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DfE defends £14m mentoring expansion

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  • Tuesday, April 26, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The Department for Education has defended its plans to massively ramp up support for struggling school pupils with the aid of mentoring from "high-flying" professionals.

Boris Johnson awards funding to gang violence project

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  • Monday, March 14, 2016
  • | CYP Now
An award-winning service that places specialist youth workers in hospital emergency departments to tackle gang violence has been extended for another year after Mayor of London Boris Johnson agreed to £345,000 of extra funding.

Mentoring scheme set to help low achievers

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  • Tuesday, January 12, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Employees are to be encouraged to volunteer as mentors for low-achieving young people and those at risk of dropping out of education as part of an initiative announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.