We recently held the first of three roundtables to inform our upcoming report on Youth Work in 2035 - this one focused on digital and AI. Check out more about the session here: youthappg.org.uk/digital-and-...
Thank you to our Chair, MPs who came along, our panellists, young people and the Minister for such a brilliant discussion on the youth strategy and youth work. We’ll be back in the new year for our next steps on our report on youth work, stay tuned! 🙌
Questions to the Minister included around funding for youth services, how to engage young people who can’t access services, and young futures hubs
Minister for Youth Stephanie Peacock MP set out the themes of the youth strategy, with key points being wanting to give young people access to trusted adults, places to go, and things to do. She also referenced the ability of young people to get involved in the strategy rollout
Our young people and youth worker speakers spoke brilliantly about the need to invest long term into youth funding, the vital importance youth workers have for young people and their futures, and the value of face to face youth work
Volunteer Karen Fulton from Sea Cadets spoke about the importance of volunteers in supporting young people and in helping wider society, as well as the importance of face to face connection in youth work
Chief Executive of National Youth Agency Leigh Middleton said that lots of young people are lacking a trusted adult. He added that statutory services need to be adequately funded and bolstered to ensure every young person has good services in their area
Nathan Singleton, Chief Executive of LifeLine Projects, spoke about the change in youth work since 2000, with youth workers becoming more of a pastoral service and being able to reach young people missed by other services
We’re thrilled to be kicking off the first full meeting of the APPG on Youth Affairs for this parliamentary year, beginning our report process on youth work.
Minister for Youth Stephanie Peacock MP will also be joining us to talk about the National Youth Strategy, stay tuned 👇
We were delighted to welcome Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP to a special session of the APPG for MPs this week to talk about the National Youth Strategy.
Find out more about the strategy here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
The APPG on Youth Affairs had its AGM on 22nd October. Check out the summary here: youthappg.org.uk/appg-on-yout...
Lots of exciting work ahead!
Welcome to the official account for the APPG on Youth Affairs in Parliament! Keep your eyes peeled for future updates from us as we start the next Parliamentary year in September 📆
