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News and events
The long awaited National Youth Work Strategy was launched in March 2007, entitled ‘Moving Forward: Improving Young People’s Chances Through Youth Work’ – to download a copy of this document, click on the Resources link and search for 'Moving Forward'. The two main themes to come from the document were:
- Increased access to youth work opportunities for young people
- Training and support for the youth work sector to enable better delivery
There is now work underway in producing a Borders Youth Work Strategy and updates on progress will appear in this section over the coming months.
Resources
CL&D have developed an extensive resource library of materials and documents for supporting work with young people. We are in the process of producing an online form with details of the materials and how you can borrow them free of charge. Until this is available, please contact Allister Short for further details. (ashort@scotborders.gov.uk)
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The Borders Voluntary Youth Work Forum provide advice, guidance, information and support to voluntary youth work projects throughout the area and work closely with CL&D in delivering and developing good quality youth work. To find out more about the BVYWF, then click on the link. (www.bvywf.org.uk)
National networks
There are a wide range of national agencies supporting the development of youth work at a local level. To find out more information about what is happening nationally, please click on the links below.
YouthLink Scotland (www.youthlink.co.uk)
the national youth work agency for Scotland
Young Scot (www.youngscot.org)
the national youth information agency for Scotland
Youth Scotland (www.youthscotland.org.uk)
the national organisation for youth clubs, groups & projects
LGBT Youth Scotland (www.lgbtyouth.org.uk)
the national organisation for young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
National Youth Agency (www.nya.org.uk)
the English equivalent of YouthLink Scotland
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Practice development
The Scottish Youth Issues Journal has recently been re-launched through a partnership with YouthLink Scotland and The University of Strathclyde. The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for reflection on policy and practice and for the dissemination of research on issues affecting young people. To find out more, contact YouthLink Scotland.
There is also a very useful and interesting website on Informal Education that provides a range of texts, papers and thought provoking articles by well known practitioners. To find out more, click on the link. (www.infed.org)
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