This latest edition arrives at what could be a key stage in the development of local authority-run youth services, with new legislation creating a new duty to provide positive activities. The Edge explains this new legislation in detail, outlining what is meant by "wellbeing" and explaining the national standards that local authorities should aim to meet.
It includes a report from a leading think-tank calling for more structured activities for young people to help bridge "a social skills gap". Leading youth work writer and consultant Bernard Davies takes issue with some of the report's findings, sensing that some of its measures may actually undermine youth work's capacity for helping young people unless handled in flexible and sensitive ways.
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