Monday 17th March - Yorkshire & Humber Funders (Day 1) 9:00 - 10:00 Seedlings Foundation Seedlings offers small grants of up to £1000 to organisations working with Children in West Yorkshire The P ...

We are inviting you to complete a short survey on youth work services for young people experiencing long term conditions (physical and mental health). We will use the data provided to map youth work s ...

Play streets, participation, connections and communities Explore the barriers to everyday participation - and what we can do to overcome these - with Steve. How can we make it faster, easier and cheap ...

Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership are forming a community panel to gather feedback from residents to help shape local and regional policy. *Opinions in this poster are YPIP’s own. ...

The Impetus Leadership Academy (ILA) is a leadership development programme to support talent from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK youth sector to progress into senior leadership roles in youth e ...

Schools from every corner of the UK are invited to test their tech skills for the chance to be crowned Cyber Explorer champions, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. The Cyber Explorers Cup kicked off on Wednesday 6 December giving pupils between 11 and 14 years the opportunity to compete in cyber security challenges.

Youth clubs are community-based after-school programmes, typically offered free of charge to teenagers in underprivileged neighbourhoods. I provide the first causal estimates of their effects on education and crime

The Politics Project Join The Politics Project for an energising online training session that’s all about helping youth workers spark meaningful conversations about politics with young people and brea ...

The People’s Powerhouse Convention is back, and we need YOU! This year, we are taking the event to new heights, bringing together change makers, innovators, and community leaders from across the North ...

Schools from every corner of the UK are invited to test their tech skills for the chance to be crowned Cyber Explorer champions, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. The Cyber Explorers Cup kicked off on Wednesday 6 December giving pupils between 11 and 14 years the opportunity to compete in cyber security challenges.

UK Youth are thrilled to announce an incredible opportunity for youth organisations within the UK Youth network! nexfibre, in partnership with UK Youth and Virgin Media O2, is offering access to full ...

The Politics Project Join us for an engaging online training session designed to help teachers to prepare for the 2025 local elections. In this session, you'll gain: An overview of the most up-to-date ...

Schools from every corner of the UK are invited to test their tech skills for the chance to be crowned Cyber Explorer champions, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. The Cyber Explorers Cup kicked off on Wednesday 6 December giving pupils between 11 and 14 years the opportunity to compete in cyber security challenges.

If you’re keen to get to grips with AI but not sure where to start, our new self-serve course is here to help! Every week for seven weeks, you'll receive an email with a guided activity, designed to h ...

Schools from every corner of the UK are invited to test their tech skills for the chance to be crowned Cyber Explorer champions, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. The Cyber Explorers Cup kicked off on Wednesday 6 December giving pupils between 11 and 14 years the opportunity to compete in cyber security challenges.

Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre project looking at responses to Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse on Tuesday 18th March 2025, 10:00 – 14:30 at Cloth Hall Court in Leeds. ...

Schools from every corner of the UK are invited to test their tech skills for the chance to be crowned Cyber Explorer champions, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. The Cyber Explorers Cup kicked off on Wednesday 6 December giving pupils between 11 and 14 years the opportunity to compete in cyber security challenges.

This is a brilliant opportunity to hear more about the team’s work and projects with young people! Gateways Into Heritage 2025 We’re delighted to announce that on the 26th February 2025, the English H ...

Schools from every corner of the UK are invited to test their tech skills for the chance to be crowned Cyber Explorer champions, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. The Cyber Explorers Cup kicked off on Wednesday 6 December giving pupils between 11 and 14 years the opportunity to compete in cyber security challenges.

Through generous support from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, this online training is free to access for organisations and services based in the UK. There is a £25 deposit, which is refun ...

Together with the Regional Youth Work Units we have been selected by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport since 2019 to offer and distribute a number of youth work training bursaries across the ...

In response to the many requests to support and promote the campaign.  You are now able to order your own hoodies, coats, hats, mugs, bottle .... ...

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by extending the areas and the numbers of spaces available to young people. The programme offers young people, aged 16-20 at risk of violence, six-week work placements with the added benefit of suppor ...

We are working on a new Climate and Environment Plan for 2025 - 2028. In our draft plan, we set out areas we should prioritise and actions we need to take to move towards our net zero target.  The pri ...

We want to know what people think about the support that children and young people (0-25 year olds) and those who work with them get, when they: Have/had an eating disorder presentation Or Are describ ...

Susan from Kirklees Youth Alliance and Kenny from Enabling Youth will be delivering a free to attend course, YWU's An Introduction to Working in Youth Work Settings in February and March (2 day attend ...

We are delighted that our first ever Nature Recovery Leadership Programme piloted in the North of England and Scotland this year – funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Esmee Fairburn found ...

In January and February there are some free events from the Risk Management gurus – Pharos hosted by the NYA. The sessions are outlined below and the link to sign up is here - Events - National Youth ...

The community commissioners from the first Hull Poverty Truth Commission, Hull City Council, and the evaluators from the University of Hull are pleased to invite you to our interactive  The Truth Abou ...

*NEW* Wednesday 29 January - PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide Training *NEW* Trauma Training Series Tuesday 4 February - (Session 1) Integrating a trauma informed approach to practice: Action Learn ...

1MM recruit and train volunteers to be mentors and then connect them with young people aged 14-25 years old, mostly via schools or youth groups. 1:1 mentoring sessions are for one hour, once a month, ...

The findings of this Workforce Survey, together with the National Youth Sector Census, will help inform the government, policy makers and funders of the investment, infrastructure and support needed t ...

The survey is for all youth organisations regardless of whether they currently provide a digital offer or not, to find out: A) how the sector uses digital tools in their youth work, e.g., games consol ...

Schools from every corner of the UK are invited to test their tech skills for the chance to be crowned Cyber Explorer champions, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. The Cyber Explorers Cup kicked off on Wednesday 6 December giving pupils between 11 and 14 years the opportunity to compete in cyber security challenges.

Applications for the IPHP fellowship programme for 25/26, which will be the 4th cohort of this fantastic scheme are open and close on 25 January 2025 with the fellowship commencing on 1 April 2025. WY ...

Healthier Together is an online resource which provides families, children, and young people across West Yorkshire with consistent and high-quality advice from local health and care professionals. Thi ...

NSPCC Learning is hosting a webinar on how to support and protect children from domestic violence. (26 November, 10am-12pm). ...

Health Watch want to hear from anyone over 18 who is keen to be involved in checking and challenging our work, to make sure we do the best job we can of representing people's voices. learn more here I ...

Nov 20th - Online Harms Bill: What this means for digital youth work Nov 27th - First Aid Champions with British Red Cross Dec 11th - Youth Work Connect - Empowering Youth Voice, Climate Action and Re ...

Everyone should have the confidence, knowledge and opportunity to visit and care for National Parks and we have a new, exciting project to connect ethnic minority communities in Leeds, Bradford & ...

Do you hope for a stronger local democracy? Do you believe that together we can make it happen? Do you see that it’s already happening? Notwestminster is the free event for everyone who has something ...

West Yorkshire Mayor’s Question Time is an opportunity to meet the Mayor, Tracy Brabin and ask her a question about local issues that affect your community. You can ask about anything that falls under ...

YWU brings you their Train the Trainer - An Introduction to Working in Youth Work Settings course Wednesday 11th December 9.45 - 4pm Bentley My Place, Doncaster We are running our popular train the tr ...

The British Youth Council (BYC) ran the National Youth Council for the UK until its closure in March 2024. NYA is working to restore the institution to become an independent, young people-led charity. ...

The West Yorkshire Youth Commission, want to inform the Mayor and the Violence Reduction Partnership (VRU) about issues that affect young people. They have 4 priorities that have been deemed important ...

If you are 18 or over and would like to participate in consultations and surveys you could join the Leeds Citizens' Panel. Leeds City Council runs the Citizens' Panel to find out what people in Leeds ...

Your input is wanted on any issues related to travel in your community. This could be about how you access public transport facilities, whether you feel unsafe walking, wheeling or cycling, the attrac ...

You may already be aware of the ongoing UK Covid-19 Inquiry, which is exploring the response to the pandemic. The Inquiry has recently launched Module 8 to specifically look at the impact of the pande ...

The Sustainability Community is now made up of 11,000 sustainability leaders, all driving forward positive change. They are curating events and news to support you in making a difference. They would l ...

The British Youth Council (BYC) ran the National Youth Council for the UK until its closure in March 2024. NYA is working to restore the institution to become an independent, young people-led charity. ...

Research shows that boys aged 10-19 are significantly less likely to seek help for mental health concerns compared to girls.[1] As someone dedicated to supporting young people’s well-being and safety, ...

Take part in UK Parliament Week (UKPW) between 18th & 24th November. Sign up online and they’ll post you a free UKPW kit to help you organise an event exploring UK Parliament and the practical way ...

Leeds Beckett University are hosting their Apprenticeship Employer and Stakeholder Event on  Tuesday 14th January 2025 from 9.30 am – 1.30 pm at the Knowledge Exchange, in The Rosebowl at their City C ...

The National Youth Agency has various free events taking place next week to celebrate Youth Work Week.  Leeds Beckett University (the only Uni in West Yorkshire left delivering a Youth Work course) is ...

The Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission, would  like to get your input on an event they are  planning in the near future. The draft title of the event is ‘With the cost of living so high, can gr ...

We are pleased to share details of the Children’s Society’s upcoming #LookCloser Programme of Learning events for October 2024 – March 2025. #LookCloser is a partnership campaign between The Children' ...

YWU brings you their Train the Trainer - An Introduction to working in Youth Work Settings course Wednesday 11th December 9.45 - 4pm Bentley My Place, Doncaster We are running our popular train the tr ...

Interfaith Week 2024 is only 3 weeks away! This year we have joined with a number of RE partners (including NASACRE, REC, NATRE and many more) to bring you the Interfaith Week for Schools initiative w ...

UK Youth are leading on Just One Question, which aims to explore the trends and challenges facing youth practitioners in the UK. They want feedback to shape the lives of young people. Help UK Youth be ...

In March 2024, 63,000 young people in Yorkshire and Humber voted in the Make Your Mark ballot, which identified Health and Wellbeing as being the largest issue facing them. We are therefore facilitati ...

If your charity, CIC, social enterprise, NGO, corporate business or brand produced a cause-based film which was broadcast/released after 1 September 2023 you should enter Smiley Charity Film Awards. L ...

Calling at 16-25 year olds, living in the UK!! The research is being conducted by peer researchers across the UK looking at the biggest challenges facing young people in health and healthcare inequali ...

SENDAP CHANGE PROGRAMME EVENT Fri, 15th November Horizon Leeds 10:00 am - 3:30 pm An opportunity to feedback on the September event and find out more about the programme. ...

The research highlights a wide range of interrelated tensions and challenges. Many of the issues raised below are somewhat encapsulated in what we might refer to as ‘power dynamics’. 4 This, interest ...

IPPR and The Difference recently published a new report, Who is Losing Learning? The Case for Reducing Exclusions Across Mainstream Schools. You can contribute your experiences with the Who's Losing ...

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Parent carers face increased risks of mental and physical health problems. They often prioritise the health and wellbeing of their children and their caregiving responsibilities, sometimes to the negl ...

Parent-led advocacy course for parents living in Yorkshire and Humber with children aged from 15 years to 25 years going through transition.  Bringing Us Together is delighted to be able to bring you ...

UK Youth is looking to partner with an organisation or consultant to help design the curriculum for an innovative programme. This initiative aims to inspire the next generation of youth work leaders t ...

The Media Trust is a charity which believes that everyone should have an equal voice. They do this by bridging the gap between the media and creative industry and broader society to give charities, un ...

YHA (youth hostel association)  - are a national youth charity, as such they offer bursary places for groups. Have 130 venues across England and Wales. You can go self-led or access their activities – ...

Following three months of really hard work by the editorial team of young people, Youth Social youth podcast ‘What the Friday’ will be launching on Friday 27th September. You have a week to subscribe ...

CAST has teamed up with NCS (National Citizen Service) to set up the Youth Sector Innovation Incubator, a funded project designed to help shape new digital approaches to improving social cohesion amon ...

PC Plan Partner Day Poster Come along to our Communities Consultation Day to have your say on The West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Police and Crime Plan. THURSDAY 3RD OCTOBER 9:00AM - 1:00PM WAKEFI ...

The Joined Up Summit marks the launch of the Joined Up Institute - a year-round, cross-sector experiential learning initiative, bringing together young people with professionals from youth services, e ...

ERA, Centre4 and the National Careers Service have got 2 introductory sessions to showcase what Youth Work is about. These sessions -based at Centre4 - aim to demonstrate that youth work is not just a ...

The ICO is calling on 11 social media and video sharing platforms to improve their children’s privacy practices. Where platforms do not comply with the law, they will face enforcement action. This fol ...

The Base is offering to come out to youth groups to deliver education around smoking, vaping and alternative tobacco products. Sessions are suitable for 10-14 year olds. They also offer training to pr ...

The Saltways run monthly online one-hour long training workshops around how to create effective video content using your phone. Upcoming courses are taking place at midday on Thursday 10th Oct, 31st O ...

The Centre for Quality Practice at YMCA George Williams College works to develop thoughtful and skilled practitioners who can create high quality informal and non-formal learning environments. Through ...

A partnership of the National Youth Agency, UK Youth and the Regional Youth Work Units has been leading the youth sector response to the civil unrest that unfolded after the tragic event in Southport ...

Some of our fellow members of the Network of Regional Youth Works (yes there is 8 of us in total) have come together to collaborate with NHS Charities Together to explore the challenges young people f ...

Can you support the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with a brilliant Honours nomination? Following the fantastic individuals across the nation who received an Honour in June, the Department is ...

surveys for the West Yorkshire Youth Commission. We are working in partnership with the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership and the Mayor of West Yorkshire to tackle violence and exploitatio ...

Our partner, Youth Focus North East has an opportunity to send a short training video to support professionals to increase your knowledge and confidence in how to support young people who are visually ...

This Thursday - 08 August 2024 at 12:00, a free 1 hour workshop that will leave you equipped to champion diversity on boards. This is held monthly, with new dates regularly added About this event: Whe ...

The Regional Youth Climate Assembly wants to hear from youth groups involved in climate action and environmental projects across the region. They want to be able to demonstrate the amazing work young ...

UK Youth are reaching out to youth practitioners to invite them to participate in an online focus group. These sessions will explore how you are using digital technologies in your work. These focus gr ...

Having launched the WYCA Child First Framework, placing children at the heart of decision making.  It puts an emphasis on meaningful collaboration, whether this be through co-production, co-design, or ...

Do you work with or support young people that might be interested in influencing a national research project on social prescribing? For just two hours of their time, participants will be financially r ...

Even with all the improvements we have planned for our trains, buses, walking and cycling routes, we still won’t have completed the transport network our region wants, needs and deserves. Not without ...

Are you looking for ideas to get you out of the house in the summer holidays and where you can treat the kids to a nice meal without breaking the bank? ...

West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are currently creating a new Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion [EDI] plan for health and care services across West Yorkshire. The boards hope that this will help ...

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue offer a range of interventions that youth groups can access including short talks on the consequences of arson, road safety awareness, the impact of anti social behavi ...

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has launched an "Art of Youth Work" campaign in preparation for this year's Youth Work Week, taking place 4-8th November. They are asking for youth groups to create a p ...

Youth Work Practice Training Opportunities exist across our region, with a network of training providers, based in each sub-region local to you. Contact theunit@youthworkunit.com to learn more. here i ...

Do you work with young people aged between 18 - 25 in West Yorkshire? If the answer is yes, The University of Leeds would like to hear from you. They are working in collaboration with the West Yorkshi ...

New members to the network, The Visionaries, have recently launched Wild & Well and are looking for partners across the UK to help build a new green social prescribing infrastructure that enables ...

NCS Trust has partnered with StreetGames and the Social Prescribing Youth Network (SPYN) and researchers at University College London (UCL) to build evidence on the impact of youth sector provision on ...

Youth Focus North East are able to facilitate Visual Awareness Training on behalf of the Royal Society of Blind Children. Due to demand for this training they now have two pathways available. Pathway ...

West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are providing support and training for those supporting children and young people with asthma. Their tier 1 training is suitable and available to youth worke ...

CAST helps charities and social impact organisations to make the fullest use of digital technology, in order to be as responsive and resilient as possible. They have a new AI resources hub that which ...

#GetInvolved sessions are opportunities for young people to learn the basics of politics – from canvassing to campaigning with real hands-on experience and more. You can sign up to the Patchwork Found ...

Give an X is a youth-led, non-partisan youth voter registration campaign designed to get every single young person registered to vote and into polling booths for the next election. A head of the upcom ...

NCS Trust has commissioned a new partnership and research project – YES (Youth sector Enabling Social Prescribing) – to address the growing mental health emergency among young people. NCS Trust has pa ...

Ygam a charity working to prevent children and young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms through awareness raising, education and research, are offering fully funded workshops, assured ...

Are hosting a webinar briefing for youth organisations on the General Election on Wednesday 5th June at 1-2pm. This briefing call will cover: What happens next and some key dates for your diary. What ...

not sure how to register - here is a guide from PYL  #NoVoteNoVoice Voter ID and Registration Resource Pack (partnershipforyounglondon.org.uk) Deadline to apply for a postal vote is Wednesday 19th Jun ...

Child Safety Week is the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s annual community education campaign, acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide. We help families buil ...

Volunteers' Week celebrates the amazing contributions volunteers make to communities across the UK.  The celebration starts on the first Monday in June every year. It’s a chance to recognise, celebrat ...

Community RePaint is a nationwide paint reuse project, helping local groups and charities refresh shared spaces and create colourful murals for the community. Learn more about how you can get involved ...

Supporting young people to engage in elections - A shared hub of resources, training opportunities and events, created by a partnership of non-partisan organisations working on democracy, education an ...

The Government has set out its plans for a mandatory duty in England to report known or suspected child sexual abuse .  What is the proposed duty? The duty to report child sex offences intends to make ...

Ofsted want to hear from children of primary and secondary school age (up to 18 years old) and adults, re what you think and how we can do our job better. Ofsted - Children's Consultation (smartsurvey ...

Health & Wellbeing Officer Hours 35hours Yorkshire Term 9 months Salary £16,424.94 (9months) Applications - contact staffenquiries@flyingfutures.org for an informal discussion about the role, and ...

NCS Mentor - 2024 NCS Mentor Job Description NCS Workshop Facilitator - 2024 NCS Workshop Facilitator Job Description HAF Activity Leader - 2024 HAF Activity Leader Job Description Interested in apply ...

On Thursday 27th June the YWU will be hosting two networking events for HAF commissioners and providers. Creating a space for open discussion led by participants to ask those questions, share experien ...

2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the Points of Light award. Since April 2014, over 2,300 people have been named ‘Points of Light’, highlighting an array of innovative volunteering; from fundraising ...

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has recently launched the next phase of the Better Health - Every Mind Matters campaign. Targeted at 16 - 24 year olds, one of the most at risk audience gro ...

SAYiTare now running a monthly cycle of six different online LGBTQ+ training courses. These half day sessions are suitable for all organisations wanting to ensure their services are LGBTQ+ friendly. L ...

How do I explain the Holocaust young people when they are reading online conspiracy theories? How do I appropriately link their learning to the present day when they are asking questions about Israel ...

The Care to Go Higher online course has been designed by Go Higher West Yorkshire with the National Youth Agency to promote access to Higher Education for young people leaving the care system. Deliver ...

A collection of  free and high-quality training to help you and your board become and be an effective trustee. ...

Become have co-produced with care experienced young people a manifesto and are asking young people to add their signatures to our Open Letter, which is addressed to the next UK government- whoever tha ...

The West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership is looking for community members interested in the role faith and belief plays in reducing serious violence to join our working groups. This is an exc ...

Spark conversation in your community WHY BECOME A SCREENING HOST? Film changes lives and broaden perspectives. We work with educators, charities, businesses, and community organizations so they can sp ...

https://www.soundproofbox.org  - have another free performance in Bradford.  Tickets are free for this event as we have been funded by the lottery community fund to deliver these across West Yorkshire ...

A consortium led by Coram and the Institute of Family Therapy (IFT) , has been commissioned to lead the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and Department for Education (DfE) ...

Wednesday 10 April - Mental Health Series: Reflective Practice and Supervision Wednesday 24 May - Signs and symptoms of common mental health difficulties Wednesday 9 October - Looking at attachment an ...

Hill Skills course for community group leaders working with our under-represented groups or people who identify as belonging to one of the below groups. Groups who are currently under-represented in o ...

I am recruiting for my doctoral study which aims to understand the use of flexibility and crip time in youth work practices when working with disabled young people. This is a piece of action research ...

training that youth work and schools can do to develop their awareness of long term conditions in children and young people. Asthma Supporting Children's Health and Young People with Asthma (education ...

The NYA is running a series of employer engagement sessions to gather  views on the Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice.  The sessions will provide an update on the reforms, a space to ask question ...

Stem4 has been awarded a contract by Ofcom, to offer media literacy training for those working in healthcare, social care and the youth sector so that they can better support young people in getting t ...

ACAS run training courses, conferences and networking events, covering essential HR and employment law topics, as well as business and management skill development. Delivered both online and in-person ...

Youth Focus North East facilitates this training on behalf of the Royal Society of Blind Children, and it is focused around how to work with young people with visual impairments. This fully funded tra ...

Youth Justice Board has commissioned Revolving Doors to produce a report identifying examples of good practice tackling racial disparity in youth justice. We are seeking case studies of successful ini ...

Fearless offer sessions for practitioners delivered by Crimestoppers to raise awareness about Fearless, the dedicated youth service who provide young people with the opportunity to give information ab ...