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Careers in the Children and Youth Sector
9 February 2010
News, information and resources to help you start or develop your career
Youth work - Students hit back over axed course
The decision by a Liverpool university to cut its youth work course could have serious repercussions. Janaki Mahadevan reports.
Joint Working: Changes to the children's workforce
There were many new pledges announced in the 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy. Lauren Higgs reports.
Latest Careers & Workplace News
CWDC abandons apprentice plan
Plans to develop a cross-sector apprenticeship for the children's workforce have been dropped.
Lack of job security risks driving away good staff
The children and young people's sector stands at risk of losing many talented staff to alternative careers amid heightened fears over job security, a CYP...
Nearly half of all young black people left unemployed
The recession has left almost half of young black people unemployed, according to a study by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
Training boost for play sector
The sector skills council for playwork will create a network of high-quality training providers in an effort to increase the number of qualified workers in the sector.
Childcare diploma changes will not affect enrolled students
Students already enrolled on Level 3 diploma courses in childcare will not miss out when a replacement qualification for early year workers comes into force in September.
Shelley La Rose, youth offending team manager, Slough Borough Council
As team manager for Slough's Youth Offending Team (YOT), Shelley La Rose estimates that she spends 70 per cent of her time out of the...
Maggie Eyre, learning mentor, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
MAGGIE EYRE Employer : Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Age: 55 Time in job : Six years Salary: £20,000 As a learning mentor at Cale Green...
Michael Tichelar, children's services strategy manager, Bath and North East Somerset Council
Michael Tichelar is the local area partnership strategy manager for children's services at Bath and North East Somerset Council.
Katie O'Neill, children's unit manager, Renfrewshire Council
Katie O'Neill runs a children's unit housing eight young people - both boys and girls - aged 10 to 18, who have been abused, neglected...
Sam Adofo, youth work manager, Salmon Youth Centre
Sam Adofo is in his second stint at the Salmon Youth Centre, a project in Bermondsey in south-east London that has been running since 1907.
Barbara Brookes, children's centre manager, North Tees Primary Care Trust
When a Sure Start centre opened in Stockton in 2001, Barbara Brookes immediately applied and got a job as the local programme manager.
Roy Pass, borough-wide manager for youth participation, Wigan Council.
Roy Pass is developing a young people's cabinet, which is looking at council spending.
Sam Coates, projects officer, Trelya
Sam Coates uses outreach and detached work to set up activities for the hardest to reach eight- to 16-year-olds.
David Springer, helpline support assistant, NSPCC
David Springer is the first point of contact for all incoming calls to the NSPCC helpline
Jacob Foster, development tutor, Fairbridge West Midlands
Jacob Foster has come a long way since he was kicked out of school - he now works with young people on personal development.
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Short Courses
Training the trainers: sexual health teaching and learning practice
12 January to 18 March 2010, London, fpa
Core competencies in sexual health for youth workers
13 January to 6 May 2010, Glasgow, fpa/ National Youth Agency
Children, Young People - Loss, Death and Grief
11 February 2010, Buckinghamshire, Child Bereavement Charity
Group Work Skills for Working with Parents
11 February 2010, Edinburgh, Young People in Focus
YoungMinds workshops
17 February 2010, Inverness, YoungMinds
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David Springer, helpline support assistant, NSPCC
David Springer is the first point of contact for all...
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