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Conservatives plan to link youth jobseeker payments to ‘community work'

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people aged 18 to 21 and out of work or training for more than six months will need to do community work to continue receiving jobseeker's allowance (JSA), Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Fragmented system holds looked-after children back from education

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Government policies intended to support looked-after children into further education are failing because of a fragmented system that confuses both young people and professionals, The Who Cares? Trust has warned.

Volunteer school mentor numbers top 1,300

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 1,300 volunteer mentors are now working in schools across England as part of efforts to boost careers education, it has emerged.

Government rejects child poverty commission targets

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Government efforts to tackle child poverty have been branded a "fairytale" after it rejected calls to introduce a range of new targets aimed at improving social mobility.

Campaign urges employers to target jobless young people

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Some of the UK's biggest companies are being called upon to do more to offer unemployed young people job opportunities.

Jobcentre Plus scheme to launch in schools

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Jobcentre Plus advisers will offer guidance to young people in schools as part of government efforts to boost employment prospects, it has been announced.

Council and college leaders call for 'radical shake-up' of SEND support in further education

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

| CYP Now

Council and college leaders are calling for a “radical shake up” of the support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive in further education.

Youth employment scheme worth £60m launches in Scotland

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Monday, February 15, 2016

| CYP Now

A £60m programme to help young people in a deprived part of Scotland into employment has been launched as a result of European funding.

Financial help should target 17-year-olds, MPs told

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

| CYP Now

MPs have been told that the government should focus financial support on 17-year-olds to avoid an increase in the number of young people classed as not in education, employment or training (Neet).

High demand for Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools, study finds

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Friday, December 9, 2016

| CYP Now

Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools are in high demand ahead of a national roll-out in three months time, according to a study.

Lib Dems urge post-Brexit protection for EU youth programme

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| CYP Now

The participation of young people from the UK in the European Union's (EU) Erasmus training and study programme must continue after Brexit, the Liberal Democrats have said.

Government figures confirm annual rise in Neet numbers

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

| CYP Now

There has been an annual increase in the proportion of 16-to 18-year-olds who are not in education or work, latest figures show.

Government to overhaul school careers service

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Friday, February 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities, schools and employers will work more closely to develop better careers advice and vocational training options for young people as part of a government revamp of employment support.

Lib Dem Conference 2011: DfE's academic focus 'alienates young people'

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) is failing to work with other government departments to prepare young people for the world of work, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has claimed.

Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Ofsted must check that schools are offering impartial careers advice during inspections, apprenticeship providers have warned.

Local authorities won't be ‘written out of the script' in education, says Laws

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities have a "crucial role" to play in education despite increasing numbers of academies, the minister for schools has said.

Children 'suffer uncertainty' over education funding delay

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's delay in allocating financial support for 16- to 19-year-olds has prevented Year 11 students from making informed decisions about their further education, MPs have claimed.

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Defence has been told to stop the British armed forces recruiting young people under the age of 18.

Gove announces 180m bursary scheme to replace EMA

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Monday, March 28, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has announced it is to replace the education maintenance allowance (EMA) with a 180m bursary scheme to help disadvantaged 16- to 19-year-olds continue in full-time education.

Neet figures set to rise as government changes reporting rules

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

The number of young people classified as not in employment, education or training (Neet) is poised to rise following government changes to the way in which data from local authorities is reported.

EMA study was 'misinterpreted' by government

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

| CYP Now

The education expert whose work was used by the government to justify its decision to scrap the education maintenance allowance (EMA) has said his findings were "misinterpreted".

Government response on work experience 'disappointing'

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

| CYP Now

Calls to improve "patchy and inconsistent" work experience for young people have been met with "no concrete commitments" from government, according to a British Youth Council (BYC) committee.

Employers and trainers reject apprenticeship funding reforms

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Friday, September 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to overhaul funding for apprenticeships have come under fire from employers and training providers.

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

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Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

A proportion of schools' funding should be dependent on pupils' progress post-16, a group of experts has recommended to the Labour Party.

Call for overhaul of 'perverse' apprenticeships funding system

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Training providers are calling for an overhaul of the government's apprenticeship programme to prevent young people being frozen out of placements.

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Conservatives plan to link youth jobseeker payments to ‘community work'

Fragmented system holds looked-after children back from education

Volunteer school mentor numbers top 1,300

Government rejects child poverty commission targets

Campaign urges employers to target jobless young people

Jobcentre Plus scheme to launch in schools

Council and college leaders call for 'radical shake-up' of SEND support in further education

Youth employment scheme worth £60m launches in Scotland

Financial help should target 17-year-olds, MPs told

High demand for Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools, study finds

Lib Dems urge post-Brexit protection for EU youth programme

Government figures confirm annual rise in Neet numbers

Government to overhaul school careers service

Lib Dem Conference 2011: DfE's academic focus 'alienates young people'

Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice

Local authorities won't be ‘written out of the script' in education, says Laws

Children 'suffer uncertainty' over education funding delay

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

Gove announces 180m bursary scheme to replace EMA

Neet figures set to rise as government changes reporting rules

EMA study was 'misinterpreted' by government

Government response on work experience 'disappointing'

Employers and trainers reject apprenticeship funding reforms

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

Call for overhaul of 'perverse' apprenticeships funding system

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