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Researching Youth Mentoring – Building Theory and Building Evidence

Seminar 1: Mentoring in UK Youth and Social Policy
Alcuin Research Resource Centre, Alcuin College, University of York, 8th May 2006

• A report from the event is available for download on Word format
• See also the Scottish Mentoring Network web site

Presenatations are available below and may be accessed by clicking on the relevant links.

PROGRAMME

10.00 Registration/Coffee

10.15 Welcome and Introduction to the Day
Charlie Lloyd (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

10.30 Current policy on youth and relationship with youth mentoring
Tony Jeffs, University of Durham

11.00 Patterns and trends in UK youth mentoring
Kate Philip – University of Aberdeen

11.30 Discussion
Discussant: Tom Wylie – National Youth Agency (England and Wales)

12.00 Mentoring Young People Leaving Care; themes and issues
Mike Stein and Jasmine Clayden, University of York

12.30 Mentoring and Youth Justice – findings from an evaluation of mentoring projects for the Youth Justice Board
Iain St James-Roberts: Thomas Coram Research Unit

13.00 Discussion

Discussant: Bob Coles

13.30 Lunch

14.15 Social exclusion and policy responses in Europe
Howard Williamson – University of Glamorgan

14.45 Discussion
Discussant: Janet Shucksmith,
University of Teesside

15.15 Concluding comments

15.30 Tea and depart

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