The group of youth work and education leaders will investigate how schools can work more closely with youth work organisations to improve young people’s social and personal development.
Former children’s minister Tim Loughton has been appointed chair of the commission, which also includes NYA chief executive Fiona Blacke, Labour’s former children minister Baroness Beverley Hughes, and British Youth Council chair Rosina St James.
Blacke said too few schools were partnering with youth work organisations to give young people more opportunities to develop their character and skills.
“Youth workers make a vital difference to young people’s lives, and particularly to the lives of the most disadvantaged, providing learning experiences and opportunities for personal development in imaginative contexts,” she said.
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