Youth Service Review
and Strategy
The
Children & Young People’s Partnership are undertaking a review of the Youth
Service and will be drawing up a Youth Service Strategy. This is good timing as the Principle Youth Officers
Group and CWVYS, with funding from Welsh Government, has published a nationally
agreed “Youth Work Principles and Purpose”.
Welsh
Ministers wish to see youth service activity focused on those young people with
additional need and targeting towards: those who are not in education,
employment or training (NEETS), those living in poverty and those who may need
more intensive support due to homelessness, substance misuse or involved with
the criminal justice system.
The
review will look at what is already in place including clubs and accreditation
that is delivered eg: Duke of Edinburgh Awards etc. Young people will be consulted on to find out
what their needs are. The review is also
keen to find out why young people do not use youth services.
The
draft strategy will be ready by the end of October with consultation over
November – December. A finalised
Strategy will be ready by the end of January ready for implementation by April
2013.
We
will be asking you for the views of young people and what are your needs to
help your organisation deliver services which meet those needs.
If
you wish to discuss further at the this stage please contact PAVO via the help
desk:
email: info@pavo.org.uk tel: 0845 009 3288
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