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NUMBERS GAME: School councils

2 July 2003, Young People Now

School councils are becoming an increasingly common feature of schools in the UK. A School Councils UK study in Essex has revealed that a third of schools have a council....

YOUTH CRIME: Prison Service wants more youth work

2 July 2003, Young People Now

The Prison Service is consulting with voluntary, community and statutory youth services to increase the use of youth work within prisons. A one-day conference will be held at the Friends...

CHILD POVERTY: Summer break to cause financial woes

2 July 2003, Young People Now

Young people from low-income families will feel financial pressure during the summer holidays, according to a report published by Barnardo's this week. Wish You Were Here highlights the problems caused...

SPORT: Private funds save rugby youth project

2 July 2003, Young People Now

After-school projects at Newport Rugby Club have been saved thanks to funding from local businesses. The Gateway Rugby project, which targets young people in 110 schools in Newport, Monmouthshire and...

RUNAWAYS: Manchester praised over guidelines

2 July 2003, Young People Now

Local authorities should follow the lead of Manchester City Council in setting up guidelines to protect young runaways, says The Children's Society. The charity's Safe in the City project, which...

BEST THING I EVER DID: Bethan England, 14, Merthyr Tydfil

2 July 2003, Young People Now

People always tell me I've done a lot of exciting things, but none as exciting as getting to meet one of my favourite authors, Jacqueline Wilson. As a member of...

ANALYSIS: Citizenship - The minister's chance to listen

2 July 2003, Young People Now

The Str8 Up! Young People Talk, Ministers Listen tour arrived in Cambridge last week to quiz MP Bill Rammell. Hugh Perry listened while teenagers grilled the politician The minister only...

POLICY & PRACTICE: Briefing - Home Office searches for its role in society

2 July 2003, Young People Now

The Home Office has published a Strategic Framework to inform its work over the next decade. "Strategic Framework"? Is it just waffle? At first sight this is an intriguing document...

POLICY & PRACTICE: Soapbox - Connexions should be accountable for every penny

2 July 2003, Young People Now

Martin Shaw, chair, Martin Shaw Fundraising and Management Consultancy. I am amazed by the amounts of money Connexions, along with other initiatives, has suddenly been given. Having been involved for...

BIG INTERVIEW: Choosing culture over crime - Geoff Thompson MBE, founder, Youth Charter for Sport, Culture and Arts

2 July 2003, Young People Now

As a young lad growing up in Hackney, east London, Geoff Thompson was bullied at school and could easily have ended up turning to crime. Instead, he trained in martial...