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Call for career support for disadvantaged primary pupils

Monday, June 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The next government should develop a welfare package that provides support from primary school into adulthood in a bid to reduce youth unemployment, a report suggests.

Call for ‘Neet premium' to re-engage young people

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The government should introduce a financial premium to help re-engage hard-to-reach 16- and 17-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neet), a report suggests.

30,000 adolescents disengaged despite raised participation age, figures show

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Almost 30,000 16-year-olds were not in education or training at the end of 2013 despite the government raising the participation age to 17, official figures reveal.

Neet rate lowest for nine years, official data shows

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Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) is at its lowest level since 2005, new figures reveal.

Call for MPs to champion youth job opportunities

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Monday, April 7, 2014

| CYP Now

All MPs must take responsibility for reducing the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet), the chief executive of Youth Employment UK has said.

Youth Work Foundation to help disadvantaged students gain qualifications

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are to be encouraged to gain youth work qualifications with the help of a £40,000 bursary and scholarship scheme.

Youth work wins backing for role in schools

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

| CYP Now

An overwhelming majority of school-based professionals believe youth work should play a role in formal education, according to a study.

Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den investor to lead apprenticeships review

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Former Dragons' Den investor Doug Richard has been chosen by the government to lead an independent review into the future of apprenticeships.

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.

Organisations offered 2,200 to support teenagers into work

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

| CYP Now

The government is inviting organisations to bid for contracts worth up to 2,200 to help 55,000 16- and 17-year-olds who are out of work, education or training.

MPs call for champions to head national campaign for apprenticeships

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

"Apprentice champions" should be sent into schools to promote vocational routes into employment and change the perception of apprenticeships, a report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning has said.

London authorities exceed apprenticeship pledge

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Local authorities across London have offered more than 1,820 apprenticeships in council services to young people aged 16 to 24 since January 2009.

Conservative Conference 2011: Cameron appeals to businesses to increase apprenticeships

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to provide funding and cut red tape if businesses agree to increase the number of apprenticeships.

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.

Unemployed young people turn to volunteering and training

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people are attempting to defy the increasingly challenging jobs market by volunteering, undertaking unpaid work, and continuing training, youth charity the Jack Petchey Foundation has found.

Barnardo's chief hits out at 'disastrous' EMA replacement

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Barnardo's has described the replacement for the education maintenance allowance (EMA) as a "disastrous step backwards" after government statistics revealed the percentage of 16- to 18-year-olds participating in education and training rose by two per cent last year.

Co-op launches apprenticeship scheme

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

| CYP Now

The Co-operative Group has launched an apprenticeship academy that aims to provide 2,000 jobs to young people over the next three years.

Rathbone launches campaign to boost numbers of minority ethnic apprentices

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Friday, March 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth charity Rathbone has launched a drive to get more black and minority ethnic (BME) young people into apprenticeships.

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Call for career support for disadvantaged primary pupils

Call for ‘Neet premium' to re-engage young people

30,000 adolescents disengaged despite raised participation age, figures show

Neet rate lowest for nine years, official data shows

Call for MPs to champion youth job opportunities

Youth Work Foundation to help disadvantaged students gain qualifications

Youth work wins backing for role in schools

Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den investor to lead apprenticeships review

Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice

Organisations offered 2,200 to support teenagers into work

MPs call for champions to head national campaign for apprenticeships

London authorities exceed apprenticeship pledge

Conservative Conference 2011: Cameron appeals to businesses to increase apprenticeships

Children 'suffer uncertainty' over education funding delay

Unemployed young people turn to volunteering and training

Barnardo's chief hits out at 'disastrous' EMA replacement

Co-op launches apprenticeship scheme

Rathbone launches campaign to boost numbers of minority ethnic apprentices

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