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Sector urges parties to prioritise children's issues in general election

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders are urging political parties to use the Prime Minister's snap general election announcement as an opportunity to prioritise children and young people's issues.

Youth workers can help schools to teach young people life skills

Opinion

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Life skills matter. Just ask the 11,000 or so young people who just voted in our Youth Cabinet elections.

NCS provider issues school segregation warning

News

Thursday, March 23, 2017

| CYP Now

Segregation in English schools is an ongoing issue, with more than 40 per cent of schools contributing to the problem, a study by a major National Citizen Service provider has found.

Volunteer school mentor numbers top 1,300

News

Monday, March 6, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 1,300 volunteer mentors are now working in schools across England as part of efforts to boost careers education, it has emerged.

Government announces 24 new cadet units

News

Monday, February 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A further 24 schools where cadet units will be established have been announced as part of a government drive to create a total of 500 by 2020.

Government rejects youth committee strategy to tackle racism in schools

News

Monday, February 6, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has opted not to act on a series of recommendations to address racism and religious discrimination in schools suggested by the youth select committee.

Sports charity gets £1.2m to help young people into work

News

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity that uses sport to help unemployed young people find work, education and training opportunities has been handed £1.2m to help expand its reach this year.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

News

Monday, December 19, 2016

| CYP Now

With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Council spending on child protection and care surges by £280m

News

Friday, December 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Council spending on child protection and children in care services has risen by £280m this year as local areas struggle to cope with increasing demand on services.

High demand for Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools, study finds

News

Friday, December 9, 2016

| CYP Now

Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools are in high demand ahead of a national roll-out in three months time, according to a study.

Tackling discrimination in schools

Analysis

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils should insist schools record and report incidents of racism and religious hatred, youth leaders say.

Youth mentoring programmes to share £3.5m to support underachievers

News

Monday, November 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth mentoring programmes in England are to share more than £3.5m in a bid to support thousands of young people who are at risk of disengaging from education.

Youth select committee highlights concerns over racist 'banter' in schools

News

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Racism and religious discrimination has become so normalised among young people that many just see it as "banter", the youth select committee has warned.

£3m project aims to boost young people's money skills

News

Friday, October 28, 2016

| CYP Now

A three-year practical financial advice programme for young people has been launched by a national youth work body and a banking group.

Former Cameron advisor: Impossible to measure youth work impact

News

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

| CYP Now

There is no reliable way of measuring the impact of youth work and the sector should "stop looking" for one, a former advisor to ex-Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Tory Party Conference: Greening launches £1m social mobility trial

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is to give £1m to support six "social mobility cold spots" across England to improve children's life chances, Education Secretary Justine Greening has announced.

MPs to scrutinise Brexit impact on EU youth programme

News

Friday, September 30, 2016

| CYP Now

A group of MPs is to investigate the impact that Brexit will have on opportunities for young people and youth work professionals to train and study abroad.

Children's centre spending cut by further £90m

News

Thursday, September 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils are set to spend £90m less providing services from children's centres, government figures show.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Other

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

| CYP Now

As major political and policy changes continue to impact on the children and young people's workforce, Charlotte Goddard takes a comprehensive look at the qualification requirements and training available.

Green Party calls for youth minister role in government

News

Monday, September 26, 2016

| CYP Now

The Green Party has called for the introduction of a dedicated minister for youth following a report that found young people in Britain are "a generation in crisis".

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Sector urges parties to prioritise children's issues in general election

Youth workers can help schools to teach young people life skills

NCS provider issues school segregation warning

Volunteer school mentor numbers top 1,300

Government announces 24 new cadet units

Government rejects youth committee strategy to tackle racism in schools

Sports charity gets £1.2m to help young people into work

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

Council spending on child protection and care surges by £280m

High demand for Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools, study finds

Tackling discrimination in schools

Youth mentoring programmes to share £3.5m to support underachievers

Youth select committee highlights concerns over racist 'banter' in schools

£3m project aims to boost young people's money skills

Former Cameron advisor: Impossible to measure youth work impact

Tory Party Conference: Greening launches £1m social mobility trial

MPs to scrutinise Brexit impact on EU youth programme

Children's centre spending cut by further £90m

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Green Party calls for youth minister role in government

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