At my last surgery which I held at Cowes High School, I had a lengthy discussion with a University Student about the impact that Tuition Fees will have on youngsters entering Further Education..... I am of course worthy of this when our Government proposes to clear the National Debt within the next 4 years, so as not to impact upon the next generation of youngsters. In theory, this is spot-on....but in practice will it work, ?- I really hope it does- for our youngsters sake.
In the meantime, the Council is feeding back from their consultation on Youth Service Reorganisation. Additional comments can be made until Monday 13th December. The original consultation highlighted from young people the need for Youth Clubs to be open on Fridays & Saturdays, during school holidays and that young people wanted more things to do and places to go in rural areas.
Adults considered that good youth work is required to keep youngsters off the streets, and that opportunities should be seized to develop knowledge, skills and experience to grow in confidence with the support of qualified experienced youth workers.
Proposals for the Cowes Area are as follows:
- Develop Provision on the new Secondary school site.
- Support the new Secondary school to deliver the Duke Of Edinburgh Award.
- Provide a full range of facilities over 5 evenings including Fridays & Saturdays, working in partnership with other agencies.
- Work with Cowes Youth Forum to develop a youth café.
- Deliver alternative education services.
- Current building to be declared surplus to requirements.
Initial observations that I have noted, is that many of these proposals focus away from 'physical activities' to 'education and work place activities'. Next week, I'll be attending the Island's Youth Council, to listen to exactly what our future generation wants.... Actually, this will probably prove to be the most informative meeting I plan to attend in a long while!
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