THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD
GOLD RESIDENTIAL
Action4Youth Gold Residential Programme
During your Gold Award you need to complete a Gold Residential Programme. Going on a residential gives you the chance to learn how to work with people from different backgrounds and build confidence living in new environments. There are loads of exciting opportunities and Action4Youth have this covered…Â Â Â
2021 dates will be added here for the Gold Residential Programme.
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Gold Residential - 3rd-7th August 2020 - £400
Includes - Training for qualification activities of sailing and paddling • Outdoor adventurous activities • Accommodation • Cooking facilities • Fully qualified and enthusiastic leaders • Advice & support • Kit lists & kit advice
Approved Activity Provider
As an Approved Activity Provider, Action4Youth’ Gold Residential activities count for your Gold DofE programme.
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Lives ruined by violence
Former Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police,  Sir  Francis Habgood reflects on his experience of visiting the knife angel with Action4Youth’s The Breakout Programme.  How do you generate a serious debate about knife crime? Simple – build a massive sculpture using over 100,000 knives and send it on a tour around the country. That

What’s the importance of counselling to youth work today?
Youth counselling is a specialist service that expert practitioners like Gehad Mursi, our Counselling Lead know makes a huge difference to a young person’s life. For some young people it can literally be a lifesaver. The personal stories behind those they counsel are always kept confidential, but one client wanted to share his positive experience

What are young people’s hopes and fears for 2023?
One major advantage for us all at Action4Youth is interaction with thousands of young people from diverse backgrounds, circumstances and ages. In a year we work with over 25,000 young people. Taking time to really listen to them provides rich insight into the priorities in their lives. As we move into 2023 Programme Director Emily

Action4Youth December Newsletter 2022
A message from Jenifer Cameron, CEO December is always a time for reflection as we look back on the year just gone. Last January we were living with covid uncertainty as omicron arrived following a quieter-than-usual Christmas season. That uncertainty hovered over us for the next few months; was there going to be another lockdown

Does evidence suggest that bullying isnt just a playground phenomenon
In anti – bullying week, it is worth reflecting that bullying has been around for a very long time and is likely just one of those unfortunate aspects of the human experience? Is the story of Cain and Abel the first recorded story of bullying? It didn’t end well for Abel or indeed for either

Find out what we discovered last week at the Bucks Business First Future of Work Summit
Last week we attended Bucks Business First’s Future of Work Summit where there was much consideration of different working styles, their benefits and disadvantages. For us at A4Y, we have seen the benefit of hybrid working for office based team members. At first we opted for flexible hybrid but quickly found that didn’t meet our