Wednesday 14 March 2012

Positive for Youth - A new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19

A guidance documents from the DFE (Reference: DFE-00133-2011) published: February 2012

This set of documents describes all of the government’s policies for young people aged 13 to 19 in England within the context of a vision for a society which will enable all young people to succeed. They set out a new partnership approach for giving young people more opportunities and better support – with young people themselves as key influencers and with voluntary and community groups and local businesses drawn in as full partners.

A number of the policies covered apply across the United Kingdom, such as those of the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Ministry of Defence. The government will work with the devolved administrations on areas of shared interest.

There has been an extensive period of collaboration and consultation with young people and those who work with them to develop these materials. In March 2011 the Positive for Youth summit brought together young people and professionals with Ministers and officials from seven Government departments to identify and debate the key issues faced by young people today. This helped to develop a shared understanding of young people’s concerns and the support and services they need.

Includes:
  • Secretary of State Foreword
    Ministerial Foreword

    Introduction
  • Young People Today
  • A Vision for a Society that is Positive for Youth
  • Government Policy on Young People
  • Working Together to Support Young People
  • Making Progress Together
  • Annex 1: The Positive for Youth Discussion Papers
  • Annex 2: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • Annex 3: Index of Case Studies
Downloads

Positive for Youth – A new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19 (PDF 102pp)

Positive for Youth  What it means for voluntary and community organisations (PDF 5pp)

Positive for Youth – What it means for young people (PDF 5pp)

Positive for Youth – What it means for business and other employers (PDF 5pp)

Positive for Youth – What it means for local authorities (PDF 5pp)

Positive for Youth presentation (PPT)

Related publications

Positive for Youth – Executive Summary (PDF 11pp)


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