IN DEFENCE OF YOUTH WORK

(In partnership with Birmingham Association of Youth Clubs

and Youth Work Europe)

 

presents

 

“IS THE TIDE TURNING?”

a BIG CONVERSATION for youth workers

                                                              

Wednesday 8th November

10.30 – 13.30

BAYC

581 Pershore Road

Birmingham

                   B29 7EL                      

 

“Should local authority youth services be re-opened, or are there different ways that state-supported youth work can be organised?”

 

“What principles should underpin the revival of open youth work?”

 

“How can these changes be made feasible in terms of funding, infrastructure and staffing?”

 

Responses will be fed back to In Defence of Youth Work

for analysis and dissemination.

 

Please RSVP

to John Grace:     j.grace@yweu.eu

or Ed Wright:     ed.wright@bayc.org

 

In preparation for this event, colleagues may wish to read an article by

Bernard Davies in the May edition of Youth and Policy (pp24-44):

http://www.youthandpolicy.org/y-and-p-archive/issue-116/

 

And the paper “Is the tide turning?” by In Defence of Youth Work at:

https://indefenceofyouthwork.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/isthe-tideturningfinal.pdf