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“Young people represent our most valuable resource; we will offer personal, social, emotional, cultural and educational opportunities during transition into adulthood. We will implement a rights-based approach to empower young people to make informed and positive choices to enable them to become ambitious and creative contributors; informed citizens; and healthy and resilient individuals."
The Vale Youth Service provides informal and non-formal opportunities to young people aged 11-25 across the Vale of Glamorgan to support them in achieving their full potential. We provide safe environments for young people to enjoy themselves and meet others; feel valued; access information and support; and learn new skills.
If you have any questions please contact:
@vysvale
Strive to deliver high quality, innovative youth work provision through a continued professional development offer for our youth work staff and volunteers.
Establish projects and work in partnership with voluntary and third sector organisations, local authority services, town councils and schools in the Vale of Glamorgan to ensure young people have access to high quality provision.
Provide opportunities for young people to develop decision-making skills in matters which affect them, their peers and their communities.
To celebrate the achievements of young people and their contribution to their communities.
The Youth Work Strategy for Wales states that youth work offers young people opportunities for learning that are educative, expressive, participative, inclusive, and empowering. Youth work in Wales is based on the voluntary engagement of young people as empowered partners. It starts at whatever point young people are in their lives, recognises and seeks to develop and realise their potential, and is committed to equality and inclusion. The key principles which underpin youth work in Wales are set out in the Principles and Purposes document.
The Service has a diverse range of youth work interventions on offer within schools and the community. This is delivered through various means:
Youth clubs
Mobile street-based service and outreach
After school clubs
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
Welsh Language youth provision
Participation projects and rights work
International Youth Work and Youth Exchanges
Accredited courses for young people
Digital activities
Outdoor and bushcraft activities
Support community events
C-Card scheme
Mentoring
Targeted one-to-one support and bespoke interventions
Broker EOTAS provision
Offer Youth and Community Work and Mental Health First Aid courses
The Vale Youth Service renewed the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales: Bronze Level in May 2021. This award recognises that our work is continually underpinned by a sound range of policies and enables young people to learn and develop personal and social skills. The Quality Mark is a unique tool for self-assessment, planning improvement and gaining a quality mark for youth work. It supports and recognises improving standards in the provision, practice and performance of organisations that deliver youth work, demonstrating and celebrating the excellence of their work with young people.
C-Card Scheme Inspire to Achieve Involving Young People Youth Clubs Youth Service Policies
C-Card Scheme
Inspire to Achieve
Involving Young People
Youth Clubs
Youth Service Policies
Duke of Edinburgh's Award V-Pod Youth Engagement and Progression Youth Wellbeing Service
Duke of Edinburgh's Award
V-Pod
Youth Engagement and Progression
Youth Wellbeing Service