Youth & Policy are running a conference in March to explore current youth policy and consider its implications for the youth work field. In the similar vein of previous conferences, it’s titled “Thinking Seriously About Youth Work and Policy”. ‘Policy’ is not a word that excites the average youth worker, yet understanding what is going on [...]
I’m sure many of you are descending into the thriving seaside metropolis of Eastbourne this coming weekend for Youthwork The Conference. Hopefully I’ll see you there at some point. As usual, it promises to be an interesting weekend with a wide variety of speakers and sessions aimed at volunteer and salaried Christian youth workers. I’m [...]
Today marks the start of National Youth Work Week 2011. This years theme is: ”Youth Work – Bringing Communities Together”. National Youth Work Week has been coordinated by the National Youth Agency since 1993, providing an opportunity for youth organisations, youth workers and young people engaged in youth work to celebrate the achievements and impact of youth [...]
Connected Generation 2011 is an UnConference around engaging young people through digital means, organised through the youth work online network. I went to the 2008 event which I blogged about here, but couldn’t do the 2009Â or 2010 events. Here’s the basic details on this year: Date: Saturday 21st May 2011, 10:00am – 4:30pm Location: ‘The [...]
After being postponed from this month due to venue problems, the Bi-annual History of youth and Community Conference is now going ahead on the 14-16th October 2011 in Northern College near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. This is the 6th conference of its kind and is organised by the editorial board of Youth & Policy. …it will [...]
The Youthwork Summit is back for its second year! The website just went live and is giving more details about the event which has been teased for a couple of months. But first of all the essential details. Dates: Friday 21st AND Saturday 22nd October 2011 Venue: Audacious City Church, Manchester Cost: £25 for just the [...]
If you live in the UK then you can’t have escaped the fact that many public services are either being axed or under threat of severe funding cuts. Sadly in the youth sector nearly every single service is facing hugely disproportionate cuts, with many services simply shutting down (mainly because they are not seen as [...]
On 27th – 28th June 2011, Youth and Policy is sponsoring the third ‘Thinking Seriously’ conference looking at the theme of Young People and Faith: implications for youth working. I’ve been invited to participate to the event, and am already quite nervous about it! Here’s some more information: Youth and Policy’s third ‘thinking seriously’ conference [...]
YCML (youth, culture and mission lectures) are again running two days of lectures for youth workers who are interested in taking their theology and practice that little bit deeper. About YCML The youth, culture and mission lectures is a collaboration of three groups who all have a passion for young people and mission. The Sophia [...]
In addition to the Youthwork Summit and Youthwork The Conference I mentioned previously, a few more youth ministry conferences have made their way onto my radar! The Now and the Not Yet of Youth Ministry What: First up is ‘The Now and the Not Yet of Youth Ministry’ training day run by New Wine. According [...]
