Tower Hamlets & City of London YJS’s introductory videos for children and families

Published: 27/01/2025

Tower Hamlets and City of London Youth Justice Service have co-created a series of videos with children and parents to explain the support on offer at the service for children and how they support parents and family.
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Turning the tide: transforming children’s lives on the Isle of Wight

Published: 18/12/2024

By Steph Roberts-Bibby, YJB Chief Executive Officer I visited the Isle of Wight’s youth justice service (YJS) to learn more about the great work the team is doing as part of its improvement journey. After a bracing ferry trip, we travelled to the YJS’s head office, set within Newport Town County Hall. Pastel Victorian shopfronts…
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North East Local Enterprise Partnership and South Tyneside Youth Justice Service’s mentoring programme

Published: 13/11/2024

A joint programme between the North East Local Enterprise Partnership and South Tyneside Council offered children mentoring, work experience and exposure to positive role models from a collection of employers across South Tyneside.
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‘Digital Me’ part 2 – An animated video on restorative justice by Gateshead Youth Justice Service

Published: 13/11/2024

An animated video created by Gateshead Youth Justice Service and Digital Voice for Communities, a non-profit organisation which works with people of all ages and abilities to deliver digital inclusion projects. The video was co-produced and scripted by case workers, victim and children on the theme of restorative justice and serious violence.
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‘Digital Me’ – An animated video from Gateshead Youth Justice Service

Published: 22/10/2024

Gateshead Youth Justice Service and Digital Voice for Communities, a non-profit organisation which works to deliver digital inclusion projects, has produced animated video which captures children’s experiences of the youth justice system.
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Role models matter: changing lives with Ricky Otto

Published: 15/10/2024

YJB Board Member Jacob Sakil speaks with Ricky Otto, Resettlement Practitioner at Walsall Youth Justice Service in this YJB podcast.
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My time as a YJB Board member – Professor Neal Hazel

Published: 13/09/2024

As his 6 and a half year tenure came to a close in August, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Neal Hazel reflects on his time as a Board member. 1. Tell us a little about you and your work history? My research has always been focused on young people and families.  My PhD and…
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Reducing offending and delivering positive outcomes

Published: 10/09/2024

The YJB’s Business Plan 2024-25, outlining our commitment to an evidence-based, Child First youth justice system.
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Reflecting on my time as a YJB Board member – Sharon Gray NLE OBE

Published: 06/09/2024

As I come to the end of my tenure as a YJB Board member, I find myself reflecting on the past 6 years with a mix of pride, gratitude, and a bit of nostalgia. When I was invited to join the YJB in 2018, I saw it as an opportunity to use my experience in understanding…
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Partnership working guidance from Derby City Council

Published: 02/09/2024

Derby Youth Justice Service has shared documents and guidance developed in consultation with Derby Early Help & Children’s Social Care Services, which sets out how both services co-ordinate and streamline meetings to manage children’s safety to others and any wellbeing concerns.
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