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Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

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.

Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

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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.

Employment rates for under-25s hits record low, ONS reveals

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

| CYP Now

The number of under-25s in payrolled employment is at its lowest level since records began, official figures show.

Young people's access to work experience 'remains patchy and inconsistent'

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Monday, November 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Too little progress has been made on improving young people's access to work experience with it remaining "patchy and inconsistent" despite recent reforms, the youth select committee has warned.

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.

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.

Savings 'gap' leaves young people exposed

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Monday, February 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Many young people on low incomes significantly underestimate the amount they need to have saved in case they lose their job, a think-tank has warned.

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.

Government offers careers advice through Facebook

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has launched a Facebook campaign offering young people advice on finding work, amid widespread concern over cuts to careers advice 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.

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.

Careers advice services face lasting damage from Connexions cuts, warns network

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

| CYP Now

Cuts to Connexions risk doing "irreparable" damage to careers advice services for young people and threaten to increase youth unemployment, the National Connexions Network (NCN) has warned.

Unison issues manifesto for youth

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Unison has published a manifesto for young people after conducting a poll that found 93 per cent of young people think the government is not doing enough to help them.

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.

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Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

Employment rates for under-25s hits record low, ONS reveals

Young people's access to work experience 'remains patchy and inconsistent'

Government figures confirm annual rise in Neet numbers

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

Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice

Savings 'gap' leaves young people exposed

Children 'suffer uncertainty' over education funding delay

Government offers careers advice through Facebook

Morgan announces careers advice body for schools

Calls for apprenticeship reforms as starter numbers drop

Careers advice services face lasting damage from Connexions cuts, warns network

Unison issues manifesto for youth

Employers and trainers reject apprenticeship funding reforms

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