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Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 Information5 Youth and Social Services5.1 Key Facts on Youth and Social Services• 6,749 Young People were involved in activities organised byBMBC Youth Service.• The number of contacts to Social Care Services has increased.• The number active social care cases has increased.• The number of children with a child protection plan has increasedbut is less than four years ago.• There is an average of 15 childcare places per 100 children; this islower in deprived areas.• 69% of young carers live in single parent households.5.2 Youth ServiceThe Youth Service improves the wellbeing of young people and securesaccess to educational and recreational leisure activities and facilities. Its remitis to work with 13 to 19 year olds. Between 1 st April 2008 and 31 st March2009, 6,749 young people between 13 and 19 years of age were involved inactivities organised by the BMBC Youth Service across the whole of theborough. This amounts to 32.9% of the 13-19 year old population. (nationaltarget 25%). 3,416 young people participated in youth service activities for sixhours or more and of these, 1,098 gained an accredited award (32.1%) and2,193 achieved a recorded outcome (64.2%). In all sections Barnsley’sachievements and outcomes were higher than the National indicatorsThere is youth service provision in each forum area as well as provision whichdraws its young people from across the borough. This includes youth clubprovisions, detached work, special projects, alternative educationprogrammes and participation and inclusion work, and is shown in thefollowing table and graph.Please note that the figures are based on the forum area where the activity is held and notwhere the young person lives and that young people may attend activities in multiple forumareas as well as borough wide events.Across all the Forum Areas, the number of male youths outnumbered that ofthe female youths. In three of the nine Forum Areas, there were more thanone-fifth more males than females (Royston, Monk Bretton & St. Helen’s,Darton East & West, and Penistone East & West.Overall the numbers included 192 (2.8%) young people from an ethnicminority background.- 55 -
Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 InformationThe Youth Service also works with young people with individual / specialeducational needs and disabilities up to the age of 25; this takes place inthree youth groups in Barnsley - Snoopy Club, Cudworth, Panda Club,Wombwell and The Options, YMCA, Town Centre as well as throughspecialist projects and integration into mainstream youth clubs; in 2008/09 thisinvolved 118 young people of which 93 were between 13 and19 years old and25 between 20 and 25 years old. There were 68 males and 50 females.The Youth service also worked with an additional 1,391 young people outsideits main age group (13-19).Figure 5.2.1 Number of Young People which Participated in Youth Club Activities byLocation of ClubSource: BMBC Youth Service 2008/09Number of Young People which Participated in ActivitiesArranged by the Youth Service During 2008/09(Source:BMBC Youth Service)2500Number of Young People200015001000500FemaleMale0Borough WideCentral, Kingstone & Old TownCudworth & North EastDarton East, Darton West & DodworthDearne North & SouthHoyland Milton & RockinghamPenistone East & WestRoyston, Monk Bretton & St HelensStairfoot & WorsbroughWombwell & DarfieldThe Youth Services offers activities around each of the five areas of the‘Every Child Matters’ framework. The five areas of the ‘Every Child Matters’framework are:• Being Healthy – able to live healthy lifestyles and receive high qualitytreatment and preventative services.• Staying Safe – able to live safely within their family and the communityallowing them to achieve their full potential.• Enjoying and Achieving – given maximum opportunities for successthrough play, leisure and learning.• Making a Positive Contribution – given opportunities to participate indecision that affect them personally and in the community where theylive, learn, work, play and grow up.- 56 -
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