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Summer Activities: Big Lottery Fund report places future of Uproject in question

1 September 2004, Young People Now

The future of the Activities for Young People programme is in doubt after a Big Lottery Fund report questioned whether it is meeting its aims. The programme, also known as...

Education: Allowance scheme popular with pupils

1 September 2004, Young People Now

More than 180,000 young people have applied for the education maintenance allowance (EMA), which aims to encourage 16-year-olds to stay in education. Andrew Battarbee, head of the Department for Education...

Every Child Matters: Government wants framework for all

1 September 2004, Young People Now

The Government is proposing a common assessment framework that will be used by all youth professions in England. The framework was mooted in the Every Child Matters green paper. Local...

Runaways: Services need more long-term funding

1 September 2004, Young People Now

Young runaways are being let down by out-of-date information about services, a joint report released today (1 September) by ChildLine, Get Connected and the Runaway Helpline reveals. The report, The...

Youth Services: Budgets up by five per cent this year

1 September 2004, Young People Now

The majority of English local authorities have increased their youth service budgets for 2004-05 by at least five per cent, figures collated by Young People Now have revealed. More than...

Information Sharing: Privacy row hinders trailblazer councils

1 September 2004, Young People Now

Conflicting advice from central Government and rows over privacy and consent are hampering local authority efforts to share information about young people, a report issued last week has revealed. The...

Arts beat: Fountain for youth

1 September 2004, Young People Now

Young people from Hackney's Kingsmead Estate enjoy the All Mead Garden that they helped design. The Viking and nautical-themed garden was co-designed by young people from the east London estate...

In brief: Positive activities

1 September 2004, Young People Now

Nearly 40,000 disadvantaged young people have taken part in this year's Positive Activities for Young People programme, the Government announced this week....

In brief: Scottish funding

1 September 2004, Young People Now

Communities Scotland will launch Futurebuilders Scotland, an £18m fund supporting work with young people, in late October. Application details will be published in the autumn. www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk....