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  • Waterside’s 2nd Birthday!

    Today, we are celebrating the second anniversary of Waterside Centre reopening.

    3 August 2023

  • Duck Race

    Our friends at the Rotary Club of Reading Abbey have asked us to share news of the charity fundraising event they’re running at The Oracle on Saturday 9 September.

    31 July 2023

  • Tilehurst Youth Club

    Thank you to youth worker Jessica for this update!

    31 July 2023

  • Waterside – July 2023

    Kelly told us: “The summer months bring a range of activity to Waterside Centre.

    31 July 2023

  • The Wayz – July 2023

    A real summer of fun at The Ways; the month started brilliantly with the Community Fun Day and Bracknell Together Walk.

    31 July 2023

  • Britwell – July 2023

    Britwell Youth and Community Project’s Summer Holiday Club is running from Monday 24 July– Friday 18 August (daily Monday – Friday), 11am – 3pm.

    31 July 2023

  • Updates from our Flagship Youth Clubs

    Please click on the links below for the latest updates from our flagship youth clubs in Slough, Bracknell and Newbury.

    31 July 2023

  • Youth Development and Community Engagement Update

    The school holidays are now upon us and our summer programmes are in full swing.

    31 July 2023

  • Training News

    Here are our upcoming training courses, including posters.

    31 July 2023

  • Staff Spotlight

    In the last update, we caught up with Abbas, who was celebrating his first year of working at Berkshire Youth.

    31 July 2023

Colin Supports Theale Green’s ‘Respectful Behaviours’ Campaign

30 September 2021

Theale Green have recently unveiled their Respectful Behaviours Manifesto through social media, assemblies and staff training (INSET). They were delighted to welcome back Corinna Bartle who finished her A levels this year to launch the Manifesto to all staff. This builds on months of consultation across the school to establish a safe environment in which the whole school community feels valued and demonstrates respectful behaviours and language to one another, supporting the school’s zero-tolerance of breaches of respectful behaviour, including gender, religion, sexuality, race, disabilities and neurodiversity.

Colin was thrilled to be asked by Headteacher, Jo Halliday, to feed into this campaign. Colin makes regular visits to the school, building strong relationships and gaining the trust of the students there, and providing youth work support.

Colin said: “I held two open conferences with a group of young students from the school. The young people were open and candid with their views and what changes could be made to make things better for students. The data I collected was fused together with other groups within the school to build what is now part of the foundation, ethos and framework of Theale Green School.

“It was a very important piece of work, not just because it was integral to the wellbeing of the students and staff within Theale Green School, but also a good example of how the school and Berkshire Youth have worked together to create a space for students to open up and give frank, honest and candid answers to uncomfortable narratives. Mrs Halliday approached us after discussions between the Student Council and Senior Leadership Team led to the decision to develop a manifesto for the school community written by students on return from the winter lockdown in March. Berkshire Youth were part of a small group of other students and staff that led the development of the manifesto, which is aimed at building a better, safe, diverse and inclusive environment for all concerned.”

Well done to Colin for his involvement in this initiative; once again demonstrating the importance, value and positive impact of good youth work.

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