Training and Events

This online training will include facilitated discussions and activities to help youth workers improve their skills and confidence in youth involvement. In this interactive introductory session, we’ll explore: What is youth involvement Why is youth involvement important in your practice ​ How can you lay the foundation for long term and effective youth involvement in […]

From social media, celebrity culture and pornography through to politics and sports, girls and young woman are bombarded daily with conflicting messages. With research to suggest that this is impacting on everything from perceptions of sexual consent and body image to the aspirations young women and girls have for work and education, we ask what […]

This ONLINE training will include facilitated discussions and activities to help youth workers improve their skills and confidence in youth involvement, particularly with starting a youth board, young trustees and/or other youth-led governance structures. Using an interactive and reflective approach, we will have an opportunity to learn more about the types of youth involvement structures […]

Whilst it is impossible to protect children and young people from engaging in risk taking behaviours and potentially making harmful choices, by understanding potential risks and vulnerabilities, raising awareness and building the confidence and skills to inform decision-making, youth workers can help build resilience to cope better with risky situations. This workshop explores why some […]

Successful mentoring with young people requires the time to build relationships based on trust and mutual respect. Through this, adult mentors can provide a positive role model to encourage them to identify and set achievable goals to affect all areas of life. This makes the mentoring role unique, in that it focuses on encouraging and […]

Interested in refreshing your facilitation skills? This Masterclass is an opportunity to discuss and understand how to engage diverse groups of young people when facilitating a variety of youth-led activities in group and 1-to-1 settings. This is a great opportunity for professionals who are interested in understanding the “youth-lens” in regards to what they consider […]

Are you looking to understand how to involve young people in activities and/or co-produce elements of your work with young people? This Masterclass is aimed at professionals who want to successfully engage diverse groups of young people. Additionally, this Masterclass explores how to incorporate the "youth lens/youth voice” and how to keep youth action at […]

This Masterclasses focuses on how to empower and support the young people you interact with to become active members of your organisation. This could be as facilitators to their peers, volunteers to the community and/or other leadership roles within your organisation. Explore how to successfully "pass the power" of leadership to young people, and how […]

This workshop offers ideas to support young people aged 11-19 in building the confidence and emotional resilience to make healthy choices about personal relationships, sex and sexual health. This includes challenging the effect that peer pressure and relationship bullying can have on decisions made, especially around issues of sexual consent and the setting and maintaining […]

Central to any positive relationship is consent. More than simply saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to penetrative sex, many youth workers report young people feeling anxious, confused and even angry about misinformation and a general lack of clarity about informed consent. With media stories raising wider concerns about sexual harassment, gender inequality and rape, this is […]

This Masterclass is a spotlight on how to navigate the boundaries of supporting peer-led work, whilst exploring lived experiences whilst creating a safe and inclusive space for individuals and the wider group. This is aimed at professionals who want to gain confidence in approaching challenging situations, improve their practice of creating an inclusive space for […]