Past event archive

YEF’s Director of Public Affairs and Communications Ciaran Thapar introduced sociologist Professor Forrest Stuart. Dr Stuart will talk through his co-participatory research into urban poverty, violence, and resilience, including his award-winning 2021 book, Ballad of the Bullet: Gangs, Drill Music and the Power of Online Infamy.

There is strong evidence that diverting children who have committed low-level or first-time offences, rather than taking them to court, can protect them from future involvement in crime and violence. It can also lower the severity of any crimes they do later commit. Diverting children is also likely to achieve these results for a lower…

This session chaired by Dennis Simms, Head of Change for Education at YEF, provided an opportunity to hear from experts and practitioners on our recently published Education Guidance.  Joe Collin, Guidance and Reporting Lead, focused on the five evidence-informed recommendations in our guidance and explored the opportunities and challenges associated with implementation. Dirk Pittard, Principal of…

Watch the replay Do you work with families affected by child criminal exploitation? The session focused on learning about how to work in partnership with parents/carers of children affected by, or at risk of child criminal exploitation. The parents or carers of children affected by child criminal exploitation, can be an essential part of the…

Virtual Learning Café Watch the replay: This session focused on hotspots policing – a policing strategy that targets resources and activities to places where crime is most concentrated. There is a growing evidence-base which suggests that hotspots policing is likely to be effective at reducing violence. This is one of the reasons why in 2019…

The conference provided support to local decision makers (funders and local commissioners) who are commissioning youth work programmes with an aim to reduce youth violence. We spoke through the best available research based on the evidence of what works via the YEF Toolkit, which will drive and transition youth and community sector organisations to deliver…

The first Youth Endowment Fund conference for the Children’s Services sector, provided an opportunity to hear from experts across the sector about impactful and promising parenting interventions for children at risk of violence, and how to effectively engage parents/carers with these interventions. Keynote speakers included: We also ran Interactive workshops: A panel discussion was also…

In a world where the wellbeing and development of our youth are paramount, understanding the role of sports in shaping young minds and fostering positive behavioural change is crucial. During this webinar we explored the impact that organised sports programs can have on children, not only in terms of physical health but also as a…

Virtual Learning Café: SAFE Taskforce Colleagues from across the education sector are invited to listen to our virtual Evidence in Practice series, so together we can collectively understand the best practice to support young people affected by violence. The session focused on the work and learning from the Department of Education’s ‘Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed’…

Children’s Services colleagues joined our online Evidence in Practice, to collectively understand the best practice to support young people affected by violence. Listen to experts on Family Group Conferencing as a form of intervention for young people and their families. Guest speakers included: Sophie Wood, Research Associate at Cardiff University Sophie talked about the Family…

Hear from expert academics and practitioners on relevant research, insights, and practical ideas drawn from professional experience to understand the family support service experiences of Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and how services can be delivered in culturally sensitive ways. Speakers include:

This session focussed on the work and learning from the Department of Education’s Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforces (APSTs). This 2-year programme aims to keep pupils that are in alternative provision – including those who have been excluded from school – engaged in education, getting them back on track with their studies and preventing them from…