Education at a Glance 2009: OECD Indicators has found that Britain has one of the highest dropout rates of any developed country, with more than one in ten young people aged 15 to 19 not in education, work or training. Download the publication here.
14-19 Workforce Support - A new website will provide access to all the support programmes on offer as part of the 14-19 reforms, including the four learning routes: the Diploma, General Qualifications, Foundation Learning and Apprenticeships.
The youth advice workforce: now and in the future – Policy briefing for workers who give advice to young people about any aspect of their lives. The report sets out issues faced by these workers, their recommendations and resolutions of those issues, and looks at qualifications and development of staff.
National Commissioning Framework 2011/12 Outline and Key Principles - Published in advance of publication of the full draft version, is intended as a general statement of the key principles and main elements.
CWN Vision and Principles for Induction to the Children and Young People’s Workforce - The Children’s Workforce Network has developed a vision and principles for induction for all those who work with children, young people and families in England.
National Enterprise Academy – National Enterprise Academy has opened in London. It is the first educational establishment dedicated solely to enterprise and entrepreneurship in the UK. The academy will train 18,000 of the entrepreneurs of the future within five years.
Ministerial Letter on 14-19 Reform –
Letter from Ian Wright, Minister for 14-19 reform, written on 10th September, with updates on: 16-18 budgets, Young Apprenticeships, Learning routes, National Commissioning Framework and Regional Planning Groups.
Work and worklessness among households – Report revealing number of working-age people in workless households in April-June 2009 was 4.8 million. The number of children in workless households rose by 170,000 to 1.9 million.
New Unemployment statistics released reveal: the claimant count for 18 to 24 year olds has risen by 9,500 to 483,200. Over 50% are leaving the claimant count within three months and over 70% within six months. The overall levels of unemployment across all ages are still rising. Read the article here.
Doing Better for Children -
Report claims that Britain still has high rates of teenage pregnancy, drunkenness and NEET young people despite high rates of public spending on child welfare and education.
Lawyers for young people at The Children's Society is a Legal Unit committed to improving access to the law for children and young people by working with specialist, expert legal advisors. Find out more here.
Every Family Matters: An in-depth review of family law in Britain - Policy report by the Family Law Review and the Centre for Social Justice detailing how families have changed over the years, why there is a need for a review of the law and how family law affects children and young people.
Children England Why Factsheet 4: Why the Vetting and Barring Scheme? – Breakdown of what the
vetting and barring scheme is, how it will work, how it will affect organisations, costs etc.
Care and prejudice – Report by Ofsted which looks at the views and experiences of children living in care and the prejudices they face as a result of being in care.
Time for Action (updated) – Mayor Boris Johnson’s 2008
report has been updated following a consultation.
My second mum and dad - Many grandparents are becoming mentors and confidants as well as carers. A cross-government summit will be held later this year with contributions from grandparents about issues that affect them, which will help inform the Families and Relationships Green Paper due later this year. Read more here or visit the website.
Young people unfairly demonised by two thirds of the British public - New research shows a stark contrast between how the public perceives young people and the real contribution young people make.