Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney
Supporting the Bailiwick's Young People
Youth Club Schedules
Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney
Supporting the Bailiwick's Young People
Provisions and Projects
OUTREACH
Our Outreach teams work with young people wherever they may be, and on their own terms, to build relationships and provide opportunities based on identified needs of the young people themselves. It is perhaps one of the more challenging aspects of youth work that the YC delivers, as it requires heightened capability, knowledge and confidence on the part of youth workers to bridge the gap with young people who are in their own space, at a time and place of young people’s choosing. Our teams attend weekly sessions at some of the Island’s estates (such as the Genats, Bouet and St Martin’s), as well as at popular meeting points such as the Bathing Pools, Bus Terminus and Half-Way. They also attend Alderney’s Quarry Parties, Guernsey’s summer shows and other customary events such as Liberation Day and Seafront Sundays.
Manager:
Aaron Davies - Senior Youth Work Manager
Aaron.Davies@youthcommission.gg
t 01481 756099
m 07781 109350
Address:
Les Ozouets Campus
Les Ozouets
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 2UB
The Youth Forum is a group of young people from across the Bailiwick who represent the views of their peers and issues important to young people. The Youth Forum engages with business and community leaders, senior civil servants and politicians.
The Youth Forum’s primary focus is to provide a voice for young people within the community, and to ensure that young peoples’ voices are heard by those making strategies and decisions, including the 2016 States Election.
Contact:
Sebastian Grace da Silva
Senior Youth Participation Worker
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sebastian.gracedasilva@youthcommission.gg
t 01481 226099
Les Ozouets, St Peter Port, GY1 2UB
The Princes Trust Achieve Programme is aimed at young people ages 13 – 19 with a focus on personal development & employability skills. Currently Achieve is run in the 3 high schools, Les Voies and in Alderney. The Achieve programme provides young people with the opportunity to improve their interpersonal skills, practice teamwork, career plan, take on community projects and undertake work experience. Locally, it has been accepted that the Achieve programme is equivalent to 2 GCSEs.
Contact:
Blair Howitt
Activities Co-Ordinator
blair.howitt@youthcommission.gg
t 01481 226099
Les Ozouets, St Peter Port, GY1 2UB
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award provides a challenging programme of activities for 14 – 25 year olds across three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Each award is split into 4 sections: including volunteering, physical skills and expeditions. Participants take part in weekly activities, for up to 12 months.
D of E aims to inspire, guide and support young people in their self-development and recognises their achievements: it is offered to all young people across the Bailiwick either directly through secondary school, through our “open groups” or through other organisations including the Army Cadets, Boys Brigade, Youth Justice Service and Les Nicolles Prison.
Contact
DofE Manager
Rebecca.silk@youthcommission.gg
t 01481 226099
Taz Talbot
DofE Federated Schools Administrator
Liz Hayman
DofE Administrator
t 01481 226099
Scott Dorrity
DofE Worker
scott.dorrity@youthcommission.gg
t 01481 226099
There are a number of forms that are available for download. Please use the link below
PROJECT WEEKS
The YC introduced this new provision at the start of 2015. Project Weeks: aimed at providing young people of secondary school age with intensive low ratio intervention and skill building. These week long activities are focused on key areas of our curriculum. Projects are driven by the needs of young people from across Guernsey and Alderney with young people selected onto Project Weeks through a referral process. These are concentrated weeks, often done as residentials (Tile Barn in Hampshire). Themes for these weeks have included: creative video making, arts, upcycling, photography or healthy lifestyle choices. Each project creates new friendship opportunities and positively pushes young people out of their comfort zones.
