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More than 2,000 youth workers axed in past two years, Unison finds

Monday, August 11, 2014

| CYP Now

In excess of 2,000 youth worker posts have been cut and 350 youth centres have closed since 2012, according to latest research by Unison.

Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

News

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Less than half of local authorities always take into account their legal duty to provide sufficient support for young people when making decisions about youth service funding, survey findings show.

CYP Now launches Youth Worker Identity Survey

News

Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now is seeking the views of youth work practitioners to gain a better picture of how youth workers see themselves today.

Hospital youth work project set for expansion

News

Monday, December 2, 2013

| CYP Now

A hospital-based youth work service that helps young people affected by violent and gang-related crime is set to be expanded to a second London emergency department.

Social action fund opens for applications

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Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Organisations supporting social action projects that help vulnerable young people can now apply for a share of £2m of Cabinet Office funding.

Privacy fears stop youth professionals using social media

News

Friday, August 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost a quarter of professionals who work with young people do not use social media because of concerns around privacy, a poll suggests.

Youth work institute to launch in autumn

News

Friday, April 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The Institute for Youth Work will open to qualified, non-qualified and student youth workers in September, it has been confirmed.

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

News

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now is calling on youth project managers to take part in an important study looking at how their work is bearing up in the tough economic climate.

Gove confirms DfE could relinquish responsibility for youth policy

News

Friday, March 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is considering shifting responsibility for youth policy from the Department for Education to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Education Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed.

Councils slash youth services spending by a quarter

News

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authority spending on youth services has dropped by more than 25 per cent in the space of just a year, government figures have revealed.

Sector raises 'huge concerns' over government approach to youth policy

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

A lack of government interest in youth services is marginalising young people and risks triggering social unrest, leading figures in the sector have warned.

Skills for the Job: Run a mobile youth project

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Mobile youth work projects can be a cost-effective way to reach out to and engage with young people in rural and urban areas

Public toilets to become youth club

News

Friday, October 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Disused public toilets are to be converted into a drop-in youth centre after the idea was given the green light by planners in Dorset.

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Fears that the new disability payment system could hamper independent living for young people, MPs urged to spend time with local youth workers, and Bromley berated over delays in SEN support, all in the news today.

Specialist youth work roles under threat, claims NYA

News

Friday, October 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Cuts to budgets and restructuring of provision have resulted in fewer specialist youth work roles, with staff being asked to carry out functions outside their area of expertise, it has been claimed.

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

News

Thursday, October 4, 2012

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for Wales has called for urgent action to protect youth services, amid fears that young people are suffering as a result of swingeing cuts.

Commission on Youth reveals scope of its year-long inquiry

News

Friday, August 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people's relationship with the authorities, family structures, and participation will be the focus of the year-long Commission on Youth, it has emerged.

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

News

Monday, July 23, 2012

| CYP Now

A London borough is poised to launch the first employee-led youth services mutual after the concept was rubberstamped by politicians.

Tool to help youth sector prove its worth unveiled

News

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Moves to boost investment in youth work have taken a step forward with the publication of a guide to help the sector measure outcomes.

Revised youth service guidance still too vague, sector says

News

Monday, July 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Guidance on local youth provision remains too vague according to leading youth sector figures, despite revisions made following a consultation.

Young voices must be heard in decisions on youth service provision, says DfE

News

Monday, March 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities must take into account the views of young people when making decisions about youth services, draft revised guidance published by the Department for Education (DfE) has stated.

Kent council ploughs ahead with controversial youth service plans

News

Thursday, January 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Kent County Council will pursue its plans to commission youth services out to local groups, despite an ongoing campaign against reductions in funding for the youth service.

Youth organisations urged to overcome fears of working with businesses

News

Friday, January 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Scepticism over companies' motives for working with youth groups must be overcome to successfully deliver improved services, a charity central to the government's youth policy has warned.

Councils begin to develop youth innovation zones

News

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Devolving power to frontline staff and placing young people at the centre of decision-making will be central to delivering youth services in the newly announced "youth innovation zones".

Government's youth policy 'lacks bite', claims Catch22

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Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Leaders of youth services are being urged to drive improvements for young people after accusations that the government's youth policy lacks bite.

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More than 2,000 youth workers axed in past two years, Unison finds

Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

CYP Now launches Youth Worker Identity Survey

Hospital youth work project set for expansion

Social action fund opens for applications

Privacy fears stop youth professionals using social media

Youth work institute to launch in autumn

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

Gove confirms DfE could relinquish responsibility for youth policy

Councils slash youth services spending by a quarter

Sector raises 'huge concerns' over government approach to youth policy

Skills for the Job: Run a mobile youth project

Public toilets to become youth club

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

Specialist youth work roles under threat, claims NYA

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

Commission on Youth reveals scope of its year-long inquiry

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

Tool to help youth sector prove its worth unveiled

Revised youth service guidance still too vague, sector says

Young voices must be heard in decisions on youth service provision, says DfE

Kent council ploughs ahead with controversial youth service plans

Youth organisations urged to overcome fears of working with businesses

Councils begin to develop youth innovation zones

Government's youth policy 'lacks bite', claims Catch22

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