Our Research and Reports

No5 Young People Restart Youth Report

This report details the key themes and findings from our in-depth conversations with young people.

2024 Impact Report

This report details the impact of our work in 2024.

School Transitions - 2025 Project Impact Report

Following the huge success over the last 3 years of our School Transitions project, the project returned for 2025!

Funded by the Peter Baker Foundation (via the Good Exchange from Greenham Trust) and The Earley Charity, the two week project was devised and delivered by a team of specialist creative practitioners.

The project aimed to support young people who were struggling with school to help their transition through this academic year into the next. The project delivered creative workshops and opportunities for young people to continue to grow their confidence, build and maintain friendships, form relationships with trusted adults, and explore how they were feeling in a safe environment.

Creative Expressive Wellbeing - Drumming Workshops 2025

In June and July 2025, we offered 8 weeks of support to 8 young people on our waiting list through our Creative Expressive Wellbeing Drumming Workshops.

This projects was devised and delivered with a specialist, creative practitioner alongside a No5 counsellor.

Creative Expressive Wellbeing Projects - Summer 2024

In May and June 2024, we offered two Creative Expressive Wellbeing Projects to support young people on our waiting list.

These projects were devised and delivered with two specialist, creative practitioners alongside two No5 counsellors.

School Transitions - Spring Project 2024

In 2022, No5 developed a project in partnership with Rabble Theatre and Music Box Productions to provide creative opportunities for young people who were struggling with school, likely to struggle with their next academic transition, or at risk of exclusion. In its second year, we offered a follow on project in Spring to give young people the opportunity to further develop their skills and reconnect with friends they made in the Summer.

Reducing the Risk of Permanent Exclusion from School 2020-23 Impact Report

In 2019, No5 was awarded funding from the Berkeley Foundation’s ’Skills for Positive Futures’ fund to address issues relating to increasing school exclusions in Reading.

With this, No5 devised an Inclusion Support project which put young people’s stories at its centre and has delivered 1:1 support along with a creative expressive Summer Transitions project, all with the aim of reducing each young person’s risk of permanent exclusion from school.

Summer Transitions 2023 Impact Report

In 2022, No5 developed a project in partnership with Rabble Theatre and Music Box Productions to provide creative opportunities for young people who were struggling with school, likely to struggle with their next academic transition, or at risk of exclusion. In its second year, the project supported 20 young people.

Summer Transitions 2022-2023 Impact Report

In 2022, No5 developed a project in partnership with Rabble Theatre and Music Box Productions to provide creative opportunities for young people who were struggling with school, likely to struggle with their next academic transition, or at risk of exclusion. In its first year, the project supported 33 young people.

6 Month Impact Report - 2023

This report details the impact of our work in the first 6 months of 2023.

1 Year On From Signing The Power Of Youth Charter

In May 2022, we signed the Power of Youth Charter and outlined our commitments to Youth    Social Action.

1 year on from signing the charter, we wanted to share and celebrate how we have been meeting these commitments!

Mental Health Workshops – 2022 Impact Report

No5 delivers Mental Health Workshops to young people in Reading, with the aim to educate, support and build self-awareness around issues they face today.

The Impact of Covid-19 Final Report

In the last few weeks and months, many reports have been published by large, national organisations about the impact that COVID-19 and the lockdown have had on our young people.

No5 Young People Annual Report

Our vision is a world that does not stigmatise young people’s mental health and accepts it as a normal part of human development.