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  • Annual Report 2024

    Berkshire Youth Annual Report (002)

    7 November 2024

  • 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

Training News

30 June 2023

We run a wide range of competitively-priced training courses. Here are the courses we have scheduled for the coming weeks:

6 July 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Engaging and Communicating with Young People – suitable for full or part time staff, experienced volunteers and leaders in charge of sessions
£30 Member / £35 Non-Member

10 July 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Annual First Aid Refresher
£30 Member / £35 Non-Member

11 July 2023 (10.00am – 1.00pm): Annual First Aid Refresher
£30 Member / £35 Non-Member

29 August 2023 (9am – 4.30pm): Youth Mental Health First Aid
£75 Member / £85 Non-Member

2 September 2023 (9am – 5pm): EFAW
£75 Member / £85 Non-Member

5 September 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Universal Safeguarding
£35 Member / £40 Non-Member

25 September 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Equality and Diversity
£35 Member / £40 Non-Member

16 October 2023: Restart a Heart Day Event – learn how to use an AED
More details to follow

LEVEL 2 Youth Work Course (all 6 sessions make up the full taught element for the full qualification, full cost for this to be announced soon) – these courses are also open to anyone who does not wish to do the full L2 Youth Work qualification

These courses: £35 Member / £40 Non-Member

12 September 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Theory of Youth Work

3 October 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Young People’s Development

2 November 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Group Work with Young People in a Youth Work Setting

13 November 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Reflective Practice

28 November 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Managing Challenging Behaviour

11 December 2023 (6.30 – 9.30pm): Engaging and Communicating with Young People

If you are interested in one or more of these sessions but can’t make this date / time please let us know so we can work with you to find an alternative time /day.

Please also let us know if there are other areas / subjects you would like to cover.

To book a place on any of the above courses a booking form is available here.
Completed application forms to be returned to Training.

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