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The roadmap aims to improve access to youth services for all young people. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 4 October 2023

Roadmap to improve youth services launches

Young people will be offered jobs that give back to the community, The NCS Trust has said. Picture: NCS Trust.

News 2 October 2023

DCMS and NCS Trust to fund UK Year of Service programme

The Home Office has invested £4m into the initiative. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 September 2023

Home Office and YEF to invest in childhood trauma response training

Greater support is needed for those who are long-term NEET, the coalition says. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 September 2023

Call for guaranteed access to support for NEET young people

The guidance lays out councils' duty to provide 'leisure-time activities and facilities for young people'. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 September 2023

DCMS updates statutory guidance on delivery of youth services

Lucy Frazer was appointed as Culture Secretary in February. Picture: UK Parliament

News 28 September 2023

Youth services is a cross-government responsibility, says Culture Secretary

Sadiq Khan takes part in a catering workshop delivered by Sweet Dee’s Jerk at the funding launch. Picture: CYP Now/Mankirat Kaur

News 28 September 2023

Mayor of London invests £3.4m in after-school programmes to reduce violence

The law has been put in place to protect young people on the internet. Picture: Adobe Stock/Suzi Media

Features 25 September 2023

Online Safety Bill: What's included and the impact on children

The Prince's Trust and LADbible Group are focussing on offering support to young people who are building their working lives. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

News 20 September 2023

Lack of opportunity and low confidence key barriers to entering work, young people say

NYA's guidance lists some exceptions where youth work may be delivered in private dwellings. Picture: Synthexua/Adobe Stock

News 20 September 2023

NYA advises against delivery of youth services in private dwellings

Nearly half of the organisations consulted offer leisure activities to young people. Picture: Rido/ Adobe Stock

News 18 September 2023

Youth work waiting lists soar amid financial pressures, report finds

Dame Rachel de Souza has criticised the government's handling of the issue. Picture: Office of the children's commissioner for England

News 14 September 2023

Children’s commissioner seeks young people’s views ahead of general election

Girls as young as seven say they feel unhappy, Girlguiding has found. Picture: Girlguiding UK

News 14 September 2023

Steep decline in happiness levels among girls as young as seven

The Churchill Fellowship offers international opportunities. Picture: Churchill Fellowship

News 12 September 2023

Churchill Fellowship opens applications for next funding round

Every secondary school pupil should have access to a minimum of two hours of extracurricular activity per week, report says. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 7 September 2023

Government urged to boost sports funding for young people