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Break down the wall of ignorance

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, April 1, 2009
    • | CYP Now
It's disappointing to hear of examples where the role of youth work is overlooked and under-appreciated. But sadly all too often this still is the case.

Protect the youth opportunity fund

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 14, 2010
    • | CYP Now
As CYP Now predicted last week, the Department for Education has removed the ringfence around the remaining 40.8m of the youth opportunity fund. The ringfence guaranteed that money went to local grant-making youth panels to spend on projects requested by local young people.

Keep a young hand on purse strings

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, June 30, 2010
    • | CYP Now
An impressive 2.5 million young people benefited from the youth opportunity and youth capital funds between 2006 and 2009, according to data compiled by the previous government.

Youth work needs fresh young talent

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 27, 2010
    • | CYP Now
It's easy to become consumed by your own job prospects in difficult economic times. But spare a thought for those looking to get a foot on the career ladder.

Big society could hit small charities hard

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, September 1, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Will small and medium-sized youth charities be among the biggest losers of the coalition government? It seems an odd question to ask given the now youth minister Tim Loughton's comments before the election that he would make it a personal priority to find new ways of supporting the voluntary youth sector.

Don't rule out single-faith projects

Successfully reaching out to young people from minority groups is something that concerns all providers of youth services - both statutory and voluntary.

Youth workers in hospital fill a void

    Opinion
  • Thursday, March 5, 2009
    • | CYP Now
I've become rather hardened to youth work projects. After writing about the youth sector for more than six years, it takes a lot for a project to really stand out from the crowd.

Embarrassing custody rates require creative solutions

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 25, 2011
    • | CYP Now
The high number of young people held in youth custody in England and Wales has been a cause of national embarrassment. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has quite rightly raised concerns at the levels of young people held in our youth jails in its recent reports. Despite impressive reductions in recent years, more than 2,000 under-18s were in custody in May.

Asylum policy ignores child welfare

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009
    • | CYP Now
It's a bit much to expect governments to demonstrate consistency. As of last week, under Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, UK Border Agency staff have a duty to consider and promote the welfare of children when exercising their functions. That's a welcome and long-anticipated development.

Editorial: A lesson in communication for us all

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 12, 2007
    • | CYP Now
As a trainee journalist a decade ago, I was always taught to never accept quotes for articles by letter or fax. People write anodyne quotes, I was told, and you'll never get to find out the all-important "who, what, when, where, why and how" required for every story.

Recognition of youth work is long overdue

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 4, 2008
    • | CYP Now
This week is Youth Work Week (1-7 November). Co-ordinated by The National Youth Agency, this annual event aims to explain and celebrate youth work and highlight its contribution to the development of young people.

Harsh lessons in influencing people

    Opinion
  • Thursday, October 28, 2010
    • | CYP Now
The waiting for the comprehensive spending review is finally over but no doubt it will be many months before the true impact of public spending cuts on services for young people will be known.

League tables can be a force for good if given more care

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 14, 2011
    • | CYP Now
League tables appear to be flavour of the month. The Department for Education published local authorities' three-year performance averages for children in care against 15 indicators a fortnight ago. And then children's minister Tim Loughton last week signalled his support for league tables for youth services at the Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services annual convention, which would be scored at least in part by young people.

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