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Feature - Play: The Play Rangers

26 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

Councils are putting play rangers at the heart of their plans for play. As preparations for a national play strategy in England gather pace, Sue Learner investigates.

Interview: Creature of the outdoors - Michael Pettavel, head of centre, Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre

26 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

Most people would agree children need time and space in the great outdoors to run around, get muddy and learn about the world.

Analysis: Antisocial Behaviour - The Youth Taskforce sets out its stall

26 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Youth Taskforce Action Plan, released last week, pledges a number of early intervention measures designed to stem the rise of antisocial behaviour. Alison Bennett examines whether these initiatives are...

Special Report: Advice Services - Connexions: what next?

26 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

A CYP Now survey has found that almost one in five Connexions services intend to cut jobs as part of the 1 April move to local authority control. Tristan Donovan...

Feature: Extended schools - A good start to the day

19 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

There's more to breakfast clubs than a bowl of cereal. Shafik Meghji talks to the winners of this year's National Breakfast Club Plus Awards.

Feature - Without words

19 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

John Bercow MP will this week publish a review of services for children and young people with communication problems. He tells Sue Learner what he has discovered.

Interview: Space in the city - Nicky Gavron, deputy mayor of London

19 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

Some of the biggest problems facing children in the UK are at their worst in London - from shocking levels of child poverty and escalating youth crime to sky-high childcare...

Analysis: Youth custody - Are secure homes on their way out?

19 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

As Gladstone House, a secure children's home in Liverpool prepares to be shut down, Sue Leaner explores why local authorities have opted to rid themselves of these facilities in recent...

Feature: Healthy schools - Our health challenge

12 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

How do you get young people to ditch junk food and start exercising? Pupils in Kent have completed a challenge to help them make the switch. Ruth Smith reports.

Interview: A voice for Britain's youth - James Cathcart, chief executive, British Youth Council

12 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

Six weeks into his tenure as chief executive of the British Youth Council (BYC), James Cathcart has arrived at a turbulent time.