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| David Cameron unveils National Citizen Service in Wales | |
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| Graduates who do a two-year teaching scheme will be expected to volunteer with the National Citizen Service (NCS), Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. | |
| The NCS aims to prepare teenagers for work through team building activities and community projects. | The NCS aims to prepare teenagers for work through team building activities and community projects. |
| It has run in England since 2011 and a pilot scheme began in Wales last year. | It has run in England since 2011 and a pilot scheme began in Wales last year. |
| Mr Cameron, visiting Wales, said it was a "fantastic opportunity" for young people. | |
| The intention is that graduates on the scheme, called Teach First, lead activities such as taking teenagers on group activities and challenges like mountaineering, canoeing and abseiling. | The intention is that graduates on the scheme, called Teach First, lead activities such as taking teenagers on group activities and challenges like mountaineering, canoeing and abseiling. |
| More than 1,700 graduates joined Teach First in England and Wales this year, and the intention is all will be involved in the volunteer scheme by 2017. | More than 1,700 graduates joined Teach First in England and Wales this year, and the intention is all will be involved in the volunteer scheme by 2017. |
| 'Break down social barriers' | 'Break down social barriers' |
| Ahead of his visit to Wales on Friday, Mr Cameron said: "NCS is a fantastic opportunity for young people from different backgrounds to come together to gain life skills and give something back to their local community. | |
| "Teach First's mission to break down social barriers makes its teachers ideal volunteer mentors to engage with and inspire young people on NCS. | "Teach First's mission to break down social barriers makes its teachers ideal volunteer mentors to engage with and inspire young people on NCS. |
| "This fantastic partnership will create thousands more opportunities for young people to benefit from NCS." | "This fantastic partnership will create thousands more opportunities for young people to benefit from NCS." |
| The NCS is a key part of Mr Cameron's "Big Society" agenda, encouraging the growth of volunteering and promoting so-called social enterprises. | The NCS is a key part of Mr Cameron's "Big Society" agenda, encouraging the growth of volunteering and promoting so-called social enterprises. |
| The UK government has been embroiled in controversy this week after one high-profile charity, Kids Company, closed its doors after ministers said they wanted to recover a £3m grant. | The UK government has been embroiled in controversy this week after one high-profile charity, Kids Company, closed its doors after ministers said they wanted to recover a £3m grant. |
| There have been suggestions that Mr Cameron himself had been "mesmerised" by the charity's founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, and had over-ruled civil service concerns over continued funding for the organisation. | There have been suggestions that Mr Cameron himself had been "mesmerised" by the charity's founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, and had over-ruled civil service concerns over continued funding for the organisation. |