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My school for a day

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  • Monday, March 8, 2010
    • | CYP Now
I would swap the roles of teacher and student. Pupils could see and understand how much pressure and stress teachers are under and it would also remind teachers how stressful and hard it is to be a student.

Anti-Bullying

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  • Tuesday, October 6, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Half of the population are bullied at some point in their lives. I was bullied myself and feel that good anti-bullying work is a must for all schools, as young people spend an estimated 11,000 hours at school.

Reading in schools

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2007
    • | CYP Now
I think the best way to get a child into books is to encourage them from an early age. In primary schools or even nurseries there can be a book that should be read every week to the children at home; the book would then be followed up in class. This would encourage the child to enjoy books and the parents to spend time reading to their children.

Television and the media

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  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009
    • | CYP Now
I would get them to think about how they portray young parents and stop being so negative about them.

CYP Now

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  • Tuesday, December 4, 2007
    • | CYP Now
On Friday 23 November, as part of 11 Million Takeover Day, I shadowed Ravi Chandiramani, editor of Children & Young People Now.

Dominic Norton 17, London

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  • Monday, April 4, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Ever since I was young I've been playing basketball. Now, several years on, it's still a huge part of my life.

Hannah Bilverstone, 18, Hertfordshire

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  • Tuesday, May 3, 2011
    • | CYP Now
I battled depression and anorexia as a young teenager and used YouthNet's online support service TheSite.org during this time. I narrated the story of my experiences and recovery for the Radio 4 appeal alongside chairman and founder of YouthNet, Martyn Lewis.

Rebecca Groves, 17, Surrey

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  • Monday, May 16, 2011
    • | CYP Now
I don't remember the day I woke up from my coma. I was 12 and I'd been suffering from a sore throat, but it turned out I had a life-threatening virus that caused swelling to my brain.

Rehabilitating offenders

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  • Friday, June 18, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Nine out of 10 of my friends from various backgrounds and cultures have a criminal record, which is far from beneficial. It's more like a warning siren set off by mere mention of your name.

The World

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  • Tuesday, October 21, 2008
    • | CYP Now
There would be more youth clubs involving education and more role models and mentors for young people.

My Life: Shonte Adlam, 18, Birmingham

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  • Tuesday, December 6, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Becoming a City Year volunteer has not only boosted my confidence, but it has also given me the opportunity to make a difference in my local community.

Professional footballers

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  • Tuesday, May 4, 2010
    • | CYP Now
I would get all football players, managers and clubs to adopt the same mindset as my hero Sir Alex Ferguson, who I met after being praised for my work with the Rathbone youth charity.

The British Army

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  • Monday, May 10, 2010
    • | CYP Now
I would make sure that the army was well paid, had the right equipment and only recruited people who really wanted to join.

Youth work roundup

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  • Monday, December 16, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Youth club closures, youngest youth councillor and electronic voting system, all in the news this week.

My Life: Chloe Donovan, 19, Norfolk

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  • Monday, May 12, 2014
    • | CYP Now
I'm a young facilitator for the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS), but my volunteering story started when I became a member of the UK Youth Parliament for Norfolk when I was 12.

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