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Work should be done to 'develop and further professionalise the work of youth practitioners in London', experts say. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

News 21 March 2024

Youth workers step in amid lack of family help to protect children from crime

The cost-of-living crisis has exacerbated the risk of exploitation for vulnerable children, experts say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 March 2024

Lack of strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation ‘harming young people’

The North East Youth Alliance will aim to provide high quality and low cost enrichment activities. Picture: NEYA

News 12 March 2024

North East youth organisations receive grant to pilot enrichment scheme

Bradford councillors have agreed to sell-off Ingleborough Hall Outdoor Centre. Picture: Bradford City Council

News 11 March 2024

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

Members of the Youth Select Committee present the report in parliament. Picture: Ryan Kearney MYP/Twitter

News 8 March 2024

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

Birmingham Council declared itself effectively bankrupt last year. Picture: Arena Photo UK/Adobe Stock

News 6 March 2024

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

Faye Bishop: 'I have been able to come away feeling proud of the impact of my work'. Picture: Faye Bishop

Best Practice 1 March 2024

How I Got Here: Faye Bishop, youth worker, Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust

Education minister Robert Halfon visits the Eden Project during National Apprenticeship Week in February. Picture: The Eden Project

Features 1 March 2024

Youth apprenticeships: Key policy developments

A lack of youth work availability is linked to a rise in youth crime. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Xavier Lorenzo

News 1 March 2024

Youth services funding cut linked to increased risk of children's involvement in crime

Redthread also runs programmes in London and Birmingham. Picture: Redthread

News 1 March 2024

Redthread to close Nottinghamshire violence intervention programme

Apprenticeships are a crucial route to work for many disadvantaged young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 29 February 2024

Special Report: Youth Apprenticeships

Defunding qualifications risks young people becoming NEET, researchers warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 February 2024

Defunding post-16 qualifications risks eroding young people’s opportunities, report warns

Marvel: Enrichment is a ‘fundamental entitlement’

Features 28 February 2024

Interview: Ruth Marvel, chief executive of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Ben Leonard died during a hiking trip in 2018. Picture: North Wales Police

News 28 February 2024

Scouts putting ‘the lives of young people at risk’, warns coroner

Lauren Stoner joined Mermaids in 2022 as interim chief executive. Picture: Mermaids

Features 27 February 2024

Mermaids’ chief Lauren Stoner on the future of the charity and LGBTQ+ inclusivity