Youth Work In Depth
Skills for the Job: Be aware of ‘sexting’
Understanding how young people share sexually explicit material via their phones is vital if practitioners are to address the problem
Youth work in schools: happy union or a culture clash?
As an independent commission sets out to examine what role youth work can play in formal education, Charlotte Goddard discovers a range of partnerships between youth groups and schools across the country
Legacy of Paris Brown’s downfall
What does the demise of England’s first youth crime commissioner mean for youth participation?
Skills for the Job: Gender dysphoria
Children can face hostility if their behaviour does not conform to gender stereotypes, says Margaret Griffiths of charity Mermaids UK
Good Practice Case Studies
How young people shape mental health services
Scheme to improve provision of mental health services for young people shows high levels of satisfaction among participants
Good Idea: Construction skills lay firm foundations for the future
Young people aged 16 to 25 work alongside tradespeople to renovate empty homes and learn construction skills
Participation in Action: Young people find their voice to take control of life in care
Children in care can feel that they have little influence over important decisions affecting their lives. In 2005 the London Borough of Southwark decided to address this through a programme that gave looked-after children and care leavers a say.
How mediation resolves family conflict
Young people are being helped to mend relationships with their families to prevent them becoming homeless
Participation in Action: Young commissioners help shape the future of services
The government’s Positive for Youth strategy calls for local authorities to “ascertain the views of young people and to take them into account in making decisions about services and activities”.
Youth Work Resources
Personal relationships youth work resources
A round-up of resources for youth workers running sessions on personal relationships.
Politics and democracy youth work resources
A round-up of resources for youth workers looking for ideas to get young people talking about politics and democracy.
Peer pressure youth work resources
A round-up of resources for youth workers looking for ideas to get young people talking about peer pressure.
Anger management and conflict resolution youth work resources
A round-up of resources for youth workers running sessions on anger management and conflict resolution.
Youth work resources for boys-only sessions
A round-up of resources for youth workers running sessions with boys and young men.
Bereavement youth work resources
A round-up of resources for youth workers running sessions on bereavement.
Latest Youth Work News
- Youth work wins backing for role in schools
- Girls in gangs ‘face greater mental health risks’
- Sports funding boost for London youth clubs
- Fundraising skills added to youth work degree syllabus
- Troubled families initiative misses first-year target
- Parish councils fill youth work void
- Government slammed for failing to support international youth participation
- NYA calls on youth workers to challenge public perceptions
Youth Work Comment
Social media will let tomorrow’s leaders bridge north-south divide
This month, shuttling between the north-east and the south-east of England, I have been struck by some of the massive variations in the experiences of children and young people in different parts of the country, and how this impacts upon national debates about future policy....
Experience should count for something in youth work
Howard Williamson on the value of prior learning in a professional youth work qualification
Youth workers could be the missing link in PSHE
Youth work and schools make strange bedfellows. The very essence of youth work as voluntary and non-formal is certainly at odds with the formal, compulsory nature of school.
Youth Work Sessions
Youth Work Sessions: Exploring Alcohol with Young People
It is important for young people to understand the effects and dangers of drinking too much alcohol. These activities will help them discover more about alcohol, and to distinguish between responsible drinking and alcohol misuse.
Participation In Practice
Good Idea: Construction skills lay firm foundations for the future
Young people aged 16 to 25 work alongside tradespeople to renovate empty homes and learn construction skills
Participation in Action: Young commissioners help shape the future of services
The government’s Positive for Youth strategy calls for local authorities to “ascertain the views of young people and to take them into account in making decisions about services and activities”.
