Laurence Griffin

Youth Ambassador Laurence: “I landed the break I needed in my career”

Our Youth Ambassadors are a dynamic team of volunteers aged 16- 24 years old working together to share their voice […]


Diana Award Nominations

Diana Award nominations are open for two more weeks, if you know a young person going above and beyond in […]


Room for Young People: Youth Awards Night

Room for Young People Awards: On 16th April we will be recognising the invaluable contribution and achievement of young people […]


Room For Young People: Developing an inspiring youth offer in the housing sector

Hosted by Clarion Housing Group, DCH and the Housing Association Youth Network (HAYN), housing providers will take over the Aston […]


Apprenticeship wins

This story is written by Youth Ambassador, Lilley Deevey When I was 18 I went to university and thought it […]


What to do when a problem has you stumped!

In previous posts we have covered the basics of problem solving, how you can identify and solve problems AND how […]


Full-Time Social Action Review

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport commissioned an independent review of Full-Time Social Action  for young people (aged […]


Accountability & Self Management

What is accountability? Accountability means taking ownership of something, and it’s a big part of developing your self-management skills. Everyone […]


How to write a great UCAS personal statement – what do you REALLY need to say?

Need to write a great UCAS personal statement but not sure what to put in it? These key tips will […]


careers strategy our view

Our response to Careers Strategy

This commentary is provided by Laura-Jane Rawlings, Youth Employment UK, CEO: “I am pleased that the careers strategy has been […]


Positive attitude

Positive attitude – Self Belief

Self belief incorporates motivation, resilience and a positive attitude! We’ve looked at motivation and resilience in previous challenges , this […]


City Year Visit

Youth ambassador Harvey was invited along to meet the team at City Year earlier this month to see how a […]