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Daily roundup: GCSE results, fines and Neet figures

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.

Youth Contract failings could leave young 'further disengaged'

News

Thursday, May 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people not in work or training risk becoming "further disengaged" because of the way the government's Youth Contract is run, qualification awards body City & Guilds has said.

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.

Connexions Cheshire & Warrington enters administration

News

Thursday, March 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Connexions Cheshire & Warrington has announced it has gone into administration after the three local authorities that own the firm decided to take its youth support and careers advice services in-house.

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.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Migrant children's rights to work and train

Other

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Different laws apply depending on the legal status of a migrant child, as well as the type of work or training they wish to do.

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.

Parliamentary committee to investigate 'patchy' school careers guidance

News

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs have launched an inquiry into the "patchy" quality of careers guidance services.

Proportion of NEET young men hits seven-year high

News

Thursday, March 11, 2021

| CYP Now

More young men are listed as not in education, employment or training (NEET) than at any time since 2013, latest figures have revealed.

Covid-19 highlights ‘stark inequalities’ for young Londoners, research reveals

News

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

| CYP Now

The Covid-19 pandemic has “highlighted stark inequalities” for young people living in London, according to a new survey.

Disadvantaged young people gain cybersecurity know how

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The Regional Cyber Crime Unit Prevent Team for West Midlands Region delivers offender intervention and management through a structured programme called Cyber Choices – a National initiative lead by the National Crime Agency.

8,000 Connexions jobs at risk, claims Unison

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| CYP Now

Around 8,000 Connexions jobs could go as councils slash their careers advice services, according to the latest survey by Unison.

Scottish youth employment minister pledges to work with third sector

News

Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Scotland's new youth employment minister has spoken of how she plans to consult with the third sector, colleges and private firms before drawing up plans to ensure no "young person is left behind".

Plans to move careers advice to schools deemed 'unworkable'

News

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Shadow minister for skills Iain Wright has branded the plan to hand over universal careers advice services in England to schools as "unworkable" and "inefficient".

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, GCSEs and Wokingham cuts

Other

Thursday, August 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth minister says unemployed youth lack 'grit', study finds behavioural issues result in lower GCSE grades and Wokingham to cut youth services, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child benefit cuts, heart surgery in Bristol, and a ban on two 'legal highs'

Other

Thursday, November 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Report says child benefit changes will cost some families £50,000, warning over child heart operations at "inadequately staffed" hospital, and the government outlaws two more "legal highs", all in the news today.

Careers advice for young people ‘in decline'

Other

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Research shows that schools are struggling to cope with new careers duties, as the National Careers Service gets off to a quiet start

Government backs down on sanction plans for work experience drop-outs

News

Thursday, March 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has ditched a contentious clause of its work experience scheme that stripped young people of benefits if they left a placement, following pressure from businesses and campaigners.

Supported internships, Gloucestershire

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Gloucestershire Council's supported internship programme is creating first-time pathways to employment for 18- to 25-year-olds with SEND.

How care leavers find employment

Best Practice

Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Scheme helps care leavers to achieve their full potential.

Daily roundup: Academy schools, foster care, and careers advice

Other

Thursday, November 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Inquiry to assess impact of academies on narrowing the attainment gap; research shows children whose parents foster are supportive of their decision; and survey backs advice offered by National Careers Service, all in the news today.

YMCA chief criticises housing benefit cut plans

News

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The boss of the UK's largest provider of supported accommodation for young people has warned the government that cutting housing benefit for under-25s will not solve the problem of long-term youth unemployment.

Funding changes put apprenticeships at risk, warn providers

News

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Reforms to apprenticeship funding will cut the number of vocational training places available to vulnerable young people, the Association of Employment and Training Providers (AELP) has warned.

Daily roundup: Youth employment, children's centres and play streets

Other

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils want power to tackle youth underemployment locally; new outcomes framework for children's centres launched; and play streets scheme revealed as a success, all in the news today.

Careers education changes 'risk increasing youth unemployment'

News

Friday, September 7, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) is likely to increase as a result of government changes to careers education, it has been claimed.

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Daily roundup: GCSE results, fines and Neet figures

Youth Contract failings could leave young 'further disengaged'

One in three schools has no plan to deliver careers advice

Connexions Cheshire & Warrington enters administration

Work coaches help jobless youth

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Migrant children's rights to work and train

Volunteers to co-ordinate Jobcentre Plus initiative in schools

Parliamentary committee to investigate 'patchy' school careers guidance

Proportion of NEET young men hits seven-year high

Covid-19 highlights ‘stark inequalities’ for young Londoners, research reveals

Disadvantaged young people gain cybersecurity know how

8,000 Connexions jobs at risk, claims Unison

Scottish youth employment minister pledges to work with third sector

Plans to move careers advice to schools deemed 'unworkable'

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, GCSEs and Wokingham cuts

Daily roundup: Child benefit cuts, heart surgery in Bristol, and a ban on two 'legal highs'

Careers advice for young people ‘in decline'

Government backs down on sanction plans for work experience drop-outs

Supported internships, Gloucestershire

How care leavers find employment

Daily roundup: Academy schools, foster care, and careers advice

YMCA chief criticises housing benefit cut plans

Funding changes put apprenticeships at risk, warn providers

Daily roundup: Youth employment, children's centres and play streets

Careers education changes 'risk increasing youth unemployment'

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