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Take a Virtual TourYouth Work Week is always a highlight in my calendar - a moment to spotlight the incredible impact youth workers have across the OnSide Network…
Read moreThis week at the Labour Party Conference, OnSide hosted a powerful panel event exploring how youth work and education can work together to better support…
Read moreThis autumn the Government will be releasing its long-awaited National Youth Strategy, and it couldn’t have come at a more crucial time. Young people need…
Read moreWhen you’re a young person, looking to the future should be exciting and full of possibility. But for many young people, the reality is far…
Read moreEarlier this month I set out what I think it takes to be the best place to be a child as guest editor for the…
Read moreThe proudest moment of my life came this summer, when I won a bronze medal for boxing at the Olympic Games in Paris. I competed…
Read moreWe have a tough question to answer in the youth sector. How do you measure the impact of youth work? Those working in the youth…
Read moreThe debate on young people and smartphones has consistently made headlines recently, thanks to voices like Jonathan Haidt and movements such as Smartphone Free Childhood.…
Read moreFreddie Flintoff’s touching BBC One show Field Of Dreams ended this week leaving viewers satisfied that one of England’s greatest cricketers has used his fame to put…
Read moreSo far 2024’s blistering summer of sport has delivered a nail-biting Euros tournament, the intense drama of Wimbledon, and we’ve now launched into more than…
Read moreTwelve years ago I saw a young woman outside the door of Bolton Lads and Girls Club. She looked nervous and unsure, wondering whether to…
Read moreNew research by The Duke of Edinburgh shows that 80% of young people under 25 feel politicians listen to their age group the least. This…
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