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Youth centre at risk of closure amid council's bid to tackle £50m budget gap

Friday, December 15, 2023

| CYP Now

An outdoor youth centre in Nottingham is at risk of closure as part of the council’s attempt to make savings after it issued a bankruptcy notice last month.

Youth workers have key role in reforming secondary education, peer says

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

| CYP Now

A shift away from the current secondary school education system to a “more well-rounded” curriculum designed to equip children for the modern world would require input from “the entire children’s workforce”, with a particular focus on youth workers, a peer has said.

Increasing participation for NCS as year-round offer continues

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Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

More than 120,000 young people have benefitted from The National Citizen Service (NCS) in the past year, with more than a fifth of participants eligible for free school meals, according to the NCS Trust's latest annual report.

Young people take over charity’s social media to mark milestone celebration

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social action charity Ormiston Trust has handed its social media channels over to young people to mark the 10th anniversary of the #iWill movement.

Children’s creativity celebrated in Shakespeare competition

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people were invited to create new speeches for Shakespeare characters at a competition hosted by Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation (CSSF).

Youth sector recognised in first King’s Award for Voluntary Service

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth charities are among hundreds of organisations to be recognised in the first King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Participation in sport boosts wellbeing and self-belief in teenagers, new research from the Youth Sport Trust finds.

Tackling rising youth violence threat

Analysis

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Research highlights youth violence link to centre closures and examples of groups achieving success.

Arts projects bring young people wellbeing boost

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Post-pandemic initiative aims to improve community health and wellbeing through artist-led activities that develop children and young people’s creativity.

Youth ambassadors make case for better epilepsy healthcare and education services

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Charity has been accredited by Hear By Right for actively increasing the participation of young people in the organisation through its Youth Voice Network.

Youth centre closures linked to increased risk of youth crime, NYA warns

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Monday, November 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The closure of youth centres and lack of access to services has led to an increased likelihood of children being involved in crime, major research by the National Youth Agency (NYA) has found.

Youth Work Week 2023: NYA film highlights positive impact of services

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Monday, November 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has created a short film sharing the experiences of young people across the country who have benefitted from the impact of youth work.

Youth workers to be trained to support young victims of unreported crime

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is to invest £160,000 to launch a pilot project in the capital to train youth workers and other trusted adults to support young victims of crime.

National Citizen Service partners with DoE for school activities pilot

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DoE) Award are linking up to run a pilot scheme to provide enrichment activities in up to 200 secondary schools.

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

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Monday, October 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has used a visit to a holiday food scheme to call on the government to tackle child poverty.

Cardiff announced as UK’s first 'child friendly' city

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Cardiff has become the first city in the UK to be awarded "child-friendly" status by Unicef after implementing a series of policies and measures over the past five years to improve children's rights.

Access to Youth Work: Training developments

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth workers work in a variety of settings including traditional youth clubs, in the community (detached youth work) and increasingly in places such as schools, hospitals and secure environments.