UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
1989 is always at the fore front of our work
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Youth Connect is a service young people engage with on a voluntary basis.
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Compliments and supports school and college based education by encouraging and providing other opportunities for young people to achieve and fulfil their potential.
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Respects and values individual differences by supporting and strengthening young people’s belief in themselves and their capacity to grow and change.
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Works with other agencies which contribute to young people’s social and personal development through a model of integrated working.
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Seeks to go beyond where young people start, in particular by encouraging them to be critical and creative in their responses to their experience and the world around them.
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Informally educates young people to make informed decisions about their choices and future.
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Helps young people with opportunities to engage and experience new skills and activities.
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Supports young people’s transition into adulthood through high quality services including independent information, guidance and advice.
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Works to ensure the empowerment and participation of the young person is central to the way we work.
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Enables young people to grow and develop holistically.
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The voice of the young person is central throughout all our work.
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Works in partnership with young people in the operation and development of our services.
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Actively responsive to the wider networks of peers, communities and cultures which are important to young people.
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All work is accountable and well evidenced through good quality recording, evaluation and reflective practise.
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Keeping young people safe and safe guarding is central to the way we work.