Changes to Care to Learn – View details of changes that are being made to Care to Learn.
£8.25 million to give young people a voice – Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children and Young People, announced a further £8 million, on top of the £8 million announced in 2006, to give thousands more disadvantaged young people the opportunity to produce creative media projects.
Greater progression pledged for apprentices – Skills Secretary John Denham has pledged to help apprentices go to university, and to ensure higher education meets the needs of students who have come up through vocational routes.
£1 million scheme will help green apprentices in London – A £1 million fund to recruit a new generation of green fingered apprentices to keep England's parks and green spaces growing, has been announced.
Youth Crime Action Plan: Handbook for Practitioners – The Home Office has published a new handbook for practitioners which sets out the goals for the Youth Crime Action Plan (YCAP) and provides guidance on its execution.
Breaking the link between disadvantage and low attainment – This is a summary document by the DCSF of international and national evidence of the link between deprivation and education. It highlights some of the good practice already shown by schools and LAs and signals future policy direction.
Second chances: Re-engaging young people in education and training – This report by Barnardo’s seeks to dispel the stereotype that all young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are often portrayed as ‘idle’ or ‘feckless’, hanging around on street corners rather than getting a job.
Independent Safeguarding Authority delayed – The Government's new vetting and barring scheme to protect children and vulnerable adults has been delayed until July next year.
Uploading of details to ContactPoint suspended – The uploading of children's details to
ContactPoint has been temporarily suspended because of security problems.
Think Fathers – The DCSF has launched a Think Fathers website to offer information to individuals and organisations to offer better support to dads.
Improved care for young witnesses – Plans to give young, vulnerable witnesses better support and encourage more witnesses to come forward with evidence of crimes has been published by Justice Minister Maria Eagle.
Call to allow more offenders to volunteer – Baroness Julia Neuberger has called for more offenders to be able to volunteer as part of their rehabilitation.
Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP) £5 million pledge – New funding will be used to extend the Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP) for another year.
Universities drop youth work training courses – At least three universities are planning to drop their youth work courses, sparking urgent talks on the implications for the workforce,
read more here.
Myplace funding – Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children and Young People, announced the 41 successful myplace projects to be awarded a share of £180 million.
40% fewer homeless young people in bed and breakfast – National figures released, show that the number of vulnerable young 16 and 17 year olds being housed in bed and breakfast accommodation has fallen by 40% over the last year.
Generation Next Foundation – A charity that offers young people the chance to develop skills in film production and fashion design in order to steer them away from gang culture.
Youth crime – This
publication is a small research study exploring attitudes from adults and young people towards youth crime.
Gun and knife crime survey – A survey of more than 1,700 children and young people by 11 Million and You Gov reveals the level of concern children and young people have over gun and knife crime.
A literature review has also been published, which was commissioned by 11 MILLION and carried out by Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, which provides a review of evidence around the effectiveness of interventions to tackle children and young people's involvement in gun and knife crime.
Safeguarding agencies fail to share information – Less than 30 per cent of respondents said they have mechanisms in place to include the views of parents, children and young people in policy making, a
MORI survey commissioned by the DCSF reveals.
Kids in the Middle – This guide from the DCSF contains small, simple steps to help separating parents realise the impact of their actions on their children and provide them with support through this difficult time.
Young people and weapons – A survey carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Youth Justice Board found in a survey of 4,750 young people aged 11-16 that 17 per cent reported carrying a penknife in the past year.
Changes to Care to Learn – View details of changes that are being made to Care to Learn.
£8.25 million to give young people a voice – Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children and Young People, announced a further £8 million, on top of the £8 million announced in 2006, to give thousands more disadvantaged young people the opportunity to produce creative media projects.
Greater progression pledged for apprentices – Skills Secretary John Denham has pledged to help apprentices go to university, and to ensure higher education meets the needs of students who have come up through vocational routes.
£1 million scheme will help green apprentices in London – A £1 million fund to recruit a new generation of green fingered apprentices to keep England's parks and green spaces growing, has been announced.
Youth Crime Action Plan: Handbook for Practitioners – The Home Office has published a new handbook for practitioners which sets out the goals for the Youth Crime Action Plan (YCAP) and provides guidance on its execution.
Breaking the link between disadvantage and low attainment – This is a summary document by the DCSF of international and national evidence of the link between deprivation and education. It highlights some of the good practice already shown by schools and LAs and signals future policy direction.
Second chances: Re-engaging young people in education and training – This report by Barnardo’s seeks to dispel the stereotype that all young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are often portrayed as ‘idle’ or ‘feckless’, hanging around on street corners rather than getting a job.
Independent Safeguarding Authority delayed – The Government's new vetting and barring scheme to protect children and vulnerable adults has been delayed until July next year.
Uploading of details to ContactPoint suspended – The uploading of children's details to
ContactPoint has been temporarily suspended because of security problems.
Think Fathers – The DCSF has launched a Think Fathers website to offer information to individuals and organisations to offer better support to dads.
Improved care for young witnesses – Plans to give young, vulnerable witnesses better support and encourage more witnesses to come forward with evidence of crimes has been published by Justice Minister Maria Eagle.
Call to allow more offenders to volunteer – Baroness Julia Neuberger has called for more offenders to be able to volunteer as part of their rehabilitation.
Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP) £5 million pledge – New funding will be used to extend the Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP) for another year.
Universities drop youth work training courses – At least three universities are planning to drop their youth work courses, sparking urgent talks on the implications for the workforce,
read more here.
Myplace funding – Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children and Young People, announced the 41 successful myplace projects to be awarded a share of £180 million.
40% fewer homeless young people in bed and breakfast – National figures released, show that the number of vulnerable young 16 and 17 year olds being housed in bed and breakfast accommodation has fallen by 40% over the last year.
Generation Next Foundation – A charity that offers young people the chance to develop skills in film production and fashion design in order to steer them away from gang culture.
Youth crime – This
publication is a small research study exploring attitudes from adults and young people towards youth crime.
Gun and knife crime survey – A survey of more than 1,700 children and young people by 11 Million and You Gov reveals the level of concern children and young people have over gun and knife crime.
A literature review has also been published, which was commissioned by 11 MILLION and carried out by Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, which provides a review of evidence around the effectiveness of interventions to tackle children and young people's involvement in gun and knife crime.
Safeguarding agencies fail to share information – Less than 30 per cent of respondents said they have mechanisms in place to include the views of parents, children and young people in policy making, a
MORI survey commissioned by the DCSF reveals.
Kids in the Middle – This guide from the DCSF contains small, simple steps to help separating parents realise the impact of their actions on their children and provide them with support through this difficult time.
Young people and weapons – A survey carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Youth Justice Board found in a survey of 4,750 young people aged 11-16 that 17 per cent reported carrying a penknife in the past year.