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Youth and Policy Conference
Thinking Seriously about...
Youth Work and Policy
Thursday March 15th 2012
YMCA George Williams College, Canning Town, London
£90
Youth and Policy’s fourth ‘thinking seriously’ conference, supported by YMCA George Williams College, will explore the implications of Coalition youth policy for
the youth work field. The conference aims to bring together political, academic, managerial and practice perspectives for open dialogue about policy affecting young people and youth work.
Over recent months, many events have taken place with subsequent policy implications for youth work organisation and practice. Following the implementation of Coalition
spending cuts, the Select Committee on Services for Young People, and the riots of summer 2011, a conference to reflect on these events and their policy consequences in early 2012 is timely and useful. We hope that the conference will present a challenge to
practitioners, managers and academics to consider the new landscape, and how policy and practice might be better shaped in the light of evidence and experience.
We are delighted that Paul Oginsky has agreed to attend the day and will be subject to a Q&A session about the rationale of current youth policy –
so bring your questions for him!
Other highlights include a reflection on the Select Committee by Ian Maerns (MP), a youth work panel session to be led by Bernard Davies, and workshops
on the National Citizen Service, Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, the PREVENT agenda, and the role of faith-based and voluntary organisations in the Big Society.
A flyer and booking form is attached. Please do support us by circulating this through
your networks.
Thanks and best wishes,
Naomi
Naomi Stanton
Lecturer in
Youth Work
YMCA George Williams College
199 Freemasons Road
Canning Town, London
E16 3PY
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Switchboard: 020 7540 4900
Fax: 020 7511 4900
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