IN FOCUS
Working in
Partnership
Youthscape
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outhscape’s mission is to bring positive transformation in the lives of young people – especially those facing critical challenges and issues in their lives. Youthscape began over 25 years ago in Luton. They worked alongside secondary schools, aiming to show that Christians can and should be promoting positive change in their communities and in the lives of young people. Over the years, the resources, research on youth culture and training courses developed in Luton by Youthscape have begun to be used by youth workers across the country. As part of our ongoing partnership, Thirtyone:eight and Youthscape have worked together to produce a number of resources for churches and youth workers, including our joint guidance on communicating and working safely with young people online. Another resource we have created together is an interactive ‘game’ for youth workers called ‘Safe?’. This game is for anyone working with young people, whether that is professionally or in a voluntary role. The game is designed to help people recognise signs of various types of abuse or safeguarding risk by creating hypothetical situations and asking them to consider their response. As the fictional case study grows, they have to decide whether or not this young person is a safeguarding concern and how they would respond.
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t Thirtyone:eight we believe value is brought by combining different perspectives, knowledge and expertise. We aim to strengthen the support we provide through working with others where possible.
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This is demonstrated in our new five year strategy with its focus on having a collaborative approach. For us, ‘partnership’ means more than simply having another charity or company logo on a website. Partnership is about relationship and an outward benefit. Working in partnership ensures our members and those that come to us for support get the best possible service with a wide array of resources. Thirtyone:eight has worked in partnership with a number of other charities and organisations over the years and continues to do so. Here we highlight three current partners we are working with: 20
