YCW Seminars: session 2
Fri 31 Jan 2025 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Plymouth Marjon University, PL6 8BH
Description
YCW Seminar 2 : Making space work for youth work
Date: Friday 31 January 2025
Location: The Octagon, Plymouth Marjon University
This is the second in the Marjon Youth & Community Work seminars.
Youth & Community Work Seminars are open to practitioners, students, managers and policymakers in youth and community work, and allied professions. They offer the opportunity to come together, explore and share experiences and perspectives of a focused topic.
This seminar will explore the spaces we use for youth work and how these have changed since the ‘golden age’ of purpose-built Albermarle buildings. Very few people now have the luxury of single-use spaces, with activities offered in multi-purpose, shared buildings. Whilst this can offer a range of benefits, it also raises questions around:
- Who owns youth work spaces?
- Who has the power to decide what happens, when, where, how and why?
- Is there still a need for physical spaces for young people to come to – or should we go to them, where they are – in schools/colleges, on the streets, in the parks, in their bedrooms... when they’re online.
The YCW team is committed to fostering an inclusive environment during events and YCW Seminars are designed to foster inclusivity, equity, and the recognition of diverse and marginalised voices.
Our overarching aim is to welcome a diverse group of attendees and create an atmosphere of openness, while promoting respectful disagreement and dialogue, ensuring that all participants and speakers feel safe sharing their perspectives. Therefore, we encourage open sharing of ideas and viewpoints and will ensure fair allocation of time for attendees to ask questions or provide comments.
Please let us know in advance if you have any specific support needs.
Outline of the Seminar:
Arrival from 12.30 - bring your lunch and have a chat
13.00: Welcome and introductions
- Caroline Down: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: experiences of delivering youth work in shared community spaces.
- Tracy Hayes: Bridging Worlds: blending organic and co-created digital environments.
- Rob Reynolds: The Seven Cs of Why: digital youth work practice.
14.15 - 14.30: 15 min break
14.30 - 15.15: What works for you?
- What spaces do you use?
- Where else would you like to work?
15.15 - 15.30: Bring to a close
Caroline Down will wrap up the Q & A and announce forthcoming events
This event is free to attend - please register by Wednesday 29 January
In the meantime if you have any questions please email: events@marjon.ac.uk
We look forward to welcoming you to Marjon.
Please note: Paid parking is available on site. Payment must be made on arrival and cannot be backdated. Payment is made via the Just Park app, by visiting www.justpark.com or by phoning 01453 488020. If you have any difficulty then please visit the Welcome Desk for assistance.
The third seminar for 2024-25 is on Friday 28 March. Led by Prof Jon Ord, it will focus on The Youth Work Curriculum: A national or local priority? Lessons from research in Finland - more details to follow.
Location
Plymouth Marjon University, PL6 8BH