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The NYA News Centre comprises Youth Issues News, updated daily with items sourced from national press, NYA's own press releases and our current enewletters.

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eYPU, Issue 218, 20 August 2008
22 Aug 2008
Let children play in office car parks, says Nice
22 Aug 2008Draft guidelines drawn up by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) outlines recommendations to increase physical activity amongst young people.
Record A and A* results as schools refine entries
22 Aug 2008Record GCSE results were reported yesterday with the proportion receiving the highest grades rising at the fastest rate in almost 20 years.
Pensioners outnumber under-16s for first time
22 Aug 2008Children and young people are outnumbered by people over 60 years old for the first time according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
The chance to live a full life
21 Aug 2008Article exploring the limited options available to young people with learning disabilities once they have left school.
Boys break through 60 per cent A*- C barrier
21 Aug 2008The 2008 GCSE results, released today, show the overall A*-C pass rate has increased by 2.4 percentage points to 65.7 per cent and English has risen 0.7 percentage points and maths 1.1 percentage points compared to last year.
Evaluation of Youth Funds and good practice guidance published
21 Aug 2008Young people taking part in Youth Fund panels have seen their confidence and social skills soar, their behaviour improve and their standing in the community increased, according to a report issued today by Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes.
What else can a youth worker do?
20 Aug 2008Careers advice feature for a qualified youth worker who wants a role with more strategic responsibility.
Curfew America
20 Aug 2008Report on nighttime curfew measures being imposed in US cities to tackle new waves of gun violence this summer.
Modern Clubbing for the Kids
20 Aug 2008Comment piece from Jerry Ward, a youth worker based in Birmingham, on the importance of youth club provision.



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