Information, Advice & Guidance For Young People

"I Am Meth" - Poem About Drug Abuse

06 January 2012

This Poem titled "I Am Meth" has been circulated via the internet for many years.

It is a very profound piece of writing highlighting the issues faced by users and addicts of the drug Methamphetamine (also known as Crystal Meth or just Meth). Meth is a highly addictive stimulant that dramatically effects the central nervous system and is a growing problem throughout the world.

I have tried to find the origins of this poem but as with lots of internet circulated writings there are many rumours associated to the poems writer. I have heard of stories such as; it was written by young Indian girl who was in prison for drugs charges, who died shortly after completing the poem from a drugs overdose. Also stories that it was sent to an American news paper by an anonymous teenager or that it was written by a middle aged mother who has never used drugs before. What ever rumours you choose to believe the message is still the same and just as hard-hitting.

Education Policies

25 October 2010

Exclusion policy - All schools and educational providers in Southend work to a common policy set to ensure consistency of practice and experience for learners please follow the link http://www.southend.gov.uk/downloads/file/531/exclusions_booklet

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Healthy Eating Recipes

25 October 2010

The following healthy eating recipes are all available to download as PDF documents. You will need an appropriate PDF reader to be able to open these documents. Please ensure you have Adobe Reader or equivalent software installed. (Please right-click and select 'save' to save these recipes to your computer)

Cottage Pie - Download
Fajitas - Download
Mushroom Risotto - Download
Spaghetti Bolognaise - Download
Paelle - Download
Chilli Con Carne - Download
Vegetable Lasagne - Download
Stir Fry - Download
Chicken Tikka - Download
Vegetable Curry - Download

Information for learners with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

25 October 2010

Welcome to Southend YMCA Education & Training

We want you to know that we have many ways of helping you to be successful in your chosen course. We look forward to working with you and supporting you. We hope you have fun while you learn!

Our Policy

We are committed to the idea of equality, diversity and social inclusion for all. This means we want to remove any barriers to learning which may be worrying you. If you feel you have a concern about starting or completing your chosen programme or qualification, then we would like you to tell us. We will discuss your concerns and look at how we can help you to overcome any disability, learning difficulty or additional learning need. We want you to achieve your personal, employment, training and educational aims.

You do not have to tell us about your disability. That is your right. If you do decide to tell us, then we can help you. You will find that we have many helpful systems standing by to support you. They are described below.

We still have more things we can do and we are planning new improvements to help you further. We will let you know through newsletters and our website and through talks our staff will explain how these improvements are coming on.

The most important thing you can remember is that all our staff are ready to give advice and support at any time; they look forward to working with you.