Capturing the evidence
Tools and activities for evaluation and recording the impact of youth work.
The social cost of youth work cuts report
The social cost of youth work report provides an analysis of 74 sources of academic literature and research evidence relating to the impact of youth work on young people in contact with the youth justice system.
Joining the Dots
The ‘Joining the Dots’ was an investigative consultation commissioned by the National Youth Agency (NYA) in 2022 to better understand the needs of grassroots youth organisations and how the NYA, along with sector partners, can support frontline youth workers to make great youth work happen. The report is supported by thoughts and insights from interviews … Continued
The National Youth Sector Advisory Board’s Roadmap to a National Youth Strategy
The Roadmap to a National Youth Strategy has been developed in consultation with youth sector experts within the NYSAB and with young people, setting out 15 policy recommendations for national government to bring about a step-change in the way that youth work is recognised and to get youth work better integrated into local strategies and … Continued
Youth Work in Private Dwellings: Safety first – no compromise
This important resource ensures that youth workers are fully equipped to protect and safeguard young people, first and foremost. It also provides a useful reference for those commissioning youth work to ensure that their provision meets the optimum standards for safeguarding. The report includes a set of policy recommendations which place a greater onus on … Continued
HEI Annual Monitoring Survey, 2023
Click below to download the report and an infographic of the main points:
Better Together: Youth Work with Schools report
The Better together: Youth work with schools report is the result of a call for evidence and a survey of schools and youth work organisations, as well as interviews with young people. The report draws upon case studies and interviews collated from over 200 organisations, illustrating where youth work is taking place with schools and alternative provision, … Continued
Exploring the Cost of Living Crisis
The cost of living crisis is proving and is set to be a time of deepening challenge and crisis for children and young people, with families facing rising costs and children and young people facing increased anxiety and worry. This learning resource has been produced by the National Youth Agency to assist youth workers and … Continued
NYA Curriculum Briefing docs
Each of these documents explain the NYA Curriculum in different contexts. A selection of documents explaining the NYA Curriculum for different audiences.