Youth Focus South West CIO

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

29/05/2026

Over 1,300 professionals working with young people came together across England to shape how the National Youth Strategy becomes reality.

You told us you need action, funding, and accountability to make change and improve outcomes for young people.

Read the full Youth Matters: Delivering the National Youth Strategy Together roadshow report to see the findings from the sector, and the steps we need to take next: https://nya.org.uk/regional-roadshow-2026-delivering-the-national-youth-strategy-together/

UK Youth Department for Culture, Media and Sport Youth Focus: North East Youth Focus South East Youth Focus South West CIO Regional Youth Work Unit, Yorkshire and Humber

27/05/2026

Join us for the next session in the Standing Together in Solidarity series, co-hosted by UK Youth, the National Youth Agency and the Network of Regional Youth Work Units. We are planning to be joined by British Muslim Trust, whose mission is rooted in driving systemic change by challenging prejudice, Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred.

📝 Date: Friday 5 June
⏰ Time: 10.00-11.30am

Register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DBefI-lTT5q-LrEW9xkPZQ #/registration

15/05/2026

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Young peoples voices needed for the Amplify Focus Group

🕰️ Thursday 21st May 6-7pm
💻 Zoom session

🗣️ led by young people for young people (with support from Youth Focus South West youth work staff)

💰 £15 One4All voucher for each participant on the session.

✅ Age 13-19?
✅ Parent/carer consent
✅ Living in the South West?

📧 [email protected] for details of how to sign up 🙂

09/05/2026

Youth Focus South West CIO are hiring a Youth Worker for the Amplify project! It’s a 15 hour a week post funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and excitingly links young peoples voice across the region! This project links up with other regions delivering this project and is part of an exciting area of development for the Youth Focus South West CIO , the Regional Youth Work Unit. This role is hybrid but involves travel to support the 4 peer researchers in Cornwall, Bristol and Gloucester.

Deadline Monday 11th May 5pm.

Email:

[email protected] for a recruitment pack.

05/05/2026

Funding from DCMS last year enabled Youth Focus South West CIO to commission a mapping exercise of the youth sector in the South West. Many of you responded to the call for data.

🕰️ Join YFSW on Friday 15th May, 10-11am online to hear Tim Leaman present the mapping data and discuss recommendations on how we can add to the data in the future.

🏃‍♂️ It is a start in supporting the youth sector in the region to source data to enable partnerships and collaborative work. We aim to host the information on the new YFSW when it is launched.

📝 Registrations are free and there are only limited places which you can register through the below Eventbrite link.

https://lnkd.in/eGvxmSjj

02/05/2026

11, 000 votes for UK Youth Parliament in Plymouth! Well done to all!

Plymouth City Council Plymouth Youth Services

🙌 Over 11,000 young people across Plymouth have made their voices heard by voting in the Plymouth Youth Parliament elections 🗳️
👏 A huge well done to everyone who took part – whether you voted, stood as a candidate or supported the process. This fantastic turnout shows just how passionate Plymouth’s young people are about shaping their city and speaking up on the issues that matter to them 💬
🌟 Congratulations to DJ, Gwen, Lilli and Rashida, the newly elected Members and Deputy Members of Plymouth Youth Parliament – we can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make over the year ahead!
👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/3OjMucX

27/04/2026

Youth Focus South West CIO are hiring! We are looking for a youth worker to join an exciting regional youth voice project that is a 5 year funded The National Lottery Community Fund project using young people in a research approach to create resources that supports youth workers practice.

This is a hybrid post but will involve travel in the region. This is a 15 hour per week post as we develop more youth voice opportunities.

Contact Hannah 07803 177187 for an informal discussion and a recruitment pack.

26/04/2026

One of our amazing trustees is running the marathon today! Good luck Carl Knight! 🏃🎽👟

https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/nya/profile?fbclid=IwdGRjcARaxCpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEemdD9uICq5XExKCMg4vezy_LhDqAtSQZGfovRSUW7qAqAkYR-NvVrfSLS72s_aem_Tw4_CUtlv16EkfYC5S8PYg&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0dxtrsbc