All simple enough questions, and useful starting points when thinking about Youth Work Week, 1 to 7 November. Every year in the first week of November, local youth services and youth work organisations use the week to promote their work. It's a chance to reflect on questions such as those above and come up with activities - whether it's programme ideas for young people or public relations exercises aimed at politicians, other professionals or the wider community - that can provide illumination.
Each year, The National Youth Agency (NYA) suggests a theme and this year it's Promoting the Voice and Influence of Young People. Chief executive Fiona Blacke explains this is an area in which youth work has often provided a lead to public services. "Youth work has consistently helped provide a platform for young people and worked to help develop their skills and confidence to express themselves," she comments. "Crucially, youth workers have also influenced other organisations - not least government - to become more receptive to the influence of young people."
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