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We provide support in key areas in order to professionalise the resettlement of young custody leavers throughout the UK. We offer a resettlement consultancy service to support local authorities who are keen to improve practice and deliver improved long term outcomes to their young people. We aim to bridge the gap between policy and practice, supporting the ongoing development of good practice between support workers and young custody leavers through the development of specialist learning & development products.

Increasing Participation: Understanding Young People who do not Participate in Education or Training at 17 and 17 DCSF - Category: Education & Youth Justice This summary presents key findings from DfES commissioned research exploring the characteristics and experiences of young people who are NEET. PDF, 1313.39Kb download...

Transitions through detention and custody Ofsted 2010 - Category: Education & Youth Justice The report evaluates the range and effectiveness of the arrangements for education and training for several categories of young people. Calling into question the effectiveness of existing arrangements, it highlights again the need for strategic and specialist resettlement support services to be developed by youth justice agencies. PDF, 387.77Kb download...

Barriers to Engagement in Education Training & Employment (2006) YJB 2006 - Category: Education & Youth Justice Research that examines the engagement of young people in ETE and the barriers to such engagement faced by those in the YJS PDF, 427.88Kb download...

The learning journey for young people placed by the YJB in YOIs (2008) YJB / DCSF - Category: Education & Youth Justice The Offender Learning Journey was jointly owned by the YJB & the Joint Youth Justice Unit, and agreed by the LSC. It describes the policy environment in which learning & skills provision for young people in YOIs is set PDF, 571.7Kb download...