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Improving Outcomes for Young People

Improving Outcomes for Young People . Heather Stevens The National Youth Agency. What is The NYA?. A developmental organisation which supports all those who work to promote the personal and social development of young people. The big picture: young people today (“big sigh!”) . Feral youth

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Improving Outcomes for Young People

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  1. Improving Outcomesfor Young People Heather Stevens The National Youth Agency

  2. What is The NYA? • A developmental organisation which supports all those who work to promote the personal and social development of young people

  3. The big picture: young people today (“big sigh!”) • Feral youth • Sex, drugs and alcohol • Obese and unhealthy • Gangs, guns and violence • Media junkies • ……. Our future?

  4. And the reality? • Being health • Decline in teenage pregnancy • Marked increase in STIs • Concerns about alcohol • Enjoying and achieving • Increase in GCSE passes • Desire to continue in learning • but 9,600 permanent exclusions • Enjoyment?

  5. And the reality? • Staying safe • Increase in number of children and young people on child protection register (32,100 in 2006) • 13.8% young men (16-24) experienced a violent crime (general population: 3.6%) • 29% of 800 young people under 25 surveyed had been affected by gun and knife crime • Economic well-being • 75,000 young people experienced homelessness in UK • 2007 – 189,000 young people 16-18 are NEET

  6. And the reality ? • Making a positive contribution • Decrease in offences by young people resulting in a disposal but number of offences by young women increasing • 175,000 young carers • Volunteering on the increase: 51% of 16-24 • A 6th outcome? • Being valued!

  7. So, how can we improve these outcomes? • Strong policy context • Youth Matters • Children’s Plan • Aiming High • Education and Skills Bill

  8. Challenges • Integration, integration, integration! • A market environment • Competition v partnership • Balance: universal v targeted • Keeping up!! • Making a difference: how do you know?

  9. Guiding principles Access for all young people • Diversity of customers • Transport • Social media opportunities

  10. Guiding principles Empowerment • Giving away some control • YOF/YCF – participatory budgeting • Tools exist to help e.g. Hear by Right

  11. Guiding principles Quality • Commitment to it • Young people deserve it • A range of tools e.g. NYA Quality Mark, Healthy Youth Work GPGs

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