Children's Work

What is Children’s Work?

Youth Services support Children’s Clubs and projects in the local communities. Through social, physical, emotional and creative play experiences children are encouraged to explore their imagination and develop a range of learning experiences.

Children’s Work Principles

Children’s Clubs provide children with the opportunity to participate in a variety of stimulating educational experiences. Children are consulted in all aspects of the day to day running of the club. Programmes are developed in partnership with children, local volunteers, artists, outdoor education, sports staff and seasonal staff.

Core skills development for children include:

Participation
Empowerment
Communication
Confidence Building
Social Skills
Interpersonal Skills

All children’s workers comply with the Children’s Act regulations in relation to the care and security of children. No adults unless they have been fully vetted are left unsupervised with children.

How we deliver Children’s Work

Junior Youth Clubs

Children meet in a variety of safe and fun environments. Children’s Clubs provide a variety of activities, workshops and outings and children are involved in all aspects of the day to day running of their clubs.

Playschemes

A working group of various services providing a variety of fun programmes, activities and outings co-ordinated by trained, experienced local adults and assisted by the Children and Youth Work Team.

Fun Days

Provide children with the opportunity to try and experience different activities.

Junior Challenge

Is available to all young people aged between 9-13 living in Clackmannanshire. The Award is non-competitive and is concerned with personal challenge and development rather than a contest against others. The award is progressive and permits young people to become involved with new opportunities that allows for development of learning and the discovery of unknown potential.