Better Tomorrows Programme: More young people in Cumbria getting access to quality youth work - Evaluation Report
Hayes, Tracy (2023) Better Tomorrows Programme: More young people in Cumbria getting access to quality youth work - Evaluation Report. [Report]
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Abstract
Better Tomorrows was planned as a three-year programme to encourage people in Cumbria to become accredited in youth work and substantially increase the number of young people having access to support from youth workers to help them reach their potential. The Better Tomorrows Programme is a unique initiative that aims to provide accredited training for more than 100 people and offer grants of up to £75,000 over three years to community organisations setting up or providing new youth work opportunities for local people. The programme is spearheaded by David Beeby and is supported by Cumbria Youth Alliance, local funders Cumbria Community Foundation and Francis C Scott Charitable Trust and over 40 funders who have invested in the programme. The full Better Tomorrows Programme proposal provides a detailed introduction to the programme, outlining the needs of young people, the importance of quality youth work training and the background for the programme. It is underpinned by the belief that: High-quality youth work has a crucial role to play supporting many young people to achieve their full potential. Through informal and non-formal educational approaches, effective youth work practice builds the capacity and resilience of young people and can change young people’s lives for the better. Through participation in youth work, young people gain confidence and competence, develop self-assurance, and have the opportunity to establish high expectations and aspirations for themselves. Highly qualified youth workers are a valuable asset, not only to the communities they work in but to the county as a whole. They support positive outcomes for young people but are an essential feature of the wider educational offer they need in order to succeed. (Cumbria Youth Alliance, 2023) The Better Tomorrows Programme launched in the summer of 2021. Following delays due to the impact of COVID-19 and challenges encountered in commissioning a local training provider, the first cohort of youth workers completed their training programme in the summer of 2022, with assessment and moderation processes completed over the following months. In September 2022, Dr Tracy Hayes was appointed to undertake an independent evaluation of the programme, using a mix of secondary and primary data to consider the impact of training and the provision of new youth work opportunities. This continued an approach previously agreed upon with the University of Cumbria.
| Item Type: | Report |
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| Depositing User: | Ms Raisa Burton |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2024 12:02 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2024 12:03 |
| URI: | https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17842 |
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