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£10m programme to deliver therapeutic support for 2,500 young people at greatest risk of violence

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Thousands of children at risk of violence across London are set to benefit from a new programme centred on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

NYA launches new round of training bursaries

News

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

| CYP Now

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has launched more than 500 new training bursaries for professionals.

Ukraine: Resources for youth workers to help children understand crisis

Features

Thursday, March 3, 2022

| CYP Now

The youth sector has rallied together to share useful resources for professionals around how to support young people coming to terms with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Proportion of NEET young people falls below pre-pandemic levels

News

Thursday, March 3, 2022

| CYP Now

The percentage of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.

Youth policy review sets priorities but falls short on funding

Analysis

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

A year-long evaluation of youth policy results in a range of measures to invest in youth centres and boost social action. Sector leaders welcome the renewed policy focus, but warn more must be done to support youth work.

Youth Investment Fund

Funding

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Bids have opened to the first phase of additional capital funding for youth facilities pledged by the government in its 2019 election manifesto.

UK Youth launches £10m mental health fund

News

Monday, February 28, 2022

| CYP Now

UK Youth has teamed up with a charitable foundation to launch a £10m fund to support young people struggling with their mental health.

‘Chaotic’ Kickstart scheme failing to support enough young people, report finds

News

Friday, February 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The government’s Kickstart jobs scheme has been blighted by “chaotic” early delivery, low take-up and long delays in filling vacancies, according to a damning report.

Youth work central to reducing knife crime, says former government adviser

News

Thursday, February 24, 2022

| CYP Now

Building healthy relationships with youth workers is central to reducing levels of knife crime involving young people, according to a former government youth work adviser.

Jamal Edwards: Youth work organisations pay tribute to ‘young people’s champion’

News

Monday, February 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Youth work organisations have paid tribute to Jamal Edwards who has died aged 31.

NYA appoints Kinetic Youth boss as deputy director of youth work

News

Thursday, February 17, 2022

| CYP Now

Kinetic Youth's director of policy and performance has been named as deputy director of youth work at the National Youth Agency (NYA).

Disadvantaged young Londoners to have access to mentors by 2024

News

Thursday, February 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Access to a personal mentor will be provided to all young people in London in need of support by 2024, under plans unveiled by Sadiq Khan.

Schools must link with youth services to boost pupil wellbeing, MPs told

News

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

| CYP Now

Secondary schools are “missing an opportunity” to link with local youth services to deliver extra-curricular activities and improve pupil wellbeing, MPs have been told.

More than one in five girls experience ‘cyberflashing’

News

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

| CYP Now

More than a fifth of girls have been victims of cyberflashing incidents, according to a survey into online harm faced by women.

Online Safety Bill: MPs call for age-verification on porn sites

News

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The Online Safety Bill which seeks to regulate social media and tech companies in a bid to offer greater protection to children will be changed to include compulsory age-verification for pornography sites, MPs have said.

Councils launch targeted schemes to deliver extra support for youth services

News

Sunday, February 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Local authorities are helping to boost youth services with the launch of new schemes providing a range of emotional and practical support for young people.

NCS reveals details of new year-round offer

News

Friday, February 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Early plans for a new National Citizen Service (NCS) year-round offer have been revealed following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up white paper.

Historic warehouses to be turned into youth club following £2.7m grant

News

Thursday, February 3, 2022

| CYP Now

A charity has been handed £2.7m in National Lottery funding to redevelop run-down 19th century warehouses in Grimsby into a ‘state of the art’ youth centre.

Energy bills: Government measures ‘not enough’ to support vulnerable young people through price hike

News

Thursday, February 3, 2022

| CYP Now

The government’s decision to cut the £20 Universal Credit uplift last year has left vulnerable young people “unequipped” to deal with soaring energy prices, a charity has warned.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.