Specialist Youthwork Resources
Useful Sources of Information
Need more advice, guidance or information from specialist organisations? The Virtual Toolkits Useful Sources of Information section has contact details for organisations within Surrey and nationally who could help you. Topics include Homelessness, Drugs & alcohol, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Sexual Health, Young carers, young people at risk of exclusion, young people not in employment or education, disability and youth offending. Link to this website to be posted shortly.
Session Plans
Children and Young People Now have put together a collection of free activity resource packs on their website. Packs include Financial Literacy, Mental Health & Well Being, Alcohol, Sexual Health and Healthy Eating. Each pack contains links to quizzes, games, worksheets and other activities. http://www.cypnow.co.uk/BigIssues/Details/67977/youth-work-resources/
Youth Information
Youth Information: Visit or sign post young people towards this section of the National Youth Agency website which has been designed to help make valuable information on education, employment & training, environment, family & relationships, health, housing, justice & equality, money, sport leisure & travel and cyber safety easily accessible to young people. http://www.nya.org.uk/youthinformation-com
Games & Activities
YouthGroupGames was formed to offer a unique reference point on comprehensive advice on games and activities for youth groups. The website includes ice-breakers, wide games and simple ideas that require little preparation. There are many topics including Cultural, creative, social and seasonal games as well as others. http://www.youthgroupgames.co.uk/
Free equipment
Freecycle match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. The idea is to keep usable items out of landfills by people offering items to the local community for free. If you run a youth club that needs a pool table or TV or work with a group of young people who are environmentally conscious, signing up to Freecycle could be really worthwhile. http://www.uk.freecycle.org
Becoming a professionally employed youth worker
Visit this page of the National Youth Agency website for a brief description on youth work, employment requirements and career prospects.
http://www.nya.org.uk/want-to-work-in-youth-work
