These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 2nd April to 29th April. For more related links, check out my links page Compass - A manual of Human Rights Education with Young People - Youth workers launch campaign for a return to core principles - Children & Young People Now - Limited ...

The following article was originally an assignment I wrote for my degree course at the YMCA George Williams College. Today it was published in 'Contexts, Occasional Paper, Volume 2' an annual collection of writings by students at the college. Aside from magazine articles, this is my first book publication (to be followed later this year ...

Have you ever found that in a youth group, young people are sometimes ready to move on before they are actually allowed to? It's usually toward the end of the academic year when they feel too old for the existing group, and is especially true when they are moving schools - the leap from primary to secondary education is a good example! Over the years this has caused friction in some of the groups I have run. Certain young people have lied about ...

I realise the amount of posts up here have been a bit sparse recently. Sorry about that! It's mainly due to the amount of writing I've got to finish for various things. I will get back to proper blogging soon. In the meantime, here's a quick post to point out the London workshop around 'In Defence of Youth Work'. I posted about the ...

I read an interesting article from The Guardian Society section today about how young people have limited access to youth clubs. According to government figures, there are an estimated 12,000 youth centres in England, yet a 2007 survey by the charity 4Children found that 80% of young people say they have "nowhere to go". The survey ...

One of the most popular pages on this site is a post I wrote about starting out in youth work. I receive regular hits and comments from people interested in getting into the field and looking for more information. Therefore I'm pleased to say that the YMCA George Williams College is holding its annual Open Day on 28th April 2009. Speaking from experience, I can say that the range of youth work and informal education courses that the College run are ...

Just a quick post to say that the We love our youth worker site is now up and running! 'We love our youth worker' is a charter to help churches reach the highest standards in the way they employ a youth worker and has been formed by Youthwork The Partnership and Amaze. The National Charter for church youth workers is a set of seven promises churches make about the about the practices and principles they will use in employing a youth ...

< The following is a short article I wrote that was published in Youth Work Now Magazine (A supplement of Children & Young People Now) this week. In addition to the print copy, it can be found on the CYPNow website here. There is a balance to effective youth work During the last school holidays, I was challenged about my ...

The following links are items that I have read and shared through Google Reader in the last 7 days. Some will be youth work or youth ministry related, while others are of personal interest. You can view my full shared items here.Tackling the awkward topic of sex and pornography2 April 2009 - A quick summary of the youth work Vs ...

These are my youth work, youth ministry, childrens ministry and schools work links for 8th March to 2nd April. For more related links, check out my links page Stuck in the Middle - serving Middle school students and equipping people who love them 'Acne lights' used to stop young people gathering - Youth Work - Children & Young ...