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Pledge to tackle child poverty

    Other
  • Tuesday, October 30, 2007
  • | CYP Now
The Northern Ireland Executive unveiled its first draft Budget last week, which included plans to boost education spending and a pledge to meet child poverty targets.

The joys of sex should be explained

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Earlier this year, the government confirmed its intention to make sex education compulsory in schools as part of the introduction of personal, social and health education to the National Curriculum.

LSC suffers huge staff vacancies

    News
  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities will not receive a full complement of staff from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), which could threaten their ability to manage 16 to 19 education, CYP Now has learned.

NCB chief appointed chair of CWDC

    News
  • Friday, July 3, 2009
  • | CYP Now
National Children's Bureau (NCB) chief executive Paul Ennals has been appointed chair of the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC).

Few guarantees in Brown's drive for jobs

    Other
  • Tuesday, July 7, 2009
  • | CYP Now
I am incredulous that, during last week's launch of Building Britain's Future, Gordon Brown should have made the claim that "this is the first time that any government has guaranteed that jobs and training will be available to young people".

Apprentices get financial support

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 6, 2007
  • | CYP Now
Young people who take up apprenticeships will be entitled to apply for a university-style grant of at least 3,000, the Prime Minister has announced.

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