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Youth Services: Tower Hamlets to re-tender after problems with contractor

28 March 2007, Young People Now

Tower Hamlets is to put three of its eight youth service contracts out to re-tender, after bringing them in-house because of difficulties with service providers. The youth and community service...

Bullying: Report urges action on school bullying victims

28 March 2007, Young People Now

MPs are concerned that some young victims of bullying are being excluded from school on "health and safety grounds". The Education and Skills Committee's final report on bullying, published yesterday...

Youth Services: Hughes hopes for 'breakthrough year'

28 March 2007, Young People Now

The youth minister has said she is looking for a "breakthrough" in services for vulnerable children and young people in the next year. Beverley Hughes told Young People Now that...

Connexions: Tyne and Wear considers future

28 March 2007, Young People Now

Connexions Tyne and Wear is considering whether to follow neighbouring Connexions Tees Valley in dissolving the organisation, sparking fears about the possible further loss of head office expertise in the...

Volunteering: Tesco invests in volunteer scheme

28 March 2007, Young People Now

Supermarket giant Tesco is setting up a young volunteers project to get 16- to 25-year-olds involved in community work. The supermarket has pledged £500,000, match-funded by the Government, for Tesco...

Youth Centres: Web site asks for design feedback

28 March 2007, Young People Now

An organisation seeking to improve the design of youth centres has launched a web site to encourage debate on its ideas. Ray Brown, the founder of ReDesign Youth, wants to...

Making new connections

28 March 2007, Young People Now

These young people in the London Borough of Brent are the first to use Brent Connexions Centre's new office in Willesden. The launch event was attended by young people, local...

Quote of the week

28 March 2007, Young People Now

It's ludicrous. They don't want to do anything to hurt the yobs' delicate eardrums - Peter Douglas Osborn, Tory councillor in Birmingham, on local police refusing to use the Mosquito...

Youth Strategy: Northern Ireland groups want funds to back plans

28 March 2007, Young People Now

Northern Ireland youth organisations have called for funding to support a government action plan for children and young people launched last week. Our Children and Young People - Our Pledge...

Youth Services: Youth work chiefs express 'contestability' fears

28 March 2007, Young People Now

Representatives of the statutory youth sector have expressed concern that the youth service will be overlooked in the rush to commission out provision for children and young people. Section six...