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Government spending watchdog to probe National Citizen Service

Monday, October 24, 2016

| CYP Now

The parliamentary spending body will investigate whether the government is achieving value for money from the National Citizen Service (NCS) initiative, it has been announced.

£10m youth engagement fund launches

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched a £10m pilot programme in a bid to make heritage "relevant and inclusive" for 11- to 25-year-olds.??

Initiative looks to young people for ideas to tackle Britain's problems

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Friday, November 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people's opinions on the problems facing Britain are being gathered and turned into projects that attempt to effect positive change in neighbourhoods.

Participation in Practice: Mosquito ban in Sheffield

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Monday, February 21, 2011

| CYP Now

A member of the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) has successfully led a campaign to ban the controversial Mosquito device on council and police property in Sheffield.

Skills for the Job: Young people and recruitment

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Involving young people in the process of recruitment offers them invaluable interview training and increases employability

Skills for the Job: Dealing with racist behaviour

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Fostering a climate of critical thinking and openness can help tackle the causes of racism among children and young people.

Cable urges young people to become entrepreneurs

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Monday, July 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people should become entrepreneurs and take advantage of government start-up loans, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has urged.

Arts groups launch programme to reach vulnerable young people

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Friday, August 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A £1m programme to engage disadvantaged young people in arts and cultural activities has been launched in five English regions.

Fathers' group steers boys away from a life of gangs

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

When his 16-year-old son was killed in a gang-related attack in May 2009, James Gregory wanted to take positive action to support young people living in deprived areas of Manchester to steer clear of crime.

More DfE funding for military-led mentoring projects

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Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has injected a further £4.8m into military-led projects that tackle underachievement in educationally disengaged children.

How youth board boosts awareness of mental health support needs

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

| CYP Now

A youth board in Birmingham is helping to improve children's mental health provision.

My Life: Aileen Loftus, 15, Leeds

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The Big Deal Competition, run by education charity Brightside and The Excellence Hub for Yorkshire and Humber, is a 10-week programme in which we had to create a business team, come up with a new product, write a business plan and, to finish it off, pitch it all to nine intimidating businessmen and women.

Today's young people more socially aware despite harmful stereotypes, says Demos

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people believe they are more socially aware than previous generations in spite of their frequently negative portrayal in the media, according to research by think-tank Demos.

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.