with the aim of re-connecting young people with their communities and the world around them.

The package of announcements, the latest step towards the Government’s National Youth Strategy expected to be published this autumn and their Plan for Change, includes:

• £22.5 million over three years to create a tailored enrichment offer in up to 400 schools. This will give pupils access to extra-curricular activities such as sport, art and music, outdoor activities, debating or volunteering that support wellbeing and essential skills around the school day.
• The launch of the Better Youth Spaces programme, a £30.5 million fund to improve youth club infrastructure in areas with the highest levels of child poverty. This will go towards smaller capital projects such as new gym equipment and climbing walls.
• The rollout of the Local Youth Transformation pilot, an £8 million programme to support local authorities to deliver a high-quality out-of-school offer. It will provide the tools, guidance and funding, to assess, improve, and invest in impactful local youth offers. The NYA will lead the delivery of the pilot Local Youth Transformation Programme (LYTP), in partnership with UK Youth, Regional Youth Work Units, Young People Foundation Trusts, StreetGames, and the Centre for Young Lives, working with the 12 pilot local authority areas.
• The launch of a third phase of the Million Hours Fund, a £19 million joint investment with The National Lottery Community Fund to deliver over a million additional hours of youth work in areas with high rates of anti-social behaviour.
• £7.5 million for the Uniformed Youth Fund, creating thousands of new places in youth organisations like The Scouts, Guides and Volunteer Police Cadets in areas of unmet demand.