The social cost of youth work report provides an analysis of 74 sources of academic literature and research evidence relating to the impact of youth work on young people in contact with the youth justice system.

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The ‘Joining the Dots’ was an investigative consultation commissioned by the National Youth Agency (NYA) in 2022 to better understand the needs of grassroots youth organisations and how the NYA, along with sector partners, can support frontline youth workers to make great youth work happen. The report is supported by thoughts and insights from interviews … Continued

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This important resource ensures that youth workers are fully equipped to protect and safeguard young people, first and foremost. It also provides a useful reference for those commissioning youth work to ensure that their provision meets the optimum standards for safeguarding.   The report includes a set of policy recommendations which place a greater onus on … Continued

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The Better together: Youth work with schools report is the result of a call for evidence and a survey of schools and youth work organisations, as well as interviews with young people.  The report draws upon case studies and interviews collated from over 200 organisations, illustrating where youth work is taking place with schools and alternative provision, … Continued

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Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. A selection of documents explaining the NYA Curriculum for different audiences.

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With up to 1 in 4 youth centres under the threat of closure, and emergency funding for youth services coming to an end, failure to act now will decimate the youth sector leaving a generation of young people without opportunities to thrive.  NYA and YMCA’s joint report, Time’s Running Out, makes clear a national strategy is needed … Continued

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