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Playwork practitioners back creation of new representative body

Thursday, March 12, 2015

| CYP Now

More than nine out of 10 playwork practitioners think a new membership body is needed for the profession in the UK, according to a poll.

Youth work programmes boost confidence and resilience

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Monday, March 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth work programmes help young people develop important life skills, according to latest analysis.

Prime Minister pledges 'NCS for all'

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) will be massively expanded if the Conservatives win the next general election, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Good Practice: Participation in Action - Rural eco volunteer scheme rides the social action wave

Best Practice

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Donning their wellies and getting covered in mud, dozens of young people have waded through ponds and pulled weeds as part of efforts to improve their communities.

How To Get Kids Offline, Outdoors and Connecting with Nature: 200+ Creative activities to encourage self-esteem, mindfulness and wellbeing

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

National Citizen Service sees steady progress amid concerns about cost

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of young people taking part in the National Citizen Service rose by a third last year with the majority finding it a valuable learning experience, but some experts fear the high cost makes it unsustainable long term.

Daily roundup: FGM awareness, outdoor play and safeguarding investigation

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Free FGM awareness training for professionals launched; parents too scarred to let children play outside; and safeguarding probe at school for disabled children, all in the news today.

Campaigners urge rethink on withdrawal of Play Wales funding

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

| CYP Now

The UK play sector has come together in a bid to save Play Wales after the Welsh government announced its funding is to be withdrawn.

Residential trips are a priceless commodity

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Necessity is the mother of invention, so the saying goes. It is a maxim that could be applied to most of the services for children and young people today - being able to do more with less is a key requirement for any chief executive, middle manager or frontline practitioner.

Daily roundup: SEN guidance, academies and youth services

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Government approves new SEN code of practice; Ofsted issues warning to academy trust of failing schools; and Wiltshire Council rejects a bid to provide street-based youth workers, all in the news today.

Good Idea: Eden camp offers access for vulnerable children

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The Cornwall-based Eden Project has teamed up with the YHA to provide a campsite that they hope vulnerable children will be able to use as a base to attend their educational activities.

Outdoor education initiative to target disadvantaged young Londoners

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| CYP Now

An appeal to raise £1.5m to help children and young people living in London access outdoor education has been launched.

Participation in Action: Camping trip gives youth leaders skills for the future

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Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

How a camping residential aims to help 2,000 young people get the most out of life.

Daily roundup: Outdoor play, free schools and youth services

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Friday, May 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Charter created to highlight benefits of outdoor play; MPs warn of flaws in management of free school finances; and police commissioner warns of youth cuts risks, all in the news today.

Good Practice: Ask the Experts - Explore a fascination for the sky

Best Practice

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on capitalising on children's love of the sky, leadership techniques, family support worries and bereavement.

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, free school meals and social action

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Lords backs legal guardians for trafficked children; thousands of school kitchens need upgrades to deliver free school meals; and Cabinet Office funds green social action projects, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Care homes, healthy eating and safeguarding

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Fears raised over impact of closing care homes in Devon; 70 per cent of children eat too much salt, study finds; and council criticised over failure to look into teenager's abuse claims, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

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Friday, January 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Errors found in Department for Education accounts; children's centres closure plans approved; and "exponential" increase in safeguarding referrals in Coventry after Daniel Pelka case, all in the news today.

Sport funding boost for disabled young Londoners

News

Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Funding from the Wembley National Stadium Trust (WNST) will help hundreds of disabled young people access sport in their local youth clubs.

More DfE funding for military-led mentoring projects

News

Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has injected a further £4.8m into military-led projects that tackle underachievement in educationally disengaged children.

Daily roundup: free schools, social workers and youth unemployment

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's Tristram Hunt raises concerns about standards in free schools; College of Social Work membership hits 10,000 mark; and slight fall in youth unemployment rate, all in the news today.

Ministers will not interfere with NCS Trust, says body's chair

News

Monday, September 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The independent body set up to run the government's flagship youth volunteering scheme the National Citizen Service (NCS) will operate free from political interference, its chair has said.

Daily roundup: Risky play, teacher death inquest, Welsh measles vaccinations

News

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Boarding School Association says children need risk; hanged teacher had inspection concerns, and Welsh agencies launch MMR vaccination campaign, all in the news today.

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.

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Playwork practitioners back creation of new representative body

Youth work programmes boost confidence and resilience

Prime Minister pledges 'NCS for all'

Good Practice: Participation in Action - Rural eco volunteer scheme rides the social action wave

How To Get Kids Offline, Outdoors and Connecting with Nature: 200+ Creative activities to encourage self-esteem, mindfulness and wellbeing

National Citizen Service sees steady progress amid concerns about cost

Daily roundup: FGM awareness, outdoor play and safeguarding investigation

Campaigners urge rethink on withdrawal of Play Wales funding

Residential trips are a priceless commodity

Daily roundup: SEN guidance, academies and youth services

Good Idea: Eden camp offers access for vulnerable children

Outdoor education initiative to target disadvantaged young Londoners

Participation in Action: Camping trip gives youth leaders skills for the future

Daily roundup: Outdoor play, free schools and youth services

Good Practice: Ask the Experts - Explore a fascination for the sky

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, free school meals and social action

Daily roundup: Care homes, healthy eating and safeguarding

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

Sport funding boost for disabled young Londoners

More DfE funding for military-led mentoring projects

Daily roundup: free schools, social workers and youth unemployment

Ministers will not interfere with NCS Trust, says body's chair

Daily roundup: Risky play, teacher death inquest, Welsh measles vaccinations

Youth work institute to launch in autumn

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

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