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Analysis: Uniting the workforce

9 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

In one day, the government issued three new documents proposing changes to the children's and youth services workforce. But, as Cathy Wallace and Tristan Donovan report, the biggest changes are...

Children's workers to pay fee for safeguarding register

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Professionals working with children and young people are to be hit with a fee of £64 to join the government's safeguarding register.

Feature - Family law gets faster

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

This week sees the nationwide roll-out of the Public Law Outline, a new system for taking children into care. Joe Lepper investigates how it is going to work in practice.

Parents daunted by post-school options

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Parents feel overwhelmed by the wide range of qualifications available to children on leaving school, a poll for the South Yorkshire Education Project has found.

Feature - Bridgend suicides: the real picture

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Since January 2007, 17 young people in Bridgend, South Wales, have committed suicide. Some blame the media for stoking the problem. Amid talk of suicide pacts, Tom de Castella asks...

Analysis: Action against violent video games

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Tanya Byron's report on protecting children from unsuitable video games, published last week, claims the current age rating system needs changing. But some feel her ideas could be confusing and...

Careers advice services require 'massive' overhaul, says report

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Local authorities need to devote more resources to Connexions and ensure the service delivers high-quality, impartial careers advice to young people, an inquiry has found.

High street Connexions advisers not up to scratch

1 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Advice offered in high street Connexions offices is inadequate according to research commissioned by the Skills Commission and Edge.

Qualifications face axe in shake up of standards

1 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Qualifications for 14- to 19-year-olds are to be cut back as part of moves to streamline the system.

Derby health project recruits youth work support

27 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

A health service in Derby has recruited a youth worker to run activities for the young women who visit the centre.