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Skills for the Job: Making youth clubs inclusive

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth organisations and leaders have a responsibility to ensure their schemes are accessible to young people with disabilities.

Lack of job security risks driving away good staff

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Monday, February 8, 2010

| CYP Now

The children and young people's sector stands at risk of losing many talented staff to alternative careers amid heightened fears over job security, a CYP Now survey has revealed.

Fear of harming deters volunteers

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

| CYP Now

Accusations of harming young people are the main reason why adults in Scotland do not volunteer, a report by Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People has found.

Workplace: Course Preview

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Monday, November 12, 2007

| CYP Now

Stand and deliver: how to establish and run peer sex education projects with young people.

NYA warns integrated services could see youth work diminish

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

| CYP Now

The future of youth work could be under threat if local authorities do not recognise its value, the chief executive of the National Youth Agency (NYA) has warned.

Skills shake-up to unify sector

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

| CYP Now

Distinctions between professions such as teaching, youth work and childcare could disappear under government plans to strenghten the concept of children's professionals, CYP Now has learnt.

News Insight: This is the age of the super-director

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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services have never been under more pressure, but help is on the way. Joe Lepper investigates.

Spending Review Insight: Guide to how the spending plans affect children and families

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Monday, October 25, 2010

| CYP Now

The spending review set out public expenditure plans for the next four financial years. Here, Janaki Mahadevan, Lauren Higgs, Gabriella Jozwiak and Neil Puffett bring you the definitive guide to its impact on children, young people and families.

Councils sign up to controversial needs-assessment technique

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

| CYP Now

A popular but controversial self-help technique is being used by youth professionals to help assess the needs of young people in 30 local council areas.

Skills for the Job: Gender dysphoria

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Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Children can face hostility if their behaviour does not conform to gender stereotypes, says Margaret Griffiths of charity Mermaids UK

Skills for the Job: How to spot victims of FGM

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Female genital mutilation often stays hidden within families, but there are warning signs that practitioners should look out for.

Skills for the Job: Working with deaf children

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

With the right support and encouragement, deaf children and young people can go on to achieve anything their hearing friends can

Mutual benefits

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Public sector employees are being encouraged to take control of the services they provide and run them as mutuals. Joe Lepper looks at the experiences of those pioneering the approach in children's services

Skills for the Job: Supporting independent living

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Living alone for the first time can be a challenging experience for young people, but support to help ease the transition is out there

Skills for the Job: Working with dyslexic children

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Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Children who are dyslexic need not be held back by the condition, but early identification is key, says Stephanie Anderson.

Skills for the Job: Running a youth-led consultation

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Monday, June 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Involving young people in decision-making can be beneficial and should lead to better outcomes for individuals, says Pamela Shaw

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Joint working - Recession fallout takes its toll on workforce morale

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Monday, February 8, 2010

| CYP Now

A CYP Now survey has revealed that staff in the children and young people's sector fear for their jobs in the wake of the recession, with many expressing further concerns about the future for the services they provide. Neil Puffett investigates.

Warning over volunteer action plan's lack of financial backing

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

| CYP Now

An action plan to attract more volunteers into youth work has been unveiled by the Scottish Government - but no new money has been allocated to it.

Analysis: Safeguarding - Exposures trigger staff vetting fears

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

| CYP Now

A sex offender and a man alleged to be accessing child pornography were last week exposed to be working with young people. The revelations have renewed concerns on child protection checks currently in place, says Sue Learner.

Quality check for Leeds youth clubs youth services

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

| CYP Now

Leeds has become the first council to sign up to use a quality assurance framework developed by the charity 4Children.

Union voices funding anxieties over youth worker licence plan

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

| CYP Now

Critical questions on financing must be resolved before any move to youth work licensing can go ahead, Unison has warned.

Ask the Expert: Colleagues having an affair

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Two of my colleagues are having an affair. I know they have told a couple of the young people that we work with. I don't think that they should be allowed to work with the young people until they sort themselves out. How should I manage the situation?

In Pictures: CYP Now Awards 2010

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Monday, November 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The 2010 Children & Young People Now Awards, held at the Royal Horticultural Halls in central London last week, was a scene of jubilation and pride for those who work with children, young people and families.

Voluntary workforce faces overhaul

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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

| CYP Now

The voluntary youth workforce is facing radical reforms as part of a strategy to improve youth services in England.

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Skills for the Job: Making youth clubs inclusive

Lack of job security risks driving away good staff

Fear of harming deters volunteers

Workplace: Course Preview

NYA warns integrated services could see youth work diminish

Skills shake-up to unify sector

News Insight: This is the age of the super-director

Spending Review Insight: Guide to how the spending plans affect children and families

Councils sign up to controversial needs-assessment technique

Skills for the Job: Gender dysphoria

Skills for the Job: How to spot victims of FGM

Skills for the Job: Working with deaf children

Mutual benefits

Skills for the Job: Supporting independent living

Skills for the Job: Working with dyslexic children

Skills for the Job: Running a youth-led consultation

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Joint working - Recession fallout takes its toll on workforce morale

Warning over volunteer action plan's lack of financial backing

Analysis: Safeguarding - Exposures trigger staff vetting fears

Quality check for Leeds youth clubs youth services

Union voices funding anxieties over youth worker licence plan

Ask the Expert: Colleagues having an affair

In Pictures: CYP Now Awards 2010

Voluntary workforce faces overhaul

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