Youth Restart & Recent Executive Announcements

An update from Paul Deighan | Head of Regional Youth Services (Interim)

With reference to recent announcements regarding restrictions by the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to Covid-19, I write to confirm that as part of these announcements Educational Settings are exempt. Guidance issued within the Youth Restart and New School Day documents remains the current practice and procedures when working with children and young people in educational settings (i.e. youth settings). Guidance relating to Education Visits (activities or trips away from your normal delivery location) remains the same which are currently on pause at this time.

Outlined below is the current stage relevant to the Youth Work Setting for your reference.

If a change in restrictions is introduced which directly impacts the delivery of Youth Services, I will write to you again outlining any potential change.

Yours Sincerely,

Paul Deighan | Head of Regional Youth Services (Interim)

Youth Service |Children and Young People’s Service

 

Youth Work Setting	Commencement	Present Status
Generic Youth Provision	1st October 2020	Operational
Centre Based Youth Provision (Part Time & Full Time)	1st October 2020	Operational
Area Based Project Provision	1st October 2020	Operational
Specialist Provision (Including Individual Work)	March 2020 Online Only	Online
Online & Remote Access Provision	March 2020	Operational
International Youth Work	March 2020 Online Only	Online
Outreach Work	Stood Down	Not Operational
Detached Provision	April 2020 – Only as part of an agreed response plan to support vulnerable Children and young people led by EA	Only as part of an agreed response plan to support vulnerable children and young people led by EA
Residential Work	Stood Down	Not Operational
Staff Development & Training	April 2020 Online Only	Online
Training for Young People	April 2020 Online Only	Online