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Scottish youth work contributes £656m to economy

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth work in Scotland contributes at least £656m to the country's economy, research has claimed.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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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.

Youth sector demands legislation to protect services

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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

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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

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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

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour has controversially shelved plans to require all councils to provide a minimum level of youth services.

Ambition and Chyps confirm merger

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services (Chyps) will merge with youth charity Ambition from 1 April, it has been announced.

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

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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: Social action, youth employment and youth club closure

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Government pilots National Citizen Service Wales; MPs back London Youth's employability programme; and young people accuse council of lying about youth club closure plans, all in the news this week.

Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

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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.

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.

Youth project marks 20 years with cash boost

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Monday, October 21, 2013

| CYP Now

A long-established detached youth work project has secured funding to enable it to continue its work for a further three years.

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

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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

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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

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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.

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.

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Scottish youth work contributes £656m to economy

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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

Ambition and Chyps confirm merger

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

Youth work roundup: Social action, youth employment and youth club closure

Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

Social action fund opens for applications

Youth project marks 20 years with cash boost

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

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

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

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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