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Participation is too bland to be meaningful

19 March 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

Much to the annoyance of all, and perhaps to the surprise of some, I made the comment the other day that I was fed up with youth participation.

Not all of the youth workers come from Mars

12 March 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

Some youth workers are from Venus and others are from Mars. You may not get the reference to a famous book on gender but the point remains that there are...

How youth theatre can play a leading role

12 March 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Activities that unleash children's creativity and imagination enable them to develop a sense of who they are - essential in today's complex and demanding world.

Editorial: Parenting support must reach those in need

12 March 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

The government doesn't bring up children, parents do. We often hear this maxim from those in power and their detractors alike.

Viewpoint - Still forced to think national, not local

5 March 2008, Tom Wylie, the former chief executive of The National YouthAgency, Youth Work Now

Youth workers have long known that young people don't organise their lives to fit government priorities or local service structures. The group that hangs round the off-licence would prefer to...

Just don't mention the Olympics

5 March 2008, Michael Bracey, Youth Work Now

It came as news to me that as soon as the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Games is over and done with, we will commence our "Cultural Olympiad".

Editorial - The battle for funding won't go away

5 March 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

At a time when young people are politically a high priority and unprecedented levels of money have been promised to the youth sector, it's disappointing to hear that many of...

From The Frontline - Right on versus right off youth work

5 March 2008, Andy Upson, Youth Work Now

There are some excellent youth professionals working with young people but are they wasting their time working with the "wrong" type of young people?

Bridgend suicides point to social dislocation

5 March 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

Most of us are only too aware of the growing prevalence of mental health problems among young people.

Let's protect youth work's distinctiveness

27 February 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

"When youth work has been absorbed into a number of new initiatives trying to do all this targeted and focused work, particularly with young people considered to be at risk,...