Youth Work, Positive Activties and the Outdoors Conference
26 April 2010, 10:00AM - 26 April 2010, 15:45PM
Monday 26th April 2010
10.00am - 3.45pm
Saltwell Towers, Gateshead
£15.50
Youth work and informal education have always taken place outdoors as well as in buildings. On the streets, as detached youth work, and in the countryside, usually in the form of outdoor activities and adventure programmes. The importance of the outdoors as a venue for youth work and as a route to informal education has long been assumed but actually rarely considered or examined. The current interest in positive activities is merely the latest example of this link between youth work and the outdoors.
This day conference arranged for practitioners, students and others will offer a rare opportunity to reflect upon and discuss the role that activities and outdoor pursuits can plan in relation to contemporary youth work. All the speakers have been involved in outdoor work with young people and most are currently engaged in researching questions and issues linked to these forms of practice.
In order to allow participants the opportunity to share ideas and discuss issues in some depth we are limiting the number of places to 50 therefore early booking is recommended.
Please note the fee is set to cover only the costs of food and drink which must be ordered in advance therefore no refunds for cancellation or non-attendance can in any circumstances be considered by the organisers.
Funding for this conference and the Mobex MAP project has been received from the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Youth Sector Development Fund. The funding aims to address anti-social behaviour on a Friday & Saturday nights.
Programme
10.00 - 10.30 Register & Coffee
10.30 - 10. 40 Welcome by Chairperson - Soo Redshaw
10.40 - 11.40 Talk Stuart Waiton - Managing Young People: Big Brother on Prozac
11.40 - 12. 10 Mobex presentation
12.15 - 13.00 Lunch
13. 00 - 13.15 Tony Jeffs & Tracey Hodgson - Report on evaluation relating to Mobex MAP Project
13.15 - 14.15 Geoff Nicholls - Understanding the Value of Outdoor Activities for Young People.
14.15 - 14.30 Coffee
14.30 - 15.30 Chris Dunning - Youth Work and Outdoor Activities and Education.
15.30 - 15.45 Closing discussion
15.45 End
Contributors details:
• Chris Dunning is Director of Youth Projects (Scotland) for the Rank Foundation.
• Tracey Hodgson is a member of the Youth and Policy Research Group and a researcher in the Youth and Community Unit, Durham University.
• Tony Jeffs (Durham University & Bedfordshire University) is a member of the Youth and Policy editorial Board.
• Geoff Nichols (Sheffield University) before becoming a university teacher was a Sports Development Officer and outdoor pursuits' instructor. He is the author of Sport and Crime Reduction: the role of sports in tackling youth crime (Routledge).
• Soo Redshaw is the Chair and a Trustee of Mobex Network. She is also a member of a national steering group for values (spiritual) with young people.
• Stuart Waiton (University of Abertay, Dundee) prior to becoming a university lecturer was a youth worker with a special interest in the access of young people to public space. He is Director of the research group Generation Youth Issues and author of The Politics of Antisocial Behaviour: Amoral Panics (Routledge).
If you are interested in attending please request a booking form from Tracey Hodgson at cyw.conference@googlemail.com
Places are limited to 50 so early booking is advised.
If you require any additional information, please contact Tracey Hodgson using the number below.
Tracey Hodgson
Youth and Policy
Tel: 0191 378 1424
Please feel free to circulate this information to relevant colleagues within your organisation.