The National Youth Agency

The National Youth Agency Young people deserve a fulfilling future. By championing, professionalising and enabling youth work, Youth work has never been more important.

Society needs the energy of young people yet somehow thousands feel blocked by the complex challenges the modern world throws at them. NYA is the national body for this vital discipline. Our vision is rooted in our steadfast belief in young people and their ability to shape the world. Our plan has three elements:
Championing youth workโ€“ incubating new approaches, celebrating practitioners. Profess

ionalising youth work โ€“ training youth workers, setting occupational standards. Enabling youth work โ€“ making it happen through our networks of youth work providers.

Every day, youth workers help young people grow in confidence, strengthen relationships, raise aspirations and unlock ne...
21/08/2026

Every day, youth workers help young people grow in confidence, strengthen relationships, raise aspirations and unlock new opportunities.

๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€.

We're inviting youth workers to complete our short practitioner pulse survey and help us capture the real impact of youth work across the country. Findings will inform a Youth Work Week 2026 report showcasing how youth work supports positive transitions into education, employment, training and beyond.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Complete the survey in just 5 minutes: https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/91165340/Practitioner-Questionnaire

Please share with your networks too. Together, we can amplify the impact of youth work.

Join us on Tuesday 8 September, 12pmโ€“1.30pm for an expert panel discussion, exploring the distinctive contribution of fa...
21/08/2026

Join us on Tuesday 8 September, 12pmโ€“1.30pm for an expert panel discussion, exploring the distinctive contribution of faith-based youth work and how faith communities can create supportive environments where young people feel included, heard and able to explore identity, faith, values and leadership.

Weโ€™re pleased announce our panellists (Check our event page to find out more about them):

Paul Cable โ€“ Lecturer in Youth and Community Work at Moorlands College
Jill Appleton โ€“ National Director at The Feast
Canon Rachel Gardner - Director of Partnerships at Youthscape

Learning from Youth Work in Faith Communities: Creating inclusive and empowering spaces for young people: Tuesday 8 September, 12pm - 1:30pm (online via Zoom)

Register your place here: https://nya.org.uk/event/youth-work-insight-learning-from-youth-work-in-faith-communities-creating-inclusive-and-empowering-spaces-for-young-people/

Youth workers provide vital support to young people, often while managing high emotional demands, complex needs, organis...
20/08/2026

Youth workers provide vital support to young people, often while managing high emotional demands, complex needs, organisational pressures, and limited time for their own reflection and recovery. This session will create a positive, practical and reflective space for the workforce to pause, connect, and explore what helps them stay well in practice.

Join our upcoming NYA Youth Work Connect session: The wellbeing effect โ€“ Creating cultures that support and value youth workers on Tuesday 22 September from 10.30am - 12pm

Register your free place and join the sector for this important discussion: https://nya.org.uk/event/youth-work-connect-supporting-the-supporters-workforce-wellbeing-in-youth-work/

Throughout Autumn this year we are holding a series of four online webinars alongside ChildNet designed to equip youth w...
14/08/2026

Throughout Autumn this year we are holding a series of four online webinars alongside ChildNet designed to equip youth workers with the awareness, understanding and practical considerations needed to respond to emerging digital safeguarding challenges.

Register for these sessions to:

โ€“ Build awareness of key and emerging digital safeguarding risks affecting young people.
โ€“ Increase understanding of how these risks may present in youth work settings.
โ€“ Share insights from sector experts and current practice.
โ€“ Signpost resources and next steps for youth workers.

Find out more and register for the first session on Thursday 10 September for free here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MWDUDu-fRs-7bIppQW-JnQ

With the new academic year approaching, students receiving their A-level results will be considering their next steps. I...
13/08/2026

With the new academic year approaching, students receiving their A-level results will be considering their next steps.

If you're interested in supporting young people, building communities and making a lasting difference, youth work offers a range of progression routes, including university degrees and Degree Apprenticeships.

Alongside new qualification pathways being introduced through the National Youth Agency's Standard Qualification Framework, these routes help create clearer opportunities to develop a professional career in youth work.

Find out more: https://nya.org.uk/for-learners/

DCMS is engaging with young people and organisations across England to understand the role of youth services, and young ...
12/08/2026

DCMS is engaging with young people and organisations across England to understand the role of youth services, and young people themselves, in increasing young people's participation in democracy and decision making (through activities such as youth councils and the youth parliaments).

This is as important as ever, as the government progresses with its plans to lower the voting age to 16. Take a look and help amplify young people's voices to inform policy development in this area. This work is more important than ever as the government progresses plans to lower the voting age to 16.

Share the survey link below with young people to help amplify young peopleโ€™s voices and inform policy development in this area:

๏ปฟ๏ปฟhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnhxxtTwpLlWzz6of1IyrrQrMDdYc2t7Hnb7eomxaYsa9ZDg/viewform

Join us for the second webinar in this yearโ€™s Youth Work Insight series focused on: Exploring Spirituality in Youth Work...
12/08/2026

Join us for the second webinar in this yearโ€™s Youth Work Insight series focused on: Exploring Spirituality in Youth Work taking place Tuesday 8 September.

Open to youth workers, volunteers, faith leaders, trustees, safeguarding leads and community organisations, this panel will offer practical insight and learning to strengthen your practice, in particular:

- What high-quality youth work looks like within faith communities and what practitioners outside faith settings can learn from these approaches
- How faith, culture, ethnicity and identity shape young peopleโ€™s lives
- The role of leadership, volunteers and workforce development

Register your free place to join us on Tuesday 8 September from 12:00 pm - 1:30pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3uVDSSVwQ52577pE7xvmEg

Details of panellists to follow.

The National Youth Agency is delivering a twoโ€‘day intensive Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training in Bristol on 6-...
11/08/2026

The National Youth Agency is delivering a twoโ€‘day intensive Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training in Bristol on 6-7 October, designed specifically for those working with 8โ€“24โ€‘yearโ€‘olds in youth settings.

Tailored for professionals with safeguarding responsibilities, this inโ€‘person course will equip participants with the knowledge and practical tools to lead safeguarding effectively.

Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/designated-safeguarding-lead-training-for-the-youth-sector-bristol-tickets-1996078664017?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. Employer...
10/08/2026

๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.

Employers told us youth work apprentices bring valuable insight into the experiences, challenges and aspirations of the young people they support. By creating pathways into professional youth work, organisations are building workforces that are rooted in and reflective of their local communities.

Read the full report: http://nya.org.uk/apprenticeships-report-2026

08/08/2026

โ€œYoung people are 20% of our population, but 100% of our future.โ€

At the Annual Youth Work Conference 2026 in partnership with Youth Endowment Fund , Marg Jobling, Chief Marketing Officer at NatWest , summed up one of the strongest messages from the day: delivering better outcomes for young people is a team sport.

From the private sector and public sector to youth workers, funders, commissioners and young people themselves, collaboration is critical if we are to turn the National Youth Strategy into real, practical change in local communities.

Through NYAโ€™s partnership with NatWest Group, NatWest Thrive has already helped more than 10,000 young people build financial confidence and goal-setting skills - showing what is possible when the right people, resources and partnerships come together.

Margโ€™s call to action is clear: now is the moment to mobilise, think differently and work together so every young person has the confidence, skills and opportunities they need for the future.

To find out more about the NatWest Thrive partnership visit: nya.org.uk/natwest-thrive

๐ŸŽฅ Watch the film: https://youtu.be/5XyqoHu4428


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