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I left home at an early age, and after several jobs including potato picking and working on a turkey farm, I first came into contact with youth work when I was 19, working in a supermarket.

Louis Boyd: How I Got Here

Features

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Statutory partnerships manager at Volunteering Matters Louis Boyd discusses his career to date.

Rashid Bhayat, chief executive, Positive Youth Foundation: How I Got Here

Features

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Youth work has been central to my life for 25 years and the foundations of my career in the sector started by volunteering in youth centres.

Youth services 'face oblivion' unless they pursue social investment

News

Monday, February 27, 2017

| CYP Now

Youth services are in existential crisis and face oblivion unless they change the way they are funded and take advantage of social investment opportunities, a leading figure in the sector has warned.

Ask the Experts: Ensure effective scrutiny from IROs

Best Practice

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on effective IROs, working with offenders' children, inappropriate behaviour and new sibling fears.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Other

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

| CYP Now

As major political and policy changes continue to impact on the children and young people's workforce, Charlotte Goddard takes a comprehensive look at the qualification requirements and training available.

Ambition announces new chief executive

News

Thursday, July 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth organisation Ambition has appointed education and training expert Emma Revie as its new chief executive.

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Since taking on the running of youth work in Knowsley and Kensington and Chelsea, youth mutuals have increased income, maintained services and reduced overheads, but it has not been an easy transition, say those in charge.

BYC chief to step down

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

British Youth Council (BYC) chief executive James Cathcart is to leave the organisation by the end of the year, it has been announced. ??

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on staff supervision, team motivation, life skills for young people and engaging nursery children with the arts.

Leadership: Involving young service users

Other

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Involving young people in shaping services can transform their lives and those of others. However, participation must be meaningful, fun, interactive and may generate outcomes you are not expecting.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

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