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Mutual delivers benefits for young people at London council

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Mutual is owned by employees and young people.

Statutory guidance review: youth bodies set out the case for change

Analysis

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Youth organisations call for the introduction of strengthened statutory duties, improved training standards and investment in open access youth work to breathe new life into local authority services for young people.

Council set to cut youth services spending by £1m

News

Friday, June 30, 2017

| CYP Now

A council is poised to slash £1m from its youth services budget by axing jobs and reducing the level of support on offer to young people.

Youth centres under threat as council seeks to save £650,000

News

Monday, January 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Three youth centres and 10 youth projects are under threat in a London borough, with the local authority planning to cut its youth services budget by more than 75 per cent.

UK Youth to take on NCVYS functions

News

Thursday, March 31, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth organisation UK Youth will take on some functions of the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) when it closes tomorrow, it has been announced.

Rotherham whistleblower reveals how sex abuse was covered up

News

Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

A Rotherham youth worker has spoken of her frustration during her long battle to expose the sexual exploitation of hundreds of children in Rotherham.

Scottish youth work contributes £656m to economy

News

Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth work in Scotland contributes at least £656m to the country's economy, research has claimed.

Local authority announces plans to cease funding 22 youth centres to save £1m

News

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has announced plans that could result in the closure of all 22 of its youth centres in order to make savings of £1m.

Ofsted highlights value of youth work in social care

News

Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has stressed the value of local authority children's services departments utilising youth workers in social work, suggesting that councils should consider the approach to improve outcomes.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Corbyn appoints shadow youth minister

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Gloria De Piero has been appointed Labour's shadow minister for young people by new leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Lib Dems to vote on statutory youth services

News

Friday, September 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrats will this month vote on whether to pursue a policy of making local authorities provide a statutory youth service.

Institute for Youth Work sets out independence plans

News

Thursday, May 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Institute for Youth Work (IYW) has outlined plans to become an independent organisation, which it hopes will help boost membership numbers.

Youth sector demands legislation to protect services

News

Friday, May 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth organisations are launching a major lobbying campaign to protect youth services after unveiling draft legislation it wants the government to adopt.

Youth workers witness surge in mental health problems

News

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth workers are experiencing a marked increase in numbers of young people with mental health problems, the head of a major youth organisation has warned.

Early intervention chief: Youth sector fails to prove value

News

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

The youth sector is yet to prove the value of its work as pressure on budgets intensifies, the chief of an organisation set up by government to promote early intervention has claimed.

Labour promises 'root and branch' review of youth services

News

Friday, April 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The Labour Party has pledged to carry out a fundamental review of youth service provision if it wins the general election.

Labour ditches statutory youth services pledge

News

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour has controversially shelved plans to require all councils to provide a minimum level of youth services.

Ambition and Chyps confirm merger

News

Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services (Chyps) will merge with youth charity Ambition from 1 April, it has been announced.

YMCA detached youth work project bridges gap left by youth cuts

News

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Cuts to local authority youth services are putting increasing pressure on street-based services, YMCA England has warned.

Young and at-risk saved on the street

Other

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

YMCA street youth work project is engaging at-risk young people to fill the void left by council funding cuts.

Call for action on pressures faced by young people

News

Friday, October 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people are facing increasing pressure as a result of bullying, stress at school, anxiety and the impact of online pornography, a major study has found.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

News

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Daily roundup: Extremism, free schools, and youth merger

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Muslim organisation warns against extremism crackdown; charities urged to establish free schools; and Changemakers joins Foyer Federation, all in the news today.

Campaigners seek statutory status for youth services

News

Friday, August 29, 2014

| CYP Now

A group of youth workers who recently lost their jobs due to council cuts have started a campaign to put youth service funding on a more sustainable footing.

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Mutual delivers benefits for young people at London council

Statutory guidance review: youth bodies set out the case for change

Council set to cut youth services spending by £1m

Youth centres under threat as council seeks to save £650,000

UK Youth to take on NCVYS functions

Rotherham whistleblower reveals how sex abuse was covered up

Scottish youth work contributes £656m to economy

Local authority announces plans to cease funding 22 youth centres to save £1m

Ofsted highlights value of youth work in social care

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Corbyn appoints shadow youth minister

Lib Dems to vote on statutory youth services

Institute for Youth Work sets out independence plans

Youth sector demands legislation to protect services

Youth workers witness surge in mental health problems

Early intervention chief: Youth sector fails to prove value

Labour promises 'root and branch' review of youth services

Labour ditches statutory youth services pledge

Ambition and Chyps confirm merger

YMCA detached youth work project bridges gap left by youth cuts

Young and at-risk saved on the street

Call for action on pressures faced by young people

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Daily roundup: Extremism, free schools, and youth merger

Campaigners seek statutory status for youth services

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