Belfast Education & Library Board Youth Service

1. Belfast Education & Library BoardYouth Service Inter Board Youth Panel

2. Lines of accountability • Part of Board approval process • RAP targets from Dept of Education • Priorities for Youth policy • Regional Advisory Group • Local area based steering committees • Local voluntary stakeholders group • Local young peoples forum/committees • Policing & Community Safety Partnerships

3. Youth Services RAP’s 2013/14 Throughout 2013-14 ensure efficient and effective local youth service provision to meet assessed need, within agreed DE priority areas and budget allocations, with particular focus on: • increasing access to mainstream youth services in disadvantaged areas and supporting the specific targeting of disadvantaged areas, communities of interest and those at greater risk of social exclusion, marginalisation or isolation; • collaborative working across Boards and with sectoral partners, particularly on preparation for, and implementation of, Priorities for Youth and ESA; and • ensuring that proportionate monitoring and reporting arrangements are in place

4. Inter Board Youth Panel • IBYP agreed Needs Assessment process • IBYP agreed Area Planning framework • IBYP agreed Registration of youth groups Future challenges from PforY • Moving from historical funding system to one based on assessed need • The Boards should only provide statutory service where there is no viable voluntary alternative • Ensuring that the board supports both generic and targeted provision

5. Area Planning - Needs assessment

6. Where the ranking indicates that the SOA is among the most deprived 20% red shading used to highlight this. Area Planning - Needs assessment

7. BELB Budget Allocation 2014-15 • Currently the non-earmarked budget allocation £4,053,000 is determined using the ARNE mechanism (i.e. mainly population) • There is an allocation of £1,109,000 for ‘extended provision and inclusion work’. • This is the final year of a three year additional funding allocation from the DE Minister

8. BELB Budget Allocation 14/15

9. Budget spend 2014-15 • Board Full-time Units 11 • Board Area/Inclusion Projects 5 • Board Part-time Units 9 • Voluntary Full-time Youth Clubs 16 • Voluntary Part-time Youth Clubs 14 • Community, Church, Uniformed Units 150

10. Other delivery/support functions • Outdoor Education Centre • Duke of Edinburgh’s Award • Youth Work Training • Millennium Volunteers • Child Protection training • Inclusion youth workers • Community Relations, Equity and Diversity

11. CRED minutes 15th April 2014Update for the Boards’ Equality Action Plan Two pieces of work selected which will enable the CRED Panel to achieve their target in relation to this document. These are the ‘Windows on Practice: LGBT Experiential Pilot: The ELB’s Inclusion funding programme which ensures a minimum of 200 youth organisation receive support as part of this scheme.

12. Windows on Practice Process SELB Aims to build the capacity within the SELB Youth Service to support youth work practice, develop people and the organisation, focused on the needs of LGBT young people. To date the following has taken place: • Weekend residential with young LGBT young people • Staff CRED Conference – focusing on LGBT marginalisation • Setting up of stakeholders focus group from across the sector, representatives from voluntary sector, rural, church based, controlled youth work sectors.

13. Sample Inclusion Projects • Irish Medium Youth Work • An MuniaTober – Young Travellers • NI Deaf Youth Association • National Autistic Society • Roma Community • Pathways Project (Alternative Education) • NICRAS • Polish Youth Group (Kamelon Club) • GLYNI

14. Future issues • Accountability through Regional stakeholder groups • Priorities for Youth Work (new policy from the Department of Education) • Revised funding formula based on need not population • Supporting work to address educational under-achievement

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