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CHILDREN'S FUND: Inspector praises local partnerships

30 July 2003, Young People Now

Education watchdog Ofsted has praised the Children's Fund partnerships initiative for providing "good and satisfactory" projects for children and young people at local level. Eighteen partnerships from the first wave...

MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS: Scheme accused of exploiting trainees

30 July 2003, Young People Now

Modern apprenticeships have been singled out for criticism for allowing 16- to 17-year-olds on low pay to be exploited. A report, by the Greater Manchester Low Pay Unit, which analysed...

PARTICIPATION: Young people and the generation gap

30 July 2003, Young People Now

Young people will be part of a debate on the generation gap in Bournemouth, the day before the Labour Party conference on 28 September. "Whose town is it anyway?" is...

AIR CADETS: Changes aim to keep young adults

30 July 2003, Young People Now

The Air Cadet Organisation is to change its approach to 18-year-old cadets to reflect their status as adults. The reforms are outlined in a commissioned study aimed at encouraging young...

BEST THING I EVER DID: Charlotte Williams, 17, Norwich

30 July 2003, Young People Now

I am a member of a self-taught street performing arts group called Back Street Energy. Based in Norwich, Back Street Energy comes under the Government-funded Earlham Youth project, and is...

ANALYSIS: Crime Diversion - A summer of fun, not crime

30 July 2003, Young People Now

The arrival of a £25m government scheme could help to keep young people off the streets and out of trouble during holidays. Dipika Ghose examines how it will work. Positive...

POLICY & PRACTICE: Briefing - The State's way of giving teenagers a say

30 July 2003, Young People Now

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a plan for involving young people in the design of services. Is it worth me reading this action plan? Well it depends...

POLICY & PRACTICE: Soapbox - Crime would fall if more people bothered to report it

30 July 2003, Young People Now

The British Crime Survey was published this month and the findings suggest that reported criminal activity is on the increase. That's got to be good for society. How about we...

BIG INTERVIEW: We're not just about first aid - Sarah Holmes, national chief commissioner, youth, St John Ambulance

30 July 2003, Young People Now

Other people's fun can be a messy business, as Sarah Holmes knows from her 27 years with St John Ambulance. Looking around at midnight in the thick of Brighton's Millennium...

OPINION: The Ferret ... digs behind the headlines

30 July 2003, Young People Now

Hyperactivity is a very disruptive condition. Ritalin seems to be a powerful and useful drug that helps many hyperactive children and young people to live more settled lives. Yet Paul...