Passing of Alan Higgins OBE OStJ
30th January 2025
CWVYS is very sorry to learn of the sad news concerning the passing of Alan Higgins OBE OStJ in November 2024. Alan was, among many other things, a CWVYS Vice-President for several years and spoke passionately at CWVYS's 70th anniversary celebrations at the Senedd in 2017. We will cherish our working with him over the…
More learners to receive financial support through Education Maintenance Allowance
30th January 2025
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is a weekly grant of £40, designed to support 16 to 18-year-olds from eligible households with further education costs, such as transport or meals. EMA was ended in England in 2011, and is retained at a lower rate of £30 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Currently over 16,000 students receive EMA but…
RSBC Eye connect project – making youth work more inclusive for blind and partially sighted children and young people
24th January 2025
CWVYS are working in partnership with the Royal Society of Blind Children to share knowledge and upskill all those working with young people whatever their setting. A recent survey highlighted a serious lack of local and accessible activities for visually impaired young people and we want to close that gap as part of our role…
Plan International UK Period Peers Programme
23rd January 2025
Please see below a message from CWVYS Members Plan International UK Plan International UK has an exciting opportunity for an organisation(s) to join our Period Peers Programme in partnership with Nurofen's See My Pain Campaign. We are looking to collaborate with an organisation(s) which empowers young people to take a leading role in solutions to…
Walk Through Estyn Youth Work Inspections
17th January 2025
Gavin Gibbs from Estyn will be holding an online ’Walk Through Estyn Youth Work Inspections’ session on 30 January 2025, between 10.30-11.30am via Teams. This is an opportunity to hear directly from Estyn, information on ‘How We Inspect’ and ‘What We Inspect’ plus the inspection process itself for the voluntary youth work sector – and…
JOB VACANCY – COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (MATERNITY COVER)
9th January 2025
CWVYS currently have a vacancy for a Bilingual (Welsh and English) Communications Officer (part-time, Maternity Cover for 1 year) Hours of work: 24 per week Length of contract: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026 …
Get involved; EYID 2025
16th December 2024
Dear CWVYS members and those from the wider Youth Sector in Wales, the below is a message from the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA) regarding preparations for next year's European Youth Information Day (EYID). Dear Members, Affiliated, and Cooperating Organisations, I am excited to share the Concept Note for the European Youth…
Free Training for Trustees in a Youth Work Setting
25th November 2024
In Partnership with CWVYS, in the new year Adult Learning Wales will be offering the opportunity to participate in a non-accredited online training around the roles and responsibilities of trustees in youth work settings in Wales. 15th of January 2025 - Roles and Responsibilities of a Trustee 12th of February 2025 - Safeguarding in a…
Media Academy Cymru Programmes open to referrals
22nd November 2024
Media Academy Cymru have a number of services open to referrals at the moment. Find out more below; We are a youth organisation that works with vulnerable young people who are violent/have violent outbursts or at risk of exhibiting violent behaviours, carrying knives or using weapons, being exploited, using misogynistic language or are violent towards…
SWFRS REFLECT youth intervention project
22nd November 2024
The SWFRS REFLECT youth intervention team would like your help to reach more young people who really benefit from their interventions. Below you can learn more from them about their REFLECT project. It is because of our relationships with yourselves that we have been able to grow and evolve the REFLECT project, working with over…
Networking opportunities with Cardiff Women’s Aid
31st October 2024
Cardiff Womens Aid are interested in networking with other local services to help drive and lead change around gender-based violence. Poppy Camp who is our colleague and manager of the children and young persons team in Cardiff is wanting to build connections to ensure that these projects include some of the following: Preventative / Awareness-…
An Update from the Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board
28th October 2024
Communication from the Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board on the potential establishment of a national body for youth work. Hello all I hope you are all well. Whilst the summer now feels like a distant memory, I hope you all found some time to relax and refresh over the past few months. I wanted to…