Youth Updates

Join us as we chat about the tortured poet that’s breaking loads of records, what young people think their future will be like, how crafting is gaining popularity again and of course – our word (or abbreviation!) of the month!

Join us as we think about the drop in school attendance, where young people are finding their news, a genre shift by a musical icon that’s made waves and why our podcast isn’t spenny.

Dive into our digital world special looking at the new game on the scene that you NEED to know about, how social media has spurred young people to take up an off-line hobby and what young people think about gaming! Plus find out more about flags in our word of the month.

Our first Youth Updates of 2024 is a focused special all about ACES. Join us as we chat to our guest, Jon Needham (Director of Safeguarding for a large multi-academy trust) about Adverse Childhood Experiences and what we might need to know about them.

It’s our final drop of the year! In this festively-timed Youth Updates we look at the trend that’s sweeping teen girls Christmas lists, how spirituality benefits mental wellbeing, our word of the month and how you should never call a young person out of the blue!

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If e-Sports doesn’t ring a bell, you wonder what Gen Z searches for most on Spotify or you're concerned over fake news on social media, then this Youth Updates is for you!

Join us as we chat to Hannah and Pete from Phase Trust about young people and exploitation; including what the big concerns are right now and things to watch out for. Plus...get not one, not two but three words of the month!

We're back for Season 3 of Youth Updates! Join Hannah and Beth as they chat with Neil O'Boyle, National Director of British Youth For Christ, about 3 things he sees going on in youth culture. You don't want to miss it!

Today we look at the humour of young people, the fresh wave of year 7s coming up into youth groups this Autumn, our word of the month and changes affecting those thinking about higher education. 

A 10% increase in counselling sessions about exam stress since the pandemic? This month in Youth Updates, Beth and Hannah discuss this NSPCC article as well as decoding the world of AI and ChatGPT alongside which artists are doing huge arena tours garnering a huge following online. Not forgetting our usual word of the month - give it a listen!