Central Office
Acting Head of Youth Service – Sheila Ogden
Tel: 01344 464729
Email: sheila.ogden@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Acting Youth Services Manager - Paul Crawte
Tel. 01344 464730
Email: paul.crawte@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Quality Assurance & Training Manager – Karen Dynan
Tel: 01344 464732
Email: karen.dynan@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Business Support Manager – Tricia Ross
Tel: 01344 464733
Email: tricia.ross@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Office Manager – Alison Wise
Tel: 01344 464731
Email: alison.wise@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Mission Statement
The Youth Service in Bracknell Forest aims to deliver education, learning and leisure opportunities for young people aged 13-19, focusing on their needs and aspirations to enable them to develop their skills and potential. The aim of this is to provide them with a broad range of personal and social development opportunities which positively promote their learning, raise their achievement and extend their experience.
This will be achieved by:
- Attracting young people to the Youth Service by providing appropriate activities and a quality environment
- Providing a wide range of personal and social development opportunities
- Offering quality support based on individual need to enable them to achieve and progress
- Promoting positive intervention and prevention to address the causes of disaffection and exclusion
- Ensuring that young peoples voice and contribution to decision making is enhanced
The Service operates Youth Centres, Projects including D of E, Adventure Education and Youth Forum, Mobile Provision and a range of other activities including:
- Advice and Information
- Babysitting Courses
- Connexions
- DJ/Mixing Skills
- Health Education
- IT Skills
The Service also supports the work at Youthline (youth advice, counselling and information) and runs the main building at the Coopers Hill site for Youth and Community activities.
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