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Association of Youth Offending Team Managers (AYM) response to: The United Nations Committee
Association of Youth Offending Team Managers (AYM) response to: The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child Revised General Comment No. 10 (2007) on Children’s Rights in Juvenile Justice. About the AYM The AYM is a professional association representing the majority of youth offending teams (YOT) and their managers in England. Section 39…
Read MoreAYM Chair responds to YJB draft National Standards 2019
Please click the link below to see the full document Release for CYPNow – YJB draft NSs 2018_(HF000017824681)
Read MoreAYM Response to MoJ Consultation “Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence”
On behalf of members, AYM has submitted the following response to some of the questions in the MoJ consultation on Probation. Introduction Youth Offending Teams have nearly 20 years’ experience of successfully managing offending by children up to the age of 18. In light of our understanding of brain development and maturation, we believe there…
Read MoreAYM SEND Project shortlisted for Award
We are delighted that our SEND project led by our partners Achievement for All https://afaeducation.org/ has been shortlisted for the Youth Justice Award at the prestigious 2018 Children and Young People Now Awards The full shortlist can be seen here; http://www.cypnawards.com/shortlist The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on the 21st of November…
Read MoreAYM has responded to Ofsted’s consultation on proposed changes to joint inspections of secure training centres.
While recognising the need for changes, and welcoming most of them, we are concerned about the proposal to drop ‘safety of young people’ and ‘resettlement of young people’ as judgement criteria. Both are critical to safeguarding and reducing offending, and need to be maintained. We agree with Ofsted proposals to step up arrangements following a…
Read MoreSuccessful AGM sees new Chair & Vice Chair elected
Yesterday’s AYM AGM in Rugby saw a record number of AYM members attend to see Andy Peaden, former AYM Vice Chair elected unopposed as the new AYM Chair. Andy who is head of Leeds Yot succeeds Lesley Tregear (Warwickshire Yot) who is retiring after successfully leading the AYM for the last two years. Hazel Williamson…
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