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What is a Regional Youth Work Unit?

Youth Focus South East known as a Regional Youth Work Unit (RYWU) act as hubs for developing and supporting youth work in their regions, working with commissioners, providers and young people themselves to ensure the sector is well-informed, skilled and responsive to changes in government policies and young people’s needs. They are a core element of infrastructure support for the youth sector in their regions.

RYWUs are independent organisations, based in the region they cover, with governance arrangements that reflect the voices of youth organisations in the region

RYWUs collaborate with a wide range of local, regional and national organisations with an interest in supporting and developing youth work. They may lead on multi-organisation partnerships in their areas or might undertake regional roll-out of national programmes in collaboration with national bodies. At the heart of a RYWU is the needs of young people and the youth sector in their regions.

What does the South East cover?

Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
East Sussex
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Kent
Oxfordshire
Surrey
West Sussex

Upcoming Dates

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Regional Impact Network South East Meetings

Youth Focus South East Meetings

For all upcoming events and dates please click the button below. This will take you to our EventBrite page to register your attendance.

YFSE News

Training

What does youth-led research from the Peer Action Collective tell us about how young people can be supported away from involvement in violence?

Date for your diary – a chance to hear from peer researchers (aged 16-25), as they discuss ‘What does youth-led research from the Peer Action Collective tell us about how young people can be supported away from involvement in violence?’ YEF’s Peer Action Collective (PAC) will share their findings on how the education and youth sectors can best support young people away from violence. Don’t miss out on this great chance to hear directly from young people sharing their insights,

October 22, 2024 No Comments

Updates

Leading youth organisations to explore links between enrichment and school attendance in response to ‘absence epidemic’

NCS Trust (National Citizen Service), The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) and the Centre for Young Lives (CfYL) have partnered to explore the evidence linking participation in enrichment activities to improved academic attendance, amidst a rise in persistent absenteeism among young people. The commission will look to review and summarise evidence on the relationship between participation in enrichment and school attendance. Beyond the evidence review, the research will also draw on best practice case studies through school visits and observation,

October 15, 2024 No Comments

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Regional Youth Work Units support & advance youth work in their regions by collaborating with organisations to ensure the sector meets the needs of young people

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UK Youth @ukyouth ·

13 Nov

🚨The next phase of the Adventures Away From Home fund is now open for applications! Made possible thanks to further funding from @DCMS. Check your eligibility and apply today 👉https://www.ukyouth.org/adventures/

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Youth Focus South East @youthfocusse ·

11 Nov

It's not too late! To sign up to this week's Regional Impact meeting, alongside @YMCAGWC.
This is a really insightful and useful meeting with amazing toolkits to help measure your impact of youth work.
Click below to sign up👇
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/regional-youth-impact-network-south-east-tickets-871367071367?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Youth Focus South East @youthfocusse ·

7 Nov

This #YouthWorkWeek highlights the importance of A right to youth work for all

We know #YouthWork is hugely important to young people, the @NatYouthAgency youth survey shows that it helps young people feel more connected to their community: https://nya.org.uk/youth-survey-2024

#YWW24

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6 Nov

Please join us in celebrating all the amazing #YouthWork professionals across the country and the importance of A right to youth work for all

@NatYouthAgency’s #YouthWorkWeek is a chance for everyone to shout about the difference youth work makes: https://nya.org.uk/youth-work-week

#YWW24

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Upcoming Meeting

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Future Meetings 2022

Youth Focus South East

~~Thursday 27^th January 2022~~	~~1pm – 2pm – NYA Apprenticeship Roadshow~~ ~~2pm – 3pm – Youth Focus South East~~
~~Friday 25^th March 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~
~~Friday 27^th May 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~
~~Friday 22^nd July 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~
~~Friday 30^th September 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~
~~Friday 25^th November 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~

Regional Youth Impact Network South East

~~Friday 4^th February 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~
~~Friday 29^th April 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~
Friday 17^th June 2022 – Postponed	10am – 12pm – Postponed
~~Friday 16^th September 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~
~~Friday 18^th November 2022~~	~~10am – 12pm~~

Funders and Partners

Youth Focus South East is a trading name of RMD Adventure Learning C.I.C