Accredited Level 2 Award in Youth Work Principles
This qualification is for those who wish to begin working or volunteering with young people in a range of youth work settings in England.
Qualification Number: 603/5589/X
Introduction to the Level 2 Youth Work Award
Reaching Your Goals the SMART Way
Your Learning Plan- Introduction
Learning plan goals
How confident, knowledgeable and experienced do you feel about Youth Work Theories?
How confident, knowledgeable and experienced do you feel about Young Peoples development?
How confident, knowledgeable and experienced do you feel about Safeguarding?
How confident, knowledgeable and experienced do you feel about Engaging & Communicating with young people?
Reflective Practice - Learning Goals
My Learning Goals
Submit Your Learning Plan Worksheet if you did this in the classroom on the paper copy only. If you have just completed online in the portal you do not need to upload this worksheet.
Unit criteria: Young People’s Development (YPD)
Introduction to Young People's Development
YPD1 (Theory 1): Development During Adolescence
Erikson's 8 Stages of Development Theory (You Tube Video with Disney References)
Erikson's 8 Stages of Development
Piaget’s Intellectual Development Theory-Interactive Activity
YPD1 (Theory 2)
Submit YPD1 Worksheet
Submit Information About Your Organisation
YPD2: Theories of Adolescent Development
Submit YPD2 Worksheet
YPD3: Completing Your Worksheet
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Unit Criteria-Safeguarding in a Youth Work Setting (SYW)
Introduction to Safeguarding in a Youth Work Setting
SYW 1.1: Defining the terms “child protection” and “safeguarding”.
Safeguarding interactive
SYW 1.2: Safeguarding legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures relevant to your own organisation.
SYW 1.3-1.4: Your organisation’s child protection policies and procedures and how your organisation’s safeguarding policies and procedures influence your practice.
SYW 1.5: The boundaries of confidentiality when working with young people.
SYW1 Slides
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SYW 2.1-2.2: Child protection and safeguarding support agencies and forms of abuse and their characteristics.
Know The Signs - Emma's Story - A Victim's Perspective of Child Sexual Exploitation
SYW 2.3: Forms of exploitation and their characteristics.
SYW 2.4-2.5: Your organisation’s safeguarding officer and policies and procedures for keeping staff and volunteers safe.
Submit Worksheet SYW2
SYW 3.1: Part 1-Health and safety risk assessment risk benefit processes used in a youth work setting, including assessing behaviour and needs of an individual young person or group of young people.
Inside Your Brain Video
Submit Worksheet SYW3.1
SYW 3.1: Part 2-Minimising Risks.
SYW 3.2: Part 2-Developing a health and safety risk assessment risk benefit analysis of work areas including off-site visits.
SYW 3.2: Part 1-Risk assessment in a youth work setting.
Submit Worksheet SYW3.2 - ONSITE Risk Assessment (1)
SYW 4: Internet Safety
Submit Worksheet SYW3.2 - OFFSITE Risk Assessment (2)
Submit Worksheet SYW4
Safeguarding Quiz
SYW 5.1-5.2: How youth work can protect and support young people and how the purposes and principles of youth work align with child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures.
SYW 5.3-5.4: Ways to support and empower young people to manage personal risk and challenges when implementing safeguarding procedures in a youth work setting.
Submit Worksheet SYW5
Introduction to the Theory of Youth work
Unit Criteria: Theory of Youth Work (TYW)
Community Research Project Introduction
TWY1: The Purpose, Principles & Role of Youth Work-Introduction
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TWY 2-3: The Purpose, Principles & Role of Youth Work-Worksheets
Submit TYW2 Worksheet
Submit TYW3 Worksheet Part 3.1
TYW 4: Sectors, Structures and Models of Youth Work Delivery
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TYW 5: Skills, Knowledge, Qualities and Values of a Practicing Youth Worker
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TYW 6: Your Skills, Knowledge and Values as a Youth Worker
Breaking Stereotypes: 'Pass it On' Film
Submit TYW6 Worksheet
Unit Criteria-Engaging and Communicating with Young People (ECYP)
Introduction to Engaging & Communicating with Young People
ECYP 1 -1.1: The importance of building professional relationships with young people in youth work.
ECYP 1.2: How effective communication skills impact on building and maintaining professional relationships with young people.
ECYP 1.3: Different ways to engage with young people in order to establish a professional relationship.
Submit Worksheet ECYP1
ECYP 2: Understand the different ways of engaging with young people.
ECYP 2.1: Approaches for engaging young people and increasing their participation in youth work.
Submit Worksheet ECYP2
ECYP 3.1: Advantages and disadvantages of different methods of communication when working with young people.
ECYP 3.2: The challenges of using social media to engage with young people.
Social Media Advantages & Disadvantages- Interactive Activity
Submit Worksheet ECYP3
ECYP 4: Communicating with young people using effective listening skills.
Submit Worksheet ECYP4
ECYP 5: Supporting young people in engaging with the local community.
Submit Worksheet ECYP5
ECYP 6.1: Supporting young people to access impartial information and guidance.
ECYP 6: Non-advice giving case study
Submit Worksheet ECYP6
Submit Your Community Research with Young People’s Views
Submit TYW3 Worksheet Part 3.2 & 3.3
Youth Work Training Courses Learner Evaluation
Honest opinions from previous students