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Eating disorders: Peer mentoring pilot to tackle young women's body image

22 June 2005, Young People Now

Young women with body image problems are to be trained as peer mentors in a project being piloted in Cumbria next month. Does My Bum Look Big in This? will...

Youth services: Unions plan action over Leicester cuts

22 June 2005, Young People Now

Unions in Leicester are considering industrial action over proposed cuts to youth work posts to make up for a council education budget overspend. The council has sent letters to 72...

Scotland: Services could have duty to help young

22 June 2005, Young People Now

Scottish youth services and voluntary organisations could be placed under a legal duty to ensure young people get the support and care they need, it was announced this week. The...

Training: JNC accredits Open University degree

22 June 2005, Young People Now

Would-be youth workers will now be able to study for a professional qualification from home through The Open University. The university received JNC recognition for its Foundation Degree in Working...

Child protection: Group opposes sex activity monitoring

22 June 2005, Young People Now

A complaint has been lodged with the Information Commissioner over plans for professionals to monitor all sexually active under-18s in London. Action on Rights for Children, which filed the complaint,...

Wales: Youth work prison programme set up

22 June 2005, Young People Now

The Welsh Assembly Government is to fund a £100,000 trial programme where youth workers help in the rehabilitation of young offenders from Wales. Youth workers in two pilot areas will...

Football focus

22 June 2005, Young People Now

Young people from rival teams battle it out for control of the ball during the final of the Game On Halifax Midnight League. The teams, both from Durham, reached the...

Children's trusts

22 June 2005, Young People Now

A National Youth Agency report says youth services must work proactively with children's trusts. www.nya.gov.uk....

Scotland

22 June 2005, Young People Now

More than half of young people tagged by the pilot youth court in Hamilton breached their order, an evaluation found. www.scotland.gov.uk....

Training

22 June 2005, Young People Now

More must be done to make work-based learning attractive, a Learning and Skills Development Agency study reports. www.lsda.org.uk....