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Keep children in custody at the front of our minds

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
    • | CYP Now
A Child in Mind was the haunting title chosen by Lord Louis Blom-Cooper for his report into the murder of four-year-old Kimberley Carlile in Greenwich in 1986. The challenge of keeping the fate of children in custody in all our minds comes back to me regularly.

Make schools part of wider support system

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
    • | CYP Now
You can understand if school leaders feel a little put upon. Not content with being tasked to prepare the next generation for the challenges of a rapidly changing world, policymakers are increasingly turning to schools to solve some of society's wider problems.

Youth employment is key to revival

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 28, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The outstandingly depressing budget of 2009 has left children's services in limbo, braced for the tightest of public spending squeezes and a likely change of government.

Good youth work sets you up for life

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 5, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Tony Taylor's open letter "In defence of youth work" could not have been more timely for me (CYP Now, 23-29 April). I tend to agree broadly with his thesis, even though the devil can be in the detail on principles such as voluntarism. And times do change - as I have said before, youth work has to distinguish between its cherished values (to be defended) and its sacred cows (to be slain).

Perspective: Policy into practice - Children's creativity

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 5, 2009
    • | CYP Now
THE ISSUE. Being creative is important to all of us. It supports us to become critical thinkers and enables us to use information in new situations and in different ways and encourages us to be innovative, inquisitive and flexible in our thinking.

It's all sunbeds and steroids nowadays

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 12, 2009
    • | CYP Now
As the Budget revealed the depths of Britain's economic difficulties, coal was in the news again. This time around there are plans for a greener approach to coal-fired energy. Perhaps it will offer occupational possibilities to young people.

Commissioner for Wales is up to the challenge

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, March 25, 2008
    • | CYP Now
It was an "exceedingly drawn-out" appointments process, according to one Welsh politician. But Keith Towler came through the interviews, both with young people and politicians, to secure the position of children's commissioner for Wales, just under a year after the untimely death of his predecessor Peter Clarke.

The art form of cutting out-of-school services

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 31, 2011
    • | CYP Now
All the directors and local politicians I've spoken to of late agree that the impact of the cuts has only just begun to be felt, and that there is much pain yet to come. This is a hard message for colleagues in services at risk and for the young people they serve.

Role models inspire young people to aspire

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 22, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Many young people feel that the world of work is a long way away. It's a tough challenge to get them to visualise what a successful career, tuned to their interests and talents, might look like. That is why it is essential they are provided with inspirational influences to raise aspirations and help them realise the opportunities available.

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