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Research reveals success for interventions to help young people into work

Friday, June 24, 2022

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Evaluation of grant funding for organisations supporting young people into employment or training finds it has boosted opportunities for almost three quarters of participants.

Young people laud youth work role in tackling trauma

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Friday, June 24, 2022

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Young people have highlighted the importance of youth practitioners showing empathy when working with those who have experienced trauma.

Grenfell: Charity urges government to ‘step up’ support five years on from tragedy

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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A charity supporting vulnerable children and families five years on from Grenfell Tower fire is calling on the government to “step up” investment in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Review urges Blackpool to create youth work strategy with young people

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

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Blackpool needs a youth work strategy co-designed by young people to improve the area's outcomes, a review of provision has found.

£1.35m grant for projects to improve job prospects of marginalised young people

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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The Youth Futures Foundation has named seven organisations working to improve the employment prospects of marginalised young people to benefit from a share of £1.35m.

OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

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Monday, June 6, 2022

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Sunderland’s director of children’s services (DCS) Jill Colbert has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Girlguiding UK sees spike in new members

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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Record numbers of girls and young women have signed up to join Rainbows, Brownies and Guides in the past year prompting the charity to launch an appeal for more volunteers to keep up with demand.

UK Youth fund receives 1,000 applications in three weeks

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Friday, May 27, 2022

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Demand for youth services funding “is outstripping supply”, UK Youth’s chief executive has said, revealing that 1,000 organisations have applied for part of a £11m mental health support fund.

Catch22 names new chief executive

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

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Catch22 has named a former volunteer who has worked her way up the charity over 21 years as its new chief executive.

Sector leaders attend first national youth work and racial justice conference

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Friday, May 20, 2022

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More than 50 black people and people of colour from across the youth work sector gathered for the first conference on youth work and racial justice.

Tributes to children’s charity leader hit by car

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

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Tributes have been paid to the chief executive of children’s charity TwentyTwenty Aimi McCaffery, who died after being hit by a car while on a morning run.

£3m fund to place youth workers in more London police stations

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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London’s violence reduction unit (VRU) has announced plans to double the number of specialist youth workers placed in the capital’s police stations.

Formal youth work evaluation risks future of long-term provision, researchers warn

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Friday, May 13, 2022

| CYP Now

Outcomes-based evaluation of youth work disrupts practitioners’ relationships with children and threatens the future of long-term provision, research has shown.

Outdoor youth work scheme 'improves young people's wellbeing'

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Young people’s mental health improves when they spend time outdoors, according to evaluation of a green social action scheme involving thousands of young people across England.

Queen to honour youth organisations with new jubilee award

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

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Twenty charities that support young people are set to be recognised by the Queen as part of her platinum jubilee celebrations.

Girlguiding UK launches programme to teach girls how to code

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Friday, April 29, 2022

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Girlguiding UK has expanded its partnership with Google in a bid to boost girls’ interests in technology and engineering.

#BeSeenBeHeard campaign pushes for lower voting age across UK

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Friday, April 29, 2022

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The British Youth Council has bolstered its campaign for the voting age to be lowered to 16 in all parts of the UK.

Longfield commission sets out plan to end ‘perverse exclusion culture’

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Friday, April 29, 2022

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Scrapping the term “pupil referral unit” and banning exclusions for young children are among plans laid out by the former children’s commissioner for England to tackle “exclusion culture” in schools.

Campaign to provide books for Ukrainian refugee children

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Monday, April 25, 2022

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A children’s literacy charity has launched a campaign to raise £1 million to buy books for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK.

YHA appointed as partner for NCS summer residential scheme

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

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The National Citizen Service (NCS) has reappointed YHA (England and Wales) to run part of its new summer residential programme which was paused during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Youth workers ‘poorly equipped’ to provide mental health support, research finds

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

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The majority of youth workers feel “ill-equipped” to support young people with their mental health, new research shows.

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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School exclusions, undiagnosed mental health issues and unidentified special educational needs and disabilities are among the key drivers behind child-to-parent abuse, the mayor of London has said.

Charity embeds family support worker in children’s emergency department

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

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A new pilot scheme, launched by Barnardo's, will see a family support worker based in a hospital’s children’s emergency department.

Cutting youth NEET rate could save UK £38bn, research finds

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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The UK economy could be boosted by £38bn through improving the employment and training prospects of young people, according to economists.

Ukrainian refugees thank young people at Feltham YOI for messages of support

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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Ukrainian refugees have thanked young people at a young offender’s institution (YOI) for sending messages of support amid the war with Russia.

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Research reveals success for interventions to help young people into work

Young people laud youth work role in tackling trauma

Grenfell: Charity urges government to ‘step up’ support five years on from tragedy

Review urges Blackpool to create youth work strategy with young people

£1.35m grant for projects to improve job prospects of marginalised young people

OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

Girlguiding UK sees spike in new members

UK Youth fund receives 1,000 applications in three weeks

Catch22 names new chief executive

Sector leaders attend first national youth work and racial justice conference

Tributes to children’s charity leader hit by car

£3m fund to place youth workers in more London police stations

Formal youth work evaluation risks future of long-term provision, researchers warn

Outdoor youth work scheme 'improves young people's wellbeing'

Queen to honour youth organisations with new jubilee award

Girlguiding UK launches programme to teach girls how to code

#BeSeenBeHeard campaign pushes for lower voting age across UK

Longfield commission sets out plan to end ‘perverse exclusion culture’

Campaign to provide books for Ukrainian refugee children

YHA appointed as partner for NCS summer residential scheme

Youth workers ‘poorly equipped’ to provide mental health support, research finds

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

Charity embeds family support worker in children’s emergency department

Cutting youth NEET rate could save UK £38bn, research finds

Ukrainian refugees thank young people at Feltham YOI for messages of support

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