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Youth work institute to launch in autumn

Friday, April 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The Institute for Youth Work will open to qualified, non-qualified and student youth workers in September, it has been confirmed.

Scout leaders top 10,000 for first time

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Record numbers of teenagers are becoming Scout leaders, The Scout Association has revealed.

Osborne unveils first youth groups to get social action funding

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

| CYP Now

The first tranche of uniformed youth groups to receive a share of a £10m fund has been announced by the government.

Labour promises 'root and branch' review of youth services

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Friday, April 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The Labour Party has pledged to carry out a fundamental review of youth service provision if it wins the general election.

Gove confirms DfE could relinquish responsibility for youth policy

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Friday, March 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is considering shifting responsibility for youth policy from the Department for Education to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Education Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed.

Youth services guidance must be clearer, commission says

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Draft guidance on what sufficient youth services should look like is unclear and requires revision, a commission set up by the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

Youth groups honoured with Queen's voluntary service award

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Thursday, June 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth groups across the country are among nearly 200 recipients of the Queen's highest award for voluntary service.

Scouts recruit more girls than boys for the first time

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

| CYP Now

More girls than boys joined the Scout Association in the UK in the past year for the first time in the movement's history.

Tory Party Conference: Fallon announces new cadet units

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced 150 new cadet units for state schools, with the first 25 due to launch in the next 12 months.

Nine-year-old Cub Scout lobbies MPs

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

| CYP Now

A nine-year-old Cub Scout has become one of the youngest people to ever lobby MPs in Parliament.

Military youth charities among beneficiaries of £45m bank fines

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Uniformed youth groups are among those to get funding from fines incurred by banks, it has been announced.

Scout Association launches campaign to save groups from 'crippling' rent increases

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

| CYP Now

A national campaign has been launched to protect local Scout groups against massive increases in rents and rates.

National youth scrutiny group to advise ministers as Positive for Youth policy is unveiled

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Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

A national scrutiny group of young people will advise ministers on how government policies affect them and their families, as part of the government's youth policy.

Youth work roundup: Service cuts, Scout badges and protests

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Councillor defends youth cuts; Scouts launch new badges; and young people protest against service cuts, all in the news this week.

Third of girls rely on alcohol for a night out

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Friday, October 21, 2011

| CYP Now

One in three girls say they need a couple of drinks for courage before a night out while 10 per cent believe a good night out is one where you can't remember anything the next day, a survey has revealed.

Labour ditches statutory youth services pledge

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour has controversially shelved plans to require all councils to provide a minimum level of youth services.

MPs become scouts for the day

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

| CYP Now

A group of MPs became cub scout leaders for the day today (7 June) at an event in parliament to promote volunteering.

Councils begin to develop youth innovation zones

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Devolving power to frontline staff and placing young people at the centre of decision-making will be central to delivering youth services in the newly announced "youth innovation zones".

Charities urge more help in tackling pressures facing girls

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A "perfect storm" of life pressures is harming girls' mental wellbeing, and government and schools need to do more to help reduce them, two children's charities have said. ??

Youth work report highlights national challenges

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Monday, June 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The coalition government's youth strategy is beset with poor-quality commissioning and a failure to recognise the benefits of a universal service, a report claims.

Cadet units 'help improve behaviour of excluded children'

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Joining a cadet unit can improve the behaviour of children who have been excluded from school and help disadvantaged children reach their potential, a study has found.

Girlguiding UK experiences a membership surge

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Friday, February 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Latest membership figures show that Girlguiding UK grew by more than than 8,000 members during the past year.

Youth sector demands legislation to protect services

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Friday, May 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth organisations are launching a major lobbying campaign to protect youth services after unveiling draft legislation it wants the government to adopt.

Scottish youth work contributes £656m to economy

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth work in Scotland contributes at least £656m to the country's economy, research has claimed.

Government's youth policy 'lacks bite', claims Catch22

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Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Leaders of youth services are being urged to drive improvements for young people after accusations that the government's youth policy lacks bite.

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Youth work institute to launch in autumn

Scout leaders top 10,000 for first time

Osborne unveils first youth groups to get social action funding

Labour promises 'root and branch' review of youth services

Gove confirms DfE could relinquish responsibility for youth policy

Youth services guidance must be clearer, commission says

Youth groups honoured with Queen's voluntary service award

Scouts recruit more girls than boys for the first time

Tory Party Conference: Fallon announces new cadet units

Nine-year-old Cub Scout lobbies MPs

Military youth charities among beneficiaries of £45m bank fines

Scout Association launches campaign to save groups from 'crippling' rent increases

National youth scrutiny group to advise ministers as Positive for Youth policy is unveiled

Youth work roundup: Service cuts, Scout badges and protests

Third of girls rely on alcohol for a night out

Labour ditches statutory youth services pledge

MPs become scouts for the day

Councils begin to develop youth innovation zones

Charities urge more help in tackling pressures facing girls

Youth work report highlights national challenges

Cadet units 'help improve behaviour of excluded children'

Girlguiding UK experiences a membership surge

Youth sector demands legislation to protect services

Scottish youth work contributes £656m to economy

Government's youth policy 'lacks bite', claims Catch22

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