Growing Confidence is funding Community Projects to run in all the 28 Growing Confidence schools to build relationships with their wider school communities.

• Increase opportunities for different generations to work together
• Improve relationships and respect for other people from the local community
• Strengthen communication and social skills
• Increase self confidence to try new things

The Arts is the most obvious medium for this and schools have creatively used animation, film, photography, mosaic, garden design to bring together pupils, staff, parents and carers and members from the local community to work creatively together on a huge variety of successful  projects.

The work with communities is part of the Growing Confidence holistic model (available at the bottom of page) to promote emotional health and well-being and complements the other programmes working with staff, children, parents and carers.