UK Youth - UK Youth

UK Youth

This charity specialises in working for and with young people all over the UK, to enable them to raise their aspirations, realise their potential and recognise their achievements through innovative youth work programmes. UK Youth operates a number of programmes to enable young people to build their skills and confidence and gain accreditation - such as the Youth Challenges and Youth Achievement Awards, Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Award/Certificate in Peer Education and Peer Mentoring (QCF), Junior Achievement Awards, Award in Personal Achievement (QCF) and many other non-formal education programmes. It provides accredited learning opportunities to youth groups, projects, schools, Local Education Authorities (LEAs) and many other groups working with young people. UK Youth also provides training, resources network support and advocacy for quality youth work. It has a Youth Steering Group - UK Youth Voice that is run entirely by young people who promote youth participation and active citizenship by actively engaging with the governance of the charity.

UK Youth is the largest non-uniformed national voluntary youth organisation in the UK with a national network comprising approximately forty local member groups in England representing the major county and metropolitan areas and National Members including Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Its headquarters are based at Avon Tyrrell Activity Centre in the New Forest Hampshire where around 20,000 young people stay each year for holidays, training and activities. It also has a London office.