The watchdog has highlighted the work of youth workers placed in “social work pods” in Windsor and Maidenhead as having a positive impact on the engagement and outcomes of young people.
It said part of the reason for the initiative's success is that young people it has spoken with said they enjoy stronger relationships with youth workers than with social workers.
"Young people feel youth workers are more relaxed and ‘bubbly’ than social workers," a good practice report on the initiative states.
"One young person described a powerful example of a youth worker helping her to find a school place after being out of education for two years.
"[Another] young person described a youth worker as ‘basically being a best friend for me’.
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