We publish a range of standards and frameworks, reports, briefing documents and other resources, with the aim of supporting youth workers to deliver high quality provision.
Take a look through the resources library here.
Featured resources
Safeguarding standards for the youth sector
These standards have been designed to support good safeguarding practices for all those working with children and young people.
Practice
Standards
An essential document illustrating best practice that details everything a provider needs to know to deliver youth work legally, safely and effectively.
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 | Capturing the Evidence | Tools and activities for evaluation and recording the impact of youth work. | research toolkit main-resource-library | ||
 | Gender Inclusive Environment in Youth Settings | When working with young people who are exploring their gender, it is important that their needs and rights are protected equally alongside those of their non-gender-questioning peers. | safe-people safe-places-and-activity safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Youth & Community pay agreement 2023 | Youth & Community pay agreement 2022 from the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for Youth and Community Workers | main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships economic-and-financial-wellbeing university youth-worker | |
 | The social cost of youth work cuts report | This report provides an analysis of 74 sources of academic literature and research evidence relating to the impact of youth work in the justice system. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research training-and-qualifications | economic-and-financial-wellbeing environment-and-sustainable-development health-and-wellbeing identity-and-belonging skills-development social-care youth-justice youth-worker | |
 | Joining the Dots | The report came from an investigative consultation commissioned by the National Youth Agency (NYA) in 2022 to better understand the needs of grassroots youth organisations. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing environment-and-sustainable-development local-authority university youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | National Youth Work Curriculum : Transitional Safeguarding | Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. This document is designed to explain the curriculum in relation to transitional safeguarding. | allied-sectors curriculum main-resource-library | digital-youth-work local-authority youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | National Occupational Standards for Youth Work | This document outlines how the National Occupational Standards for Youth Work are applicable in England, specifically within the context of English Youth Work policy, training and professional standards, and practice. | allied-sectors main-resource-library policy training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships art creativity-and-fun culture-and-heritage economic-and-financial-wellbeing education environment-and-sustainable-development global-citizenship health health-and-wellbeing healthy-and-safe-relationships identity-and-belonging leadership-civic-engagement-and-participation local-authority skills-development social-care youth-justice youth-worker | |
 | Stat Duty Toolkit | How to fulfil your statutory duty under Section 507B of the Education Act – a toolkit for local authorities | allied-sectors main-resource-library policy toolkit | local-authority skills-development statutory-duty youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | The National Youth Sector Advisory Board’s Roadmap to a National Youth Strategy | This Roadmap has been developed in consultation with youth sector experts and young people, setting out 15 policy recommendations for national government. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research toolkit training-and-qualifications | local-authority youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | How to use the national youth work curriculum | This resource has been developed to support local authorities to incorporate the National Youth Work Curriculum in their planning and delivery of youth work. | curriculum digital-youth-work main-resource-library | digital-youth-work local-authority youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | Workforce Development Self-Assessment Framework | The self-assessment framework is a resource for supporting a service’s workforce development. It has been developed for those working in the local authority, voluntary and community sectors. | main-resource-library toolkit training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships digital-youth-work local-authority skills-development university youth-worker | |
 | Safeguarding Standards for the Sector | The Safeguarding Standards for the youth sector have been designed to support good safeguarding practices for all those working with children and young people. | safe-equipment-and-resources safe-people safe-places-and-activity safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance policy procedure templates | |
 | Youth Work in Private Dwellings Report | This important resource provides a useful reference for those commissioning youth work to ensure that their provision meets the optimum standards for safeguarding. | safe-equipment-and-resources safe-people safe-places-and-activity safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Youth Work in Private Dwellings: Safety first – no compromise | This important resource provides a useful reference for those commissioning youth work to ensure that their provision meets the optimum standards for safeguarding. | allied-sectors policy research main-resource-library | health local-authority safeguarding youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | National Youth Sector Census – Snapshot Report 2023 | This report provides an analysis of the data received from 920 youth work organisations between March 2022 and April 2023, providing a snapshot of the Sector. | census main-resource-library policy research | census research | |
 | Professional Validation Requirements | Professional validation requirements for youth and community work qualifications in England. | main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | university | |
 | Youth Club in a box | This document contains all the processes, resources and frameworks you could need to help you to set up and deliver youth services. | allied-sectors main-resource-library toolkit training-and-qualifications | art cpd creativity-and-fun economic-and-financial-wellbeing education environment-and-sustainable-development global-citizenship health-and-wellbeing healthy-and-safe-relationships identity-and-belonging leadership-civic-engagement-and-participation learner local-authority skills-development university youth-justice youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | Annual Monitoring Report 2021/22 | This report highlights the main findings given in response to the National Youth Agency (NYA) Annual Monitoring pro forma’ survey. | annual-monitoring-reports main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships university | |
 | Youth Work Practice Standards | This document illustrates best practice and everything a provider needs to know to deliver youth work legally, safely and effectively. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library toolkit | apprenticeships art creativity-and-fun culture-and-heritage digital-youth-work economic-and-financial-wellbeing education environment-and-sustainable-development global-citizenship health healthy-and-safe-relationships identity-and-belonging leadership-civic-engagement-and-participation learner local-authority skills-development social-care university youth-justice youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | Better Together: Youth Work with Schools report | 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. | allied-sectors main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing youth-worker | |
 | Safeguarding standards | The Safeguarding Standards have been designed to support good safeguarding practices for all those working with children, young people and adults at risk. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library toolkit | art culture-and-heritage digital-youth-work education health health-and-wellbeing healthy-and-safe-relationships learner local-authority safeguarding university youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | QAA benchmarks for youth and community work 2017 | This document defines the academic standards that can be expected of a graduate, in terms of what they might know, do and understand at the end of their studies. | main-resource-library | local-authority university youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | The Role of a Designated Safeguarding Lead | This guidance talks about the purpose, roles and responsibilities of an individual that has been named the operational safeguarding lead for the organisation. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Exploring the Cost of Living Crisis | This learning resource has been produced by the National Youth Agency to assist youth workers and allied professionals in helping young people understand the cost of living crisis. | allied-sectors main-resource-library toolkit | cpd creativity-and-fun economic-and-financial-wellbeing education environment-and-sustainable-development learner local-authority skills-development social-care young-person youth-worker | |
 | Professional validation criteria and evidence template | A template for the professional validation criteria and supporting evidence. | main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | art culture-and-heritage digital-youth-work education health healthy-and-safe-relationships learner local-authority safeguarding university youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | Historical courses | Historical list of all schemes, courses and programmes recognised from 1945 onwards. | main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | university | |
 | National Youth Sector Census: Report #2, Delivering Youth Work in England | Summary evidence of qualitative research from local authorities, youth and community organisations, young people, and analysis of secondary data. | allied-sectors census main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing youth-worker | |
 | Curriculum Briefing – Youth Justice | Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. This document is designed to explain the curriculum for those in the youth justice sector. | allied-sectors curriculum main-resource-library | youth-justice | |
 | Curriculum Briefing – Health non-acute | Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. This document is designed to explain the curriculum for those in the health sector. | allied-sectors curriculum main-resource-library | health | |
 | Curriculum Briefing – Social Care | Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. This document is designed to explain the curriculum for those in the social care sector. | allied-sectors curriculum main-resource-library | social-care | |
 | Curriculum Briefing – Health acute | Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. This document is designed to explain the curriculum for those in the health sector. | allied-sectors curriculum main-resource-library | health | |
 | Curriculum Briefing – Education | Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. This document is designed to explain the curriculum for those in the education sector. | allied-sectors curriculum main-resource-library | education | |
 | Curriculum Briefing – Commissioners | Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. This document is designed to explain the curriculum for commissioners of youth services. | allied-sectors curriculum main-resource-library | commissioners | |
 | Annual Monitoring Report 2020/21 | This report highlights the main findings given in response to the National Youth Agency (NYA) Annual Monitoring pro forma’ survey. | annual-monitoring-reports main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships university | |
 | NYA Quality Mark Framework | The National Youth Agency Quality Mark enables organisations, however large or small, to reflect upon and review the services that they offer young people. | allied-sectors main-resource-library toolkit | art culture-and-heritage education health-and-wellbeing healthy-and-safe-relationships identity-and-belonging leadership-civic-engagement-and-participation local-authority quality-mark youth-work-offer | |
 | Online Delivery – Policy and Guidance | This document offers a simple checklist of things you will want to take into account when delivering youth work online. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | guidance policy | |
 | Setting Up Your Safeguarding Culture Guidance | This guidance is designed to facilitate good thinking in relation to developing a robust and effective safeguarding culture. It is written as a thought piece. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Between the Lines | Young people are being groomed locally – ‘on their door steps’ – as drug gangs and dealers adapt the way they work to exploit young people across county lines. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing health-and-wellbeing identity-and-belonging youth-justice youth-worker | |
 | Manual Handling | The term manual handling covers a wide variety of activities including lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling and carrying, all of which present a risk of injury if not managed appropriately. | safe-equipment-and-resources safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Hear by Right brochure | Hear by Right is an organisational development tool built on a framework of 7 standards with 20 indicators that was established over 10 years ago. | allied-sectors main-resource-library toolkit | global-citizenship health-and-wellbeing hear-by-right identity-and-belonging leadership-civic-engagement-and-participation local-authority young-person youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | Workforce information | Employers are legally required to provide information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of employees. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Worker Supervision Policy | Supervision is a key element of staff development for all team members, paid or unpaid. Team meetings and mentoring also form part of quality support and supervision. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Worker Supervision Agreement | Supervision is a two-way process, whereby the supervisor ensures the worker is accountable and is able to carry out their duties as effectively as possible. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Worker Competency | Competence is situational meaning that a worker who may be competent in one role, activity or particular group of young people may not be competent in another. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure | This whistleblowing policy and procedure applies to all who work and volunteer with your organisation. It outlines when, and how, to raise any genuine and serious concerns. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Welfare | All health and safety processes included in this document apply equally to both workers as well as young people. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Weather | Youth work organisations should consider the potential effects of adverse weather when planning youth sector activities. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Transport | This guidance focuses upon private hire and self-drive road transport and not other methods such as rail, air or ferry. | safe-equipment-and-resources safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Transference of Risk | Transference of risk is when an employee has committed a criminal offence or come into contact with a concern within their personal life. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Transference of Risk Assessment form | This template can be downloaded and filled in to assess Transference of Risk. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Supporting Individual Needs | It is essential that youth work organisations understand the individual support needs of all individuals participating in programmes or accessing services in advance, including young people and workers. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Supervision | Supervision can be provided directly, indirectly (within clear boundaries) or remotely. Workers should always ensure that arrangements are appropriate for each role. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Staff Conduct Policy | As a Youth Worker working in the organisation – whether as a member of staff or a volunteer – you have a responsibility to ensure that everyone attending activities are … | safe-people safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Safety Monitoring and Audit | Effective safety management is normally delivered using a systems-based approach and an important component of this is monitoring and review. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Safety Briefings | It is good practice for all workers, particularly those working directly with young people, to receive a structured briefing at the beginning of any programme and/or after any significant change. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Safeguarding Concern / Incident Report Template | This is a word document version of a Safeguarding concern / incident report template for your use | safe-people safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Safeguarding Governance Guidance | The aim of this guidance assists you to ensure your organisation effectively oversees the application of safeguarding. This guidance is primarily for anyone in the voluntary sector. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Safeguarding for youth work | This document outlines safeguarding policy and procedures for the protection of children and young people at risk. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance policy procedure | |
 | Safe Recruitment Policy | Safe recruitment means taking steps to ensure only individuals who are suitable for working with young people, whilst keeping them safe from harm and risks, are appointed. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Risk Assessment Template | This is a word document version of a Risk Assessment Template | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Risk Assessment Process | Risk assessments should always be considered in the context of the potential benefits of the specific programme, location or activity for the young people participating. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | procedure | |
 | Residential Venues | When using residential venues that are not owned or managed by the youth work organisation, workers should ensure that procedures are in place to manage the safety of young people. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Public Spaces and Outreach Work | When using public spaces to deliver organised and scheduled youth programmes or services youth work organisations need to consider a number of factors to manage risk effectively. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Position of Trust Guidance | The aim of this guidance is to outline the legal requirements associated with having a legally defined position of trust and offer best practice guidelines. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Policy for Recruitment of Candidates with a Criminal Record | This is an example organisational policy for the recruitment of candidates with a criminal record. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Medication | Youth work organisations should ensure that they have a policy and procedures in place for managing young people’s personal medication. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance procedure | |
 | Media consent form | This is an example template of a media consent form to collect young people’s media permissions. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Lone Working Policy | This policy has been designed as a source of advice for the managers of staff who may be required to lone work within the Youth Work organisation. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Large events | Youth work organisations should pay particular attention to the safety management of large scale events. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Insurance Overview | Insurance is designed to mitigate against financial loss or claims for compensation and, in most cases, the requirement will depend on what services are being provided. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Informed consent | Youth work organisations are legally required to inform workers and others affected by their services of the potential health and safety risks that they may be exposed to. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Incident Reporting | An incident is any unplanned event that could result in injury or ill health, damage or loss to property, including data losses and/or a negative impact on reputation | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | procedure | |
 | Incident & near miss – Report Form Template | The following form is provided as a template only and must be customised as required by the youth work organisation. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Health and Safety Policy | A health and safety policy provides a youth work organisation the opportunity to detail what it will do to manage health and safety. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Health and Safety: Introduction to the Legal Background | Whilst the aims of youth programmes will vary, safety should always be a core consideration. The benefits gained from well planned activity will normally be clear to see. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Guidance on Personal, Professional and Environmental Boundaries | This guidance explores the value of boundaries and offers guidance for developing, promoting, and maintaining healthy boundaries in a youth work role and setting. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Group Management | Workers have a duty of care for young people and for each other during youth programmes, events and activities. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Food safety | All youth work organisations, regardless of the extent to which they prepare or supply food, should consider and apply principles of good food hygiene and safety. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | Example transport provider checklist | This is an example of a completed transport provider checklist. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Example Risk Assessment | This is an example of a completed Risk Assessment for a youth activity | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Example general third party checklist | This is an example third party provider checklist to refer to when creating your own third party checklists. | safe-people safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Example consent form template | This is an example of a consent form template for young people to take part in youth work activities. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Example Accommodation Inspection Checklist | This is an example accommodation inspection checklist to refer to when creating your own checklists. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Equipment safety | The information included within this resource applies to any equipment used during youth work activity, either by young people themselves or the workers who are with them. | safe-equipment-and-resources safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Electrical Safety on Youth Work Programmes | Electricity and the use of electrical equipment presents a significant risk on youth work programmes the potentially high severity of consequence which may result from poor practice. | safe-equipment-and-resources safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Due Diligence for Suppliers and Partners | This guidance outlines why due diligence of partners and suppliers is a vital part of keeping children, young people and adults at risk, safe. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Disclosure and Barring Service Checks | This guidance explains why a DBS can have value and how to best use them as part of a wider culture of safer recruitment. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Keeping Young People in Sight: Designated Safeguarding Leads in the Youth Sector | This paper builds on a series of reports published by the National Youth Agency (NYA) on young people’s known and emerging needs through COVID-19 and beyond. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance policy | |
 | Day Venues | Youth work organisations use a range of different venues for delivering their services. The venue itself is a key part of the overall safety management system. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Critical incident response | Youth work organisations and workers must be prepared and know what to do if faced with an emergency or critical incident. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | procedure | |
 | Control of substances hazardous to health | Youth work organisations will regularly use, provide, and come into contact with substances which could be ‘hazardous to health’ and should therefore be aware of the potential risks. | safe-equipment-and-resources safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Complaints, Compliments and comments | Safeguarding guidance on giving and receiving feedback through Complaints, Compliments and comments | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | policy procedure | |
 | Competent advice | Safeguarding guidance on Competent persons and advice. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Allegations against staff and volunteers | This Guidance has been designed as a source of advice with Youth Work Organisations on the proper process in the event of an allegation being made against staff or volunteers. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Keeping Young People in Sight: Designated Safeguarding Leads in the Youth Sector | This paper draws on the collective insight of the Designated Safeguarding Leads across the youth sector; primarily drawn from the nearly 300 members of the National Safeguarding Youth Forum. | main-resource-library policy research | safeguarding youth-worker | |
 | First aid provision | A first aid needs assessment should be conducted by youth work organisations to ascertain the first aid arrangements required for the programme as a whole or for each activity. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance procedure | |
 | Fire safety | Youth work organisations should ensure that all workers, volunteers and young people are aware of fire safety and evacuation procedures relevant and specific to the venue, setting and activity. | safe-places-and-activity safeguarding-hub | policy | |
 | External Providers | Youth work organisations often choose to use external organisations such as transport operators, first aid providers, caterers or venues to assist in the delivery of programmes. | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
| Media consent form template | This is an example template of a media consent form to collect young people’s media permissions | safe-policy-process-and-procedure safeguarding-hub | templates | |
 | Safety Culture | Safety culture is a combination of the individual and group values, attitudes and behaviours that influence how health and safety is managed within an organisation. | safe-people safeguarding-hub | guidance | |
 | Initial Summary of Findings from the National Youth Sector Census | An initial summary of the data that has been collected from over 25,000 organisations or sub-units of organisations from all parts of the sector and the country. | census main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing youth-worker | |
 | Annual Monitoring Report 2019/20 | This report highlights the main findings given in response to the National Youth Agency (NYA) Annual Monitoring pro forma’ survey. | annual-monitoring-reports main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships university | |
 | Time’s Running Out | NYA and YMCA’s joint report, Time’s Running Out, makes clear a national strategy is needed to secure youth services over the long term. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing youth-justice youth-worker | |
 | Overlooked: young people and rural youth services | There are vast gaps in local youth services. Hardest hit are the 2.2 million young people living in predominantly rural areas, living in villages, towns and coastal areas. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing environment-and-sustainable-development health-and-wellbeing identity-and-belonging youth-justice youth-worker | |
 | Building a Stronger Britain toolkit – Speak Out | This toolkit is designed to be used with young people aged 11+ to stimulate discussion, thought and reflection around key themes such as identity, belonging, diversity and community. | main-resource-library policy toolkit | cpd education identity-and-belonging learner local-authority skills-development young-person youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | 10 Year Vision for Youth Work | As the National Body for Youth Work in England, the NYA has launched its thoughts for a ten year vision for youth work. | main-resource-library policy | youth-worker | |
 | Youth charities are ‘running on empty’ | While funding has been committed for schools and employment initiatives and some charities, delayed government funding for the youth sector has left many charities ‘running on empty’ | main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing youth-worker | |
 | Annual Monitoring Report 2018/19 | This report highlights the main findings given in response to the National Youth Agency (NYA) Annual Monitoring pro forma’ survey. | annual-monitoring-reports main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships university | |
 | Annual Monitoring Report 2017/18 | Annual Monitoring Youth & Community Programmes 2017/18. | annual-monitoring-reports main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships university | |
 | Annual Monitoring Report 2016/17 | Annual Monitoring Youth & Community Programmes 2016/17. | annual-monitoring-reports main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships university | |
 | Annual Monitoring Report 2015/16 | Annual Monitoring Youth & Community Programmes 2015/16. | annual-monitoring-reports main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships university | |
 | Annual Monitoring Report 2014/15 | Annual Monitoring of Youth & Community Programmes 2014/15 | annual-monitoring-reports main-resource-library training-and-qualifications | apprenticeships university | |
 | Exploring the connection between social mobility and financial capability | This piece explores the idea that better financial capability can improve the social mobility of disadvantaged young people. | allied-sectors main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing health-and-wellbeing identity-and-belonging social-care youth-worker | |
 | A guide to commissioning outcomes for young people | The purpose of this guidance from the National Youth Agency (NYA) is to provide a guide for commissioners on how to involve young people in the commissioning process. | digital-youth-work main-resource-library toolkit | economic-and-financial-wellbeing youth-worker | |
 | Responding to Youth Violence through Youth Work | Youth work practitioners and politicians alike are seeking answers to explain why in recent times violence is on the rise amongst young people. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing health-and-wellbeing identity-and-belonging youth-worker | |
 | Out of Sight: Vulnerable Young People: COVID-19 Response | This report highlights the scale and prevalence of young people’s needs that are amplified by the pandemic. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing health-and-wellbeing identity-and-belonging youth-worker | |
 | Hidden in Plain Sight – Gangs and Exploitation | This new report includes insight from the front line of youth workers on their increased concerns for street-gangs and organised criminal gangs. | allied-sectors main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing health-and-wellbeing identity-and-belonging youth-worker | |
 | Time Out: Re-Imagining Schools – COVID-19 | This paper builds on the insights from the ‘Out of Sight?’ research report, on the known and emerging needs of young people through COVID-19. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing youth-worker | |
 | Guidance for Local Authorities on Providing Youth Services | Our new guidance supports local authorities in their statutory duty to secure local services. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing statutory-duty youth-worker | |
 | NYA National Youth Work Curriculum | The new National Youth Work Curriculum will enable a greater understanding of youth work practice, provide an educational framework and act as a reference tool. | curriculum digital-youth-work main-resource-library toolkit | apprenticeships art creativity-and-fun culture-and-heritage economic-and-financial-wellbeing education environment-and-sustainable-development global-citizenship health health-and-wellbeing healthy-and-safe-relationships identity-and-belonging leadership-civic-engagement-and-participation local-authority skills-development social-care youth-justice youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | Outside, Looking In Employment Report | This paper builds on the insights from the ‘Out of Sight?’ research report, on the known and emerging needs of young people through COVID-19. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing youth-worker | |
 | Quality Mark Evidence and Action Plan template | The National Youth Agency Quality Mark enables organisations, however large or small, to reflect upon and review the services that they offer young people. | allied-sectors main-resource-library toolkit | quality-mark | |
 | Quality Mark Self-Assessment Process template | The National Youth Agency Quality Mark enables organisations, however large or small, to reflect upon and review the services that they offer young people. | allied-sectors main-resource-library toolkit | art culture-and-heritage education health-and-wellbeing healthy-and-safe-relationships identity-and-belonging leadership-civic-engagement-and-participation local-authority quality-mark | |
 | Inside Out NYA-Brook 2020 | This paper builds on the insights from the ‘Out of Sight?’ research report, on the known and emerging needs of young people through COVID-19. | allied-sectors digital-youth-work main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing health health-and-wellbeing healthy-and-safe-relationships identity-and-belonging safeguarding youth-worker | |
 | NYA COVID-19 Response July 2020 | This report summarises key recommendations and the latest research carried out by the National Youth Agency (NYA) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. | main-resource-library policy research | youth-worker | |
 | Detached Youth Work Guidance – 15.06.2020 | This publication sets out the basics of detached youth work and other non-building-based forms of youth work, and locates them in the context of COVID-19. | main-resource-library policy | cpd education identity-and-belonging learner local-authority skills-development young-person youth-work-offer youth-worker | |
 | APPG Inquiry into Youth Work Report 2019 | Over 100 pieces of evidence were submitted from youth work projects, young people and practitioners for this full national inquiry into youth work. | main-resource-library policy research | economic-and-financial-wellbeing university youth-worker |
