[StrongInTheArm]

Thanks for the reply Chicgeek, 30 hours doesn't sound that much, it amounts to a week's work.

As a matter of interest could you say:
At what age the students are required to participate?
What are they actually required to do?
What do you think they get out of it?
and do you think it benefited the community in any substantial way?

This is being touted as a means of combating racism and the extremism that lead to the recent suicide attacks and attempted attacks in London, as well as trying to bring together an increasingly divided community. I don't know how many hours community service they are calling for but to make an impact on peoples attitudes will take time.

Sorry, this is beginning to sound like work, but I think in principle this is a good idea but, there are aspects of it that worry me, such as the call for it to be compulsory. You cannot force someone to change their views, only present the facts and hope they see the light.