Carl Knight

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This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re proud to share an inspiring blog from Chris Murray, CEO of the @YPFtrust. Reflecting on this year’s theme - Standing Firm in Power and Pride - Chris shares his journey as a Black leader of Jamaican heritage and describes the resilience, ambition and unwavering commitment to equity that have defined his 30+ year career in youth services. From sports coaching in Tottenham, leading the Youth Review for @RBKC after the Grenfell Tower fire and creating new Youth Services for the area’s young people, to shaping national youth policy and lecturing in leadership and systemic change @imperialcollege. Chris’ blog delves into what it means to him to be a leader and the potential youth work unlocks in young people. 👉 Read Chris’s blog here: nya.org.uk/standing-firm-… #BHM2025 @bhmuk

In a pivotal moment for youth voice in the UK and internationally the NYA’s new ‘What the Future Holds’ report marks a critical turning point for youth voice and influence, with a clear set of recommendations and a rallying cry for political and funding bodies to back the rebuild of a new, youth-led National Youth Council to the UK (NYCUK). 👇 Sign up to join the free report launch webinar on Monday 28th April from 5 – 6pm, to explore how the recommendations underpin the rebirth of a new National Youth Council to the UK: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #YouthParticipation #YouthVoice #NYCUK #YouthCouncil

Always stimulating conversations @TrowsdaleGary! Great to hear @jonpayates @YouthEndowFund speak on an evidence led approach to reducing youth violence, and thank you to @NIESRorg for such a warm welcome, thanks for the invitation!

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“There is a discipline to being dyslexic. You're very aware of what you should never do and quickly get into things where you have an advantage... I'm attenuated to the taxonomy, so the taxonomy doesn't become me. And that is crazy valuable when you're trying to do something unique... It's the thing paying all the bills.” Alex Karp at the @EconClubNY discussing The Technological Republic.

Sad news indeed! Our network meetings enabled us to connect with youth orgs in the South West Region. They’ve made a legendary contribution to supporting youth orgs to measure impact as well as youth work training that started the journey of many a youth worker.

📣REGIONAL YOUTH VOICE MEETING 📷 Come take part in an amazing day with interesting debates, round table discussions and guest speakers! Date: 15th Feb 2025 Time: 10.30am-3.30pm Location: The Factory Young Peoples Centre, B31 2TW Speak to your Youth Worker to attend!

@UKYouth @YouthFocusWM

We're still looking for youth organisations in these 5 regions to be part of our summer jobs programme: 📍North West, North East, Yorkshire and The Humber, West Midlands, London - please tag those who might be interested!

Help @DCMS shape the future of youth policy! Share your insights on cross-sector collaboration in our short survey (10-15 mins). Your input will inform the National Youth Strategy & Young Futures Hubs. 🙌 Take part here: surveymonkey.com/r/JRFNQLQ

⬇️ YOUTHVOICE NOW: Bitesize News - 13/1/25 ⭐️DCMS appoint co-production head for Youth Strategy ⭐️x20 links to News, Features, Research and Opportunities .. youngvoicesheard.org.uk/2025/01/13/you… via @YVH_YouthVoice

There simply are not enough youth workers in England to meet young people's needs. NYA is proposing important changes to our qualification framework, and we want to hear what you think of our proposals. In many ways, these proposals are the biggest shakeup of youth work training and skills in decades, so please take a look and get involved.

⭐Exciting Youth Voice Updates for Sandwell⭐

This is your last chance to register for this afternoon's webinar with Ofcom explaining the new Online Harms Bill and how it may impact on digital youth work process and procedures. Click below to sign up and join us at 1:30pm! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #Safeguarding #YouthWork #CPD

The extraordinary 270 Climbing Park at Bentham hosted a one-day event today as a follow-up from the summer camp for the NCS (National Citizen Service) Trust. These students from Pittville School were among 14 who scaled the heights. No, I wasn't invited to have a go. #NCS

The South West Members of Youth Parliament and their workers at day two of the @UKYP meeting #UKYP24

Great to attend this launch with @10DowningStreet @lisanandy this week!

👇Brilliant opportunity with a fantastic company! 👇

We were delighted to join our fellow Back Youth Alliance (BYA) organisations at a drop-in event for parliamentarians today in the Houses of Parliament to champion supporting young people through youth work and the importance of youth voice. Thank you to @NCSTrust for organising the event and to all the parliamentarians who came along. It’s great to see so much passion in the room for the BYA’s call to #BackYouth and we look forward to working together to open doors to opportunities through the power of youth work.

"Remember that there are many paths to success." Youth Minister @Steph_Peacock congratulates all young people receiving their #GCSEresults today and wishes them every success in the future READ her joint letter with @NCS Chair Harris Bokhari ⬇️ wearencs.com/sites/default/… #ResultsDay