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    The two-day conference focused on developing a "can do" approach to working with young people. Key speakers included Professor Guy Claxton who discussed alternative curricula for harder to reach youth, and representatives from B&Q and O2 who outlined their partnerships with UK Youth. Attendees discussed the current turmoil facing youth services and the need for sustainable funding. Networking reinforced the challenges of maintaining services in the future but also the willingness of corporations to get involved in supporting youth.

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    Communications

    Event Feedback Report


    Creating and embedding a learning culture in Suffolks Third Sector front line organisations

    Title: Date:

    The UK Youth Can Do Conference 16th/17th May 2011 Venue: UK Youth Residential Centre, Avon Tyrell, Bransgore, Hampshire. National

    Author: Bud Simpkin Attendees: Bud Simpkin Purpose:

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    The conference was aimed at developing a can do approach to our work with young people so that they are enabled to gain skills, feel positive and grasp opportunities. This conference is also focussing on Corporate Charity Partnerships and offers an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues working nationally and running similar organisations in other counties. Report: The event started with an introduction of UK Youths new Chief Executive Charlotte Hill. There was then a key note speech by Professor Guy Claxton who teaching, writing and research focuses on the development of young peoples learning and creative capacities, especially those that are intuitive, imaginative and physical. He is currently Professor of the Learning Sciences and Co-Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning at the University of Winchester. Guys input looked at an alternative curriculum particularly concentrating on harder to reach young people who did not connect with the current school curriculum with its spotlight on academic outcomes. Guy Claxtons perspective is particularly pertinent to UK Youths Youth Achievement Award and more specifically their Youth Achievement Academies. Kelly Metcalfe Community Manager from B&Q initially talked about B&Qs new partnership programme with UK Youth she then led a workshop about how organisations can successfully develop partnerships with Corporate bodies. The workshop was particularly useful because Kelly also took it as an opportunity to obtain feedback from delegates about how B&Q could work more effectively with the VCS. The key outcomes from the workshop identified the importance of developing a two-way partnership where the corporate partner understood the needs of the VCS partner and vice-versa. It was also important that rather than just focussing on a financial partnership the VCS organisation can use the opportunity to try and influence the broader programme of the corporate. E.g. How inclusive is their recruitment policy, what is their environmental impact and how might they improve it. Can the company help young people with interview skills or the voluntary organisation with its publicity and

    This project is managed by Infrastructure Network Suffolk (formerly known as One Voice Suffolk), and is funded by the Big Lottery Fund

    Issue 1 : 27th February 2008

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    promotion? The theme continued in the evening with the after-conference-dinner speaker Helen Parker Community Manager from 02 UK Ltd. Helen talked a lot about the UK Youth/02 partnership with the Think Big project supporting young people to make a positive contribution to their community. She identified a variety of examples and case studies that showed with a little bit of help in funding, support and training can achieve extraordinary things. The whole of Tuesday morning was taken up with a visit and experience of the activities and facilities at Avon Tyrrell UK Youths excellent outdoor centre utilising the beauty if the New Forest. A variety of styles of accommodation and a broad range of programmes led by experienced and qualified instructors makes Avon Tyrrell one of the countrys best equipped facilities for providing residential programmes for young people. The networking aspect of the event reinforced the current state of turmoil of young peoples services across the country. Sadly only half the delegates that attended last years Centenary Conference held at Center Parcs in Suffolk were present. Discussions with colleagues from around the country underlined the situation that whilst most people were managing to maintain services in this current year they are very worried about sustainability in 2012/13. Nevertheless the inputs from the corporate bodies was encouraging clearly they are interested in getting more involved and not just ion their own terms.

    Issue 1 : 27th February 2008

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