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




Teachers' manifesto to end gang culture
28 May 2008The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) has drawn up plans for tackling gang culture in and around schools.
'People just saw us as asbo kids'
28 May 2008Case study of a successful project on a housing estate in a Gloucestershire village.
'I've got kids who sleep with knives under their pillows'
27 May 2008Interview with Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of youth charity Kids Company, which works with children and young people on the edge of society.
Just the jab
27 May 2008A new vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer is being launched through primary health care trusts this September, and virtually all of them are focusing it through schools.
Exercise does not make obese children slimmer, says study
27 May 2008Encouraging overweight children to exercise has no impact on weight loss and they should be encouraged instead to eat more healthily, according to research presented at the European Congress on Obesity.
Young people's views on play being sought
23 May 2008The views of young people on outdoor play are being sought by a new government consultation.
Home Office outlines plans to help police tackle violent crime
23 May 2008A government press release giving more details about the Home Office's plans to help police tackle violent crime and the intimidation of communities, as announced in the press yesterday.
Rise in alcohol-related hospital admissions for young people
23 May 2008An increasing number of young people - 39% in 2001 to 45% in 2006 - claim never to have tried an alcoholic drink, according to a study by the Office for National Statistics.
Schools told to take action on gangs
22 May 2008At a Home Office event on tackling gang crime today, children's minister Beverley Hughes, is to launch guidance for headteachers to help schools response to the problem of young people being involved in gangs in their locality.
Police to get new powers to tackle gangs
22 May 2008Home secretary, Jacqui Smith is expected to outline ways to help police tackle violent gangs and their intimidation of communities.



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