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Editorial: A youth work approach to education

10 June 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

This month we've made the slightly controversial decision to look at the work of a college as opposed to a youth project (see p14).

Policy into practice - Cooking lessons can fight bulging waistlines

1 October 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

The UK now has the highest rate of obesity in Europe and childhood obesity is rising at an alarming rate.

Vocational routes will prove their worth

24 September 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

The face of education is changing. This is the first year that pupils starting secondary school will have to stay in education for a year longer than their predecessors.

Family involvement helps bring reading to life

16 April 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Literacy is core to the curriculum and we all know the ability to read and write is an essential part of life. But, according to the National Literacy Trust, one...

Tap into enthusiasm for the green stuff

6 February 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Green issues are preoccupying policy makers and the public like never before.

Editorial: Time for us to honour vocational learning

14 November 2007, Tristan Donovan, Children & Young People Now

In the Queen's Speech last week, the government confirmed it would raise the education leaving age.

Beat the bullies with revitalised playgrounds

7 November 2007, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

It might come as little surprise, but new research shows that boring school playgrounds and playtimes create an environment ripe for negative behaviour and school bullies.

Music for learning, intelligence and healing

24 October 2007, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

The importance of the arts to children's development is both well-recognised and longstanding.

Bullying is not confined to the playground

12 September 2007, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Advances in media and the dominance of the internet and mobile telephones have changed the way the young relate to adults and each other.

From the frontline - My liberating experience teaching refugees

9 November 2007, Mike Ridsdale, specialist drugs worker, Cheshire County Council, Youth Work Now

Burma has made headline news for all the wrong reasons recently.