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Finally, youth sector receives a boost
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Opinion
- Monday, November 8, 2010
Given that he spent seven years limbering up for the job in opposition, there was some relief when Tim Loughton was named as a children's minister in the coalition six months ago.
Trust and respect trump targets and outcomes
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Opinion
- Friday, July 22, 2011
Some years ago, I published an article with a youth and community worker about his experiences of trying to re-engage disaffected young people in education, employment or training.
Who would gain from a licence?
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Opinion
- Monday, September 27, 2010
At the tail end of the summer, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announced that it had no plans to introduce occupational licences, including one for youth work.
Hidden costs of payment-by-results
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Opinion
- Monday, July 5, 2010
We are in an age of austerity where outcomes are critical. So it is difficult to take issue in raw principle with the government's desire to commission more public services on a payment-by-results basis.
A chance to create a strong youth work sector
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Opinion
- Monday, June 14, 2010
Though this time there are no direct links, the killings in Cumbria have coincided with the formation of the Youth Work Sector Expert Group.
Taking a closer look at National Citizen Service
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Opinion
- Monday, May 17, 2010
The Conservatives' long-trailed National Citizen Service (NCS) now looks set to see the light of day. It is a bold plan.
The answer to Neets won't fit on a sheet of A4
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Opinion
- Friday, November 27, 2009
Suddenly everyone's interested in young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neet).
It's time to respect children's rights
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Opinion
- Tuesday, November 17, 2009
You wait ages for one 20th anniversary, then three come along at once. We've just marked the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 1989 Children Act. And this week it is 20 years since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child came into existence.
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