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Labour Conference: Youth framework 'a mess', says Morris

25 September 2007, Young People Now

The youth sector workforce infrastructure is "a mess", former education secretary Estelle Morris claimed this week. Speaking at a Labour conference breakfast meeting co-hosted by CYP Now, Morris said the infrastructure...

Youth clubs hail £60m boost to target deprived Londoners

25 September 2007, Young People Now

Youth clubs in London have welcomed the decision from the government to plough £60m into youth services. Children's Secretary Ed Balls announced last week that the Department for Children, Schools and...

Design crucial in unsupervised sites

25 September 2007, Young People Now

A study of unsupervised youth shelters and games areas in Caerphilly has found they can cause more problems than they solve if they are not properly designed and sited. An analysis...

Scottish award for banks in the works

25 September 2007, Young People Now

YoungScot is creating a youth-friendly bank charter mark to help young people navigate their way through financial services. The move came after the information organisation carried out a six-month consultation called...

Young lay down the law in Moss Side

25 September 2007, Young People Now

Teenage boys in Manchester's Moss Side area are drawing up a manifesto for residents to live by. The project is part of a four-day conference called Reclaim, which is aimed at...

Shelved opportunity card gets renewed hope with new trials

18 September 2007, Young People Now

A smart card scheme shelved earlier this year that would have given disadvantaged young people in England access to activities could still go ahead if recently announced pilots are successful. The...

Wildlife adoption scheme for young

18 September 2007, Young People Now

Budding young David Attenboroughs can now adopt a square kilometre of space to explore wildlife in their local area with the relaunch of the RSPB's WildSquare scheme. The scheme, run by...

Bid to boost jobs in communications

18 September 2007, Young People Now

A programme to recruit more young members to the Communications Workers Union (CWU) and fast-track them to senior positions has received a boost of nearly £80,000 from the Union Modernisation...

Youth offer has to be tailored

18 September 2007, Young People Now

Youth services must be tailored to individuals in order to make the government's youth offer a reality, the president of the Liberal Democrats has said. Speaking at a breakfast meeting co-hosted...

Calls for compulsory student councils

18 September 2007, Young People Now

The government is under mounting pressure to make school councils compulsory, but has been accused of caving in to teachers' unions who oppose the move. Two separate reports released yesterday (18...