that was launched in 2002 by national charity 4Children, with the support of Nestlé UK.

Make Space for Health

Recommendations and findings from the Make Space for Health pilot programme were released on 1 July 2009 at a launch event in Westminster hosted by Dawn Butler MP and young champion diver, Tom Daley. The ground breaking report calls on Government to recognise the campaign’s success and invest in a new inspirational programme at a national level based on the Make Space for Health model.

Over the past year, Make Space for Health has been testing fun and accessible health and lifestyle programmes in youth clubs focusing on healthy eating, physical activity and mental and emotional health through a series of modules entitled EAT, MOVE and FEEL.

Feedback from the pilots was positive - 52% of young people now think that being healthy is important to them compared with 39% before. Levels of self-esteem were also boosted, with 30% reporting feeling happy with their appearance compared with 20% before.

To access the Make Space for Health programme modules, click here.
To access the Make Space for Health national policy report summary click here and for the full report click here.

Tom Daley, UK diving champion and Team Nestlé athlete (pictured above), said: “Keeping fit and healthy is really important for everyone. A lot of people my age aren’t really into the traditional sports that you get offered at school so I think it’s a great idea to be able to try different activities that will keep you equally fit that are available outside of school in youth clubs.”

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