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How I Got Here: Tanvir Ali, former peer leader, Peer Power Youth

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Graduating with a first-class degree in sociology marked the beginning of my career journey.

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Improved special educational needs support, expansion of social prescribing to boost youth mental health and investment in health visiting services are key policy asks sought by children’s charities, finds Amrit Virdi.

Recognising the NYA at 60

Features

Friday, June 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Leigh Middleton, chief executive of the National Youth Agency, reflects on the youth organisation’s achievements since being founded in 1964 and the role it can play in shaping the future of youth work.

Labour announces plans to tackle sale of knives to minors after death of 16-year-old

News

Thursday, June 27, 2024

| CYP Now

The Labour Party has announced plans to strengthen laws around the sale and possession of weapons in a bid to reduce knife crime among young people if elected on 4 July.

Factors in shrinking workforce

Analysis

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| CYP Now

NYA’s first workforce survey highlights lack of younger youth workers amid rising demand for services.

The hits and misses of a ‘patchy’ parliament for children’s services

Features

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The past five years saw a pandemic, Brexit fallout, the cost-of-living crisis and regular political upheaval. For children’s services, there was progress and missed opportunities. Experts pick the key developments.

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

News

Thursday, June 20, 2024

| CYP Now

Tackling child poverty is key to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people and must be a priority for the next government, leaders of youth organisations have said.

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

News

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

News

Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election on 4 July.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth work

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

The Conservative Party’s pledge to introduce national service for 18-year-olds opened the election campaign with questions over politicians’ commitment to youth services from the sector.

Entrepreneur to lead commission on children's access to play

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| CYP Now

An independent commission has been launched to investigate the state of children’s play in the UK and put forward recommendations for the next government on how to improve facilities and access to provision.

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Creating more residential care places, restricting children’s access to social media and boosting post-16 vocational training opportunities are some of the key policies affecting children and young people in the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Commissioner calls for election campaign debates for children

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza has called on every party leader to hold a debate for children during the election campaign as latest polling shows more than half of young people think politicians don’t consider their views.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Resources to support young people interested in volunteering

News

Friday, June 7, 2024

| CYP Now

CYP Now looks at resources to support projects and organisations to involve young volunteers.

Youth centre launches new inclusive toilets co-produced with young people

News

Monday, June 3, 2024

| CYP Now

A youth centre in the West Midlands has opened inclusive toilets following feedback from young people around their views on gender identity.

NCS cut costs by 32% through year-round offer, business plan reveals

News

Friday, May 31, 2024

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) has cut costs by 32% over the last 12 months in a bid to “deliver value for money for the taxpayer”, according to its latest strategy.

Youth leaders question Conservative plan for national service

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Conservative plans for a year of compulsory national service for 18-year-olds if the party wins the election on 4 July have raised questions among youth sector leaders.