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:: NEW ::
Good Practice Guide
In partnership with Cordis Bright, Bradford YOT
has produced a Good Practice guide for YOT staff.
It has now been included on the
Youth Justice Board's Directory of Emerging Practice
- Search for 'Theme - Assessment, planning
interventions and supervision' and 'Product Type -
any'. The link should appear fifth on the list,
under Bradford.
Click here to see more and how to order
:: NEW ::
What Do You Think? Questionnaire
Bradford YOT has supported the development of a
new questionnaire to be used by YOT staff in
interviews with young people as part of the
assessment process. It mirrors the format of
the YOIS screens but is presented in a more
user-friendly way and has been very well received by
staff.
Click here to see more and how to order
:: NEW ::
Speech and Language DVD
Bradford YOT has produced a new DVD about the
speech and language project. A copy is
available on request from
Shani White.
Click here to see
more about the project.
National Reoffending Figures for Young Offenders
2008 Cohort
There was a 8.9% fall in the number of
re-offences committed by children and young people
from 2005–2008 -
see the bulletin with more information here.
See the newsletter on the 2009/2010 SOCA-funded JAS/PALZ programme in Buttershaw/Woodside.
Professional dance
training is helping young offenders find their feet
The Dance United project 'is about people
reintegrating with their families and picking up the
pieces of their lives' -
see more of this article published in The Guardian
(24/2/2010)
The Youth Justice Board’s
Making Good Initiative
Making Good has been created to showcase youth
reparation work, as well as to provide a focal point
for the public to suggest ideas for local reparation
projects. 14 YOTs in the Yorks & Humber region
signed up to take part in the scheme and the YJB are
asking them to pilot Making Good from 18 March 2010.
During this time the public will be able to nominate
suggestions on the
website.
The YJB will receive and review the suggestions,
forwarding suitable ideas on to the relevant YOT to
consider for implementation.
Members of the public will be able to suggest
reparation projects in the Yorks & Humber region.
Suggestions must:
- be meaningful and beneficial to the local community and to young offenders
- not take paid work away from others
- not make a profit for anyone
First Time Entrants (FTE)
Bradford has shown a 50% reduction in First Time
Entrants
(FTE) in the Youth Justice system in since 2005/6.
This is significantly better than the Regional
average of 12% and National average of 6%.
This results in fewer victims of crime and less
young people with
criminal records that may hamper their chance of
getting future
employment.
See more here
Bradford YOT
to sponsor the C.A.C.I. ContactPoint
The critical Type Accreditation of the Bradford
Youth Offending Team (YOT) for ContactPoint,
mandated by the government, has been
accomplished. Responsible for this important
achievement are the Bradford ContactPoint Team,
Bradford YOT, and CACI, the supplier,
who worked together to achieve this.
See more here
Bradford Implementing New Youth Rehabilitation Order
in November 2009
Bradford YOT is preparing for the introduction of
the Scaled Approach National Standards and the new
Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO).
The YRO will simplify juvenile sentencing structure
providing a sentencing proposal tailored to
individual risk and need. It offers a
menu of interventions to tackle offending behaviour
and provides robust community sentences. It is
scheduled for implementation on November 30 2009.
See more here
Please help us to raise £10,000 for two of our
talented young dancers!
Dahl & Donica have been accepted onto a one year foundation
degree course at the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance in
Dundee. However, once they were accepted they discovered
that as the course is at Foundation level and not a degree they
are not eligible for a student loan and they need your
help to support them on the course.
Click here to see more
Frances Done's
visit to Bradford
Frances Done, Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England &
Wales, spent a full day in Bradford visiting a wide range of
projects and activities delivered by Bradford YOT and its
partners, and met a group of magistrates from the Bradford Youth
Court. She also met with managers, staff and young people to
gain first-hand knowledge of the many innovative and effective
programmes and interventions which help Bradford to deliver a
successful service which has reduced youth crime and
re-offending rates across the district.
See the PDF newsletter covering her visit here
The Arthur Goff
Award
Outstanding Bradford Volunteer Award
This new
award was established to honour the memory of the outstanding
contribution made by Arthur Goff (who passed away in August
2008).
The inaugural award was presented by his wife Mrs Goff and the
High Sheriff of West Yorkshire to Carol Grice (centre) for her
contribution and commitment to young people.
See the PDF newsletter covering the Volunteers Awards evening
here
2009 Youth Justice Plan
Bradford YOT has produced the 2009 version of its annual Youth Justice Plan which features performance data for the past year and its priorities for the coming year. - download a PDF copy here.
Destino on the Road
Dance United is presenting a ground breaking event
in which the professional and non-professional worlds of
dance collide in a fusion of inspiring personal stories
and heart-stopping performances takes to the road
following its premier at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London.
There will be performances in Leeds (3/4 April 2009),
Cambridge and Manchester. Several of the
performers are from Bradford who have worked with the
Academy and progressed so much that they are now working
at this very high level.
See more details
including videos and photos here
Magistrates' Feedback
A New Knockout exhibition!
exhibition produced by a group of young people from Bradford. This exhibition is presented in partnership with Kala Sangam, Bradford Youth Offending Team and Nacro.
Tuesday 10 March 2009 to 3 April 2009
See the full PDF invitation here
New bid to cut nuisance behaviour in Bradford
See more in the Telegraph & Argus (February 22 2009) here
Scaled Approach and Youth Rehabilitation Orders
‘Youth Justice: The Scaled Approach’ and the introduction of the new Youth Rehabilitation Order is a major project being implemented in December 2009 that will bring about a change in practice for youth justice services.
Click here to see the PDF newsletter Scaled Approach and YROs
Young people rewarded for
good work
Magistrate's Survey
Bradford YOT was inspected
December 2007 but we are constantly reviewing and assessing
our own performance.
Click here to complete survey - you will require the
username/ password issued
Dance United Win Koestler Award
Dance United won an ‘Outstanding’ achievement award for their performance of ‘AEA’ from the Koestler Trust in their 2008 competition. The Koestler Trust are the UK’s best-known prison arts charity. They award, exhibit and sell artworks by offenders, detainees and high security patients - Download a PDF copy of the newsletter here.
Race Audit Summary 2007
Bradford YOT has embraced the use
of race audits to inform the services it delivers to all the
communities they serve.
Download a copy of Bradford YOT's 2007 Race Audit Newsletter
here.
Bradford YOT Inspection Report 2008
Bradford and District
YOT was inspected between 3-7 December 2007 as part of a
national inspection programme.
Copies of the full report, a
six-page summary of the report and a bulletin detailing feedback
from children and young people can be seen here.
Showcase 4
Showcase 4 featured young people performing at the Alhambra theatre. They are working with a range of projects across the Bradford District. The showcase was sponsored by the Bradford Youth Offending team. Many of the young people taking part were not offenders but rose to the occasion and made the most of the opportunity to show off their talents.
Download a PDF copy of the Showcase 4 newsletter here.
Young People's Support Unit Booklet
See a copy of the booklet here and read Kath Tunstall's comments
