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Youth services: Government champions youth work in supporting vulnerable

4 April 2007, Young People Now

Youth work providers are being asked to play a key role in developing targeted support services for vulnerable young people. A Department for Education and Skills guide Targeted youth support,...

Youth justice: Home Office move splits respect and youth justice

4 April 2007, Young People Now

Government policy on antisocial behaviour is to be spilt from work on youth justice as part of the break up of the Home Office. The teams responsible for the Government's...

Workforce development: Calls for informal work to continue

4 April 2007, Young People Now

Youth organisations across the UK are urging that the informal and voluntary nature of youth work be protected in the revision of occupational standards. Youth workers also want their work...

Joined-up working: Sectors consider steps for joint work

4 April 2007, Young People Now

Youth workers and Connexions personal advisers are calling for universal targets, longer time-scales for commissioning and the removal of jargon. Connexions personal advisers, education welfare officers, learning mentors and youth...

Positive activities: Disadvantaged to have free activities

4 April 2007, Young People Now

The Government is to provide resources to offer disadvantaged young people two hours of free activities a week during term time by 2010-11. It will also offer two weeks of...

Sexual health: Groups unite to promote condoms

4 April 2007, Young People Now

Commercial and public sector organisations have joined forces to promote the use of condoms among teenagers. The stakeholder working party, which includes companies such as Durex, Mates UK and Superdrug...

Hands of peace

4 April 2007, Young People Now

Young Save the Children campaigners created a banner with the handprints of young people from 86 nationalities to highlight concerns about children and young people worldwide who miss out on...

Quote of the week

4 April 2007, Young People Now

Fewer young people might start smoking if they realised it's not as commonplace as they think it is - Professor Robert West, director of tobacco studies at Cancer Research UK's...

Funding: North Yorkshire receives voluntary sector boost

4 April 2007, Young People Now

The umbrella body for youth clubs in North Yorkshire has won a £450,000 contract to support the voluntary sector. North Yorkshire Youth, which was called Youth Clubs North Yorkshire until...

Media: North East press coverage under examination

4 April 2007, Young People Now

The North East Regional Youth Work Unit has been commissioned by the region's government office to scrutinise media coverage of young people. The organisation has gathered copies of 10 local...