59 Youth Service: Overview of Progress, April 2021 - June 2021 (Quarter One) PDF 418 KB
Minutes:
An
amendment was tabled, the report was for information purposes only and was not
a key decision as the report had initially stipulated.
The
Mayor and Lead Member for Children’s Social Care, Adult Social Care and Public Health
and the Director of Children’s Care submitted a report for the Executive’s
consideration. In June 2020, the Executive had granted approval to develop a
new Youth Service. The purpose of the report was to provide an update and
overview of the actions undertaken to develop the service.
Following
approval from Executive in June 2020, a commissioning process commenced in July
2020 which invited bids from key voluntary and community sector organisations
to deliver Youth Services in partnership with the Council. Bids were identified
and prioritised on the basis of match funding, tangible community benefits,
youth work quality and outcomes with a specific focus on supporting young
people through Early Help, with key transition points and positive activities.
The
work required identification of a number of youth centres across Middlesbrough,
which included community hubs and community centres. Allocated space had now
been identified for young people to access youth club activities. In addition,
spaces within buildings operated by the voluntary and community sector
organisations had also been identified.
There
were three key elements to the Middlesbrough Youth Service model, including
universal, targeted and transition youth work.
·
Universal
Youth Work - delivered by The Linx Youth Project (see
further information at paragraph 4 of the submitted report)
·
Targeted
Youth Work - delivered by The Junction Foundation (see paragraph 5); and
·
Targeted
Transition Youth Work - delivered by Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation
(see paragraph 6).
ORDERED
That the overview of
progress made by the new Youth Service, which was given approval to be
established by Executive in June 2020, be noted.
REASON
It was important that
members of the Executive had a line of sight into the strategic and operational
work being undertaken in line with the Multi Agency Children’s Services
Improvement Action Plan 2020/21.