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Black young people need a plan to defy stats

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 23, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Just a few days ago, I spent some time talking to a group of young people who live near me. The conversation was started by a chance remark I heard one of them make while I was waiting for the bus.

Government must keep pace with the baby boom

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 23, 2012
  • | CYP Now
While we soldier on through this age of austerity, more and more little people are appearing. England's birth rate has been creeping up for some years now and the Office for National Statistics projects that it will continue to do so for some time.

Youth employability is reliant on a jobs market

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 28, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The youth unemployment figures - over one million and rising - were not unexpected, but are intensely worrying. The national figure is bad enough, but the regional variation means that in some areas there is a real danger of endemic long-term unemployment.

The art form of cutting out-of-school services

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 31, 2011
  • | CYP Now
All the directors and local politicians I've spoken to of late agree that the impact of the cuts has only just begun to be felt, and that there is much pain yet to come. This is a hard message for colleagues in services at risk and for the young people they serve.

Long-term support cures hopelessness

    Opinion
  • Friday, October 14, 2011
  • | CYP Now
After the long summer, there is much on which to reflect. The riots have focused on the issues that should be front of mind for all of us - helping disadvantaged young people reach their full potential.

We must pull together for deprived children

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 22, 2011
  • | CYP Now
This week is the first week of the school break. It's a time for a holiday, time to play sport, time to take part in new challenges. But research has shown that disadvantaged children are more likely to fall behind their peers during this long summer holiday.

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