Oct 2, 2019 | Blog, Membership, Sector Insider
How collaboration could save your service and what you should do about it We all know that this is a challenging time to deliver services to young people. We have less money (£260 million has been lost to youth services in Oxfordshire alone); less people (3660 youth...
Sep 10, 2019 | Blog, Sector Insider
From September 2019, Ofsted is adopting a new inspection framework, which will be used to evaluate education providers in England. The main changes highlighted by BBC Teach are: Inspection of “good” school increased to 2 days Ofsted could arrive within 2.5 hours...
Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Membership, Sector Insider
Guest blog by Josh Lenthall, Senior Strategic Relationship Manager at Active Oxfordshire As I speak to counterparts from across the country and talk of the challenges that children and young people in Oxfordshire face, very often there is surprise on people’s...
Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Mental Health, Sector Insider
There is a common stereotype that loneliness mainly strikes older, isolated people – and of course it can, and does. But a recent study conducted by BBC Radio 4 in collaboration with Wellcome Collection found that young people can often feel loneliness more...
Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Membership, Sector Insider
How to create an inclusive space for young people with disabilities? by Anna Cheetham, Co-Director of Yellow Submarine When asked to write a blog on creating an inclusive space for young people with disabilities, I did exactly what Ms Miller my year 9 English teacher...
May 7, 2019 | Blog, Membership, Sector Insider
Guest Blog – Roy Peach, Kennington Youth Club Leader Who doesn’t love a Top 10 list? If one pops up on Facebook I’m usually the first to see how my life can be enhanced, or not as is often the case. Type into a certain search engine today ‘Top Ten Tips’ it...
