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YOUTH SERVICE: Union votes in favour of strike ballot after failure to agree deal

12 November 2003, Young People Now

Youth workers are to be balloted on industrial action, which could include strike action, over pay, terms and conditions. Youth worker representatives from every local authority in England, Wales and...

TRAINING: Employer-led skills agency hits hurdle

12 November 2003, Young People Now

Government plans to create an employer-led skills agency for all youth services came unstuck last week after the quango that would fund the organisation said it opposed the move. The...

YOUTH JUSTICE: Board seeks to end sentencing lottery

12 November 2003, Young People Now

The Youth Justice Board is developing new working practices in a bid to counter the postcode lottery on custodial sentences faced by young offenders. Figures issued by the board last...

SUBSTANCE MISUSE: Wales updates its working practices

12 November 2003, Young People Now

The Welsh Assembly unveiled a new occupational standards scheme for the country's drug and alcohol workers last week. The 91 standards are expected to affect all drug and alcohol professionals,...

SPORT: London Youth holds 100th boxing finals

12 November 2003, Young People Now

London Youth held its 100th Amateur Boxing Finals at the Hilton Hotel in Mayfair last Thursday evening. Eleven bouts took place among representatives from 11 different boxing clubs, including five...

EDUCATION: Barking project to help Black students

12 November 2003, Young People Now

Barking College in east London has set up a project aimed at keeping young people from Black Caribbean backgrounds involved in education. The project, which received funding from the Learning...

Arts beat

12 November 2003, Young People Now

Make some noise Rappers Young T from the music project at Bellenden Old School in Southwark, southeast London, took part in an event to mark the launch of Youth Work...

IN BRIEF: Section 28

12 November 2003, Young People Now

Queer Youth Alliance will hold a rally outside Kent County Council offices at noon this Saturday. It is campaigning against the council's decision to keep Section 28 legislation after it...

IN BRIEF: Offending data

12 November 2003, Young People Now

The Youth Justice Board and the Association of Chief Police Officers this week issued a guide to sharing information about young offenders....

IN BRIEF: Youth leisure

12 November 2003, Young People Now

The campaign for a national play strategy was raised in Parliament last week. Labour backbencher and supporter of the Children's Play Council, Paddy Tipping, lobbied for a co-ordinated approach to...