Lancashire Youth Strategy
Following a series of meetings with District leads for Leisure and Sport, representatives from the voluntary sector and Council staff; the ECM Positive Contribution Theme Board gave the go ahead for the development of an inclusive Lancashire Youth Strategy, at its meeting in January.
This work will be developed initially through two workshops, which are being arranged to bring together a cross-section of representatives from the Youth Sector and young people in the design, publication and implementation of a Lancashire Youth Strategy.
The formation of a standing Youth Offer or Youth Sector conference is envisaged, which will act as the voice of a new Lancashire Youth Partnership a joint voice for the sector, based on a set of agreed values and purposes aimed at the creation of an integrated youth support service (IYSS) and development network across the County, which will essentially determine what the "Youth Offer" will be in Lancashire.
The National Youth Agency (NYA) is working with a number of local authorities to pilot and develop its new Quality Mark for Integrated Youth Support Services (IYSS), which will be helpful in creation of the integrated working arrangements in Lancashire. For more details about the IYSS Quality Mark contact Sue Quinn at the NYA.
