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Leadership Talks… Leading the Charge: Preventing Youth Homelessness in Schools

Join Emma Chivers (Leadership Advisor for Youth Work, National Academy for Educational Leadership) and Nick Hudd (Senior Youth Work Practitioner, Pembrokeshire County Council) in discussion as they explore preventing youth homelessness in schools.

The Speakers:

Emma Chivers

Emma Chivers is the Leadership Advisor for Youth Work for the National Academy for Educational Leadership. Emma works with leaders across the youth work sector to provide support and maximise leadership opportunities and promote good practice. Emma is currently the lead trainer for the Youth Work Leadership and Management Programme for Education and Training Standards Cymru.

Emma has over twenty-five years’ experience in Youth and Community Work and is committed to increasing outcomes for children and young people. Previously, Emma has worked for the University of South Wales an Academic Manager of Social Policy, leading academic teams in Social Policy, Youth and Community Work, and Foundation Year provision. Emma was also a Senior Lecturer in Youth and Community Work, with a passion for developing international visits for students within Kenya and Sudan to examine youth and community work projects. Emma is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, specialising in teaching and learning.

 

Nick Hudd

Nick Hudd is currently a Senior Youth Work Practitioner for Pembrokeshire County Council and has worked in the youth work sector for over 20 years, for both statutory and voluntary organisations. Nick is a JNC qualified youth worker and has a BA(Hons) in Youth and Community Work from UWTSD. He has worked in his current role, focused on the prevention of youth homelessness for the past 5 years.

Nick has been responsible for developing, planning, facilitating, and evaluating a range of youth work programmes and interventions and believes early identification and co-production, involving young people, a range of professional stakeholders and community representatives is key to their success. With youth work in Wales aimed at young people aged 11-25, he believes its pedagogy and methodology can complement other forms of education to aid the transition from dependence to independence.