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Uniformed youth work gives young people 'positive start', multi-generational study finds

Friday, January 22, 2021

Uniformed youth work is effective at offering young people a positive start in life, particularly those who struggle to engage in formal education, a report from the Sea Cadets has found.

#Chances4Children: Youth group step-up to support vaccine programme in Slough

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Volunteers from a youth charity in Slough have stepped up to help the area’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Careers guidance and training for disadvantaged groups among pledges to boost post-16 education

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

The government has unveiled plans to overhaul post-16 education and training with a greater focus on preparing young people for vocational roles.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

Government urged to fund charity jobs for NEET young people

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

A report backed by charities and a cross-party group of MPs is calling on the government to pay young people to work for charities, to mitigate against “the long-term scarring of unemployment” caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Youth workers get key worker status

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Friday, January 8, 2021

Youth organisations have praised a move to confirm youth workers as key workers during the third national lockdown.

Centrepoint calls for action to protect young rough sleepers during lockdown

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Youth homelessness charity Centrepoint is calling for urgent government action to support rough sleepers during the latest national lockdown.

Coronavirus lockdown: Latest guidance for early years, schools, social workers, youth and youth justice services

Features

Thursday, January 7, 2021

A third national lockdown has been imposed in England to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Interview: Kathryn Morley, OnSide chief executive

Features

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Derren Hayes speaks to the chief executive of OnSide, the charity behind youth zones.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Resilience Fund

Features

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award has launched a Resilience Fund to help up to 12,000 disadvantaged young people participate in the awards scheme during the Covid-19 crisis.

DfE announces £100m scheme to replace Erasmus+

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The government has announced a new £100m initiative to allow students to study and work abroad after the UK's departure from the European Union resulted in the end of the existing Erasmus+ scheme.

Youth jobs crisis: schemes set up to help young people find work

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The pandemic has seen the number of young people in work reach a record low level. Experts say government schemes are short-term solutions, prompting youth organisations to develop their own support programmes.

Wirral DCS Paul Boyce awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours

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Monday, January 4, 2021

A director of children’s services, praised by Ofsted for improving provision for vulnerable children and families in Merseyside, has been awarded an OBE.

Rachel De Souza named as new children’s commissioner

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

Dame Rachel De Souza has been named as the new children’s commissioner for England.

Major children's rights report renews calls for youth work investment

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Friday, December 11, 2020

The decimation of cuts to youth services is among a number of children’s rights issues which must be “urgently fixed” by government, a coalition of charities supporting children and young people has said.

Children’s rights ‘worryingly low’ on political agenda, charities warn

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Children’s rights remain “worryingly low” on the political agenda in England, a coalition of charities supporting vulnerable young people have warned.

Nesta names 14 organisations to benefit from Covid-19 recovery scheme

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Employment innovation charity Nesta has named a raft of organisations supporting young people to find work which will benefit from a £125,000 share of its Covid-19 recovery fund.

Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit launch nurturing schools partnership

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has teamed up with a charity to support 10 secondary schools to reduce the number of exclusions and create an inclusive learning environment.