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NUMBERS GAME: Connexions

28 May 2003, Young People Now

Following the official launch of Connexions last week (YPN 21-27 May) it's worth taking stock of the progress of the careers and advice service since it started rolling out in...

YOUNG MEN: Southwark calls for more help for boys

28 May 2003, Young People Now

Southwark Council has published a report that reveals young men's needs are often overlooked in favour of young women's. Dorothy Okotie, the teenage pregnancy co-ordinator for the south London borough,...

EDUCATION: Minister says young voices must be heard

28 May 2003, Young People Now

Ivan Lewis, youth minister at the Department for Education and Skills, has paid tribute to the importance of young people's views in shaping government policy on education. "Young people matter,"...

ALCOHOL: Portman Group revamps ID card

28 May 2003, Young People Now

The vodka-based alcopop fcuk Spirit is to be withdrawn from sale following a ruling that it appealed too strongly to under-18s because of its relationship with the fashion brand. An...

VICTIM SUPPORT: Bimingham police create golf scheme

28 May 2003, Young People Now

West Midlands police are to help young victims of crime overcome their ordeals by setting up a scheme based on golf. Youth crime officer PC Robin Powney, based within Birmingham's...

BEST THING I EVER DID: Gemma Lancaster, 17, Woodbridge

28 May 2003, Young People Now

One of the best things I ever did was to help develop a training event for Connexions personal advisers at my school. We students were to play a character based...

ANALYSIS: Children's Rights - A commissioner for England

28 May 2003, Young People Now

The Government has committed itself to protect young people's rights, but calls for a children's commissioner for England are growing. Dipika Ghose looks at the arguments. The face of policymaking...

POLICY & PRACTICE: Briefing - Need advice about drugs? Just ask Frank

28 May 2003, Young People Now

The National Drugs Helpline has revamped and is launching a major campaign to get its message across. So who is this Frank, then? Frank is the new name for the...

POLICY & PRACTICE: Soapbox - Coercing young people will only result in alienation

28 May 2003, Young People Now

The debate around whether youth services should continue to be provided on the basis of voluntary participation or should move towards more coercion arises out of the decision to target...

BIG INTERVIEW: New hope for Northern Ireland - David Guilfoyle, chief executive, Youth Council for Northern Ireland

28 May 2003, Young People Now

After 30 years in the youth service, both as a volunteer and a full-time youth worker, David Guilfoyle remains as motivated as ever. He's been chief executive of the Youth...