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- ACTIVITY AGREEMENTS SCHEME [ read more ]
- This scheme which rewards young people with a weekly allowance of up to £30, was only taken up by a fifth of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet), who were the "easiest to reach".
31st December 2008 - CHILDREN, SKILLS AND LEARNING BILL [ read more ]
- This new Bill has been announced.
31st December 2008 - COMMISSIONING POSITIVE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE [ read more ]
- This is the report of the National Youth Agency commissioned research into current policy and practice concerned with commissioning positive activities for young people in local authorities across England.
31st December 2008 - DISCOVERING TALENT - DEVELOPING SKILLS: the contribution of volunteering [ read more ]
- This is a report from v that urges employers and educational institutions to promote volunteering as a way for young people to develop skills.
31st December 2008 - DORMANT BANK AND BUILDING SOCIETY ACT 2008 [ read more ]
- This law has been brought in to put money from dormant bank accounts to good use, with a guarantee in England that money will be used for young people's projects
31st December 2008 - EDUCATION AND SKILLS ACT [ read more ]
- This is a historic Act, raising the minimum age at which a young person can leave learning for the first time since 1972.
31st December 2008 - GIRLGUIDING UK [ read more ]
- Young women want a well-known figure to be appointed Minister for Young People to encourage girls to get involved in politics.
31st December 2008 - MAYC [ read more ]
- The Methodist Church is to employ 32 young people in part-time posts as part of its new £4m Youth Participation Strategy.
31st December 2008 - MODERNISING VOLUNTEERING [ read more ]
- This is an online survey to look at the support available to volunteer managers and volunteers who run projects
31st December 2008 - NCVYS Big Lottery Funding Success [ read more ]
- NCVYS has been awarded £1.6 million by the Big Lottery Fund under its Young People’s Fund 2.
31st December 2008 - OFSTEDs ANNUAL REPORT for 2007/08 [ read more ]
- This paints a picture of too many children and young people receiving services that are ‘patently inadequate’ – especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds – despite broad improvements across schools, children’s services and further education.
31st December 2008 - SEXUAL HEALTH GUIDELINES [ read more ]
- The Scout Association has issued new sexual health guidelines which will see 14 to 18-year-old Scouts given sexual health advice for the first time and issued with condoms to help prevent unprotected sex.
31st December 2008 - TEEN TALK SURVEY [ read more ]
- This has revealed that the majority of teenagers do positive things in their spare time and do not just hang around the streets in hoodies.
31st December 2008 - THE CHILDREN'S PLAN: ONE YEAR ON [ read more ]
- The government has set out its vision for 21st century children’s services
31st December 2008 - TOWARDS A NEET SOLUTION: Tackling underachievement in young people [ read more ]
- This is a report published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
31st December 2008 - UK COUNCIL FOR CHILD INTERNET SAFETY [ read more ]
- The government have announced the launch of this scheme which is designed to keep children and young people safe online.
31st December 2008 - Voting Age Consultation [ read more ]
- The Youth Citizenship Commission, established to consider ways of re-engaging young people in the political process, has published a consultation paper seeking views on whether the voting age should be lowered to 16.
31st December 2008 - WEEKEND ACTIVITIES [ read more ]
- The head of a leading youth work charity has warned against providing activities designed to "hoover young people off the streets" on Friday and Saturday nights. http://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Youth-Justice/news/868338/?DCMP=EMC-YouthJustic
31st December 2008 - WOODCRAFT FOLK [ read more ]
- WOODCRAFT FOLK has received more than a million pounds to allow more than 8,500 young people to make their voices heard.
31st December 2008