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Editorial: Arm teenagers with common sense

1 October 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

Lots has been written and said over the past few months about ways of tackling youth crime and in particular weapons-related crime.

Young people face an Olympic-size challenge

1 October 2008, Tim Waldron, chair of trustees for YMCA England, Youth Work Now

This summer I spent two weeks watching the Olympic Games on TV. Inevitably, comparisons have been drawn between what took place in Beijing and what can be expected of London...

I am departing the YJB with a heavy heart

1 October 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

At the end of September, my time on the Youth Justice Board (YJB) came to an end.

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.

Tory policy still needs some improvements

1 October 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

There is a very real prospect that the next government will be a Conservative one. So it's encouraging that apart from the small matter of a global economic crisis, issues...

Editorial: Too many children still fall into the poverty trap

24 September 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

We hear so rarely these days about the working classes, Labour's traditional support base.

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.

How funding regimes maintain the status quo

24 September 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

I was delighted to read that Children in Need is to become more proactive in some elements of its funding strategy (CYP Now, 10-16 September). This is something that is...

How the prison system can fail young people

17 September 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

Sometimes you strike up a special relationship with a young person surprisingly fast. It is almost impossible to unravel the chemistry of such moments but you don't have to work...

Keep up the pressure to battle child poverty

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

In Britain today 3.9 million children are living in poverty. Often unable to afford adequate nutrition, these children frequently suffer from poor health and are highly vulnerable to illnesses. Children...