This pack is designed to help you get involved in celebrating the value and impact of your work during Youth Work Week 2026.
Inside, you’ll find activities, promotional resources and advocacy tools to help you work with your young people to share their stories, aspirations for the futures and why youth work matters to them. Whether you’re planning a small local event or a larger campaign, together we can amplify the voice of young people and demonstrate why youth work is needed now more than ever.
Please be aware
We want to share as much of your Youth Work Week content as possible this year, but please be mindful that we are now taking a digital safeguarding-first approach to sharing content featuring young people’s faces. We look forward to seeing content produced by your young people, or content featuring young people which is presented in such a way as to keep their faces / identities protected and less at risk of online harm or AI manipulation.
What’s in this pack?
This publicity pack contains resources to support your Youth Work Week planning and promotion, including:
- Publicity resources
- Social media toolkit
- Young people’s social media toolkit
- Suggested newsletter copy
- Press release template
- Template graphics for social media
- Event planning resources
- Ways to get involved
- Suggested event formats
- Roundtable discussion guide
- Template invitation email to MPs and local decision-makers
- Activity resources
- Youth voice templates (printable graphics and social media frames)
- Session plans
- A window into your future – reflective activity
- Where Futures Begin – creative window display workshop
- YWW Film – discussion guide
About Youth Work Week 2026
Youth Work Week 2026 takes place from 2-8 Tachwedd.
This year’s theme, Where Futures Begin, recognises that every young person’s journey is shaped by the relationships they build, the environments they feel part of and the opportunities they’re given.
Youth work helps young people build confidence, develop meaningful relationships, explore their identity and ambitions, and take positive steps towards their future.
Youth Work Week is an opportunity to celebrate the young people, youth workers, volunteers, organisations and partnerships helping make this happen every day.
Partner social media pack
Young people’s social media pack
Youth Voice Templates (for sharing on social media or just for fun!)
We’re encouraging organisations to use the Youth Work Week Youth Voice templates to help young people share their experiences and aspirations.
Templates include:
- What does youth work mean to you?
- What future are you working towards?
- Who has helped you get there?
Remember to use #YWW2026 throughout the week.
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Ways to get involved
Run a youth session
Use the YWW session plans to explore young people’s aspirations and future ambitions.
Host an event
Bring together young people, families, volunteers, alumni and partners to celebrate youth work. Suggested Event Formats include:
- Shaping futures celebration event: Celebrate young people’s achievements and aspirations
- Open session or open house: Invite stakeholders to see youth work in action
- Alumni stories event: Invite former attendees to share their journeys
- Youth voice session: Facilitate discussions around aspirations and opportunities
- Community partnership event: Celebrate local collaboration supporting young people
Invite local decision makers
Invite MPs, councillors and community leaders to hear directly from young people.
Hold a roundtable discussion
Create space for discussion about opportunities, support and young people’s futures.
Please click below to download word-based templates of Youth Work Week key messaging to engage for your networks and messaging to use when approaching local media outlets:
Copy for your newsletters
A press release template
A local influencer engagement template
