Youth Work Week highlights the real impact of local projects
By Christine Mackay, Senior Community Learning and Development Manager. I recently attended a short presentation on two youth projects that are really making an impact on young people’s lives, as part...
View ArticleNew Map Pinpoints City Youth Services
Community Learning and Development, in partnership with the Edinburgh Youth Work Consortium (EYWC), have developed an online Youth Work Map that enables young people to find youth work opportunities....
View ArticleHave your say on Children and Families Commissioning
Following on from last year’s consultation on our overall Commissioning Plan, we are now asking for views on our commissioning approaches in seven service areas. Commissioning is about how we plan the...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 11 December 2012
John Heywood (Departmental Assistant to Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children and Families Committee) reports from the Committee meeting held on Tuesday 11 December 2012. You can view all...
View ArticleNational recognition for Youth Worker Rachel
Rachel Barr, runner-up in the national part-time Youth Worker of the Year category We are delighted to report that Youth Worker Rachel Barr was runner-up in the national part-time Youth Worker of the...
View ArticleRound up Friday 22 November 2013
This week we featured a report from a recent event about vulnerable young people and Risk Taking Behaviours, we heard about a new Pathfinder Project to help schools on the way to self-improvement, and...
View ArticleRound up Friday 13 December 2013
We’ve had a bumper crop of stories this week including a campaign to raise awareness of private fostering, a health and social care academy pilot, a pioneering outdoor learning partnership, a report on...
View ArticleDirector’s update – leaders’ event, digital learning, cycle training, summer...
Director of Children and Families Gillian Tee A regular update from Gillian Tee, the Director of Children and Families, on recent meetings, visits and events. In this update we hear about the recent...
View ArticleYouth Equalities Conference – pupil reports
In January 2015, Education Scotland invited each local authority to send four pupils to a Youth Equalities Conference in Glasgow. The conference focussed on a range of initiatives that enable young...
View ArticleWe want to hear what young people think about youth work…
Children and Families wants to know what young people across Edinburgh think about youth clubs and youth work. We want to know why young people take part or don’t take part, what works best and what...
View ArticleWe still want to hear what young people think about youth work …
Hundreds of young people have already taken part in our survey on youth work. And, for those who haven’t yet, there’s still time to do so. We want to know what young people across Edinburgh think about...
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