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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

| CYP Now

The decision by a Liverpool university to cut its youth work course could have serious repercussions. Janaki Mahadevan reports.

Connexions cuts worse than feared

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

| CYP Now

Job and budget cuts in Connexions partnerships are much higher than the government has admitted, putting future service delivery in jeopardy, trade union Unison has warned.

Review launched to tackle 'fluffy' teaching standards

Friday, March 11, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has launched a review of teaching standards to put a greater emphasis on skills to combat bad behaviour and supporting low-achieving pupils.

Skills for the Job: How to get young people involved in campaigning

Monday, March 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people should play an active part in campaigns but youth workers need to be aware of safeguarding issues, writes Aaron Porter.

GSCC Update: New standards on the way

Monday, March 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The latest on registration and conduct from the General Social Care Council.

Careers GSCC update: Social work title protected

Thursday, April 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The latest on registration and conduct from the General Social Care Council.

Careers: Children's centre outreach worker

Friday, May 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Outreach workers offer services and support outside of children's centres, writes Charlotte Goddard.

My Placement: Vanessa Honeyghan, final year student, social work degree, University of Birmingham

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

I was placed in a primary school in a town near Birmingham between September 2008 and February 2009. I was the first student social worker that they'd had.

Careers: Social pedagogue

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Social pedagogues use a range of disciplines to support children's development, writes Charlotte Goddard.

Youth unemployment continues to soar

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth unemployment has risen to its highest level since 1992, increasing by more than 50,000 in the space of three months.

Interview: Baroness Beverley Hughes, Labour peer

Friday, October 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Beverley Hughes, the former children's minister who was awarded a peerage in May, is preparing to get stuck into her new role in the House of Lords, in which she says her old brief will be her top priority.

Online support service for teachers

Thursday, September 4, 2008

| CYP Now

The Teacher Support Network has launched a new confidential online coaching service to help teachers cope with the challenges they face in and out of work.

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

| CYP Now

As the dust settles following the government's comprehensive spending review, experts reflect on what the announcement could mean for the children's sector.

Youth mentoring programmes to share £3.5m to support underachievers

Monday, November 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth mentoring programmes in England are to share more than £3.5m in a bid to support thousands of young people who are at risk of disengaging from education.

Careers Guide: Early years careers - Essential advice on jobs in early years

Thursday, November 20, 2008

| CYP Now

The early years sector needs more male staff and management staff trained to graduate level. Simon Vevers finds out how to get ahead in the sector.

Shelley La Rose, youth offending team manager, Slough Borough Council

Thursday, November 20, 2008

| CYP Now

As team manager for Slough's Youth Offending Team (YOT), Shelley La Rose estimates that she spends 70 per cent of her time out of the office.

Careers Guide: Foreword

Thursday, November 20, 2008

| CYP Now

There are few nobler career choices than working in the service of children and young people. And there are few occupational groups that are evolving as fast. Plenty of moves are afoot to develop and professionalise the children's and youth workforce, as crystallised in the workforce strategy that was due to be published in November 2008.

Student care leavers let down by inconsistent support

Friday, June 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities are failing to provide financial and practical support to many care leavers at university and higher education colleges, research has found.

Labour calls for 'radical overhaul' in apprenticeships