Aiming High for Young People
***Latest News***
Youth Sector Development Fund (YSDF) summer funding
round
On 16 July 2008, Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children, Young People and
Families, launched the second round of bidding for the Youth Sector Development
Fund (YSDF) which will make a further £30million available to the Third
Sector organisations working with vulnerable young people. For more
information, read the full press
release, download the specification
and supporting documents and go to the events page for details of the
YSDF
Workshops for potential applicants.
New guidance on The Youth Opportunity and Youth Capital Funds
Published on 8 May 2008, this guidance sets out out arrangements for
local authorities to deliver the two funds. Effective from April 2008, it
replaces previous guidance issued in March 2006. For more information,
visit the Youth
Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund page.
Aiming High Implementation Plan
Published on 18 March 2008, the Implementation Plan sets out arrangements for
implementing Aiming High for Young People; highlighting the progress to date,
and describing the key actions to be taken over the next 12 months. For full
details, download the Implementation
Plan and go to the Implementation Plan page.
myplace Launch
On 3 April 2008, Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children, Young People and
Families, launched myplace - a multi million pound government programme to
deliver world class places for young people to go. For more information, read
the full
press release, download the myplace
leaflet from the Publications page and visit the myplace
page.
Aiming High for Young People: a Ten Year Strategy for Positive Activities, published in July 2007, sets out the Government's plans to help all young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to take part in enjoyable and purposeful activities in their free-time.
Developed in response to new evidence that participation can help the development of social and emotional skills, and to address a clear demand from young people for greater access to activities, the strategy makes 55 commitments focusing on increasing young people's participation in positive leisure-time activities.
Designed to develop new skills and raise aspirations, the strategy will ensure that young people:
- are empowered to have a say in the creation of services and in local
funding decisions
- can easily find out about local things to do and places to go, and are
motivated to use the new and improved activities and facilities on offer
- have access to services of an excellent quality; delivered by a diverse and professional workforce who are valued and supported to develop the skills to make a difference for young people
Delivery of this strategy, as well as the wider programme of reforms to services and support for young people, will require the ongoing commitment of local authorities and of the full range of local partners, including the third and private sectors, parents and young people themselves. At national level, its implementation will be led by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, providing a strong and more strategic leadership across Government to improve youth outcomes.
To download the Ten Year Youth Strategy, and the young people's version, Get Involved!, go to the DCSF website.
This page was last updated on 01 August 2008
