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Gove defends careers guidance changes

Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Careers advice for young people has improved since controversial changes to the system were introduced last year, Education Secretary Michael Gove has claimed.

Workless young people suicidal, report reveals

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

A third of young people who have been out of work for a long time have contemplated suicide due to feeling down about their life prospects, according to research.

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.

More young people take up work experience since Youth Contract launch

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of work experience placements taken up by young people has increased since the government's £1bn Youth Contract was launched earlier this year.

Daily roundup: GCSE results, fines and Neet figures

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Figures show fall in English GCSE grades; number of fines issued to parents in Suffolk for allowing their children to miss school rises by 500 per cent; and Department for Education reveals drop in young people not in education, employment or training, all in the news today.

Youth Contract failings could leave young 'further disengaged'

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people not in work or training risk becoming "further disengaged" because of the way the government's Youth Contract is run, qualification awards body City & Guilds has said.

One in three schools has no plan to deliver careers advice

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

| CYP Now

A third of schools are yet to decide how to fulfil their new duty to provide careers advice for pupils, a survey by the Institute of Career Guidance (ICG) has found.

Connexions Cheshire & Warrington enters administration

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Connexions Cheshire & Warrington has announced it has gone into administration after the three local authorities that own the firm decided to take its youth support and careers advice services in-house.

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.

Proportion of NEET young men hits seven-year high

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

| CYP Now

More young men are listed as not in education, employment or training (NEET) than at any time since 2013, latest figures have revealed.

Covid-19 highlights ‘stark inequalities’ for young Londoners, research reveals

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

| CYP Now

The Covid-19 pandemic has “highlighted stark inequalities” for young people living in London, according to a new survey.

8,000 Connexions jobs at risk, claims Unison

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| CYP Now

Around 8,000 Connexions jobs could go as councils slash their careers advice services, according to the latest survey by Unison.

Scottish youth employment minister pledges to work with third sector

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Scotland's new youth employment minister has spoken of how she plans to consult with the third sector, colleges and private firms before drawing up plans to ensure no "young person is left behind".

Plans to move careers advice to schools deemed 'unworkable'

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Shadow minister for skills Iain Wright has branded the plan to hand over universal careers advice services in England to schools as "unworkable" and "inefficient".

Government backs down on sanction plans for work experience drop-outs

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has ditched a contentious clause of its work experience scheme that stripped young people of benefits if they left a placement, following pressure from businesses and campaigners.

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Gove defends careers guidance changes

Workless young people suicidal, report reveals

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

More young people take up work experience since Youth Contract launch

Daily roundup: GCSE results, fines and Neet figures

Youth Contract failings could leave young 'further disengaged'

One in three schools has no plan to deliver careers advice

Connexions Cheshire & Warrington enters administration

Parliamentary committee to investigate 'patchy' school careers guidance

Proportion of NEET young men hits seven-year high

Covid-19 highlights ‘stark inequalities’ for young Londoners, research reveals

8,000 Connexions jobs at risk, claims Unison

Scottish youth employment minister pledges to work with third sector

Plans to move careers advice to schools deemed 'unworkable'

Government backs down on sanction plans for work experience drop-outs

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