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NCB Now: Business and youth partnerships

Following last month's announcement of a new government youth policy, Positive for Youth, a group of national charities are coming together to help broker relationships between businesses and organisations that support young people in England.

NYA Update: Time to get a free Edge

The latest edition of The Edge - the National Youth Agency and Local Government Association's e-magazine for elected members and the wider youth sector, is available for download.

NCB Now: Childminders back caring and learning

Caring and learning are essential to the work of childminders and are seen as interdependent by childminders themselves, who see learning as impossible without a safe, caring environment. This is one of the findings of a research report by the NCB Research Centre.

NCB Now: Comment -- A fresh vision for Children and Society

2012 heralds the arrival of a new editorial team at Children and Society - the interdisciplinary journal co-published by NCB on all aspects of childhood. The new team includes Professor Mary Jane Kehily, Dr Heather Montgomery and Dr Lindsay Odell - all based at the Open University - as well as myself at Sussex University.

NYA Update: Comment -- Positive for Youth

"Businesses and other employers are key members of the community... At national and local level an increasing number of businesses see a robust business case for building partnerships at the corporate level with voluntary organisations that support young people."

NCB Now: A new project named Viper

Partnership project Viper (Voice, Inclusion, Participation, Empowerment, Research) aims to identify the best ways for young disabled people to participate in decision making about their lives and the services they use

NCB Now: Celebrate Disability History Month

This month sees the start of the second UK Disability History Month, which runs until 22 December. The Council for Disabled Children is taking the opportunity to highlight duties towards disabled people under the Equality Act.