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Why should the young have to conform?

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 25, 2007
    • | CYP Now
I have just read Helen Reddington's book The Lost Women of Rock Music, which traces what happened to the influx of female musicians who entered the business in the 1970s and early 80s.

Policy into practice Ethnic minority voting

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 19, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The issue: The European elections are around the corner but how many of us are going to vote? European elections have traditionally had a low turnout, but this is particularly the case for ethnic minority young people, who may feel disengaged from the political process.

Universal and targeted armies wage war

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 12, 2008
    • | CYP Now
I was asked the other day where I stood on striking the balance between universal and targeted provision in youth work. I smiled at the juxtaposition. Such a stark division has caused a lot of argument, heartache and grief at ideological and political levels, and in policy and practice. It allows for the drawing up of battle lines: on the one side, those advocating value for money and reaching those somehow objectively assessed as most "in need", on the other, those espousing open doors, thus enabling responsiveness to all forms of "need" as subjectively expressed.

Policy into practice Looked-after children

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The issue: Around 60,000 children in England are in care at any one time. Many of them have suffered traumatic experiences, abuse or neglect. The transition to new adult carers in unfamiliar settings can add to their stress without extended families, friends and siblings around to offer support.

Inspecting home educators is fair

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 11, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Graham Badman's review of home education has created an unrivalled storm of protest on CYP Now's online discussion forums in the past couple of months. Scores of parents are livid at his proposals.

Policy into practice: Back-to-school costs

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 1, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The issue: More than half of parents in the UK cannot afford the costs of sending their children back to school, according to a survey conducted by Save the Children and Family Action.

Policy into practice - Infant health

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 8, 2009
    • | CYP Now
THE ISSUE: Being a new parent can be tough. Making sense of all the advice and information from relatives, magazines and experts to work out what is best for your baby can be an exhausting challenge.

Outreach work is key to Sure Start

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 18, 2010
    • | CYP Now
It is becoming pretty clear that Sure Start will be a key election issue. For months, Labour has claimed that a Conservative government would decimate the service it has created, an accusation consistently denied by the Tories.

Some young people need non-negotiable support

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 25, 2010
    • | CYP Now
As Anne Weinstock left the Department for Children, Schools and Families last year, she made a plea for sustained support for the "triple track" approach pioneered during her time as head of the Youth Taskforce.

Will sanctions or support ward off trouble?

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 1, 2008
    • | CYP Now
One element of the "triple track" response in the new Youth Taskforce Action Plan is the idea of non-negotiable support. Some will immediately baulk at the concept: surely support has to be wanted to be effective?

Funding resolution needs consensus

    Opinion
  • Friday, February 19, 2010
    • | CYP Now
The youth worker strike in Coventry is likely to be followed by further walkouts if other councils go ahead with their proposed youth service cuts.

Haringey needs intensive support

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 22, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Who would want to work in Haringey children's services? As we reveal this week, care proceedings in the London borough soared after Baby P's death dominated the news.

It can be better to text than to talk

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 28, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) research on positive activities released at the end of August made for interesting reading. Back in March, the DCSF conducted interviews with 72 pairs of young people aged between 13 and 19. The purpose of the research was to understand the motivators and barriers to young people participating in positive activities, and to find the most effective ways in encouraging young people to participate.

Editorial: Let's make staff a New Year priority

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 10, 2008
    • | CYP Now
The publication of the Children's Plan before Christmas and the pledge of an additional 160m for youth facilities over the next two years was a fitting way to round off last year (see page 5).

Cut traffic speed to make cycling safer

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 6, 2009
    • | CYP Now
When I was about 10 a car came around the corner of a quiet country lane and knocked me flying off my bicycle. Fortunately, I went into the hedge and the bike went into the middle of the road.

The beautiful game has started to turn ugly

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 15, 2008
    • | CYP Now
In one of the first discussions on youthful antisocial behaviour during the 1990s, I noted in a speech that most of the lads' magazines tended to be preoccupied with half-naked women and bad-boy footballers.

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