Training Review 2005

Report of research undertaken by the Wales Youth Agency incorporating an audit of youth sector training across the 22 local authorities in Wales. The research consultancy operated from 2nd March 2005 to 24th March 2005, 8 days total consultancy time. The purpose of this audit was to gather information on youth-work training taking place across Wales … Continued

PYOG: Estyn Aide Memoir

This paper, produced by the Wales Principal Youth Officers' Group (PYOG), is an aide memoir for new and established local authority youth service leads and is intended to inform, support and guide. This paper may also provide a catalyst for discussions around the future role of the Youth Service in assisting local authorities to discharge their … Continued

How Effectively Does the Youth Service Respond to the Needs of Young Parents Living in Rural Wales?

BA(Hons) Youth & Community Work dissertation which considers how effectively the Youth Service responds to the needs of young parents living in rural Wales. Policies on preventing unwanted teenage pregnancy are currently high on the agenda and reducing rates of teenage conception is one of the key priorities for public health outlined in The Welsh Government Sexual Health … Continued

PYOG: Estyn Comments on Youth Service 2004-2012

This paper has been compiled by the Wales Principal Youth Officers’ Group (PYOG) primarily as a tool for observing themes of good practice as part of a process of improving quality and providing evidence that youth work delivery on the whole has remained at a consistently high standard across this 8 year period. In the … Continued

Guidance on Healthier Food and Drink in Youth Work Settings

This booklet gives practical advice to support youth workers, volunteers and young people, when introducing healthier food and drink in venues where young people meet. It supports work being undertaken through Change4Life, Appetite for Life, and the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes, which all aim to improve the overall diet of young people living … Continued