Working with Children
This section contains materials and resources, including interventions, programmes and toolkits that are used by youth justice services with children. The material in this section has been produced by youth justice services in-house or with support from partners. The materials in this section are not evaluated. You can find youth justice evaluated materials in the practice-based evaluations area on this site. If you would like to submit a programme, intervention or a way of working with children that works well in your service to the Youth Justice Resource Hub, please complete the submission form.
Referral Order Contracts – Various Youth Justice Services (Updated November 2022)
Published: 27/10/2020
Summary: Barnet, Bristol, Southwark and Tameside youth justice service have shared practice xamples of their Referral Order contracts. Description: Barnet, Bristol, Southwark and Tameside youth justice services have shared their Referral Order contract templates, which have been adapted to make them more accessible to children and families/carers. Barnet youth justice service Referral…
Working with Referral Orders During COVID-19 – Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service (October 2020)
Published: 14/10/2020
Summary: Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service has provided procedures and processes for volunteers and staff running Referral Order panels during COVID-19 pandemic. Description: Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service chas provided the following documents to support staff and volunteers to work effectively during COVID-19: Referral Order Shuttle Panel – Volunteer Feedback Form…
Black Lives Matter Resources (2020)
Published: 24/07/2020
Summary: Attached are some resources to inform staff and volunteers on racism, discrimination and inequalities. Description: ‘None of us can fail to have been touched by the death of George Floyd and the renewed focus that it has rightly given to racism and discrimination. The Youth Justice Board has consistently set the tackling of disproportionality as…
Letter Box Reparation – Sheffield and Rotherham Youth Justice Services (April 2020)
Published: 06/05/2020
Summary: Details of ‘letter box’ reparation programme which sees children completing letters etc. for those most vulnerable people in the local community. Description: Prior to lockdown Sheffield and Rotherham services, in partnership with Remedi* agreed to make up creative packs to deliver to children so that they would be able to continue to complete their…
What is the Youth Justice Service Video for Children – Barnet Youth Offending Service (2020)
Published: 24/04/2020
Summary: Barnet youth offending service have shared the video created by children, for children describing the purpose and function of the youth justice service. Description: Barnet youth offending service worked with children to co-produce a short video for children which describes what the youth justice service is, Court Orders, support offered and expectations of the…
Top Tips for Working Alternatively – Essex Youth Offending Service (April 2020)
Published: 21/04/2020
Summary: A variety of links and attachments for youth justice service practitioners to use when working with children and their families/carers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aims: Support practitioners and managers to continue to work effectively with children through COVID-19. Description: Essex Youth Offending Team has collated some ‘top tips‘ that can…
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