About Us

What is youth work?

The key purpose of youth services is to support, through a clear youth work curriculum, the personal and social development of young people through informal education. This is provided mainly through group work sessions in youth clubs, schools and outdoor and adventurous activities, working closely in partnership with the voluntary youth sector and other agencies.

Youth work is a learning process. It aims to give young people an equal chance to achieve their best, to have worthwhile experiences and to get advice, information and support. We use a person-centred approach to design and deliver programmes. The important thing is that young people use our services by choice, so we must deliver what young people think is relevant.

The curriculum framework clarifies what we do, how we do it and how it contributes to helping young people achieve the best for themselves.