Reference
E/YM1/1/1
Title
Policy file with information as follows:
Date free text
1944 - 1962
Production date
From: 1944 To: 1962
Scope and Content
- Report of Bedfordshire Education Committee to County Council - “The Service of Youth” [1944];
- notes on the 1944 report [1957];
- recommendations of special sub-committee on assistance to students on Outward Bound courses [1956];
- Scheme for Further Education & Plan for County Colleges including rôle of Area Youth Committees, current provision and future development of Youth Service;
- officer’s thoughts on future trends in Youth Service, particularly some input into the curriculum of final year Secondary Modern students [1959];
- Ministry of Education enquiry re full-time youth leaders, with LEA reply that it had none [1960];
- Youth Service points for consideration arising from Albermarle Report on the Youth Service in England & Wales;
- officer’s idea of including Leighton Buzzard in Ampthill Area Youth Committee rather than Luton [1960];
- extract from LEA scheme for Further Education and plan for County Colleges that relates to Youth Services activities;
- notes on leading factors re Albermarle Report;
- report on development of Youth Service in relation to recommendations of Albermarle Report [1960];
- suggestion of Voluntary Organisations to be represented on County Advisory Committee;
- letter re Biggleswade Carnival Committee and its request for a grant for a swimming pool [1960];
- List of camps for youth organisations in 14 LEA areas, including Bedfordshire [1960];
- officer’s thoughts on expanding Youth Service re: committee structure; field staff; place of maintained clubs; Central Youth Headquarters; and youth leaders’ pay in maintained clubs;
- statistical information re nine counties’ Youth Service, including Bedfordshire, with figures re: estimated population of 15-20 year olds; number of LEA maintained centres and expenditure on them; number of youth officers/organisers employed; number of youth leaders employed and expenditure on officers/organisers/leaders; number of youth leaders employed by voluntary groups receiving LEA aid; number of voluntary groups receiving LEA aid; expenditure on voluntary groups and their local headquarters; expenditure on training; other expenditure; and estimated expenditure per head of 15-20 year olds [1957/58];
- report of Director of Education on the Youth Service [1960];
- details of Luton Committee for Education training course for senior members of youth organisations [1960/61];
- advertisement re appointment of County Youth Officer [1960];
- memo requesting specially appointed Committee on Youth matters following pressure from voluntary organisations to discuss their part in the developments of the Youth Service;
- report on possible County Youth Council [1961];
- recommendations of Recreation & Social & Physical Training Sub-Committee to Education Committee re Youth Service and Education Committee reactions [1961];
- report of Director of Education on post of Youth Service Officer [1961];
- notes on proposed scheme for division of Bedfordshire (excluding Luton) into two areas;
- County Youth Committee’s recommendations of proposals to be included in 1962/63 building programme (Luton Youth Headquarters; Houghton Regis Youth Centre; Leighton Buzzard Youth Centre; Sundon Park Youth Club; and two youth projects in Bedford) [1961];
- notes on leadership training scheme;
- notes on Youth Service committee structure [1961];
- notes on possible government grants in Youth Service Building Programme 1962/64 [1961];
- notes on record players provided to Youth Clubs [1962];
- notes re travelling expenses, payment to voluntary leaders and assistants, County Headquarters and County Youth Service events [1962];
- report of work of County Youth Officer 1961/62;
- LEA regulations for use of schools out of hours for purposes other than further education provided by authority;
- notes on Joint Regional Training Committee for the Youth Service [1962];
- notes on general progress of Youth Service [1961].
Level of description
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