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Don't rule out single-faith projects

Successfully reaching out to young people from minority groups is something that concerns all providers of youth services - both statutory and voluntary.

Jobs famine deepens the generational rift

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 14, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Just as youth unemployment hits a record high, fanning fears that Britain's young people could become a "lost generation", the government has scrapped the default retirement age. So more older people are now competing for fewer jobs with the rest of the workforce.

England is out of kilter on youth policy

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 2, 2018
    • | CYP Now
At the end of last year, Tracey Crouch, England's youth minister, announced the shelving of plans for a new three-year youth policy statement, despite this being promised by her predecessor a year ago. The argument was that a broader civil society strategy was needed instead, one that embraced much more than youth work and youth policy.

Youth workers in hospital fill a void

    Opinion
  • Thursday, March 5, 2009
    • | CYP Now
I've become rather hardened to youth work projects. After writing about the youth sector for more than six years, it takes a lot for a project to really stand out from the crowd.

Embarrassing custody rates require creative solutions

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 25, 2011
    • | CYP Now
The high number of young people held in youth custody in England and Wales has been a cause of national embarrassment. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has quite rightly raised concerns at the levels of young people held in our youth jails in its recent reports. Despite impressive reductions in recent years, more than 2,000 under-18s were in custody in May.

Not all of the youth workers come from Mars

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, March 11, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Some youth workers are from Venus and others are from Mars. You may not get the reference to a famous book on gender but the point remains that there are two kinds of exponents of something both camps call youth work but they clearly do not operate under the same canvas.

Viewpoint - The internet is just one way to reach them

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 10, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Can you remember life before the internet? For today's 16-year-olds, born in 1992, there has never been a time when it didn't exist. What's more, they have grown up with a mobile phone - and there has always been multi-channel television.

Conquer your technology demons

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 10, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Happy New Year. I'm sure a few of you will be glad to be back at work just to get away from that wireless broadband router that won't connect to the internet.

Keep the uniforms away from youth work

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 13, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Just when custody officers in young offender institutions are dressing down - into more relaxed trousers and track suit tops, from their previous quasi-military attire - so I notice that more and more youth services are requiring their workers dress in distinctive uniforms proclaiming their identity, if not their status.

The young volunteer army saving us millions

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 1, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Over the summer holidays I've had the privilege of working alongside more than 50 enthusiastic teenagers. These young people, who gave up their own time voluntarily, were helping to provide fun and memorable activities for hundreds of younger children. They sang, played sports, danced, did art and craft activities, and even got voted into a gunge tank on some occasions.

Asylum policy ignores child welfare

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009
    • | CYP Now
It's a bit much to expect governments to demonstrate consistency. As of last week, under Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, UK Border Agency staff have a duty to consider and promote the welfare of children when exercising their functions. That's a welcome and long-anticipated development.

Editorial: A lesson in communication for us all

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 12, 2007
    • | CYP Now
As a trainee journalist a decade ago, I was always taught to never accept quotes for articles by letter or fax. People write anodyne quotes, I was told, and you'll never get to find out the all-important "who, what, when, where, why and how" required for every story.

Teenagers need workers with the right skills

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, December 22, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Today's employers want more than just academic and vocational skills. They are looking for well-rounded individuals with skills such as leadership, flexibility and problem-solving. Participation in positive activities helps young people build these skills and gives them the confidence to lead successful and happy lives.

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