In its green paper, Every Child Matters, the Government is proposing to address this issue, by making schools (along with Sure Start centres and primary care health centres) a hub for developmental and support services for young people.
Traditionally, there has been a clear delineation between schools and youth services, but an innovative project in Nelson, Lancashire, has demonstrated how youth work based in schools can develop the skills and self-esteem of individual young people, and improve the ethos of the whole school.
The Girls on Film project was developed as a partnership between Edge End High School and Walton High School in Nelson, the Five Wards Arts and Cultural Project, run by Mid-Pennine Arts, and The Prince's Trust mentoring project in east Lancashire.
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