The National Youth Agency is the Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for youth work in England.
We promote high quality youth work in a range of settings to improve the health and outcomes of young people and strengthen local communities.
As part of our commitment to rebuilding the youth work sector we provide a range of resources, guidance and access to learning opportunities to support Local Authorities to deliver optimum youth work provision.
Find out more about the work we are doing to rebuild the youth work sector, grow the workforce and demonstrate the impact youth work at www.nya.org.uk
Find out how NYA can support your local youth offer on our webpage: https://nya.org.uk/bespoke-consultancy/
Kicking off Youth Work Week 2025: Building Brighter Futures
With thanks to Lorraine Lambert, The King's Trust and all the young people who have shared their incredible stories.
Find out more about Youth Work Week here: https://nya.org.uk/yww25/
In early 2024, we recruited a team of young people to act as Digital Directors, a key part of our mission to support the development of Digital Youth Work nationally. This programme empowered young people to shape digital youth work in their local areas by exploring what young people want and need from digital services.
Find out more about the programme and Digital Youth Work: https://nya.org.uk/digital-youth-work/
The Digital Standards Launch Event took place on 31 March 2025. Huge thanks to Tata Consultancy Services for hosting the event.
Find out more about Digital youth work here: https://nya.org.uk/digital-youth-work/
Our new five-year strategy, Enabling Great Youth Work to Happen, Our strategy for youth work in every place and space, sets out our bold ambitions to build the capacity and sustainability of the youth work sector.
Read the full strategy: https://www.nya.org.uk/our-strategy