Global Exchange Opportunity Starting in May and running for 12 weeks, Global Exchange is looking for voluntary placements for a pair of young volunteers (one from the UK and one from Syria, both aged between 18 and 25) for 3 to 4 days a week.  Volunteers will be supported by programme supervisors (one...

Recruiting Now: v20 Season 5 Vinspired are seeking Enthusiastic, Motivated and committed young people!! – No Experience Necessary. Since Vinspired launched in May 2006 v has achieved great things – making a massive and lasting difference to the world of youth volunteering. Their v20 Youth Advisory...

Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, 17th March 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm This one-day workshop explores the benefits of using creative activities with young offenders, both within the community and the secure estate.  Developed in partnership with...

The ‘Truth About Youth’ is a brand new project funded by the Co-Operative Foundation.  The main aims of the project are to challenge and change negative images of young people in society. Laura and Martin who are the project coordinators are recruiting a group of young people from across...

Young Brits at Art is back! The Equality and Human Rights Commission is re-launching its Young Brits at Art awards, inviting 11-19 year olds from all walks of life to express their vision of this year’s theme: ‘What would the world look like if we lived without prejudice?’ This academic year, Young...

The Regional Youth Work Unit is delivering FREE participation training to health professionals and to young people. The purpose of the training is to: Enhance the knowledge and skills of health professionals to enable their effective engagement with young people in health service planning, delivery,...

The purpose of this research is to determine whether the negative perceptions among young people about their own portrayals in the region’s press is borne out in the actual content. It must be highlighted that young people were concerned with their representation across the whole media, and this study...

Introduction and Context This research project has been carried out on behalf of the North East Regional Youth Work Unit. It builds on a number of reports that have been written over the past five years focussing on issues affecting the voluntary and community sector in the region and is intended to...

UK Youth Qualifications UK Youths New Level 2 Peer Qualifications UK Youth have developed 4 new qualifications, a level 2 Peer Education Award and Certificate, and a level 2 Peer Mentoring Award and Certificate which are to be launched from January 2010. UK Youth first launched its BTEC qualifications...

The Museums, Archives and Galleries (MAG) Offer Project was developed to improve the way that cultural organisations engage with young people, and develop services which are “young person friendly”. The development of an “offer” to young people builds on the work which has been taking place both...