Our Values and Commitments

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Our Company Values

YTAS has five core values that guide how we run our company and our activities. These values define who we are and how we operate.

  • Helping Others: we support, enable and champion.
  • Community: we are welcoming. We respect difference, provide inspiration and build collective confidence.
  • Collaboration: we work with and connect a rich network of people and places.
  • Excellence: we encourage ambition, experimentation, and progression. We always strive for quality.
  • Joy: we have an upbeat and positive approach.:

Our Commitments

As an organisation, we have made commitments across various areas of our work. These all help to underpin and uphold our company values. You can read more about each area below.

YTAS Emergence Fri 24 March 2023 Traverse Theatre © photographer Andy Catlin www.andycatlin.com 7948
A Youth Work Approach
YTAS Emergence Fri 24 March 2023 Traverse Theatre © photographer Andy Catlin www.andycatlin.com 2
A Children and Young People’s Rights Approach
NFYT 2024 Ayr Sun 7 July 2024 © Andy Catlin 2455
Safeguarding and Child Protection
NFYT 2024 Ayr Sat 6 July 2024 © Andy Catlin 1095
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
The Full Spectrum Experience Emergence 2019 Sat 16 Nov 2019 Traverse Theatre © Andy Catlin www.andycatlin.com 8707
LGBTQIA+ Charter Rights
Glasgow Acting Academy Sat 2 July 2022 Grammar School Ayr NFYT 2022 © photographer Andy Catlin www.andycatlin.com 3263
Fair Work
NFYT 2024 Ayr Fri 5 July 2024 © Andy Catlin 7208
Environmental Sustainability

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