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The old youth work mottos still ring true

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 21, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Sometimes we can be inclined to reject the quaint statements that kicked off various youth organisations as suited only for historical archives rather than as a basis for informing contemporary thinking about youth work philosophy and practice. But we do so at our peril.

Last Word: Face the fear of weekend opening

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 24, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Great youth workers are fearless. Not reckless. That is something altogether different. But fearless. It's described in the dictionary as being audacious, intrepid and hardy. And it's a big part of the way they do their job.

Iran exposes our youth policy dilemmas

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009
  • | CYP Now
A youth and community work course for which I was an external examiner required students to undertake the following assignment: "Freedom, without discipline, is anarchy. Discipline, without freedom, is tyranny. You have to find the path between the two." Discuss, with particular reference to youth work.

Focus of spending must be balanced

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 8, 2009
  • | CYP Now
It's official: the UK spends more money on child welfare and education than the average market economy. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report out last week, we spend just over 90,000 per child from birth to 18 compared to an OECD average among 30 member countries of just under 80,000.

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