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Project notes: Regener8, Connexions Buckinghamshire

30 November 2005, Young People Now

What it is: Regener8, Connexions Buckinghamshire. Goals: To stop young people not in employment, education or training dropping out of training programmes Funding: £2,000 per five-day course, paid for by...

Antisocial behaviour: Respect agenda calls for more responsibility in communities

30 November 2005, Young People Now

A Government action plan on the "respect" agenda will ask parents and communities to take greater responsibility for the behaviour of young people, when it is published early in 2006....

Scotland: Commissioner post needs definition

30 November 2005, Young People Now

YouthLink Scotland has called on ministers to clarify the difference in roles between the Scottish commissioner for children and young people and the proposed human rights commissioner. The youth organisation...

14-19 Education: Schools to provide personal learning

30 November 2005, Young People Now

Schools will have to provide trained "leaders of personalisation" to oversee individual learning for every 14- to 19-year-old, according to schools minister Jacqui Smith. Smith said personalised learning is central...

Volunteering: Trust funds need volunteering links

30 November 2005, Young People Now

Child trust funds should be linked to volunteering, with young people receiving more deposits for helping in the community, says a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research. The...

Youth Justice: Barnet young offenders receive extra attention

30 November 2005, Young People Now

Each member of the board of Barnet Youth Offending Service is to be charged with improving education and opportunities for a specific young offender. The 16 board members will be...

Numbers game: Disabled ambitions

30 November 2005, Young People Now

Disabled young people have their ambitions frustrated rather than aiming too low in the first place, according to a new report. The study, The Education and Employment of Disabled Young...

Social Inclusion: Corporate funding for Positive Futures

30 November 2005, Young People Now

Crime-reduction charity Crime Concern aims to increase corporate involvement in the Positive Futures programme when it assumes management in January. The Home Office announced Crime Concern's appointment last week. "Given...

Europe: Young people plan Brussels lobby visit

30 November 2005, Young People Now

Young people are marking European Youth Week next month with a trip to Brussels to show politicians what issues need to be addressed to improve their quality of life. The...

Northern Ireland: System overhaul leads to revamp of youth service

30 November 2005, Young People Now

The youth sector in Northern Ireland will be revamped following a major overhaul of the province's public administration system. Statutory youth services will be housed in an Education Authority Board,...