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Last Word: Face the fear of weekend opening

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 24, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Great youth workers are fearless. Not reckless. That is something altogether different. But fearless. It's described in the dictionary as being audacious, intrepid and hardy. And it's a big part of the way they do their job.

Iran exposes our youth policy dilemmas

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009
    • | CYP Now
A youth and community work course for which I was an external examiner required students to undertake the following assignment: "Freedom, without discipline, is anarchy. Discipline, without freedom, is tyranny. You have to find the path between the two." Discuss, with particular reference to youth work.

Focus of spending must be balanced

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 8, 2009
    • | CYP Now
It's official: the UK spends more money on child welfare and education than the average market economy. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report out last week, we spend just over 90,000 per child from birth to 18 compared to an OECD average among 30 member countries of just under 80,000.

Advisers must have kudos as well as skills

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 29, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The government is currently composing a strategy for information, advice and guidance services for young people. Much heralded, it may finally appear by the end of the year.

Youth clubs do not foster risk takers

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, December 22, 2009
    • | CYP Now
I must confess to having been a bit worried about the results of the recent Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) report Risky Behaviour and Social Activities, as it seemed to suggest that those who attend youth clubs were more likely to be involved in risky behaviour such as fighting, shoplifting and vandalism.

Can social investment really change the world?

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 6, 2012
    • | CYP Now
"There are few moments like this when something happens that can really change the world". That was the proclamation of Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude last summer as plans gathered pace to develop the UK market for social investment. Was he going a bit over the top? Perhaps; but only perhaps.

From the Frontline - The net has boundless opportunities for us

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, July 30, 2008
    • | CYP Now
One of the most misused words I hear is "empowerment" - often used without consideration to what "power" we are able to hand over. More recently "participation" is the shiny terminology used to express how committed we are to the involvement of young people, but here too I wonder how much thought staff give to how they participate in their field or what opportunities they have to influence policies, projects and so on.

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