1. SOCIAL POLICY Priorities for Youth Karen Glass

2. CONTEXT What social policies are you fulfilling right now?

3. INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE Complete the worksheet.

4. ‘every young person achieving to his or her full potential at each stage of his or her development’ PRIORITIES FOR YOUTH - VISION

5. Developing the education workforce Improving the learning environment Transforming the Governance and Management of Education (ESA) RAISING STANDARDS FOR ALL - CLOSING THE PERFORMANCE GAP

6. Political Economic Sociological Technological Legal Environment EXTERNAL FACTORS

7. Assessed need for youth work intervention Prioritised age ranges Priority groups PROVISION ALLOCATED PROPORTIONATE TO THE LEVEL OF DISADVANTAGE

8. Those at risk of disengagement from society Those disaffected at school Those at risk of committing an offence Non-stakeholders (those who don’t contribute to society) Those affected by the legacy of conflict PRIORITY GROUPS

9. Education and Libraries (NI) Order 1986 Youth Services (NI) Order 1989 Art 12 UNCRC Programme for Government 2011-2015 Children and Youth People’s 10 Year Plan POLICIES ALREADY IN EXISTENCE

10. Play and Leisure Policy Child Poverty Policy Pathways to Success Delivering Social Change and Together Building a United Community Community Relations, Equality and Diversity Education POLICIES ALREADY IN EXISTENCE

11. SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS Please read, discuss and record your comments.

12. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PRIORITIES FOR YOUTH POLICY FOR YOUR YOUTH WORK PRACTICE?

13. ANY QUESTIONS?