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BYC closure highlights 'threat to youth representation', members warn

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth parliament members have written to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport amid concerns that “youth representation is under a greater threat than ever” after the closure of the British Youth Council (BYC).

What the sector wants to see from the next government

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Charities supporting children and young people have released manifestos detailing what they want from the next government in the run up to the general election after more than a decade of cuts to public services.

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

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Monday, March 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Only 22% of children feel that their concerns are being listened to by politicians with just 10% feeling their views are important to those running the country, a survey by the Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed.

British Youth Council annouces closure

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Friday, March 22, 2024

| CYP Now

The British Youth Council (BYC) has announced its closure after more than 75 years due to “financial challenges”.

Youth Services Act needed to boost access for young people, NYA says

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

| CYP Now

The implementation of legislation to underpin councils’ legal duty to provide a local youth offer is among a series of recommendations in a new manifesto designed to increase young people’s access to youth services.

Lack of strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation ‘harming young people’

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

| CYP Now

The lack of a UK-wide strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation and support children affected by it is resulting in “serious and preventable harm” to young people, a review of the current system finds.

Youth workers step in amid lack of family help to protect children from crime

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth workers are stepping in to cover for a lack of help from parents and families to prevent children in London from being involved in violent crime, a report has found.

North East youth organisations receive grant to pilot enrichment scheme

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

| CYP Now

Two youth work organisations in the North East have been awarded government grants to test the impact of centralised enrichment support on schools.

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

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Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Bradford councillors have agreed to sell off an outdoor residential centre for children as part of £40 million worth of cuts to its budget.

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

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Friday, March 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The “one-size-fits-all approach” to supporting children through the cost-of-living crisis “overlooks the unique challenges faced by young people”, the Youth Select Committee’s new report has found.

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Services for children, young people and families in Birmingham face a funding drop of more than £100 million after councillors approved what are thought to be the biggest budget cuts in local authority history.

How I Got Here: Faye Bishop, youth worker, Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust

Best Practice

Friday, March 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Faye Bishop is a youth worker for the paediatric and young adult diabetes team at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust.

Youth apprenticeships: Key policy developments

Features

Friday, March 1, 2024

| CYP Now

In 2017, the government introduced an apprenticeship levy – a charge to an employer of 0.5 per cent of their annual pay bill if it is more than £3m – which is used to fund the training of apprentices.

Youth services funding cut linked to increased risk of children's involvement in crime

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Friday, March 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Funding for youth work services has fallen by more than 60 per cent over the past decade, with reductions in provision linked to a rise in anti-social behaviour and young people's involvement in crime, according to research commissioned by the government.

Redthread to close Nottinghamshire violence intervention programme

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Friday, March 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Charity Redthread has announced the closure of its Nottinghamshire youth violence intervention programme due to a lack of funding.

Special Report: Youth Apprenticeships

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Apprenticeships are a crucial route to work for many disadvantaged young people but recent changes to how they are funded have seen the number of placements fall significantly leading to calls for reform.

Defunding post-16 qualifications risks eroding young people’s opportunities, report warns

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to take action to tackle the erosion of opportunities for young people through the defunding of qualifications.

Interview: Ruth Marvel, chief executive of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to the chief executive of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.

Scouts putting ‘the lives of young people at risk’, warns coroner

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

| CYP Now

The Scout Association lacks a “culture of candour” and is “institutionally defensive”, a coroner has warned following the death of a 16-year-old boy who fell from a beauty spot in Wales while on a trip with the organisation.