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Environment: Environment organisation to shut down after losing grant

28 September 2005, Young People Now

The national umbrella organisation for environmental education will close this week after its government grant was cut. The Council for Environmental Education has 70 national member organisations across formal education...

Northern Ireland: Lottery fund starts grants programme

28 September 2005, Young People Now

The Big Lottery Fund is launching one of two strands of its Young People's Fund for Northern Ireland this week. The £5.8m Change UR Future strand aims to promote the...

Education: Aimhigher success rates not promising

28 September 2005, Young People Now

A Government scheme to encourage disadvantaged young people to consider higher education has had minimal impact, according to an interim report. The report, published by the National Foundation for Educational...

Youth Justice: Rise in number of young in custody

28 September 2005, Young People Now

The number of young people in penal custody has risen by more than nine per cent in the past year, according to the Howard League for Penal Reform. The organisation...

Targeted youth work: Authorities to focus on disadvantaged

28 September 2005, Young People Now

Youth minister Beverley Hughes is keen to impose a duty on local authorities to provide services to disadvantaged young people. Speaking at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this week,...

Participation: Youth voting body to be relaunched

28 September 2005, Young People Now

Politicians' efforts to engage young people will be more closely scrutinised, following a relaunch of the Youth Voting Network. The network, a coalition of more than 30 organisations set up...

In brief: End to poverty

28 September 2005, Young People Now

Chris Jeeves, 14, from Brighton, met David Blunkett, minister for work and pensions, and youth minister Beverly Hughes at an event arranged by End Child Poverty and Fun in Action...

In brief: Volunteering

28 September 2005, Young People Now

The Home Office is advertising for a board to lead the charity responsible for implementing the Russell Commission's recommended framework....

In brief: Mental health

28 September 2005, Young People Now

YoungMinds has launched a report on the causes of mental health problems in children and adolescents. www.youngminds.org.uk....

In brief: Youth justice

28 September 2005, Young People Now

The Home Office is launching guidelines on distraction techniques for staff in secure training centres....