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Have Your Say on 'Positive For Youth' Discussion Papers
22 July 2011
The Government is developing a new cross-Government policy statement on services for young people, to be published in the autumn. Building on the outcomes from the Positive for Youth Summit it has worked closely with stakeholders including young people, the voluntary sector, local authorities, government departments and businesses, to co-produce a series of themed discussion papers on which they are seeking comments.
An overarching narrative has also been developed that brings together all the issues from the individual discussion papers.
These discussion papers are currently available for comment. Please note that they are for comment only and are not final statements of Government policy.
A Vision for a Society that is ‘Positive for Youth’
An overall vision for what society as a whole, not just public services, would look like if it were ‘positive for youth’
Young People’s Role in Society
How to help all young people to play a positive and active role in society
Young People’s Involvement in Decision Making
How to support young people’s participation in formal decision making at national and local level
Rational and Outcomes for Services for Young People
The outcomes of services for young people and the relationship between universal and targeted services
Commissioning Services for Young People
How to make best use of available public funding through the commissioning of services for young people
Growing the Role of Voluntary and Community Organisations
How to create new opportunities for, and grow the capacity of, voluntary and community organisations to play a greater role in the delivery of services for young people
The Role of Businesses in Supporting Young People
How to engage more businesses in supporting young people and the organisations that work with them
Helping Young People to Succeed in Learning and Find a Job
How to support young people to succeed in education or training and to progress on into higher education and sustainable employment
Young People’s Health and Wellbeing
How to further improve young people’s health and wellbeing for all young people as well as those in need of specialist services
Preventing Youth Crime and Substance Misuse
How to reduce youth crime and drug and alcohol use
National Citizen Service
The development opportunity National Citizen Service (NCS) will offer young people and how NCS could contribute to further development of services for young people through providing a universal reference point at age 16.
The Young People’s Workforce
How to ensure that young people are supported by a workforce that is highly skilled, confident and committed
Brain Development in Young People
How the brain continues to develop during teenage years and the implications of this for how we support young people into adulthood
The Role of Capital Infrastructure in Services for Young People
How to best provide the places in which to offer activities, support and opportunities to young people
Equality and Diversity Issues
The part that services for young people can play in helping each young person to fulfill their potential, regardless of the circumstances of their birth
The Role of Parents and Families in the Lives of Young People
How to support parents and families of young people
Two additional papers set out firm commitments the Government has made to implement proposals described in the Department for Education Business Plan:
Refocusing on Early Intervention
Proposals for supporting vulnerable young people by refocusing youth services on early intervention
Supporting a Wider Range of Providers
Proposals for supporting a wider range of providers to offer services to young people
Comments to be sent to positivefor.youth@education.gsi.gov.uk by 15 September.
You can also share your views with others by tweeting comments at #positive for youth.