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Feature: Youth employment: A neet solution

10 November 2008, Youth Work Now

The number of young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) remains stubbornly high. But some local authorities are making real progress. Tom de Castella looks at Barnsley, which...

Brian Willmore, deputy manager of integrated youth services and Connexions, Havering

6 November 2008, Children & Young People Now

The London Borough of Havering has recruited Brian Willmore as deputy manager of integrated youth services and Connexions.

Half of all children worry about the future

28 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Half of all ten to 15 year olds are concerned about the future and worry about school exams, an Ofsted survey has found.

Interview: Master of diplomas - John May, chief executive, Career Academies UK

23 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Last week was not a good week for those hoping the government's diploma courses might bridge the divide between academic and vocational education in England.

Analysis: Credit Crunch - Children's services face up to an uncertain future

23 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The banking system is in crisis, the economy is on the edge of recession and unemployment is rising fast.

Plans for Connexions body under way

25 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

An alliance to represent the interests of Connexions services is set to launch at the end of August, CYP Now can reveal.

Analysis: Policy - DCSF under inspection - one year on

25 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Department for Children, Schools and Families celebrates its first anniversary this week. Here, CYP Now brings together a team of senior figures from the sector to deliver their verdicts...

Analysis - Is the DCSF too unwieldy to deliver?

30 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

A report by a cross-party group of MPs has raised concerns that the Department for Children, Schools and Families lacks focus on coherent policy and outcomes. Helen Gilbert investigates whether...

Role models inspire young people to aspire

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Many young people feel that the world of work is a long way away. It's a tough challenge to get them to visualise what a successful career, tuned to their...

NEETs and teenage pregnancy are top local authority priorities

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Cutting the number of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the top priority for councils, according to figures from the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA).