Category: Blog
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The Autumn Statement and what it means for young people
As expected the Chancellor had the next general election firmly in his sights when setting out his Autumn Statement earlier this week. London Youth summary views There were no […]
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The power of youth work: Youth Work Week and London Youth Awards 2023
Good youth work works It’s Youth Work Week! We’re thrilled to celebrate everything about youth work in every sector, location and context with the National Youth Agency’s theme: […]
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Celebrating Rise Up and the voice of youth practitioners
Celebrating the Rise Up programme’s impact on London’s youth practitioners Last week marked a celebration and farewell to the three-year-funded Rise Up programme. Since its inception in 2020, this remarkable […]
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DCMS Youth Sector Policy Updates
In late September, the Government published a series of announcements about opportunities for disadvantaged young people and strengthening the youth sector. These were set out by Department for Digital, Culture, […]
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Media release: Programme working to inspire young people into new opportunities in sport and physical activity sector
A sports leadership programme funded by the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) is working to increase the skills and knowledge of 100 young people to take advantage of […]
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London Youth Awards 2023: announcing the shortlist
We’re delighted to announce this year’s shortlisted nominees for the London Youth Awards 2023! We’re proud to be recognising the diverse ways in which youth work makes an impact. Our […]
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‘Saluting our Sisters’: Celebrating Black History Month 2023
At London Youth we’re all about celebrating, supporting and championing youth professionals for all that they do. This year’s Black History Month theme is ‘Saluting our Sisters’. It highlights the […]
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Navigating life’s maze: a neurodivergent journey
As a young person, you find yourself walking through a gallery of buzzwords, key phrases, labels – these letters become bigger and scarier with time, their meaning is muffled because […]
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Making youth work more accessible: ADHD awareness
It used to be that whenever someone said ‘ADHD’, we pictured a school age child, usually male, who couldn’t sit still. Maybe for youth workers it was a 13-year-old […]
