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Redthread chief John Poyton steps down

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| CYP Now

John Poyton, chief executive of violence prevention charity Redthread, has announced plans to step down from the organisation after two decades.

Research reveals success for interventions to help young people into work

News

Friday, June 24, 2022

| CYP Now

Evaluation of grant funding for organisations supporting young people into employment or training finds it has boosted opportunities for almost three quarters of participants.

Young people laud youth work role in tackling trauma

News

Friday, June 24, 2022

| CYP Now

Young people have highlighted the importance of youth practitioners showing empathy when working with those who have experienced trauma.

Initiatives to aid Ukraine arrivals

Analysis

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Local schemes have been launched to assist Ukrainian children and the youth workers who support them.

Blagrave Trust regional grants

Funding

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Blagrave Trust was established in 1978 initially as The Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust. It received an endowment in 1981 upon the death of Herbert Blagrave, who bequeathed most of his assets to form the trust.

How I Got Here: Hannah Jenkins, youth worker, Wigan Youth Zone

Best Practice

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Hannah Jenkins, Culture of Health co-ordinator and inclusion youth worker at Wigan Youth Zone on her career milestones.

Mobile provision: Children’s services on the road

Features

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Mobile provision allows children’s services teams to reach more children, young people and families. Charlotte Goddard spoke to those delivering mobile services to identify challenges and keys to success.

Grenfell: Charity urges government to ‘step up’ support five years on from tragedy

News

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

| CYP Now

A charity supporting vulnerable children and families five years on from Grenfell Tower fire is calling on the government to “step up” investment in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Review urges Blackpool to create youth work strategy with young people

News

Thursday, June 9, 2022

| CYP Now

Blackpool needs a youth work strategy co-designed by young people to improve the area's outcomes, a review of provision has found.

£1.35m grant for projects to improve job prospects of marginalised young people

News

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The Youth Futures Foundation has named seven organisations working to improve the employment prospects of marginalised young people to benefit from a share of £1.35m.

OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

News

Monday, June 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Sunderland’s director of children’s services (DCS) Jill Colbert has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Girlguiding UK sees spike in new members

News

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Record numbers of girls and young women have signed up to join Rainbows, Brownies and Guides in the past year prompting the charity to launch an appeal for more volunteers to keep up with demand.

We Move Fund

Funding

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The We Move Fund aims to empower black children and young people through youth social action.

Youth work and sport: Research evidence

Research

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Analysis from the children’s commissioner for England in 2022 revealed that as children came out of lockdown, what they most wanted to do was play. Play and sport help children to build friendships, empathy and understanding.

Project tackling social isolation is a knockout success

Best Practice

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Brothers Through Boxing aims to connect socially isolated young men through regular boxing training and group discussion.

StreetGames boosts access to sport and helps tackle young people’s problems

Best Practice

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Doorstep Sport programme brings fun games and activities into disadvantaged areas to overcome barriers to sport.

Strike the right balance to enhance the youth work offer through sport

Other

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Youth work has a long history of using sport and recreational activities with young people during their leisure time.

Young people with SEND create video about education changes they want to see

Best Practice

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Young people in Reading feature in a training video to help school staff and other professionals better understand pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Youth work and sport – Policy context

Other

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Activity levels among children and young people generally have fallen since the pandemic. Latest figures from Sport England show that 45 per cent meet the chief medical officer’s target of 60 minutes of exercise a day, while a third of young people undertake less than half the recommended amount.

Youth work and sport: Special report

Features

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

With activity levels among children and young people having fallen since the pandemic, a number of policies and funding programmes aim to encourage participation to improve physical and mental health.

Youth zone sport engages young people in positive activities

Best Practice

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Culture of Health programme embeds healthy living principles for staff and young people across the youth zone network.

UK Youth fund receives 1,000 applications in three weeks

News

Friday, May 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Demand for youth services funding “is outstripping supply”, UK Youth’s chief executive has said, revealing that 1,000 organisations have applied for part of a £11m mental health support fund.