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Adult learning

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  • Tuesday, November 27, 2007
    • | CYP Now
I would definitely turn the tables, so young people could teach older people. There's so many things young people know that older people need educating about. It would boost confidence amongst young people and show adults that we can teach them rather than them teaching us all the time.

Services for disabled children living away from home

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  • Tuesday, January 15, 2008
    • | CYP Now
I would make sure every child had access to an advocate, then the child would have someone else to act for them, especially when we don't feel able to do it for ourselves or when by speaking out we can cause big problems in our placement.

Education

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  • Tuesday, June 2, 2009
    • | CYP Now
If I were in charge of local authority education services, I would put extra funding into schools to be used on inclusive projects, such as inclusion training for teachers and lessons on diversity.

Khalid Obeirne, 19, London

    Other
  • Monday, March 21, 2011
    • | CYP Now
I had a difficult start in life; I was in foster care at the age of two, moved from family to family and grew up on estates where my only role models were people committing crime.

The London Eye

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  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008
    • | CYP Now
If I were in charge of the London Eye, I would make it a lot faster for the benefit of young people, otherwise it is really boring for those who want some excitement when they come to London.

Relations between adults and young people

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  • Tuesday, September 2, 2008
    • | CYP Now
I feel I am treated well in the community, but adults don't communicate with me if I am in a group. I think that adults don't talk to me because they think children in large groups are creating problems on the streets.

Local authorities urged to draw up youth action plans

    News
  • Monday, December 19, 2011
    • | CYP Now
All local authorities and government departments must publish their own youth action plan if the government's vision for youth services is to make a difference, the head of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) has said.

The London 2012 Olympics

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  • Tuesday, September 9, 2008
    • | CYP Now
I would make sure that the Paralympics gets as much attention as the Olympics. There has been a lot of interest in the Beijing Olympics, but many people seem to think the games have finished - they haven't.

Today's teenagers

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  • Tuesday, June 17, 2008
    • | CYP Now
I would get them all to realise that violence is not the solution to problems. If everyone were to walk away from a problem, they'd be the bigger person, but walking away isn't going to solve half of the problems you have with someone, and violence would just make matters worse.

Councils urged to take action on youth travel

    News
  • Tuesday, February 22, 2011
    • | CYP Now
The British Youth Council (BYC) is urging local authorities across the UK to follow Staffordshire County Council's example and bring in discounted bus travel for young people.

My Life: Marcus Miller, 15, Tottenham, London

    Other
  • Tuesday, August 6, 2013
    • | CYP Now
I got involved with StreetChance three years ago when coaches came to my school inviting us to play cricket for free at a local community centre. I really like cricket, so I was pleased to have something to do after school.

My Life: Jacob Said, 17, Crawley

    Other
  • Monday, October 15, 2012
    • | CYP Now
I recently helped create a radio campaign to celebrate all the hard work teachers do. I jumped at the chance to work in a group with other sixth formers at my school, St Wilfrid's in Crawley.

London Youth urges overhaul of Neet strategies

    News
  • Wednesday, February 21, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Strategies to help young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) are in need of an urgent overhaul because as many as 500,000 young people are not getting any support, a youth organisation has warned.

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