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London authorities exceed apprenticeship pledge

Thursday, November 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Local authorities across London have offered more than 1,820 apprenticeships in council services to young people aged 16 to 24 since January 2009.

Call for MPs to champion youth job opportunities

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Monday, April 7, 2014

| CYP Now

All MPs must take responsibility for reducing the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet), the chief executive of Youth Employment UK has said.

30,000 adolescents disengaged despite raised participation age, figures show

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Almost 30,000 16-year-olds were not in education or training at the end of 2013 despite the government raising the participation age to 17, official figures reveal.

Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den investor to lead apprenticeships review

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Former Dragons' Den investor Doug Richard has been chosen by the government to lead an independent review into the future of apprenticeships.

Conservative Conference 2011: Cameron appeals to businesses to increase apprenticeships

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to provide funding and cut red tape if businesses agree to increase the number of apprenticeships.

Disadvantaged young people struggling 'to get lives back on track’ post-pandemic

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

| CYP Now

Half of young people from low-income backgrounds say they don’t know how they’ll get their life “back on track”, following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rathbone launches campaign to boost numbers of minority ethnic apprentices

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Friday, March 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth charity Rathbone has launched a drive to get more black and minority ethnic (BME) young people into apprenticeships.

MPs call for champions to head national campaign for apprenticeships

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

"Apprentice champions" should be sent into schools to promote vocational routes into employment and change the perception of apprenticeships, a report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning has said.

Youth mentoring programmes to share £3.5m to support underachievers

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Monday, November 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth mentoring programmes in England are to share more than £3.5m in a bid to support thousands of young people who are at risk of disengaging from education.

Volunteer school mentor numbers top 1,300

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 1,300 volunteer mentors are now working in schools across England as part of efforts to boost careers education, it has emerged.

Campaign urges employers to target jobless young people

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Some of the UK's biggest companies are being called upon to do more to offer unemployed young people job opportunities.

High demand for Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools, study finds

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Friday, December 9, 2016

| CYP Now

Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools are in high demand ahead of a national roll-out in three months time, according to a study.

Lib Dems urge post-Brexit protection for EU youth programme

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| CYP Now

The participation of young people from the UK in the European Union's (EU) Erasmus training and study programme must continue after Brexit, the Liberal Democrats have said.

Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Ofsted must check that schools are offering impartial careers advice during inspections, apprenticeship providers have warned.

Children 'suffer uncertainty' over education funding delay

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's delay in allocating financial support for 16- to 19-year-olds has prevented Year 11 students from making informed decisions about their further education, MPs have claimed.

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Defence has been told to stop the British armed forces recruiting young people under the age of 18.

Conservative Party Conference: Call for youth sector to promote informal education

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth organisations must do more to promote the value of informal education, the chief executive of Girlguiding has said.

Organisations offered 2,200 to support teenagers into work

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

| CYP Now

The government is inviting organisations to bid for contracts worth up to 2,200 to help 55,000 16- and 17-year-olds who are out of work, education or training.

Job and education worries are biggest concerns for young people

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Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people fear being "cut adrift" from society due to difficulty accessing housing, jobs and education, research by YMCA England has found.

Call for career support for disadvantaged primary pupils

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The next government should develop a welfare package that provides support from primary school into adulthood in a bid to reduce youth unemployment, a report suggests.

Unemployed young people turn to volunteering and training

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people are attempting to defy the increasingly challenging jobs market by volunteering, undertaking unpaid work, and continuing training, youth charity the Jack Petchey Foundation has found.

Co-op launches apprenticeship scheme

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

| CYP Now

The Co-operative Group has launched an apprenticeship academy that aims to provide 2,000 jobs to young people over the next three years.

Barnardo's chief hits out at 'disastrous' EMA replacement

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Barnardo's has described the replacement for the education maintenance allowance (EMA) as a "disastrous step backwards" after government statistics revealed the percentage of 16- to 18-year-olds participating in education and training rose by two per cent last year.

Conservative Party Conference: 'Train youth workers to support young entrepreneurs'

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers need to be trained to better support disadvantaged young people to become more entrepreneurial, the deputy chief executive of the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

Youth charities receive social impact bond investment

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Friday, March 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity that aims to improve the lives of teenagers by recruiting them as mentors for vulnerable toddlers is among four programmes to win social impact bond (SIB) funding through the Youth Engagement Fund.

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London authorities exceed apprenticeship pledge

Call for MPs to champion youth job opportunities

30,000 adolescents disengaged despite raised participation age, figures show

Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den investor to lead apprenticeships review

Conservative Conference 2011: Cameron appeals to businesses to increase apprenticeships

Disadvantaged young people struggling 'to get lives back on track’ post-pandemic

Rathbone launches campaign to boost numbers of minority ethnic apprentices

MPs call for champions to head national campaign for apprenticeships

Youth mentoring programmes to share £3.5m to support underachievers

Volunteer school mentor numbers top 1,300

Campaign urges employers to target jobless young people

High demand for Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools, study finds

Lib Dems urge post-Brexit protection for EU youth programme

Further education providers urge Ofsted to scrutinise careers advice

Children 'suffer uncertainty' over education funding delay

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

Conservative Party Conference: Call for youth sector to promote informal education

Organisations offered 2,200 to support teenagers into work

Job and education worries are biggest concerns for young people

Call for career support for disadvantaged primary pupils

Unemployed young people turn to volunteering and training

Co-op launches apprenticeship scheme

Barnardo's chief hits out at 'disastrous' EMA replacement

Conservative Party Conference: 'Train youth workers to support young entrepreneurs'

Youth charities receive social impact bond investment

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