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Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Less than half of local authorities always take into account their legal duty to provide sufficient support for young people when making decisions about youth service funding, survey findings show.

Youth clubs key to children's wellbeing, finds survey

News

Friday, July 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Children and young people who attend youth clubs will be happier and healthier than those who do not, a survey suggests.

Shadow minister backs youth-led anti-crime campaign

News

Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A youth-led anti-knife and gun campaign has won backing from Labour's shadow minister for communities and local government.

Daily roundup: Care applications, education and youth groups

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Care applications fall 12 per cent in February; government rejects calls for life skills strategy; and research will measure impact of youth groups in teaching "soft skills", all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare groups disappointed by worker entry requirements decision; health watchdog calls for better training on domestic violence; and schools reminded about female genital mutilation risk, all in the news today.

Charities win £11m to boost social action

News

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.

Daily roundup: Visual impairments, Youth Audit and education support

Other

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Guidelines launched to improve commissioning of child eye health services; council undergoes first Youth Audit; and plans to raise education support for disabled young people to 25 gains backing, all in the news today.

Youth work roundup

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth club closures, youngest youth councillor and electronic voting system, all in the news this week.

Regional youth work units defiant in the face of cuts

News

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.

Arts groups launch programme to reach vulnerable young people

News

Friday, August 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A £1m programme to engage disadvantaged young people in arts and cultural activities has been launched in five English regions.

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

News

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.

Gove confirms DfE could relinquish responsibility for youth policy

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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.

Ask the Expert: Young youth workers

Other

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

Other

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Fears that the new disability payment system could hamper independent living for young people, MPs urged to spend time with local youth workers, and Bromley berated over delays in SEN support, all in the news today.

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

News

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.

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, migrant children and early years inspections

Other

Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A child sexual exploitation campaign in Lancashire, the human rights of migrant children and calls for parity on Ofsted early years inspections, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Fingerprinting two-year-olds, Quintin Kynaston School and a £7m youth zone

Other

Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Private firm G4S admits to taking children's fingerprints "in error", the head teacher of a flagship academy is suspended, and plans for a major youth project in Preston, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Trafficked children, Paralympic legacy and the Youth Contract

Other

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A Council of Europe call for action on trafficking, children's views sought on the Paralympic legacy and questions over the Youth Contract, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Funding for toddlers, police commissioners and shoplifting children

Other

Thursday, September 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Barnardo's warning over support for deprived three- and four-year-olds, a report reveals lack of awareness on police elections, and children steal food to feed their families, all in the news today.

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

News

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

News

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

News

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.

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Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

Youth clubs key to children's wellbeing, finds survey

Shadow minister backs youth-led anti-crime campaign

Daily roundup: Care applications, education and youth groups

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

Charities win £11m to boost social action

Daily roundup: Visual impairments, Youth Audit and education support

Youth work roundup

Regional youth work units defiant in the face of cuts

Arts groups launch programme to reach vulnerable young people

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

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

Ask the Expert: Young youth workers

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, migrant children and early years inspections

Daily roundup: Fingerprinting two-year-olds, Quintin Kynaston School and a £7m youth zone

Daily roundup: Trafficked children, Paralympic legacy and the Youth Contract

Daily roundup: Funding for toddlers, police commissioners and shoplifting children

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

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