Leigh Middleton OBE (@leighnya) 's Twitter Profile
Leigh Middleton OBE

@leighnya

Passionate advocate for young people and youth work. CEO at the National Youth Agency. Lead not own. All views expressed are my own. @natyouthagency (he/him)

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linkhttp://www.nya.org.uk calendar_today03-06-2014 21:08:28

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We caught up with Tower Hamlets Director of Children’s Services, Steve Reddy, at our Annual Youth Work Conference with Youth Endowment Fund in March. For Steve, youth services must listen to young people today and create something they truly value – services they can access to

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Last week, the Committee met with members of the UK Youth Parliament Youth Select Committee. We discussed #MediaLiteracy and recommendations from the Youth Select Committee's recent report on Youth Violence and Social Media. Find out more about our inquiry: committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/medi…

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As part of its ongoing inquiry into media literacy, the Lords Communications and Digital Committee met with members of the UK Youth Parliament's Youth Select Committee to better understand young people’s views on the topic. The Youth Select Committee’s members are aged 14-18 and represent regions across the UK. ⬇️

As part of its ongoing inquiry into media literacy, the <a href="/LordsCommsCom/">Lords Communications and Digital Committee</a> met with members of the <a href="/UKYP/">UK Youth Parliament</a>'s Youth Select Committee to better understand young people’s views on the topic.

The Youth Select Committee’s members are aged 14-18 and represent regions across the UK.

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Looking forward to joining this brilliant panel discussion next week and representing British Youth Council! 🙌 Taking place the day after the first 🇪🇺-🇬🇧 Summit, this is sure to be an unmissable event!

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A debate on the long-term funding of youth services is happening in parliament today, led by Natasha Irons MP. We appreciate Natasha and all parliamentarians supporting this vital discussion on the transformative impact of #YouthWork. With the Government’s #NationalYouthStrategy

A debate on the long-term funding of youth services is happening in parliament today, led by <a href="/NDIronsMP/">Natasha Irons MP</a>.  We appreciate Natasha and all parliamentarians supporting this vital discussion on the transformative impact of #YouthWork. With the Government’s #NationalYouthStrategy
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NYA CEO, Leigh Middleton OBE, welcomes today’s announcement from the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Department for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP and urges that this must be just the beginning. Read his full statement ➡️ nya.org.uk/response-to-to… #YouthFunding #YouthServices

NYA CEO, Leigh Middleton OBE, welcomes today’s announcement from the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport  <a href="/DCMS/">Department for Culture, Media and Sport</a> <a href="/lisanandy/">Lisa Nandy MP</a> and urges that this must be just the beginning. Read his full statement ➡️ nya.org.uk/response-to-to… 

#YouthFunding  #YouthServices
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This #Internationaldayoftheboychild, why not sign up to join next month's Youth Work Connect? This session is going to be focused on building values, challenging harm and shaping identity when working with boys and young men, and we're privileged to be joined by Richie

This #Internationaldayoftheboychild, why not sign up to join next month's Youth Work Connect?

This session is going to be focused on building values, challenging harm and shaping identity when working with boys and young men, and we're privileged to be joined by Richie
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BSc Youth Studies students at London Metropolitan University heard from a range of industry experts—Yemi (Trailblazers Mentoring), Huda (IntoUniversity), Paul (Essex Youth Service) and Rin (Brook🏳️‍🌈) shared insights into their organisations, job opportunities and issues affecting young people.

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Fantastic news for young people coming out of today’s EU-UK Summit 2025 as a commitment in principle is agreed for the UK to re-join the Erasmus+ programme, the international programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe. NYA advocated tirelessly for access to

Fantastic news for young people coming out of today’s EU-UK Summit 2025 as a commitment in principle is agreed for the UK to re-join the Erasmus+ programme, the international programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
 
NYA advocated tirelessly for access to
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An emotional day to say the least! 🇬🇧🇪🇺 The door is open. More work to be done, but a huge rhetorical shift from the UK Government.

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BIG NEWS: UK to explore rejoining Erasmus+ announced at today's UK-EU Summit. NYA has a formal seat on the UK Advisory Group for the UK-EU agreement renewal and pushed hard for young people (via British Youth Council) to regain access to international youth work opportunities and

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Coming up in June we have a series of short online information sessions to support organisations to complete the National Youth Sector Census. These sessions will provide attendees with further context on the Census and provide a step by step demonstration of how to complete

Coming up in June we have a series of short online information sessions to support organisations to complete the National Youth Sector Census. 

These sessions will provide attendees with further context on the Census and provide a step by step demonstration of how to complete
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Last week we published our latest report calling for a new wave of inclusion in the education system in England, with fair admissions arrangements for all local children and more support for those at risk of exclusion and lost learning. Find out more here 👇

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#youthclubs are far more than just a place to hangout. At our network of over 3,000 youth clubs #youngpeople can access all sorts of positive, planned & purposeful programmes of #positiveactivites that make a positive difference in their lives #youthclubswork #youthclubs

#youthclubs are far more than just a place to hangout. At our network of over 3,000 youth clubs #youngpeople can access all sorts of positive, planned &amp; purposeful programmes of #positiveactivites that make a positive difference in their lives #youthclubswork #youthclubs
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Join us as we kick off our 2025 Youth Work Insight series this month! Join sector leaders and the NYA team as we explore how youth work can champion the rights and choices of disabled young people. 📅 June 17 🕒 90 minutes of conversation and reflection Register now 👉

Join us as we kick off our 2025 Youth Work Insight series this month!

Join sector leaders and the NYA team as we explore how youth work can champion the rights and choices of disabled young people.

📅 June 17
🕒 90 minutes of conversation and reflection

Register now 👉
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📰 Check out this feature in Children and Young People Now by Bex, our National Digital Innovation Lead! This piece discusses the seven steps to success to deliver effective digital youth work, and the need to change and evolve to match the experiences and settings that young

📰  Check out this feature in Children and Young People Now by Bex, our National Digital Innovation Lead!

This piece discusses the seven steps to success to deliver effective digital youth work, and the need to change and evolve to match the experiences and settings that young
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Congratulations to Hessle Rd Network for being the first youth work organisation to go through our NYA Quality Mark re-validation assessment and achieve Outstanding Level accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to maintaining the same high standards for a further three

Congratulations to <a href="/HessleRdNetwork/">Hessle Rd Network</a> for being the first youth work organisation to go through our NYA Quality Mark re-validation assessment and achieve Outstanding Level accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to maintaining the same high standards for a further three