Kinetic is a national youth work charity that provides trusted adults and support services to young people. They focus on:

 

  • Meeting young people where they are, based on their individual needs, using youth work methodologies.
  • Offering a safe space for dialogical work through fun, interactive, and participatory activities.
  • Supporting young people to gain skills, knowledge, and learning to help them navigate the challenges of transitioning into adulthood.

Our services include

Youth work services in prisons

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Youth work supporting schools

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Youth work supporting families

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youth participation work

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KINETIC

20 YEARS IN THE GAME

Kinetic aligns all its services with the National Youth Work Curriculum and maintains a workforce trained to National Occupational Standards for Youth Work. By offering a rights-based, youth-led approach, Kinetic places youth participation at the core of every service.
KINETIC IMPACT

Since April 2024 Kinetic have delivered

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1-2-1 Sessions
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Reintegration Sessions
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Group Work Sessions
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Education Sessions
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Yard sessions
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User Voice Sessions
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Youth Club Sessions
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Young People Have Attended
September 2024

WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE SAY

  • Everyone in Feltham needs a bit of guidance, Kinetic provides that guidance.

  • Remind me there is more to life then jail. They give me hope when it's hard and a struggle to fuel it.

  • Kinetic are considerate and take time out of their day to come and speak to us.
KINETIC IMPACT

Since April 2024 Kinetic have seen an increase in positive behaviour and engagement.

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Young people contributed to the discussions
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Young people earned an AQA
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Young people provided support to their peers
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Young people were respectful
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Young people have demonstrated increased positive behaviour and the use of positive language
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Young people have enjoyed participating in Kinetic's sessions
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Young people have shown an increase in project engagement
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Young people have taken the lead in groups

  • 4.43 At the time of our inspection no children identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Support for children who did identify was provided individually. In the months before our inspection three children had recently identified as gay and specific groups had been arranged for them by Kinetic Youth

    Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Feltham A by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 21 February – 4 March 2022

  • 3.53 Kinetic Youth workers (a youth work social enterprise) were used productively with separated children which was good.

    Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Feltham A by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 21 February – 4 March 2022

  • kinetic youth workers undertook useful one-to-one work with children, for example on Keppel they were helping a child who did not speak English as their first language to develop their understanding and use of English.

    Report on a scrutiny visit to HMYOI Wetherby and the Keppel unit by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 19 and 26–27 January 2021

WHAT INSPECTORS
SAY ABOUT US...

WHEN WE WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE

We work with young people whenever they need us, in school, in court, in reviews, in prison, on license, going home or at home. We can help young people to identify what can help them, what they’ll enjoy and support them with the things they need to do.

WHERE WE WORK

OUR PARTNERS