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Government spending watchdog to probe National Citizen Service

Monday, October 24, 2016

| CYP Now

The parliamentary spending body will investigate whether the government is achieving value for money from the National Citizen Service (NCS) initiative, it has been announced.

Government invests £1m in social action

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The government will invest £1m to get more young people involved in social action, youth services minister Rob Wilson has announced.

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.

UK Youth and NYA in running for £1.8m grant

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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.

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.

Local authorities urged to draw up youth action plans

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Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

All local authorities and government departments must publish their own youth action plan if the government's vision for youth services is to make a difference, the head of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) has said.

Young people asked to define the big society

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people are being quizzed on what role they want to play in society, as part of a campaign launched by youth volunteering charity V.

Youth social action brings communities together, study finds

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth social action has the potential to improve intergenerational relationships and community pride, research has suggested. ??

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.

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.

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

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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.

NCS saves as little as nine pence for every £1 spent, evaluation finds

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

The financial benefit of the government's flagship National Citizen Service (NCS) programme could be as little as nine pence for every £1 spent, an independent evaluation has revealed.

Prime Minister pledges 'NCS for all'

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) will be massively expanded if the Conservatives win the next general election, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Social action 'more popular among affluent young people'

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people from poorer families are less likely to take part in youth social action than their more affluent peers, researchers have found.

Minister wants 'full-time volunteering' for young people

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

| CYP Now

A major review of young people's involvement in social action projects has been announced by the government, with youth minister Rob Wilson revealing he wants more young people to volunteer on a full-time basis.

Young people to compete for social enterprise grants

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people aged 11 to 14 are being given the opportunity to compete for grants to set up social enterprises in their communities.

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.

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

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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.

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.

National Citizen Service recruitment targets cut by more than 100,000

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Participation targets for the number of young people taking part in the National Citizen Service by 2020/21 have been cut by more than 100,000.

Youth organisations urged to overcome fears of working with businesses

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Friday, January 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Scepticism over companies' motives for working with youth groups must be overcome to successfully deliver improved services, a charity central to the government's youth policy has warned.

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.

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.

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.

Week-long version of National Citizen Service to be trialled

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

| CYP Now

A compressed week-long version of the government's National Citizen Service scheme is to be trialled later this year, it has emerged.

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Government spending watchdog to probe National Citizen Service

Government invests £1m in social action

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

UK Youth and NYA in running for £1.8m grant

Sector raises 'huge concerns' over government approach to youth policy

Local authorities urged to draw up youth action plans

Young people asked to define the big society

Youth social action brings communities together, study finds

Councils slash youth services spending by a quarter

Tool to help youth sector prove its worth unveiled

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

NCS saves as little as nine pence for every £1 spent, evaluation finds

Prime Minister pledges 'NCS for all'

Social action 'more popular among affluent young people'

Minister wants 'full-time volunteering' for young people

Young people to compete for social enterprise grants

Social action fund opens for bids

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

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

National Citizen Service recruitment targets cut by more than 100,000

Youth organisations urged to overcome fears of working with businesses

Youth Parliament launches consultation on young people's views

Revised youth service guidance still too vague, sector says

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

Week-long version of National Citizen Service to be trialled

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