London Youth delivered an insightful training session at London Met for BSc Youth Studies students. Students explored the practical application of youth work principles and trauma‑informed approaches, engaging in discussion around the impact of crime and barriers young people face when seeking help.
Call for conference papers: "Teaching Citizenship through Children's Literature in a University Context."
The conference will take place at Tilburg University (the Netherlands) in November.
Abstracts are due by 15 May.
www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/even...
Know someone thinking about a BSc in Youth Studies? Please encourage them to get in touch with London Met Admissions or the Course Lead🙏
Youth Studies will also be well-represented at our Open Day this Saturday (18 April, from 10:30am)—we’d love to see you there❤️
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It's shocking that Starmer's Labour endorsed this horrific policy, and sacked MPs that voted against it. We will never forget, and hope Starmer's authoritarian reign is over and will be replaced by a government that genuinely wants to lift children out of poverty and tackle inequality.
#ChildPoverty
Polanski talks up teacher pay rises, scaling back exams and fighting far right - taxing the rich to pay for it all.
Fair play from the Mail.
I said what I said.
Youth sociologist @juliuselster.bsky.social & participatory research specialist Ama Agyeman have created a toolkit for practitioners, researchers and organisations interested in working WITH young people when developing projects and research.
repository.londonmet.ac.uk/11305/
#ParticipatoryResearch
Pre-order the new edition of our Welfare Benefits Handbook - fully updated for 2026/27.
➡️tinyurl.com/ms5zhkpe
Current 1st and 2nd year BSc Youth Studies students King and Lauren have developed several transnational youth and community organisations. They currently find themselves in Nigeria working in partnership, launching the Empowering Sisters project and the awareness campaign Educate Empower Protect.
“Classroom teachers are no longer just educators; we’re therapists, crisis responders and case managers, all while trying to meet academic benchmarks.” In the February issue of the Magazine, former teacher Iza Munir Hamdani shares her experience of burnout.
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Leah transferred from Uni of Roehampton to London Met to pursue a BSc in Youth Studies, a course that she says reignited her passion for working within the criminal justice system. She has now secured a new role as manager, supporting families of those in custody.
www.londonmet.ac.uk/news/article...
For anyone interested in studying young people, youth research, how to develop/manage an outreach organisation/CIC, community development and youth work, here's an overview of the popular Youth Studies BSc course at London Metropolitan University.
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Photograph: A group of Black men sitting in a circle in an art studio, actively participating in a filming session. Text: on the set of Where Do Black Men Live? in February 2025, Hunter College, New York, NY, US. Copyright 2025 The Black Response. Image by Natalie Conn. All rights reserved.
Abolitionist feminist researcher and activist Stephanie Guirand is our latest Image-Maker in Residence. Read her conversation with George Kalivis about housing injustice, incarceration structures and systemic racism, and her doctoral thesis and film, Where Do Black Men Live?
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More or less where I grew up.
According to Merriam-Webster:
woke
(adjective)
aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)
As far as I'm concerned, the 'woker,' the better.
Cover:
If only the final whistle was blown shortly after your post…
Regardless, not sure that I care too much about the Super Cup final to be Frank. Hopefully, the game will Spur us on…
BSc Youth Studies students at London Metropolitan University heard from a range of industry experts—Yemi (Trailblazers Mentoring), Huda (IntoUniversity), Paul (Essex County Youth Services) and Rin (Brook) shared insights into their organisations, job opportunities and issues affecting young people.
👀 Essential video viewing: Bev Skeggs, @jolittler.bsky.social and @michaelacbenson.bsky.social in Gender, Class and Sociology Today – the first in the Sociological Review Foundation’s new Conversations series of online events.
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Can't wait to hear from youth practitioners and other industry experts representing the youth and community sectors.
This event is only for BSc Youth Studies students.
#YouthStudies #DigitalYouthWork #YouthResearch #YouthWork #YouthEmpowerment #YouthWorker #YouthVoice #YoungPeople #Sociology
A brief overview of the BSc (Hons) Youth Studies course at London Metropolitan University.
Please contact us if you want more info or are interested in pursuing this celebrated Degree course and the many career opportunities available to #YouthStudies graduates.
#YouthWork #SocialWork #YouthResearch
#ICYMI: From #Saltburn and #Succession to the #Kardashians, we’re fascinated by #privilege – but what does it really mean?
@shamuskhan.bsky.social joins #UncommonSense #podcast to reflect on inequality, ease, embodiment – and thinkers from Pierre Bourdieu to Frantz Fanon.
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Is Toynbee referring to Starmer’s Labour/the current government ministers who are not holding back on praising Thatcher whilst implementing Thatcher’s policies and rhetoric about trickle-down economics, anti-union and pro-privatisation.
Is Toynbee referring to Starmer’s Labour/the current government ministers who are not holding back on praising Thatcher whilst implementing Thatcher’s policies and rhetoric about trickle-down economics, anti-union and pro-privatisation.
Kayleigh Garthwaite looks at the rise of food banks in the UK, the idea of deservingness for those who use them and why #RightsNotCharity matters.
🔎 #ConnectedSociologies Curriculum Project offers open-access educational resources, including video lectures, reading lists & detailed lesson plans.
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Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
#CriticalReflection, #CriticalPedagogy and #CriticalThinking do not only play a crucial role on our BSc Youth Studies course; they equip graduates with tools to become champions of #SocialChange and facilitators of #YouthEmpowerment.
Wodak's quote sums up the meaning/importance of 'being critical.'
I’m very saddened to hear about Thomas Hylland Eriksen’s passing today. There is much to say about his work, but tonight I am mainly thinking about what a warm and inspiring person he was, a generous and constantly curious thinker of a rare kind. He really will be deeply missed.
I've been running YPAR projects to enhance youth voice and achieve more impactful youth policies. Thanks for putting it together; I find your 'starter pack' really helpful. How do I join?
Venn diagram with three intersecting circles: children and young people's health, inclusive public involvement and co-production and children's rights and youth participation
In an effort to build/rebuild online networks I've set up 3 starter kits in my main areas of research interest:
Links in the posts which follow - reply to be added.
And if you're in the intersecting areas, especially the middle bit, and we don't know each other already - do say hello 😊
