New qualification for youth work professionals to build skills of sector
A new Level 4 Certificate in Professional Development (Youth Work) has been launched by the National Youth Agency (NYA) to help practitioners develop their skills in specialist areas. The qualification is aimed at youth workers and those who wish to make use of Youth Work methods in the services they offer, such as social workers, … Continued
Don’t be invisible, complete the National Youth Sector Census.
Make sure you’re counted in this year’s National Youth Sector Census to help make the case for investment to protect and grow the youth sector At the National Youth Agency (NYA) we are passionate about supporting the sector, to make great youth work happen. The last few years have been tumultuous for young people, for … Continued
A Celebration of Youth Work
The National Youth Agency held a reception in Parliament to celebrate the youth work sector on Thursday 1st December – originally planned to take place during Youth Work Week, but delayed due to rail strikes. With MPs, government officials, charity leads, regional youth work units, allied sector leads and funders in attendance, the reception shone … Continued
The Door Awarded Advanced Level Quality Mark
The Door, a leading youth charity in the Stroud district in Gloucestershire, has been awarded the coveted National Youth Agency Quality Mark at Advanced level. The Door has been supporting young people and their families for 30 years, injecting hope into their lives by unlocking their potential and opening up opportunities so that their past does not define their future. The Quality Mark, awarded for three years, recognises high quality youth work through benchmarked standards and indicators based on the National Occupational … Continued
Obituary – John Ewen
Everybody at the NYA was saddened to hear of the passing of John Ewen OBE. John was the Director of the National Youth Bureau, predecessor of the NYA, during its formation in the mid-1970’s and was a passionate advocate for youth work, and for young people. One of John’s proudest achievements at the National Youth … Continued
Young People Need More than Relationship Sex Education (RSE) in the classroom to achieve the relationships they want
High quality Relationship, Sex, Education (RSE) in schools and colleges is important to prepare young people for relationships throughout their lives. However, in a new poll for Fastn and the National Youth Agency carried out by Survation this RSE Day, young people highlighted the vital contribution that role models play throughout the different aspects of … Continued
Pride at the NYA – Bex, amplifi Programme Manager
For pride month this year, some of team at the NYA have asked to share with the sector what pride means to them… Bex Perry amplifi Programme Manager Bex is the Young People’s Opportunity and Development Platform Programme Manager for the National Youth Agency and is working to develop our brand-new platform- amplifi. Bex is a … Continued
Pride at the NYA – Esther, Deputy Director of Youth Work
For pride month this year, some of team at the NYA have asked to share with the sector what pride means to them… Esther Horner-Aird Deputy Director of Youth Work Esther has worked in the youth work sector for almost 20 years, across a range of settings and contexts. Esther started her career as a … Continued
Blackpool youth provision review results published
A review of the current provision that is available for young people in Blackpool aged 7-25, which started in autumn last year, has now finished and initial recommendations published. After securing funding for this important piece of work, ongoing collaborative work has been undertaken with the third sector to review the existing youth provision across … Continued
The Power of Now: The first National Youth Work and Racial Justice Conference
by Ray Douglas, Equal Equity 50 black / PoC lead youth organisations and practitioners from the Youth Work sector assembled in Leicester to attend The Power of Now, the first national Youth Work and Racial Justice conference. This conference was a celebration of the work Equal Equity has done over the past 2 years in … Continued