Peter Peacock told delegates at YouthLink Scotland's annual conference last week: "I see a bigger and bigger role for youth workers in schools. We're trying to create space in our curriculum for personalised learning."
He continued: "I want to see the special relationship I know youth workers can develop with young people brought into the school to a far greater extent."
Peacock described the increased role of youth workers in learning as one of his "major preoccupations" as he oversees the drawing up of Scotland's first youth work strategy, which he expects on his desk in draft form by Christmas.
The long-awaited document will include an outline of the objectives of youth work, where it should take place and services that should be available to young people to inform and empower them and accredit their achievements. It will also set out professional development options for part-time, full-time and voluntary youth workers.
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