Play Safe: One vital key for better safeguarding in youth ministry
Keeping young people safe isn’t one person’s job – it’s everyone’s. Martin Saunders explores why safeguarding is sometimes neglected, and offers a resource that could help.
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Keeping young people safe isn’t one person’s job – it’s everyone’s. Martin Saunders explores why safeguarding is sometimes neglected, and offers a resource that could help.
A new report finds the sexual harassment of girls by boys is being normalised in schools. How did we get here, and what can youth leaders do about it?
In-person youth work is back, but is it what you expected? Gemma reflects on the challenges and opportunities of restarting work with young people.
As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, here’s three practical, accessible ideas for helping young people in their mental and emotional wellbeing.
Thousands of young people met with Childline for counselling in the past year, seeking support with their mental and emotional health, or to talk about experiences of abuse.
Nothing like silliness to lift the post-lockdown spirits as we start meeting again. Here’s a ton of fun challenges for your youth group.
Covid restrictions are easing. The return of in-person youth work offers a chance for refreshing your ministry, but what if it – and young people – need something more radical?
This Earth Day we’re asking: how can churches and youth groups be part of the solution to the climate crisis?
We’ve hit a new stage in the post-lockdown roadmap. As the door opens to face-to-face time with young people, what should a youth leader’s priorities be?
The BBC’s hit-show is thrilling the nation once again. But why are we so invested in this grim world of police corruption – does it offer hope for our dark times?
We live in strange days largely devoid of structure and novelty. In this temporal crisis, how can we reclaim the sense of time we used to know?
Pandemic restrictions have made much of normal youth work impossible, but our Shuffle resources offer young people engaging challenges that can still be done safely. Why not try something new?