Targeted Support for Young People
Targeted Support for Young People (TS4YP) inspires young people to achieve the skills to manage their lives, and what it brings, through a creative, challenging and supportive approach.
TS4YP has a unique method which is developed through a youth work approach: “The key focus of youth work is to enable young people to develop holistically, working with them to facilitate their personal, social and educational development, to enable them to develop their voice, influence and place in society, and to reach their full potential” (National Occupational Standards, 2010)
Youth work is a profession that requires degree qualification specifically in youth and community work as recognised by the national Joint Negotiating Committee. In Warwickshire, both full time and substantive hours staff working with referred young people are professional youth workers. Some referrals are allocated to extensively qualified staff directly supported by a youth worker.
TS4YP work with referred young people:
- who are at risk of becoming Looked After or who are Looked After
- who are NEET or at risk of becoming so*
[* If the young person is on a school roll a charge will be incurred]
The above are delivered through:
One to one support – We offer individual support for young people with more specific needs – Sessions can focus on resilience skills, behaviour in class and home, relationships, planning and problem solving, managing feelings, communication and confidence. [Criteria - Children Looked After, Edge of Care, Not in Education Employment or Training [NEET], Risk of being NEET.]
Structured Group work programmes are delivered to small groups (5-10) of young people who are judged to benefit from a group setting and/or a similar syllabus.
Informal groups, meetings and projects in the most disadvantaged communities, ie Camp Hill and Lillington, usually in one of the centres managed by TS4YP e.g. young parents group, NEET group, Voice of Young People, and open youth clubs.
TS4YP have also developed a specific course for young people of secondary age that are struggling with school attendance, Vertical delivered from our Kingsbury Outdoor Learning Centre.
For more information go to:
Targeted Support for Young People - further information
Targeted Support for Young People - resources for professional