YALP Publications

YALP has recently published a number of reports that are available FREE of charge. To request a copy of any of the following, please contact Clare Holland on 0116 2047071, clare.holland@niace.org.uk

Raising Aspirations: Guidance for integrating literacy, language and numeracy into courses for young mums, dads and parents-to-be

A guidance framework produced as part of the Basic Skills Agency at NIACE’s Young Parents National Development Project 2006/7. This framework offers providers and practitioners information, resources and signposting to support the development of literacy, language and numeracy skills among young parents and parents-to-be.

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Learning From The Edge

An update of the 2005 publication, highlighting key lessons learned from policy and YALP projects of the last 10 years. It outlines critical success factors identified by YALP as essential for effective interventions and support for young adults with troubled lives. Its findings will be of interest to policy makers, researchers, service managers and practitioners.

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Award Winners' Stories

The YALP award winners’ stories, which are both moving and inspiring, are presented in this booklet. The booklet will not only be of interest to practitioners and managers, but will also be inspiring to young adults, providing examples of perseverance and achievement in times of difficulty.

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Youth arts briefing paper

This briefing paper provides an overview of the benefits of youth arts to young people and their communities. It highlights the key features of effective practice, provides a detailed case study and information about further resources. This briefing paper will be of interest to practitioners working in the youth arts sector, and to practitioners and managers interested in establishing new provision, or incorporating a youth arts approach into existing provision.