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Conservatives plan to link youth jobseeker payments to ‘community work'

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people aged 18 to 21 and out of work or training for more than six months will need to do community work to continue receiving jobseeker's allowance (JSA), Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

News

Monday, August 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Out of work young people between the ages of 18 and 21 will be placed on an intensive activity programme within the first three weeks of submitting a benefit claim under plans put forward by government.

Raising ambitions for care leavers

Features

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Care leavers are more likely to struggle to access education, employment and training opportunities. Joe Lepper looks at the challenges and highlights areas helping young people to achieve their goals.

Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

News

Thursday, March 10, 2022

| CYP Now

More than a fifth of teachers working in deprived areas say pupils do not have access to specialist careers advice due to a lack of funding and high staff workloads, new research shows.

How well is the careers advice system meeting children’s needs?

Features

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Robin Walker MP, chair of the education select committee, speaks to Derren Hayes about the inquiry into careers education and the need to improve support for disadvantaged learners.

At-risk young people build employment skills

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Multi-agency partnership helps prepare disadvantaged young people for the world of work through employer-led workshops and interactions with major businesses.

Daily roundup: Hungry children, mental health, and early years

Other

Friday, September 13, 2013

| CYP Now

School pupils miss out on eight weeks of education due to being hungry finds study; parents "scared" of talking to their children about mental health; and early years groups discuss ways to improve Ofsted, all in the news today.

Government figures confirm annual rise in Neet numbers

News

Thursday, June 28, 2012

| CYP Now

There has been an annual increase in the proportion of 16-to 18-year-olds who are not in education or work, latest figures show.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, council services, and children's centres

Other

Thursday, January 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth unemployment dropped 39,000 last autumn; children's services cuts outlined for Leicestershire; and children's centres saved in Dudley, all in the news today.

Lib Dem Conference 2011: DfE's academic focus 'alienates young people'

News

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) is failing to work with other government departments to prepare young people for the world of work, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has claimed.

Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice

News

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Ofsted must check that schools are offering impartial careers advice during inspections, apprenticeship providers have warned.

Children 'suffer uncertainty' over education funding delay

News

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.

Morgan announces careers advice body for schools

News

Thursday, December 11, 2014

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is to establish a careers advice company in a bid to improve the quality of guidance services in schools and colleges, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced.

Skills for the Job: Delivering good careers services

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Building links with employers who know about the jobs market can help governors ensure their school is at the heart of the community.

Calls for apprenticeship reforms as starter numbers drop

News

Monday, June 21, 2021

| CYP Now

The apprenticeship system in England requires urgent reform to ensure disadvantaged young people do not suffer a double educational blow, a report has found.

Employers and trainers reject apprenticeship funding reforms

News

Friday, September 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to overhaul funding for apprenticeships have come under fire from employers and training providers.

Workless young people suicidal, report reveals

News

Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

A third of young people who have been out of work for a long time have contemplated suicide due to feeling down about their life prospects, according to research.

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

News

Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

A proportion of schools' funding should be dependent on pupils' progress post-16, a group of experts has recommended to the Labour Party.

Daily roundup: Separating families, race and youth unemployment, and the last day at the GSCC

Other

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

| CYP Now

A £14m boost for separation support, young people sought to advise on reducing unemployment and the General Social Care Council closes its doors, all in the news today.

Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools

Other

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale appoints an interim head of children's social services, Ofsted is criticised over its new complaints framework, and a call for profit-making firms to take charge of the worst schools, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

Other

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Care leavers discuss social exclusion with ministers; Clegg criticises knife sentence plans; and graffiti artist bequeaths piece of work to Bristol youth club, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: GCSE results, fines and Neet figures

News

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Figures show fall in English GCSE grades; number of fines issued to parents in Suffolk for allowing their children to miss school rises by 500 per cent; and Department for Education reveals drop in young people not in education, employment or training, all in the news today.

One in three schools has no plan to deliver careers advice

News

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

| CYP Now

A third of schools are yet to decide how to fulfil their new duty to provide careers advice for pupils, a survey by the Institute of Career Guidance (ICG) has found.

Work coaches help jobless youth

Other

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils piloting Jobcentre Plus coaches say the scheme extends their work with jobless young people.

Volunteers to co-ordinate Jobcentre Plus initiative in schools

Opinion

Thursday, December 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A careers advice firm that recruits volunteers from the business community will co-ordinate efforts to establish Jobcentre Plus in English schools, it has been announced.

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Conservatives plan to link youth jobseeker payments to ‘community work'

Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

Raising ambitions for care leavers

Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

How well is the careers advice system meeting children’s needs?

At-risk young people build employment skills

Daily roundup: Hungry children, mental health, and early years

Government figures confirm annual rise in Neet numbers

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, council services, and children's centres

Lib Dem Conference 2011: DfE's academic focus 'alienates young people'

Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice

Children 'suffer uncertainty' over education funding delay

Morgan announces careers advice body for schools

Skills for the Job: Delivering good careers services

Calls for apprenticeship reforms as starter numbers drop

Employers and trainers reject apprenticeship funding reforms

Workless young people suicidal, report reveals

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

Daily roundup: Separating families, race and youth unemployment, and the last day at the GSCC

Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

Daily roundup: GCSE results, fines and Neet figures

One in three schools has no plan to deliver careers advice

Work coaches help jobless youth

Volunteers to co-ordinate Jobcentre Plus initiative in schools

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