Youth work
Mission:
'To deliver quality youth work that will enable young people to fulfil their potential and contribute to their communities'
What we do
Young people in Brent are our priority and it is our goal to provide them with activities that engage them and services that provide support in all aspects of their lives. We work with young people aged 13-19 years, or 11 to 25-year-olds with special needs.
Service aims
The service aims to provide informal, educational and social opportunities for children and young people that are challenging, drive their energy into positive activities and raise their aspiration levels.
Objectives
- to provide challenging and curriculum-based learning opportunities
- to provide access to quality provisions for disadvantaged groups
- to enable user participation in the decision-making process
- to offer high quality services
- to support the objective of raising educational standards of achievement by extending opportunities for learning outside the normal school time
- to provide funding and capacity building to voluntary organisations.
Quality assurance
We are committed to improving and developing our services to ensure that all young people in Brent who wish to use our services can be assured of receiving a high quality of service in our curriculum, staffing and facilities.
Youth workers carry out daily evaluations of sessions and report every three months on the number of young people who have attended the projects managed or resourced by the maintained sector of the service.
Partnership working
We are committed to partnership working. There has been a long history of collaboration between the council maintained and voluntary managed youth groups. Brent continues to develop its links with the voluntary sector and any other organisation or agency which is seeking to address the informal education and welfare needs of young people in Brent.
How can I get in contact?
You can ring our head office on 020 8937 3680, or any Brent youth clubs directly for further information.
Where are we based?
We have our head office in Wembley, but we run activities from youth centres and other locations across the borough.
Brent Youth Service manages three centres:
- Granville Youth Arts and Training Centre
- Poplar Grove (Chalkhill Youth and Community Centre)
- Roundwood Youth Club
Please see our list of projects and activities to see where they are based.
Do I have to pay to attend youth activities?
Most of our activities are free. There may be one-off costs for trips or equipment, but most activities are without charge.
Is there disabled access?
Some of our youth centres have disabled access. Please see the individual centre information for details.
Where is my nearest youth centre?
You can find your nearest youth centre by looking at our youth centres and projects listings. Also you can enter your postcode in our maps search engine which will tell you which is the nearest youth centre to you.
Do you offer accredited courses?
Yes, we offer nationally accredited courses such as Duke of Edinburgh, Sports Leaders Awards, First Aid, Arts Awards, British Weight Lifting Association (BWLA), World Taekwondo Federation and many more.