Advice & Guidance News

16 May 2008

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Latests news, analysis and opinion on advice and guidance services for young people, covering careers advice, health and wellbeing, and Connexions.

Euro funds target unemployed young people

Projects working with young people in England who are not in education, training or employment are among those to benefit from two billion pounds of European investment.

Connexions set to curb pregnancy

Connexions is to play a key role in efforts to reduce teenage pregnancy in Southend. The area's teenage pregnancy co-ordinator has now joined the local Connexions team.

Nottingham UK's first 'Early Intervention City'

Nottingham has become the UK's first 'Early Intervention City', with the launch of a raft of programmes designed to improve the life chances of its poorest children and stop them...

Young man looking at job vacancy notices

NEETs and teenage pregnancy are top local authority priorities

Cutting the number of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the top priority for councils, according to figures from the...

Young people taking part in the pilot scheme

Disadvantaged young people to be next batch of youth workers

A project to train disadvantaged young adults as youth workers is to be expanded across England by The Prince's Trust.

 
 

In Depth

Analysis - Is the DCSF too unwieldy to deliver?

A report by a cross-party group of MPs has raised concerns that the Department for Children, Schools and Families lacks focus on coherent policy and outcomes. Helen Gilbert investigates whether...

Feature - Children's rights: Human rights are for children too

What's in the Human Rights Act? And how is it relevant to children? Tom de Castella finds out how it can be used to support them.

The future of Connexions

The future of Connexions

Local authorities are taking over the responsibility and funding for advice and guidance services from Connexions. Here we look at the impact on services, and Connexions partnerships.

 
 
 

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Opinion

Anne Longfield

ANNE LONGFIELD

Role models inspire young people to aspire

 

Many young people feel that the world of work is...

 
Ravi Chandiramani

RAVI CHANDIRAMANI

Editorial: Culture of Connexions must survive migration

 

From 1 April, responsibility for providing advice and guidance services...

 

Advice and Guidance Events

Welfare Benefits and Young People

21 May 2008, Manchester, Youth Access

Improving Advice Skills

3-4 June 2008, Manchester, Youth Access