Careers Guide: Foreword
By Ravi Chandiramani, Editor, Children & Young People Now
Children & Young People Now
20 November 2008
There are few nobler career choices than working in the service of children and young people. And there are few occupational groups that are evolving as fast. Plenty of moves are afoot to develop and professionalise the children's and youth workforce, as crystallised in the workforce strategy that was due to be published in November 2008.
There are a number of great challenges on the horizon. They range from the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, right through to the educational reforms for 14- to 19-year-olds. Then there are the constant challenges of giving vulnerable children the best...