The need is apparent, for out there in the wider world the term youth work can be confounding. As one youth worker contributor to the CYP Now online discussion forums put it the other day: "The two responses I usually get are 'ah that's amazing' (as if all the children I work with are starving) or 'er, okay' (they don't understand the point of it)."
Compared with teaching, which helps pupils pass exams, many find it difficult to put their finger on what youth work is. The political will to provide things to do for young people beyond the school gates or the job centre appears alive and well and encapsulated in the government's 10-year youth strategy. If services are to be provided effectively, this needs to be followed by the state's championing of youth work as a profession.
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