by admin | Nov 8, 2023 | Children, Partnerships, Young People, Youth Centre, Youth Work
I received a message this week from a friend wishing me ‘Happy Youth Work Week!’ in a similar way to someone saying Happy Birthday. It was thoughtful and well meant, but a fellow Youth Worker in the country, Dempsie Earles, posted on a youth work forum,...
by admin | Oct 26, 2023 | Attention, Children, Participation, Relationships, Young People
We all have moments where we wish we were somewhere else, but what happens when you’re working with a child or young person who struggles to engage constructively with another young person and the expectation is that they will? Working together is an essential...
by admin | Sep 22, 2023 | Attention, Children, Listening, Relationships, Wellbeing, Young People
Summer days are making way for autumn colours and schools are back with a bang. As seasons change, the children grow and with the view out of the window getting older, we waved our Year 6’s off to their Year 7 schools, hoping that the transitionary period will work...