by Institute for Youth Work | Oct 15, 2018 | YOUTH WORK NEWS
Loneliness strategy to improve access to community spaces for young people Announcing the funding today, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said it would enable the creation of more sustainable community spaces and hubs with a particular focus...
by Institute for Youth Work | Oct 12, 2018 | YOUTH WORK NEWS
Study to test how military-style adventure programme boosts attainment The Adventure Learning Trial, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), will see 2,300 13- and 14-year-olds engage in one of two adventure learning programmes run by character education...
by Institute for Youth Work | Oct 12, 2018 | YOUTH WORK NEWS
Call to boost after-school youth work to reduce risk of violence Speaking in a House of Commons debate on youth violence, Vicky Foxcroft, Labour MP for Lewisham Deptford, said that evidence given to the Youth Violence Commission shows that knife attacks are most...
by Institute for Youth Work | Oct 11, 2018 | YOUTH WORK NEWS
Behind the scenes of our EmpowHER programme Over the past couple of weeks, the EmpowHER team at UK Youth has been busy delivering youth worker training in the South West, West Midlands and North West. To celebrate #DayoftheGirl, we wanted to give you an exclusive...
by Institute for Youth Work | Oct 8, 2018 | YOUTH WORK NEWS
DfE announces £24m youth employment initiative Announcing the Opportunity North East scheme at a school in Gateshead, Damian Hinds said children in the region need more support from education and business leaders, because it is listed bottom in England… October...
by Institute for Youth Work | Oct 5, 2018 | YOUTH WORK NEWS
‘County lines’ child trafficker convicted in landmark case The conviction of Birmingham man Zakaria Mohammed is the first time a conviction has been secured for child trafficking offences related to county lines under the Modern Slavery Act (2015). The...
