Archive

Search for articles from Children & Young People Now, Children Now, Young People Now, Youth Work Now and Nursery World.

Search results

Displaying 1 - 10 of 63 results found

Results currently ordered by date. Order by relevance

Aynsley-Green named as children’s commissioner

2 March 2005, Children Now

Professor Al Aynsley-Green, the man behind last year’s national service framework for children, has been named as England’s first children’s commissioner.

14-19 Education: White paper includes plans to launch junior e2e programme

2 March 2005, Young People Now

A version of the Entry to Employment (e2e) programme for 14- to 16-year-olds is to be launched under plans outlined in the Government's 14 to 19 education white paper. The...

Pay and conditions: Union highlights workers' overtime

2 March 2005, Young People Now

More than one in five youth workers put in unpaid overtime averaging five hours a week, according to figures by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The figures, released to coincide...

Northern Ireland: Working group on youth reintroduced

2 March 2005, Young People Now

Elected representatives from Northern Ireland's main political parties have resurrected a working group on children and young people for the first time since the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly...

Education: Disabled or unwell young fail at GCSEs

2 March 2005, Young People Now

The GCSE results of young people who have health problems or are disabled is as poor as that of those excluded from school. The Department for Education and Skills' Youth...

Youth services: Sunderland council to hand over reins

2 March 2005, Young People Now

Sunderland City Council's youth development group is in the throes of major restructuring, which will see its services being contracted out to the voluntary sector from 1 April. The changes...

Apprenticeships: Campaign to tackle gender stereotypes

2 March 2005, Young People Now

A campaign to challenge gender stereotypes in Apprenticeships will launch later this month after an Equal Opportunities Commission investigation uncovered stark gender segregation within the training scheme. The campaign will...

Freak or unique?

2 March 2005, Young People Now

Young people from the northwest of England held a pretend freak show as part of a youth drama project examining the issue of diversity. Thirty young actors, aged 13 to...

In brief: Training

2 March 2005, Young People Now

The deadline for submitting free entries into Young People Now's Training and Courses Guide 2005-2006 is 4 March....

In brief: Youth green paper

2 March 2005, Young People Now

The publication of the youth green paper has been delayed again. The document will not now appear on 10 March. See Leader, p15....