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Youth Work News
6 January 2009
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Latest news, analysis and opinion from the youth work field, including youth service developments, outdoor activities, participation, and targeted support.
Guides get recession survival advice
Girlguiding UK is offering tips on surviving the credit crunch as part of a series of guides aimed at 16- to 18-year-old girls.
High rate of depression among young
One in ten UK young people say that life is not worth living, according to new research from The Prince's Trust.
Government launches national peer mentoring scheme
The government is investing hundreds of thousands of pounds in rolling out a peer mentoring pilot in schools across England.
Sector issues New Year resolutions for Children's Secretary
Children's Secretary Ed Balls should resolve to cut down on new initiatives in 2009 while boosting the morale and pay of the children's workforce, according to sector leaders
Children's services directors honoured in new year list
Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan and Dudley DCS John Freeman are among more than 100 people honoured for their work with children and young people this new year.
In Depth
News Insight: Youth Work - Youth sector waits on dormant cash
A clause in the Dormant Bank Accounts Act could mean much less than the mooted £400m for youth projects. Joe Lepper reports.
The Children's Plan: Special Report - Spending pledges
The government has pledged billions of pounds of investment to improve the life chances of children and young people since the publication of The Children's Plan a year ago. Beth...
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