Buckinghamshire Youth Justice Plan 2025 to 2026

The YJST is fully committed to delivering a Child First approach in line with the four tenets:

• As Children
• Building Pro-Social Identity
• Collaborating with Children
• Diverting from Stigma

• Training has been delivered to volunteers and magistrates to raise awareness of the Child First model
• Development workshops have been run with staff to support creative practice
• Feedback has been gathered from children on their experiences of working with the YJST through a digital questionnaire
• Office spaces have been redesigned in collaboration with our YP4All group
• Children have worked alongside a local artist to design a mural at the Wycombe YJST office (see photo)
• Staff have begun writing to the child within their contact recording
• Children have contributed to the redesign of the YJST website
• The AIR (Activities, Interactions, Roles) intervention plan has been introduced to build on children’s strengths and pro-social identity
• Managers completed a self-assessment on Child First, shaping future developments
• A newsletter has been launched in response to feedback from children
• A video [Need video link] has been developed to share with other professionals and help with their understanding of Child First. This included input from children.
• The activities offered to children have been extended, including specific projects delivered with partners
• The Team was nominated for a Proud of You award for our approach to working with children