Author Archives: Vale Youth Service

School Council Network
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Our Spring Term meeting took place on the 4th March on Microsoft Teams. Pupils had the opportunity to share school news, pupil voice work undertaken as well as having the opportunity to feed in to the draft Social, Emotional, Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the council. Cllr Lis Burnett our Cabinet Member for Education […]
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School Council Network Meetings
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Launched in Spring 2020, the school council network is an initiative that brings pupils from all our secondary schools together to share best practice, promote the work they are undertaking and have an opportunity to hear more about education matters in the Vale of Glamorgan. The meetings are facilitated by the Vale Youth Service as […]
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2020 Wrapped Up – VYS Digital Music Project
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“2020 Wrapped Up” is the fantastic new song from the Young People in the VYS Digital Music Project. They have done an amazing job capturing an incredible year in this excellent track. Click here to listen: The sessions were delivered weekly using GarageBand over Microsoft Teams. The project will continue into the Summer Term, email […]
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Sign Up To Our Digital Activities!
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The Vale Youth Service has remained active during lockdown and we have huge selection of weekly activities for young people to get involved. Whether it’s to learn a new skill, meet new people or just to have fun then get in touch with us. Youth Work may look a little different during this time but […]
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Celebrating Young People’s Success
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The Vale Youth Service has been celebrating young people’s volunteering achievements during the half term by presenting volunteering hours certificates to those that take part in different participation projects available to young people in the Vale of Glamorgan. Many of the young people have achieved 50 hours, 100 hours and 200 hours volunteering in projects […]
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Penarth Youth Action Digital Story
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Here are some of the amazing things you can do with PYA. Dyma rai o’r pethau anhygoel y gallwch chi wneud a nhw GIP.

How can the Vale Youth Service support you online?
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Attention all young people in the Vale! The Youth Service needs your help. Please follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and tell us how we can support you online during. @VYSVALE valeyouthservice@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Meet the Team
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COVID-19 Update
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Message from the Vale Youth Service: All youth provisions will be cancelled until further notice due to the virus. Youth provisions include: youth clubs, youth participation groups, after school clubs, Duke of Edinburgh and the Vale Rights Ambassadors. Please follow our social media platforms for more information: @VYSVALE or contact valeyouthservice@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk.

School Council Network Meeting
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On Wednesday 5th February the Vale Youth Service staff organised the first joint School Council network meeting for secondary schools in the Council Chamber. Its aim was to provide school council members from across the Vale of Glamorgan to share best practice amongst each other as well as an opportunity to learn more about what […]
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#Make Your Mark Canlyniad / Results…
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Diolch yn fawr iawn i’r holl ysgolion, sefydliadau ieuenctid a darparwyr hyfforddiant am gynnal yr Make Your Mark 2019. Thank you to everyone that voted in in the Make Your Mark 2019. The results are in!

Youth Work Excellence Awards 2019
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Last Friday, we were lucky enough to attend the Welsh Government Youth Work Excellence Awards in Llandudno to finish off #YouthWorkWeek in Wales. The Twinning Youth Exchange project 2018 was shortlisted for the category “Promoting heritage and culture in Wales and beyond.” This is a huge achievement as only two projects were shortlisted for this […]
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