Leadership across the youth and play sector is a critical issue for all of us if we are to meet the ambitious vision that we have for children and young people in Manchester. Together, we want to build and support leadership in the sector, and establish strong partnerships and collaborations across the city which benefit us all. Supported by Young Manchester, a new Youth and Play Sector Leaders Group has been established. 
The Manchester Youth and Play Sector Leads Group (SLG) is a leadership group for the VCSE sector which seeks to contribute towards shared aims for children and young people through youth and play work in Manchester.
The group aims to work together to support a vibrant and growing city with children and young people at its heart, increasing all children and young people’s opportunities to thrive and achieve through youth and play work.
Specifically, the group will seek to:
• Be a strong strategic network of senior leaders across the city
• Establish mechanisms for opportunities and challenges across the sector to be raised and addressed at a strategic level
• Develop collaborative working through new projects, fundraising and communications
• Be pro-active and propositional, working together to develop and deliver new opportunities for the sector
• Work together to shape and influence relevant policy and practice which impacts on the lives of children and young people and the youth and play sector
• Establish key strategic relationships at local, regional and national levels, building alliances and partnerships which benefit children and young people
A full draft terms of reference for the group can be found attached, and also on the Young Manchester website: www.youngmanchester.org/sectorleadersgroup/
This is a starting point, and your thoughts, questions and ideas are welcomed.
For further information email Justin, Director of Young Manchester, at: [email protected]
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