Youth Issues News
Each weekday The NYA monitors the national press, government press releases, Hansard, parliamentary websites and specialist publications for news and information about young people and youth policy.
This intelligence feeds the work of the Policy, Information and Research team. National press scanned include the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Times, Independent, Times Educational Supplement, and Voice. Comments and feedback welcome - email: Jo Poultney
- The contraceptive pill without prescription may not reduce unwanted pregnancies
- 24 Dec 2008Making the contraceptive pill available without a prescription will not reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, Dr Sarah Jarvis, from the Royal College of GPs has said.
- £9 million to encourage young social entrepreneurs
- 24 Dec 2008Children and Young People’s Minister Beverley Hughes has unveiled £9 million for a new scheme to help young people to deliver ideas for positive activities, helping them at the same time to become young social entrepreneurs.
- Police get 7,000 calls to tackle school violence
- 23 Dec 2008Police were called to deal with violence in schools more that 7,000 times in the last year, according to figures released by the Conservatives.
- Academies are 'damaging standards' in state school
- 22 Dec 2008Research commissioned by the Sutton Trust, the educational charity, claims that academies can have a detrimental effect on standards in neighbouring schools.
- NYA works with DCSF on Recording Positive Activities
- 19 Dec 2008The National Youth Agency has developed two guides for Connexions staff to support the recording of young people’s participation in positive activities (National Indicator 110).
- A better life shouldn't have to mean leaving your peers
- 19 Dec 2008Comment piece on the Cabinet Office plans on raising aspirations among young people living in deprived areas.
- Big increase in councils failing to protect young
- 18 Dec 2008The number of councils in England judged inadequate at keeping children safe has doubled in a year, according to Ofsted's annual performance assessments (APAs).
- More help to get young people talking
- 18 Dec 2008The government has launched a £12 million action plan to improve services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
- Youth Sector Development Fund - Second funding round results
- 18 Dec 2008Thirteen third sector organisations (TSOs) have been selected to receive a total of £23m following the conclusion of the YSDF second funding round.
- YSDF Third round funding Announcement
- 18 Dec 2008On 11 December 2008, a third round of funding was announced.
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