A critique of how Positive for Youth impacts on the opportunities available to young people

1. Positive for Youth.
Purpose: Young people realise their potential.
.Raise young peoples aspirations by reducing
teenage pregnancy, substance issues and
crime.
.Participate and achieve in education.

2. Links to Youth Work
• The links include it being aimed at the
same age range.
• Aimed at vulnerable and disadvantaged
pupils.

3. Influence what is available for
young people.
• Offering new services to young people
and develop their social and development
skills.
• Helping the most disadvantaged young
people.

4. Recommended provisions.
• My place youth centres
• Develop important skills, qualities needed
for adult life.
• Reduce teen pregnancy
• Participation in education
• Safeguarding
• Summary of commitments

5. Positives
• Youth Voice
• Want to support the best outcome.
• Made more achievable focusing on
particular groups.

6. Negatives
• Only supports teenage years.
• Basing it all on voluntary services.
• Less vetting and DBS checks.
• Not equal opportunities.

7. Negatives
• Only supports teenage years.
• Basing it all on voluntary services.
• Less vetting and DBS checks.
• Not equal opportunities.