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I left home at an early age, and after several jobs including potato picking and working on a turkey farm, I first came into contact with youth work when I was 19, working in a supermarket.

Louis Boyd: How I Got Here

Features

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Statutory partnerships manager at Volunteering Matters Louis Boyd discusses his career to date.

Rashid Bhayat, chief executive, Positive Youth Foundation: How I Got Here

Features

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Youth work has been central to my life for 25 years and the foundations of my career in the sector started by volunteering in youth centres.

Youth services 'face oblivion' unless they pursue social investment

News

Monday, February 27, 2017

| CYP Now

Youth services are in existential crisis and face oblivion unless they change the way they are funded and take advantage of social investment opportunities, a leading figure in the sector has warned.

Ask the Experts: Ensure effective scrutiny from IROs

Best Practice

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on effective IROs, working with offenders' children, inappropriate behaviour and new sibling fears.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Other

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

| CYP Now

As major political and policy changes continue to impact on the children and young people's workforce, Charlotte Goddard takes a comprehensive look at the qualification requirements and training available.

Ambition announces new chief executive

News

Thursday, July 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth organisation Ambition has appointed education and training expert Emma Revie as its new chief executive.

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Since taking on the running of youth work in Knowsley and Kensington and Chelsea, youth mutuals have increased income, maintained services and reduced overheads, but it has not been an easy transition, say those in charge.

BYC chief to step down

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

British Youth Council (BYC) chief executive James Cathcart is to leave the organisation by the end of the year, it has been announced. ??

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on staff supervision, team motivation, life skills for young people and engaging nursery children with the arts.

Leadership: Involving young service users

Other

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Involving young people in shaping services can transform their lives and those of others. However, participation must be meaningful, fun, interactive and may generate outcomes you are not expecting.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on the future of DCSs, helping children of substance misusers, improving speech skills and conflict resolution.

Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

All children's services teams face the challenge of keeping staff turnover low against a landscape of tight budgets, so it is essential employers master the skills to retain, motivate and reward employees.

Foundations to spur youth services

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Camden is latest to create a charitable foundation in a bid to increase capacity in voluntary youth provision.

Ask the Experts: Post-retirement work options

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on working with children after retiring, joint commissioning, internet safety and the role of key workers.

Merged charity must be ambitious

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Ambition needs to advocate for positive youth work and champion the sector following its merger with NCVYS.

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Interview: Mark Gifford, National Citizen Service chief executive

Interview – Ndidi Okezie, chief executive, UK Youth

How I Got Here: Sharon Lovell, National Youth Advocacy Service

How I Got Here: Sharon Davies, chief executive, Young Enterprise

Louis Boyd: How I Got Here

Rashid Bhayat, chief executive, Positive Youth Foundation: How I Got Here

Youth services 'face oblivion' unless they pursue social investment

Ask the Experts: Ensure effective scrutiny from IROs

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Ambition announces new chief executive

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

BYC chief to step down

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Leadership: Involving young service users

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

Foundations to spur youth services

Ask the Experts: Post-retirement work options

Merged charity must be ambitious

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