Hazel Williamson, AYM Chair, wrote to Claudia Sturt to express the AYMS’s concerns regarding the new Youth Justice Plan Guidance and in particular the template issued on 10th March 2022.
Read the letter in full here.
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2021 John Hawkins Award – Winners!
We are pleased to announce winners of the 2021 John Hawkins Award:
Wakefield Youth Justice Service’s
‘Holistic Approach to Education, Inclusion and Well Being.’
Wakefield’s approach included locating funding streams and grants to develop a bespoke and multi-disciplinary workforce approach to complement existing staff structures that would
enable the provision of a meaningful education and health support pathway, and voluntary support package that would complement the statutory aspect youth justice provision.
The judges, young people working with Hampshire’s ‘Therapeutic Wellbeing Officers’ were impressed by the entries and said they chose Wakefield’s Approach to education inclusion and Wellbeing Approach because:
‘We feel it is a good project that is relevant to all young people.’
They were particularly impressed with the approach to developing young people’s skills to try and improve successful engagement in education.
They commented
‘If you don’t know how to ask for help it can affect you, you need to know how to ask for help so you can get it’.
AYM Induction Presentation for YOT Management Boards
We have created what we think is a useful template for YOTs to use
to induct new members to their Management/Partnership Boards.
The presentation has been trialled successfully in one youth justice
service.
We thought members might like to adopt the presentation for their
use and so we have added this to our website where you can
download it and amend as required to make it your own.
Download the template here
Share your thoughts: HM Inspectorate of Probation effective practice guidance
HM Inspectorate of Probation are asking for your feedback on their effective practice webpage.
Have you seen our effective practice guidance on our effective practice webpage? Take a few minutes to let us know what you think.
We define effective practice as where we see our standards, which are grounded in evidence, learning and experience, delivered well. Through our guidance, we aim to provide insights into the positive and inspiring work that we see.
To help us achieve our vision of promoting excellence in probation and youth offending services, we would love to know how our guidance can work better for you.
Please take a few minutes to complete the HM Inspectorate of Probation effective practice survey by clicking here
If you’d prefer to get in touch, contact our effective practice lead Tammie Burroughs at Tammie.Burroughs@hmiprobation.gov.uk.
AYM and RCSLT make a joint response to the consultation on the Domestic Abuse Act statutory guidance.
The response from the AYM and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists can be read here.
AYM Chair signs joint letter, regarding judicial decision-making concerning children in the criminal courts, in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Click here to read the full letter.
