PYL is very fortunate in having strong partner organisations to work with in London, drawn from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors. In this section you can find out more about some of the partnership work we've been doing in London on your behalf. Information about our work with VCS Engage can be found in the Information Centre.
PYL helps to promote the Young Roots programme for the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), which offers grants of between £3,000 and £25,000 to involve 13-25 year-olds in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement. Young Roots projects stem directly from young people's interests and ideas, harnessing their creativity and energy and helping them work with others in their local community. PYL has also undertaken some consultancy with HLF to explore the effectiveness of the application process and of young people's participation in the Young Roots programme.
PYL has been engaged with all the agencies listed below since we began in 2005, and we are grateful to them all for their continued support.
PYL has worked with the Children and Young People's Unit of the GLA on a number of projects and activities, including
We also respond to consultations, such as the Mayor's Time for Action proposals on reducing youth crime, and the health and wellbeing strategy.
London Councils' purpose is to help local government successfully shape London as a world class city and best serve its individual communities and localities, helping ensure that London local government has the freedom, resource, power and capacity to make life better for Londoners. PYL engaged with London Councils through membership of the former London Children and Young People Partnership, and London Councils has provided speakers for our events.
LLUK was the independent, employer-led sector skills council responsible for the professional development of all those working in community learning and development, including youth work, across the UK. LLUK in London regularly sent a representative to PYL's Training and Development working group, and consulted closely with us on the Sector Skills Agreement in 2008. Its remit as a sector skills council came to an end on 31 March 2011, and its work is being transferred to the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), which is the sector-owned body that aims to accelerate the drive for excellence in the learning and skills sector. During this transition period LSIS will build on the work of LLUK to ensure coherence in standards, qualifications and frameworks across the constituencies that make up the lifelong learning sector.