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Our vision is for a just and equitable society that invests in support for all young people to learn, grow, and explore their relationships with the world around them.

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Data for Decision Making

Impact and Improvement Hub

Socio-emotional Skills Measurement Hub

Outcomes Framework 2.0

Outcomes Framework 2.1

Socio-emotional skill updates

Socio-emotional Skills Development Hub

Youth Work Evidence Alliance

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The College Curriculum

Our training, accredited, and bespoke learning offers are designed for practitioners and organisations seeking to develop quality practices and build capacity in their work with children and young people.

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To complement our Impact and Improvement training programme, we've launched online office hours! Drop us a line (officehours@ymcageorgewilliams.uk) if you'd like to schedule a call to chat through your evaluation challenges and questions about continuous quality improvement. Please provide a brief summary of your question or the thought you’d like support working through, and a member of our team will get in touch to finalise a time.

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News & events

Measurement Tools Spotlight - Stratford Youth Collective

1 November 2024

Continuing the series, we spoke to Stratford Youth Collective who have been using the College's Quality Practice Tool, Youth Engagement Survey, and Young People's Survey to improve the quality and participation within their provision.

News: Leading youth organisations to explore links between enrichment and school attendance in response to ‘absence epidemic’

14 October 2024

NCS Trust, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Centre for Young Lives - with support from YMCA George Williams College and Leeds Beckett University - have partnered to explore the evidence linking participation in enrichment activities to improved academic attendance.

9 October 2024

The first in this series, we spoke to YMCA Heart of England who have been implementing the College's measurement tools to streamline their data processes and tailor their organisation's services for young people.

What would be lost if there was no further evaluation in youth work?

23 August 2024

The College's Dom Weinberg ponders what the impact would be if we ceased evaluation in youth work.

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