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Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

Thursday, March 10, 2022

| CYP Now

More than a fifth of teachers working in deprived areas say pupils do not have access to specialist careers advice due to a lack of funding and high staff workloads, new research shows.

Lords suggest major reforms to tackle youth unemployment

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Friday, November 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Reforms to the apprenticeship levy, the skills system, careers guidance and the national curriculum are urgently needed to tackle youth unemployment, according to the House of Lords.

Disadvantaged young people struggling 'to get lives back on track’ post-pandemic

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

| CYP Now

Half of young people from low-income backgrounds say they don’t know how they’ll get their life “back on track”, following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Long-term youth unemployment increasing, ONS warns

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

| CYP Now

Latest data on the labour market finds that between June and August this year, nearly 13,000 more people aged 16 to 24 had been unemployed for more than a year compared with the same period a year earlier.

#Chances4Children: Youth employment scheme receives funding boost

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Monday, August 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Charity Groundwork has received almost £1m to boost its youth employment programme and help more than 300 young people to find work.

Youth unemployment begins to fall as Covid-19 restrictions lift

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Unemployment among young people has begun to decrease as Covid-19 restrictions lift across the UK, latest figures show.

Applications open for flexi-apprenticeships scheme

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| CYP Now

Bidding has opened for the government’s new £7m flexible apprenticeships scheme.

One in five young people facing long-term unemployment, ONS figures show

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

| CYP Now

One in five young unemployed people have been out of work for more than a year, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.

Calls for apprenticeship reforms as starter numbers drop

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Monday, June 21, 2021

| CYP Now

The apprenticeship system in England requires urgent reform to ensure disadvantaged young people do not suffer a double educational blow, a report has found.

Third of Covid education spending 'to come from existing budgets'

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

| CYP Now

Around a third of the government’s Covid spending on education is not additional money but is instead likely to be funded through existing budgets and underspending, according to new research.

Half of young people ‘fear for job prospects’ due to pandemic, study reveals

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Friday, April 2, 2021

| CYP Now

More than half of young people “fear for their futures and job prospects”, new research shows.

Budget 2021: Training providers praise jobs boost for under-25s

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

| CYP Now

Post-16 education leaders have praised investment in traineeships and apprenticeships for young people as part of the Chancellor’s Budget.

Apprenticeship system 'failing disadvantaged young people'

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged young people are being failed by the apprenticeship system, the Social Mobility Commission has warned.

Jobcentre Plus for schools needs more resources, study finds

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Monday, April 9, 2018

| CYP Now

A programme bringing Jobcentre Plus advisers into schools is making a positive difference to young people but will need additional funding if it is to meet demand, an evaluation has found.

Careers Strategy prioritises support for vulnerable and disadvantaged children

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Monday, December 4, 2017

| CYP Now

All schools will be expected to appoint a "careers leader" and prioritise support for disadvantaged children and those in, or on the edge of care as part of the government's long-awaited Careers Strategy.

MPs criticise Ofsted on careers guidance scrutiny

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

MPs have criticised Ofsted for not being tough enough on schools that offer poor-quality careers guidance.

Parliamentary committee to investigate 'patchy' school careers guidance

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs have launched an inquiry into the "patchy" quality of careers guidance services.

Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

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Monday, August 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Out of work young people between the ages of 18 and 21 will be placed on an intensive activity programme within the first three weeks of submitting a benefit claim under plans put forward by government.

Only one in four apprenticeships goes to under-19s

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Only about a quarter of apprenticeships are going to under-19s despite the age group accounting for more than half of all applications, it has emerged.

Charity urges five-year plan on Neets

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Government must develop a cross-departmental strategy to improve careers advice and school-to-work transitions if it is to prevent tens of thousands of young people becoming Neet over the next five years, a charity has warned.

Work skills training at centre of Labour's education manifesto

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Friday, April 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The Labour Party has pledged a raft of improvements to careers support and vocational training in schools if it wins the next general election.

MPs criticise low uptake of apprenticeships for under-18s

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Monday, March 9, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs are calling on schools and the government to do more to address the low uptake of apprenticeships among teenagers.

Brent Council rejects youth service closure plans but backs outsourcing

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

| CYP Now

The London Borough of Brent has thrown out plans to axe youth services, close children's centres and impose sweeping cuts to its Connexions services.

Morgan announces careers advice body for schools

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is to establish a careers advice company in a bid to improve the quality of guidance services in schools and colleges, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced.

More specialist advisers needed to tackle careers guidance 'postcode lottery'

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Schools and further education colleges should be able to access specialist careers advisers as part of an expanded National Careers Service, a report by academics at the University of Derby concludes.

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Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

Lords suggest major reforms to tackle youth unemployment

Disadvantaged young people struggling 'to get lives back on track’ post-pandemic

Long-term youth unemployment increasing, ONS warns

#Chances4Children: Youth employment scheme receives funding boost

Youth unemployment begins to fall as Covid-19 restrictions lift

Applications open for flexi-apprenticeships scheme

One in five young people facing long-term unemployment, ONS figures show

Calls for apprenticeship reforms as starter numbers drop

Third of Covid education spending 'to come from existing budgets'

Half of young people ‘fear for job prospects’ due to pandemic, study reveals

Budget 2021: Training providers praise jobs boost for under-25s

Apprenticeship system 'failing disadvantaged young people'

Jobcentre Plus for schools needs more resources, study finds

Careers Strategy prioritises support for vulnerable and disadvantaged children

MPs criticise Ofsted on careers guidance scrutiny

Parliamentary committee to investigate 'patchy' school careers guidance

Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

Only one in four apprenticeships goes to under-19s

Charity urges five-year plan on Neets

Work skills training at centre of Labour's education manifesto

MPs criticise low uptake of apprenticeships for under-18s

Brent Council rejects youth service closure plans but backs outsourcing

Morgan announces careers advice body for schools

More specialist advisers needed to tackle careers guidance 'postcode lottery'

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