A total of four youth innovation zones, in Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Knowsley, and a consortium led by Devon, were announced by the government yesterday as part of the Positive for Youth policy statement.
The aim is to test "radical new system-wide approaches" to youth services and provide other areas with good practice examples.
Knowsley Council has revealed it will work on two models – Youth Lite and Youth Deep. Youth Lite will involve shifting delivery of youth services into "centres for learning" and dedicated youth facilities across the borough making them an integral part of the school day.
For young people whose needs cannot be met by the universal Youth Lite model, a proposed 14 to 19 youth development free school will provide a more intensive and targeted form of support, known as Youth Deep.
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