The National Youth Agency's (NYA) new board of trustees is drawn from a wide range of backgrounds. Meetings of the trustees have become lively and dynamic as they seek to understand the organisation they have joined and the complex nature of the agenda.
Last month they had a residential where they explored the legacy they had inherited and discussed what it meant for the future direction and priorities of the agency.
John Bateman, CEO of UK Youth, gave a presentation tracing the history of youth work, and a practitioner and a service manager talked about the realities of frontline service delivery. This stimulated discussion about what is youth work, what makes it unique and why it is important. This discussion seems really pertinent as once again the debate about voluntary engagement rages.
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