This short paper explores a number of issues related to the Youth Service in Wales - squeeze, capacity, drift, managerialism, organisational learning, leadership, vision and ultimately organisational resilience.

Report of a project in the Butetown area of Cardiff. The Pavilion Out of Hours Project was launched in response to a need identified by young people and practitioners working in the youth services to provide an accessible, affordable and a good quality service for young people living in the area.

The project has been developed to address the issues of anti social behaviour, substance misuse, poor nutrition, and poor access to other services. The Service aims to provide flexible educational facilities to young people within their communities to enable the best possible use of premises and resources.

Particular emphasis is placed on securing services for young people who have had the least benefit from the education system and encourages their wider participation in the Service. The project links with the objectives of local and national strategies for adolescent improvement.

Short report of a project aimed to provide a significant range of opportunities to young people in the Butetown area of Cardiff by offering new opportunities and challenges, promoting a safe and fear-free environment with a particular emphasis on Arson Crime and improving the quality of life in the community.

The scheme aimed to improve a young person's CV through experiential learning and accredited opportunities helping them make positive changes and influence their patterns of behaviour.
 

Guidance on integrating Partnerships and Plans.

The Welsh Government considers that a single integrated plan should be used to meet the statutory duties in relation to the development of plans and strategies required under the following legislation:

• Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (Part 2: Ss 37-46) – Community strategies;
• Children Act 2004 (Part 3: S26) – Children and Young People’s Plan (which include plans required in accordance with section 2 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 and Part 1 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010);
• National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (Part 3: S40) – Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategies; and
• Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Part 1: S6) – Strategies for the reduction of crime and disorder, strategies for combating the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances, and strategies for the reduction of re-offending.
• Children & Families (Wales) Measure 2010 sections 11 & 12 – the duties in respect of local authorities to assess for sufficient play opportunities and to promote and facilitate participation by children in decisions of the authority which might affect them, and to publish and keep up to date information about its arrangements.

The Welsh Government is seeking views on new proposals to support the development of a new National Youth Work Strategy.

Start of consultation: 18/06/2013
End of consultation: 16/09/2013

The Welsh Government committed in the Programme for Government to update the National Youth Service Strategy. The outcomes of this consultation will be used to inform a new National Youth Work Strategy for Wales to be published during the Autumn 2013.

BA dissertation which examines if the drive towards interprofessional practice and the creation of the 2020 Children and Young People’s Workforce Strategy (DCSF, 2008) provide a case for European Social Pedagogy and its practices to be introduced into the landscape of working with children and young people in Wales? 

BA (Hons) Youth & Community Work Dissertation.

To monitor and evaluate the Afon Youth Forum's alternative housing project in Torfaen to ensure it meets the needs and aspirations of the young people it works with.

This resource attempts to provide a very broad overview of the policy context in which Youth Work and services for young people are developing in Wales. It also includes useful links to organisations working with young people in Wales and links to other publications and resources particularly relevant to practice in Wales.

BA dissertation which examined the impact of the 2008 Refugee Inclusion Strategy of Wales on the integration of young asylum seekers and refugees aged between 16 and 25, living in Newport City. The study explored the young people’s own perception of integration, and their experience and challenges throughout the process in relation to social and youth provisions. Qualitative methodology was adopted as the best approach for this study in order to explore experiences, emotions and feelings as well as identifying problems. Interviews were conducted with fourteen young asylum seekers and refugees in order to address the research topic.

Despite the fact that the youth service has a responsibility to deliver services as stated in the Refugee Inclusion Strategy, and despite the fact that effective youth service plays a significant role in promoting young people’s educational, personal and social development in every aspect, this study finds that the majority of the participants did not have knowledge or experience of youth work delivered by the youth service in Newport City. Some related youth work was facilitated by voluntary groups to support this vulnerable group of people. The Newport Youth Service needs to reach out to these disadvantaged young people with greater awareness and understanding to ensure inclusion for sustainable integration.   

The Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS) response to  Welsh Government Consultation Document "A Vision for a New National Youth Work Strategy for Wales 2013-18"