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• Aston Wood
• 29 Jun, 2026
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Grease, Not Engine

Youth Work is being repositioned as a delivery arm of health, justice and education. The question is whether it still has a purpose of its own.

• Aston Wood
• 25 Jun, 2026
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So, like, Social Work 'Lite', right?

I said youth work is fundamentally different. The response was: all professionals say that. Here's why this time it's actually true.