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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets James Kenrick, chief executive of Youth Access.

Young people to shape services through £900,000 fund

Friday, March 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people will be given the opportunity to shape their own support services through a new £900,000 fund designed to capture their views and voices.

Young people to be central to design of £90m youth programme

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people are to take a central role in designing initiatives that will receive funding from a £90m programme, the government has said.

National Citizen Service to be central to government integration drive

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| CYP Now

More young people will be encouraged to take part in the government's flagship National Citizen Service initiative as part of efforts to improve community integration in five areas where segregation is a problem.

Youth select committee to stage work experience inquiry

Monday, March 5, 2018

| CYP Now

The British Youth Council's youth select committee will explore the barriers preventing young people from accessing work experience in its next inquiry, it has been announced.

London Youth urges overhaul of Neet strategies

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

| CYP Now

Strategies to help young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) are in need of an urgent overhaul because as many as 500,000 young people are not getting any support, a youth organisation has warned.

'Growing support' among Tory MPs for votes at 16

Friday, February 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A growing number of Conservative MPs back lowering the voting age to 16, it has been claimed.

UK Youth and NYA in running for £1.8m grant

Friday, February 9, 2018

| CYP Now

Youth work organisations UK Youth and the National Youth Agency (NYA) are to compete for £1.8m of funding to deliver projects to support girls and young women.

Collaborative project sees young people help design their own prosthetic limbs

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Disabled young people who use prosthetic limbs have worked with technicians and clinicians to devise new products that will improve the comfort and quality of prosthetics, making their lives better.

Crouch dismisses call for NCS to be evaluated against traditional youth services

Friday, January 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Youth minister Tracey Crouch has rejected calls for the effectiveness of the government's flagship National Citizen Service (NCS) to be compared with traditional youth services.

Young people's happiness and confidence at record low, study finds

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people's happiness and confidence levels are at a record low as concern around lack of job opportunities mounts, a survey has found.

Garden renovation helps Kent young people grow their team-building skills

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

| CYP Now

A group of Kent young people not in education, employment or training (Neet), have successfully completed a skills and confidence-building course that saw them plan and manage the renovation of a community arts project.

Academics to assess case for votes at 16

Thursday, December 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Fresh research into whether the voting age should be lowered to 16 will be conducted, it has been announced.

Schools urged to appoint NCS leads

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

| CYP Now

Schools have been asked to appoint a teacher to lead on promotion of the National Citizen Service initiative as part of efforts to boost uptake.

Commissioning: Participation and co-production

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

To make engagement meaningful, commissioners must help children to participate in shaping services, says Richard Selwyn.

Fostered children make film about their lives with care leaver Kriss Akabusi

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Digital Life Stories project sees young people collaborate to create a video where children in care can share their experiences.

LGBT rights among issues to be debated by UK Youth Parliament

Friday, October 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Challenging discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) young people is among five issues in the running to become the priority campaign for the UK Youth Parliament in 2018.

NCS programme 'could be shortened to save money'

Friday, October 13, 2017

| CYP Now

The government's flagship National Citizen Service youth programme could be shortened in a bid to save money, it has emerged.

Cadet units 'help improve behaviour of excluded children'

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Joining a cadet unit can improve the behaviour of children who have been excluded from school and help disadvantaged children reach their potential, a study has found.

Young people demand role in shaping future of parks and green spaces

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

| CYP Now

Young people are calling for a say on government plans to improve England's public parks and green spaces.

When the Young Inspectors Call

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Lincolnshire County Council's Young Inspectors programme gives young people the chance to help shape and improve services for them and their peers. Tom de Castella went to see how it works.

Special Report: Restorative Practice

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Restorative practice is now being used across a wide range of services for vulnerable children, young people and families and has a distinct set of principles and standards underpinning the approach.

Youth summit lays the foundations for effective intergenerational working