Designed for new heads of youth services, this toolkit from The National Youth Agency supports managers in devising strategies. It offers a route map with 10 key goals from positioning yourself to developing a support network, assessing workload and implementing a strategic plan. A limited number have been distributed free to youth services and the book is also available for purchase.
Price: 8.50 Available from: NYA Sales, 0116 242 7427
Bare Necessities
They may know how to update an iPod nano, but only one in three 18- to 25-year-olds knows how to change a plug. This gap in basic life skills can prove costly and led Jemma Wayne, 25, to research and write this "life manual" for young people starting to live independently. Information ranges from renting a property to how to unblock a sink, washing and ironing, getting along with the neighbours and financial planning.
Price: 7.99; Available from: Bookshops, or www.piatkus.co.uk.
