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Councils slash youth services spending by a quarter

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.

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.

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.

UK Youth seals partnership with Microsoft

News

Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

The multinational corporation Microsoft is to adopt 30 youth clubs across the UK, providing each with a mentor and a technology makeover, it has been announced.

Clubs for Young People changes its name to 'Ambition'

News

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

| CYP Now

One of Britain's largest youth organisations, Clubs for Young People, has relaunched under a new name.

Legal challenge over youth cuts gets underway

News

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| CYP Now

A judicial review into youth services in North Somerset has launched to decide whether cuts were made lawfully.

Youth services guidance must be clearer, commission says

News

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Draft guidance on what sufficient youth services should look like is unclear and requires revision, a commission set up by the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

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.

Local authorities urged to draw up youth action plans

News

Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

All local authorities and government departments must publish their own youth action plan if the government's vision for youth services is to make a difference, the head of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) has said.

Unite blasts youth policy proposals

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has been accused of ignoring sector concerns over youth services just weeks before it is due to publish a youth policy statement.

PM's flagship youth scheme falters on home turf

News

Friday, September 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron is facing embarrassment after only half the places on a flagship youth project in Oxfordshire were taken up, leaving the provider set to ditch the scheme.

Government will not change youth policy in wake of the riots, says the DfE

News

Friday, September 2, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has no plans to radically alter its forthcoming youth policy in response to last month's riots, the Department for Education has said.

Services for young people 'more important than ever' after riots

News

Thursday, August 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Leading youth figures in London and Liverpool have spoken of the immediate need to preserve services for young people, as communities begin to rebuild themselves in the aftermath of riots across England.

Rally to protest at 'targeted vandalism of youth services'

News

Friday, July 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Hundreds of young people are expected to turn out for a demonstration against cuts to youth services at an event being held in London tomorrow (23 July).

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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

Specialist youth work roles under threat, claims NYA

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

UK Youth seals partnership with Microsoft

Clubs for Young People changes its name to 'Ambition'

Legal challenge over youth cuts gets underway

Youth services guidance must be clearer, commission 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

Local authorities urged to draw up youth action plans

Unite blasts youth policy proposals

PM's flagship youth scheme falters on home turf

Government will not change youth policy in wake of the riots, says the DfE

Services for young people 'more important than ever' after riots

Rally to protest at 'targeted vandalism of youth services'

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