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Youth Work News
3 July 2009
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Latest news, analysis and opinion from the youth work field, including youth service developments, outdoor activities, participation, and targeted support.
Under-resourced services fail to detect forced marriages
Lack of resources, trust and knowledge are preventing the detection of forced marriages among young women and girls, research has revealed.
NYA issues redundancies
Staff at The National Youth Agency are facing further redundancies, following a cut in government funding.
Youth counselling under threat due to changes in way services commissioned
Young people could miss out on vital counselling because local authorities are changing the way they commission services, the director of Youth Access has warned.
SkillsActive defends its competency
SkillsActive has been forced to launch a damage limitation exercise after a leading play-training organisation tried to rally play workers in an attempt to stop the sector skills council from...
Worcs provides online sex advice
Young people in Worcestershire are to benefit from a new website that has been designed to answer their questions about sexual health.
In Depth
Seyi Obakin, chief executive, Centrepoint - Beyond homelessness
Despite numerous policy initiatives, the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) has remained stubbornly high over the past decade. The...
Youth Work - Scouts bid to move with the times
An advert depicting a "Scout Master" as someone with no friends was pulled last week after a deluge of complaints. But what does it say...
Joint Working - Review of sector skills councils
With the government examining the remit of all sector skills councils, the future for some is uncertain. Lauren Higgs reports.
Youth Work - Integration is the name of the game
The Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services is the new name for the youth sector managers' body, known previously as Apyco. Janaki Mahadevan asks...
Youth work resources
CYP Now has brought together virtual youth work activity resource packs under different topics, such as sexual health and alcohol. Each pack contains activities from the pages of CYP Now...
Positive Images Awards
CYP Now's annual Positive Images Awards recognise work that combats the negative portrayal of young people in the media. For an entry form for this year's awards click here...
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