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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 1d

Do you work in children’s services and want to better embed race equity into your work?

Join our Virtual Learning Café with guest speakers providing insights and best practice.

Register for free: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 2d

More than half of headteachers say they don’t feel confident identifying and delivering interventions to prevent children’s involvement in violence. Use our Education Practice Insight Creator, a new self-assessment tool to get evidence-based recommendations youthendowmentfund.org.uk/education-pr...

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 6d

Last month, Director of Public Affairs & Comms at YEF, Ciaran Thapar, was invited onto Dallaglio RugbyWorks Talks Podcast.

Discussing challenges young people in the UK face including social media/tech, current affairs, plus the benefits of trusted adults.

🎧 Listen now youtu.be/bxW22JUDKKA?...

RugbyWorks Talks Podcast Ep13: A conversation with Ciaran Thapar

YouTube video by Dallaglio RugbyWorks

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 9d

📣Apply to be a Senior Change Designer for our Area Leaders Programme.

Are you passionate about helping children keep safe from violence, brilliant at design, and comfortable with communicating complex information? Then apply before 10/10/25, 12:00 pm: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 9d

📣We’ve extended the deadline for applications to our Head of Change, Children’s Services role. Join our expanding team and help children get access to the right support at the right time.

Deadline: 8/10/25, 12:00 pm.
📌Apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 9d

Diversion works. It can almost halve reoffending (8.2% to 4.5%).

But right now, access is unequal across England and Wales.

👉 Read our latest blog on tackling inconsistencies in diversion for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tackling-inc...

#YouthJustice #Diversion

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 10d

🔗Want to know how the education sector can help prevent children’s involvement in violence? See our practice guidance: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/educ...

Education guidance | Youth Endowment Fund

Our Education, Children and Violence guidance provides school, college and alternative provision (AP) leaders across England and Wales with fiveevidence-based recommendations on how to help prevent…

youthendowmentfund.org.uk

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 10d

Equipping young people with social-emotional skills "...means they’re much more likely to be able to stay away from violence.” Dennis Simms, our Assistant Director – Education, Insights & Collaboration.

Full @tesmagazine.bsky.social article: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

What the data on knife crime suggests schools should do next

New figures show that in-school knife crime incidents have decreased in many areas of England. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears from leaders about what they are doing to drive this reduction, and whether…

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 13d

📉 New NHS data:
409 children were hospitalised after knife assaults in 24/25 — down 20% from last year.
This is good news, but every child harmed is one too many. We must act on what works.

🔗 Read our latest blog for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/fewer-childr...

#KnifeCrime #Prevention #NHSData

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 14d

📌 Want to know how to deliver diversion effectively for children and young people? Read our Diversion Practice Guidance, co-authored with
@cjinnovation.bsky.social:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/deli...

Diversion Practice Guidance | Youth Endowment Fund

Guidance on how to deliver diversion effectively for children and young people

youthendowmentfund.org.uk

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 14d

📌 Want to know how to deliver diversion effectively for children and young people? Read our Diversion Practice Guidance, co-authored with
@cjinnovation.bsky.social:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/deli...

Diversion Practice Guidance | Youth Endowment Fund

Guidance on how to deliver diversion effectively for children and young people

youthendowmentfund.org.uk

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 14d

📢NEW TOOLKIT STRAND: Formal pre-court diversion. Our new toolkit strand shows that formal pre-court diversion can reduce violence by 25% and reoffending by 14%.

🔗Learn more about formal pre-court diversion: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/form...

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 14d

🚨NEW TO YEF TOOLKIT: Informal pre-court diversion. Studies show children involved in informal pre-court diversion schemes are 30% less likely to commit a future offence.

🔗Learn more about informal pre-court diversion: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 15d

📣Tomorrow we’ll be unpacking racial disproportionality in relation to violence and criminal justice.

🔗Get involved and connect with peers emboldening our youth justice system and challenging the role that racism plays in young people’s experiences: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/racia...

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 16d

We’re bringing together funders, commissioners & practitioners to explore how youth work is reaching Black, Asian & other ethnic minority children—& where gaps remain. Join us to share insights, evidence & promising practice.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/youth...

#YouthWork #ViolencePrevention

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 17d

To tackle violence affecting young people, we need to listen to young people.

Join the #PeerActionCollective as they share their exclusive findings at the ‘Supporting young people away from violence’ online event- 2 days away.

📅24/9, 16:15 to 17:30 PM

🔗 www.youngfoundation.org/event/suppor...

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 17d

📣 Reminder: YEF is calling for proposals to reanalyse our Evaluation Data Archive. If you’re a researcher or team with skills in data, education, or justice, this could be an opportunity for you.

Deadline: Friday 26 Sep, 5pm.

🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/?utm...

#TenderOpportunity

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 17d

Are you passionate about preventing youth violence and driving evidence-based change? Join us! We have three fantastic roles, with deadlines approaching.

Learn more and apply today: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/?utm...

#YouthEndowment #Vacancies #Hiring

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 22d

✨The shortlist for the Children and Young People Now Awards 2025 has been announced!

We are deeply proud to be sponsoring the Violence Prevention Award and to congratulate those shortlisted: cypnowawards.com/childrenandy...
#CYPNowAwards #ViolencePrevention #CelebratingImpact

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 28d

📣The ‘Racial Disproportionality – Effective Practice in the Youth Justice System’ #VirtualLearningCafé is two weeks away.

🔗Find out how to reduce racial disproportionality, ensure equal access to diversion, and increase confidence in diversion pathways: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/racia...

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 29d

📣 New #TenderOpportunities with YEF

We’re seeking partners for our Area Leaders Programme:
🔹 Systems Thinking Adviser – deadline 18 Sept
🔹 Practice Insights Guide – deadline 22 Sept

Apply here 👉 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 29d

✨'Supporting young people away from violence', an exclusive online showcase.

Young people from the #PeerActionCollective will be sharing their research and take us through how collaboration can create safer communities.

📅24/9, 16:15 to 17:30 PM

🔗 Register: www.youngfoundation.org/event/suppor...

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Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · 29d

Today we’re co-hosting the first National Evidence-Based Policing Conference with @sebp-uk.bsky.social

Turning research into action to build safer communities — and launching the first #EvidenceBasedPolicing Awards, including one for #YouthViolencePrevention.

#SaferCommunities #EBP

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · Sep 9

📣 Join the YEF team as an Assistant Director of Public Affairs and Partnerships.

We are looking for an individual to lead on building our partnerships across government and wider society, whilst keeping an eye on YEF's future. Closes 26/9/25, 12 pm.

📌More info: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/

Youth Endowment Fund @youthendowmentfund.org.uk · Sep 8

Last year saw more children convicted of committing homicides, rising from 26 in 2013/14 to 46 in 2023/24, an increase of 77%.

🔎 Look #BeyondtheHeadlines to find out what’s happening with children involved in the most serious forms of violence: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/beyo...

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