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Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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.

Call for young people to decide youth parliament debate topics

News

Friday, August 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is calling for young people to give their views on topics that should be discussed at its annual debate.

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.

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.

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

News

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.

Youth work roundup

Other

Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth club closures, youngest youth councillor and electronic voting system, all in the news this week.

Regional youth work units defiant in the face of cuts

News

Friday, August 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Regional youth work unit leaders say they have survived three years of cuts and are now increasing young people's involvement in service delivery.

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

News

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.

Gove ‘fails to visit any youth project' during time at DfE

News

Monday, January 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has failed to visit a single youth project in his two and a half years in charge of the Department for Education, a list drawn up by civil servants has revealed.

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

Other

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.

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.

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, migrant children and early years inspections

Other

Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A child sexual exploitation campaign in Lancashire, the human rights of migrant children and calls for parity on Ofsted early years inspections, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Trafficked children, Paralympic legacy and the Youth Contract

Other

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A Council of Europe call for action on trafficking, children's views sought on the Paralympic legacy and questions over the Youth Contract, all in the news today.

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.

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

News

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.

National youth scrutiny group to advise ministers as Positive for Youth policy is unveiled

News

Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

A national scrutiny group of young people will advise ministers on how government policies affect them and their families, as part of the government's youth policy.

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Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Call for young people to decide youth parliament debate topics

Youth sector demands legislation to protect services

Youth workers witness surge in mental health problems

Labour promises 'root and branch' review of youth services

Labour ditches statutory youth services pledge

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

Youth work roundup

Regional youth work units defiant in the face of cuts

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

Gove ‘fails to visit any youth project' during time at DfE

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

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, migrant children and early years inspections

Daily roundup: Trafficked children, Paralympic legacy and the Youth Contract

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

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

National youth scrutiny group to advise ministers as Positive for Youth policy is unveiled

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