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Too much masquerades as youth work

4 December 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

We hear a lot of rhetoric these days about quality and standards. The trouble is that it can be so difficult to get beneath the rhetoric.

Policy into practice - Dance programmes

4 December 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

The Issue: With the government on a mission to tackle the nation's obesity crisis, support for programmes that promote active and healthier lifestyles is crucial.

Editorial: Youth justice system needs a review

4 December 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

It is 100 years since the 1908 Children's Act ushered in radical changes to the treatment of young offenders.

Small interventions make a big difference

27 November 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

"My electric wheelchair blew up yesterday ... the bus driver wouldn't put down the ramps for my other wheelchair, and that's difficult to drive because I've got a frozen shoulder...

Teenage fathers

27 November 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

The government launched a campaign earlier this month called Think Fathers to dispel the myth that dads are the invisible parent.

Editorial: This cycle of hate does children no good

27 November 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

The outburst of vitriol towards social workers emanating from some of the media and online message boards in the wake of Baby P has been comparable in tone to the...

Same school, different coping strategies

20 November 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

I was at a meeting of some rather high-level professionals the other day.

Editorial: The right reaction to Baby P's death is vital

20 November 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

The national storm over the tragic death of Baby P has thrown the spotlight on all managers and frontline practitioners in child protection.

Policy into practice - Children of prisoners

20 November 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

The government estimates that around 150,000 children a year in England and Wales have a parent imprisoned - higher than the number of children who see their parents divorce. Despite...

Services must step up mental health support

13 November 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Ten per cent of children and young people aged five to 16 suffer from mental ill health and are not getting the treatment needed.