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

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.

Think-tank wins EU backing for youth participation project

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Monday, July 28, 2014

| CYP Now

A London-based think-tank has been awarded €50,000 to encourage youth participation among disadvantaged young people.

London mayor launches youth volunteering schemes

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Boris Johnson is encouraging young people living in the capital to volunteer in a bid to improve their employment prospects.

Social action fund opens for bids

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Monday, June 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Uniformed youth organisations are being urged to apply for £10m worth of Treasury funding to deliver more social action opportunities.

Charities win £11m to boost social action

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Forty-one voluntary and community sector organisations are to gain a share of £11m from the Cabinet Office to encourage young people to participate in social action.

Hurd hands NCS over to independent trust

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) has established itself as a social enterprise, completing its move from government-run body to independence.

Hurd hails young generation at CYP Now Awards but says some youth services are 'ok to lose'

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Civil society minister Nick Hurd has said some local authority youth services closed in recent years because they were not good enough.

Government injects £6m to support youth volunteering

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Monday, October 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The Cabinet Office has launched a £6m fund in a bid to encourage more young people to take part in volunteering and social action.

Ministers will not interfere with NCS Trust, says body's chair

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Monday, September 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The independent body set up to run the government's flagship youth volunteering scheme the National Citizen Service (NCS) will operate free from political interference, its chair has said.

Youth Parliament launches consultation on young people's views

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Friday, September 13, 2013

| CYP Now

The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is looking to get more than half a million young people's views on what issues should be debated by youth leaders in the House of Commons later this year.

Regional youth work units defiant in the face of cuts

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Friday, August 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Regional youth work unit leaders say they have survived three years of cuts and are now increasing young people's involvement in service delivery.

Campaign urges young people to drive social action

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is urging more young people to take part in social action with the launch of a new campaign and up to £5m of funding.

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Food firms accused of bypassing ad rules, government summit to tackle child porn online, and a code of ethics for social workers, all in the news today.

Young people embrace online campaigning

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Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Nearly a third of young people believe online campaigning is more effective than street protests, a survey by youth volunteering charity vInspired has found.

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.

Girl Guides to tackle inequality in social action campaign

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Girl Guides across the country are set to take action to promote gender equality worldwide as part of a new advocacy and campaigning project.

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.

Gove ‘fails to visit any youth project' during time at DfE

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Monday, January 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has failed to visit a single youth project in his two and a half years in charge of the Department for Education, a list drawn up by civil servants has revealed.

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.

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.

National agency needed to co-ordinate youth media work

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

| CYP Now

The creation of a national agency for youth media work would drive up standards, and co-ordinate local and regional provision, a report by The Media Trust has found.

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

Think-tank wins EU backing for youth participation project

London mayor launches youth volunteering schemes

Social action fund opens for bids

Charities win £11m to boost social action

Hurd hands NCS over to independent trust

Hurd hails young generation at CYP Now Awards but says some youth services are 'ok to lose'

Government injects £6m to support youth volunteering

Ministers will not interfere with NCS Trust, says body's chair

Youth Parliament launches consultation on young people's views

Regional youth work units defiant in the face of cuts

Campaign urges young people to drive social action

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

Young people embrace online campaigning

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

Girl Guides to tackle inequality in social action campaign

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

Gove ‘fails to visit any youth project' during time at DfE

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

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

National agency needed to co-ordinate youth media work

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