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Sector leaders criticise lack of care experience on finalised Care Review Implementation Board

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

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The Department for Education has finalised the board responsible for implementing the Care Review recommendations, but some sector leaders have criticised the lack of members with direct care experience.

Councils turn to charities to deliver open access youth work

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Monday, October 31, 2022

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Charities are stepping in to offer universal open access youth work to local authorities that have cut back their own provision due to cash shortages, according to new research by the National Youth Agency (NYA).

Manchester launches legacy fund for youth services

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

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Youth work and education settings in Manchester are set to benefit from new legacy funding to mark the end of a year “where the whole city has been asked to put children and young people first”.

Funding to improve employment support for GRT young people

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

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The Youth Futures Foundation has announced a £350,000 grant to improve youth employment support for young people from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities.

Youth charity formally links up with RAF

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

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A youth charity named after a late Red Arrows pilot has signed a formal agreement with the RAF and other armed forces.

Young people in supported housing 'choosing between heating and food'

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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The cost-of-living crisis is causing "extreme financial strain" for young people living in supported housing, and the lack of government support risks their health, wellbeing, and future prospects, YMCA England and Wales’s new report warns.

DCMS launches call for evidence in girls' football consultation

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Friday, October 14, 2022

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A review into the future of women’s football has opened a call for evidence on issues including barriers to girls and boys having equal access to the sport.

Youth work campaign group closes after ‘losing its impetus and energy’

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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The In Defence of Youth Work (IDYW) campaign has announced its closure after members decided it had “run its course”.

Sadiq Khan announces £8m funding to embed youth workers in emergency departments

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Friday, October 7, 2022

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The Mayor of London has announced almost £8 million in funding to embed youth workers in A&E departments across London over the next three years.

Charity receives £5m to support county lines victims

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

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Catch22 has been granted up to £5 million in Home Office funding to continue its work supporting young victims of county lines drug gangs.

Mental health and cost-of-living crisis ‘double threat’ to young ethnic minority people

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

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The wellbeing of young people from ethnic minority backgrounds is at risk from a “double threat” of rising costs and an increase in mental health issues following the pandemic, a survey is warning.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

Youth workers instrumental in building children’s 'digital resilience', study finds

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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Youth workers must work with education professionals, parents and carers to help children become aware of and deal with the impact of online risks, new research finds.

Mentoring projects set to benefit from £12.5m fund

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Monday, October 3, 2022

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Projects supporting young people involved in exploitation, crime or serious violence by assigning them a mentor to act as a “trusted adult” can bid for a share of a new grant round launched by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF).

Youth work training course aims to improve services for traveller communities

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Friday, September 30, 2022

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A new training course, co-designed by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) young people, has been launched to help youth workers better understand how to deliver effective services in these communities.

Cost-of-living crisis has ‘significant’ impact on youth mental health

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

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Vulnerable young people’s physical and mental health is already being affected by the cost-of-living crisis, with young parents worst hit, new research has found.

Labour Conference 2022: Five key youth sector conversations

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Young people’s mental wellbeing, the housing crisis, and online safety were among the top issues discussed at the Labour Conference’s Youth Zone, in conversations held between MPs, youth advocates and organisations.

Lord Kamall confirmed as youth minister

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Monday, September 26, 2022

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Lord Kamall has been named as new minister for civil society and youth at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Future of youth minister role undecided following Huddleston’s departure

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

| CYP Now

The government is still to decide on the future of the role of youth minister following the departure of Nigel Huddleston from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Youth club psychologist pilot prompts call for more mental health partnerships

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Mental health services are being urged to forge partnerships with local youth clubs to better identify hard to reach young people in need of support.

Young people offered fewer volunteering opportunities in rural areas

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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Young people living in rural areas are less likely to be able to access volunteering opportunities than their peers in urban areas, research commissioned by the government has found.

Charities receive funding for social and emotional learning projects

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Impetus, which supports charities working with disadvantaged young people, has announced three partners it will be working with as part of a scheme to boost social and emotional learning (SEL) skills.

Deprived areas missing out on levelling up funding due to youth work spending differences, report finds

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged areas are missing out on funding to support young people through the government’s levelling up agenda because of local differences in the way they calculate their spending.

Children and young people’s sector pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

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Friday, September 9, 2022

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Organisations from across the children's sector have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death aged 96 and issued resources on supporting young people through a period of national mourning.

Uniformed youth groups offered £1.5m to expand into disadvantaged areas

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

| CYP Now

Uniformed youth groups, including the Scouts, St John Ambulance and Girlguiding are being invited to bid for £1.5m in government funding to improve their reach in disadvantaged areas.

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Sector leaders criticise lack of care experience on finalised Care Review Implementation Board

Councils turn to charities to deliver open access youth work

Manchester launches legacy fund for youth services

Funding to improve employment support for GRT young people

Youth charity formally links up with RAF

Young people in supported housing 'choosing between heating and food'

DCMS launches call for evidence in girls' football consultation

Youth work campaign group closes after ‘losing its impetus and energy’

Sadiq Khan announces £8m funding to embed youth workers in emergency departments

Charity receives £5m to support county lines victims

Mental health and cost-of-living crisis ‘double threat’ to young ethnic minority people

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

Youth workers instrumental in building children’s 'digital resilience', study finds

Mentoring projects set to benefit from £12.5m fund

Youth work training course aims to improve services for traveller communities

Cost-of-living crisis has ‘significant’ impact on youth mental health

Labour Conference 2022: Five key youth sector conversations

Lord Kamall confirmed as youth minister

Future of youth minister role undecided following Huddleston’s departure

Youth club psychologist pilot prompts call for more mental health partnerships

Young people offered fewer volunteering opportunities in rural areas

Charities receive funding for social and emotional learning projects

Deprived areas missing out on levelling up funding due to youth work spending differences, report finds

Children and young people’s sector pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Uniformed youth groups offered £1.5m to expand into disadvantaged areas

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