A challenging piece from Annette and Sinéad on at least two levels.
- Our own ‘is the tide turning?’ discussion paper ignores Brexit. Why?
- They continue to suggest that many of us, despite our claim to be reimagining the future, are hampered by a fear of the unknown.
We should seek to address these criticisms in next month’s debates.
The UK having voted to leave the EU, Annette Coburn and Sinéad Gormally consider potential problems and possibilities for youth work within post-Brexit Britain, with a focus on Scotland in particular. They outline how youth work has reached a ‘tipping point’ in its evolution, where austerity measures have consistently undermined it. They examine the potential impact of the further loss of EU funding. Recognising that it is entirely uncharted territory, they assert that despite the inherent concerns, Brexit could also be a catalyst for re-imagining youth work as a creative and resistant practice within social and informal education.
Beyond Brexit: The Impact of Leaving the EU on the Youth Work Sector
IN DEFENCE OF YOUTH WORK 