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More students enrolling on youth work courses, NYA finds

Thursday, July 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Higher education youth work courses have risen in popularity, with student enrolments increasing by 10 per cent compared with last year’s levels, according to data collected by the National Youth Agency (NYA).

Study to examine four-fold rise in self-generated child abuse images

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

A study has been launched to examine a “disturbing” increase in sexual abuse images self-generated by children aged between 11 and 13 over the last three years.

UKYP needs better promotion to broaden reach, study finds

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Monday, July 24, 2023

| CYP Now

The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) and the Youth Policy Development Group (YPDG) need better recruitment and promotional activity to attract a wider range of young people, new analysis from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has found.

London council launches £13.7m youth offer

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Tower Hamlets Council has launched a new £13.7m youth service, pledging that every ward in the borough will have a “youth space”.

Under-reporting of exploitation leaving girls invisible to services, commission warns

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The under-reporting of concerns related to gang exploitation is leaving tens of thousands of vulnerable girls without access to help from children’s services, a report is warning.

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

| CYP Now

More than eight in 10 young carers feel lonely during the summer holidays, new research from Carers Trust and Action for Children has found.

Youth-led organisations to benefit from major funding boost

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Friday, July 14, 2023

| CYP Now

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has awarded a total of £2 million in long-term grants to three youth-led organisations – The Advocacy Academy, Integrate UK and The Young Women’s Movement.

UK hosts international youth work conference

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth work experts from across the world gathered in Reading this week for the 4th Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work.

MPs call for improved youth employment pathways amid AI fears

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

| CYP Now

MPs have urged the government to better prepare young people for employment in response to fears that advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) will limit future job prospects.

Tewkesbury youth hub offers support to students after school stabbing

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Monday, July 10, 2023

| CYP Now

A youth hub in Gloucestershire is offering mental health support to young people affected by the stabbing of a teacher at a school in Tewkesbury.

Thousands of young people to benefit as youth clubs approved

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Friday, June 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Planning permission has been approved for two new youth clubs in Bristol and Crewe.

Drama access could help children speak up around consent, actors say

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Friday, June 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Access to drama and the arts could boost children’s confidence in speaking up about issues such as consent and abuse, TV and film stars have said.

Major study to examine youth sector collaboration with schools

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Monday, June 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The NCS Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award have commissioned a new study into links between schools and opportunities offered to young people through local youth work providers.

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

| CYP Now

A toolkit and app have been launched to help local authorities, charities and community-based organisations convert vacant commercial buildings into social housing for vulnerable groups, including young care leavers.

Youth work in schools key to improving attendance rates, NYA inquiry finds

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

| CYP Now

Stronger collaboration between youth work providers and schools is key to improving attendance rates for vulnerable children, an independent inquiry commissioned by the National Youth Agency (NYA) has found.

Girlguiding members protest closures of activity centres and overseas units

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Monday, June 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Hundreds of Girlguiding members have joined forces to protest against the closure of five of the charity’s UK activity centres and its overseas units.

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

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Monday, June 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s social care, youth work and early years leaders are among those recognised in King Charles III’s first birthday honours list.

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people visited Downing Street to urge the Prime Minister to make care experience a protected characteristic, as part of a nationwide campaign to protect care leavers from discrimination.

Abuse survivors call on Scouts to improve safeguarding procedures

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Survivors of child sexual abuse during their time with the Scout Association are calling for reform of the charity’s safeguarding procedures, claiming it is still failing to protect young people.

Charities push for government strategy to end youth homelessness

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

| CYP Now

More than 100 charities are calling on the government to commit to a strategy to end youth homelessness, after research revealed that 129,000 young people sought support from councils last year because they were in housing crisis.

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More students enrolling on youth work courses, NYA finds

Study to examine four-fold rise in self-generated child abuse images

UKYP needs better promotion to broaden reach, study finds

London council launches £13.7m youth offer

Under-reporting of exploitation leaving girls invisible to services, commission warns

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

Youth-led organisations to benefit from major funding boost

UK hosts international youth work conference

MPs call for improved youth employment pathways amid AI fears

Tewkesbury youth hub offers support to students after school stabbing

Thousands of young people to benefit as youth clubs approved

Drama access could help children speak up around consent, actors say

Major study to examine youth sector collaboration with schools

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

Youth work in schools key to improving attendance rates, NYA inquiry finds

Girlguiding members protest closures of activity centres and overseas units

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

Abuse survivors call on Scouts to improve safeguarding procedures

Charities push for government strategy to end youth homelessness

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