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Analysis: Education - From battleground to playground

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government is considering training former military personnel to become teachers in inner-city schools as part of a US-style programme to improve pupil behaviour. Nancy Rowntree examines how effective this...

Analysis: Youth justice - Catch them early before they offend

20 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

An influential think-tank believes the creation of a Sure Start Plus scheme that works with children and young people aged five to 12 could help significantly reduce youth crime. But...

Analysis: Social networking - Youth work for the net generation

20 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

In a matter of months, social networking sites have gone from little-known internet backwaters to a daily feature in millions of young people's lives. Tristan Donovan asks whether youth workers...

Interview: Courage of her convictions

13 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Penelope Gibbs, director of strategy to reduce child and youth imprisonment, Prison Reform Trust.

Feature - Mental health: School of wellbeing

13 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government is spending an extra £60m over the next three years on mental health work in schools. Nancy Rowntree examines some of the practices under way.

Analysis: Youth arts - The final curtain for youth theatre?

13 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Youth arts groups are among the 185 organisations to have found their funding from the Arts Council terminated. Despite the government's plans for a Youth Culture Trust, Sue Learner discovers...

Analysis: Safeguarding - Safety plan permits measure of risk

13 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

There is little doubt that an element of fear has taken a hold on today's society, particularly when it comes to the safety of children and young people. But a...

Analysis: Youth crime - Police primed for youth engagement

6 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The launch of a police strategy for children and young people reflects a shift within policing towards addressing the needs of young people. Alison Bennett considers the potential benefits of...

Feature - Generation of the apprentice

6 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government wants 90,000 more apprenticeship places created as part of its plan to raise the education leaving age to 18 by 2015. Tom de Castella finds out what it...

Interview: A matter of faith - Mike Seaton, national secretary, Methodist Association of Youth Clubs

6 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The political pendulum could be seen to be swinging away from the faith-based youth work sector, if the recent refusal by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to...