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The UKYP has around 300 elected members. Picture: UKYP/Twitter

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Plans unveiled for British Youth Council successor

News 24 April

£3.1mn upgraded youth zone opens in Blackburn

News 17 April

UK Youth launches search for permanent chief executive

Childcare settings have been forced to close due to the app. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 April

Decision to close Manchester youth charity 'frustrates' campaigners

News 4 April

Tool supports youth workers to tackle gender-based violence

Innovative technology tools enable teams on the frontline to provide more proactive support to families. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

News 2 April

Hopes digital youth work standards will 'modernise' sector

Vanessa Longley: exclusions ‘just pass the problem on’. Picture: Chance UK

News 28 March

Charity to lead development of strengths-based evaluation tool

News 27 March

'Banning us from social media not practical', say teenagers

News 27 March

Youth homeless project receives royal visitor

News 26 March

Welfare reforms could derail government ambitions for children, charities warn

News 26 March

Five years after lockdown: Young people's reflections

Youth Work Opinion

Strategic play: 17 years on from England’s first National Play Strategy

Eugene Minogue

Breaking barriers to employment

Kirsty Matthews

Supporting collaboration between young people could ease mental health crisis

Adam Farricker

The moral and economic imperatives for tackling NEET rises

Barry Fletcher

Youth Work Best Practice

Participants develop their soft skills such as communication and public speaking

Bridging the gap to employment

Youth organisations are funded to bring young people and employers together

Connecting young people with employers

Participants build relationships with mentors and peers while gaining work skills

Sport provides springboard to work

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Youth Work Features

Lessons youth sector can learn from NCS

AI will allow Noise Solution to gain better insights into its work with young people

AI revolutionises impact reporting

The Local Government Association backs the expansion of family hubs across the country to enable health problems to be tackled earlier

Spending Review 2025: key asks for children and family services

Youth Work Research

Evidence of outcomes would often be recorded anecdotally with no scientific data. Picture: Gorynvd/Adobe Stock

Using young people's stories to gather evidence and show impact

Physical activity impacts on children’s mood, concentration and helps with learning. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Youth work and sport: Research evidence

Grants are designed to improve youth facilities, DCMS says. Picture: Adobe Stock

Hundreds of youth groups receive first YIF grants

Increasing confidence and wellbeing are cited among the benefits of residential trips. Picture: Kingswood

Teachers’ views on the value of outdoor residential trips