The Quality Mark for Young People’s services focuses on developing and capturing high quality services that improve outcomes and support for young people in the transition to adulthood. The Quality Mark is made up of 11 standards that encompass the key elements of the provision of quality services for young people. These standards, and the
This book has grown out of the Transforming Youth Work management programme developed by a consortium of the National Youth Agency, the Association of Principal Youth and Community Officers, the Department for Education and Skills, the University of Leicester and FPM. It aims to help leaders and managers of services for young people pause and
This book is an easy access guide to Hear by Right, the national participation standards. It will help you to understand the ‘what, why and how’ of young people’s participation and how to use Hear by Right to improve the quality of your services and – if you wish – gain a unique national award.
The 18 chapters cover a diversity of subjects and places. Some tell the stories of events and people. Others consider the impact and relevance of organisations, movements and reports. Yet others are concerned with the value of historical understanding for contemporary community and youth work. Together they reveal a fascinating history and uncover a vast store
Hilary Comfort, with Bryan Merton, Malcolm Payne and Wendy Flint Identifying what young people gain and being in a position to use this information to demonstrate what youth services achieve is highly topical in the current policy climate. The techniques presented in this toolkit will support youth workers in recognising and recording what young people
Reporting your research findings for different audiences YRN session 5
Different data types and designing a questionnaire. YRN session 2
Writing your research question and formulating a hypothesis YRN session 1