Aiming High - the Ten Year Strategy for Young People

The government published its ten-year strategy for young people. Aiming High for Young People: a ten year strategy for positive activities, (AHYP), in July 2007, set out a strategy to improve leisure-time opportunities, activities and support services for young people in England.

The strategy sets out a series of reforms based around three themes: empowerment, access and quality. The NYA is working with the DCSF and stakeholders on the implementation of some of the 55 commitments in the strategy.

The Aiming High for Young People: a ten year strategy for positive activities Implementation Plan was published in March 2008 and sets out arrangements for implementing the strategy, highlights progress to date and the key actions which will be taken over the following 12 months.

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Access, Empowerment, Quality - key themes and NYA activity





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