Youth education services

Tender description

Middlesbrough Youth Service supports Middlesbrough Children’s Services vision of ‘Middlesbrough Children Matter’, through delivering an inclusive youth service that is accessible to all young people residing in Middlesbrough aged 11-18 years old (up to 25 years old for those with additional needs). The service will aim to deliver early help and prevention work for children, young people and their families to reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences.The youth service will also offer targeted support for those young people who require additional provision, including supporting young people at key transitional stages of their childhood.The vision for Middlesbrough Youth Service will incorporate Middlesbrough Council’s values: — passionate about Middlesbrough; — integrity at our heart; — creative in our thinking; — collaborative in our approach; and — focused on what matters. This service specification sets out the model, service and performance standards for Middlesbrough Youth Service. That is youth work interventions, open in principle, to all young people and not targeted at specific participants. In other words this is defined as practices that are openly available to all children and young adults (as opposed to targeted intervention) and where the stated purpose is not pre-determined or aimed at addressing specific issues or problems as defined by policy-makers. Is specific, tailored interventions aimed at young people who need extra provision on top of universally provided services. Targeted youth work will be aimed at specific groups of children and young people who require additional support — e.g. young people involved with, or at risk of: ASB, substance misuse, exploitation, etc. The teenage years are a critical period of growth and an important time for making significant life choices and decisions. This can lead to changes in the nature of the relationship between young people and their parents or carers, often making it more difficult. These difficulties are for most, the normal pressures of growing up and do not lead to detrimental outcomes and most young people make the transition successfully to adulthood. However, some children and young people struggle at key transition points where there is significant change in their lives and there will be a focus in the youth service model on these transitions. This can include changing schools, or moving from primary to secondary school, as well as the transition from school to next steps in education or employment following year 11.