Bullied at NCS and tears

DD did NCS 2 years ago and was unhappy with the attitude of some of the participants and outdoor activity leaders towards a student with additional needs. She complained to the course leader and also called the obnoxious participants out. After she complained things improved. Can you ask your daughter to go and talk to her team leader, I think they are in groups of about 15 aren’t they? Bullying is always unacceptable and they have a duty of care towards her.

Hi, my daughter did NCS last year. Like your daughter, she didn't know anyone there but for her it was a really positive experience and most members of her team still meet up every few months. I'm basing my advice on what my daughters set up was like but obviously this might vary in different areas. Firstly the first week is exhausting, they are with people they don't know, doing full on physical activities, late night socialising and early mornings trying to get to the showers before everyone else. So the tears last night might have been just a release from feeling overwhelmed. Obviously the boy was out of order for what he said but if it was only one boy and she gets on with the others in her team, you might find that by the time you pick her up Friday evening she's feeling more positive. Although your daughter is in one team there might actually be several teams all staying together. They did the day activities with their own team but breakfast and the evening was spent with all the other teams, maybe your daughter has got on with people from another team better? If this is the case you can contact your NCS co-ordinator and request that she moves teams for the next 3 weeks. I know a child joined my daughters team in the second week as she hadn't really got on with members of her original team but had bonded with a child in my daughter's.
I would suggest that you wait until your daughter returns home on Friday to see how she feels before making any decisions. But certainly contact your NCS coordinator and explain about the boy's behaviour, there are leaders assigned to each team who should be made aware of any nastiness so they can deal with it. My daughter's team were like a little family and they really looked up to and respected their team leaders, who made sure the children worked and supported each other as a team.
I hope your daughter's experience improves, NCS was a really positive time for my daughter but if it doesn't, at least she gave it a try!

Is there a contact in charge that you could speak to about this? It would be such a shame if she didn't complete the programme for several reasons. But by the same account I wouldn't want her to be unhappy for the whole summer!
What would she like to do about it? I would say the important thing is to make sure she doesn't frame it in her head as 'failing'.
She didn't know anyone and gave it a go? I have social anxiety and for someone who is anxious about these things to do NCS without any friends is a HUGE achievement no matter how much of the programme she completed.
Sorry I haven't structured this very well as I'm up early with the toddlers.