| Theme |
Topic |
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| Big Society |
International examples of Big Society initiatives |
The Office for Civil Society has published a report citing international examples of Big Society initiatives. The aim of the report is to look at how other countries run their public services or organise local community projects that UK citizens or organisations can take inspiration from. |
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| Guides |
Guides for professionals working with young people and guides for young people. |
A guide for employers – supporting care leavers into employment. This guide is designed to support employers with assisting care leavers into employment. It outlines the key elements to delivering work programmes for care leavers, with advice on suggested material to guide both employers and the young person. |
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| Journeys to Home - care leavers’ successful transition to independent accommodation. For young people leaving care and moving into independent housing can be one of the biggest challenges. With this good practice guide developed for local authorities, housing and providers we look at the different pathways young people can take their transition from care to independent living. |
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| A guide to employment. It covers all the important things like different employment options, setting up a bank account, what to expect once you start work and a section to help you understand the jargon that employers use. |
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| Know your rights, know your benefits. This booklet is a tool to help care leavers and young people in care understand the system and get the benefits they’re entitled to. |
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| Guides to understand the engagement through social media. |
This paper considers the increasing importance of personal, individualized spaces in the lives and identities of young people through a comparative examination of the contemporary use of the physical space of the bedroom and the "virtual" territory of the online journal. |
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| This guide aims: to explain social media technologies and functions using simple language and to provide you with the tools to increase interest and attendance at your project by working with young people and promoting your activities through social media. |
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| This guide is to help you understand video production techniques with a view to producing video content about your youth project and its activities, to put on social media sites, as well as your own website. |
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| Health |
Multi-agency transition into adulthood protocol & pathway for disabled young people |
Multi-agency transition into adulthood protocol and pathway is for all young people with a learning difficulty and/or disability (LDD), their families and any professionals involved in transition. |
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| Sunderland LINk E-bulletin |
The latest e-bulletin contains a number of topical items of interest relating to Health & Social Care issues/reforms as well as legislative items such as the ‘Localism Bill’ and how it will impact on the voluntary sector. |
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| Policy |
Looked after children |
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that from 1st April 2011 the revised regulatory framework for working with looked after children will be in place. The central core of this framework, The Care Planning Placement and Case Review Regulations (England) 2010, is now available from the DfE website and the remaining elements will be published in the coming months. |
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| Youth justice system |
The Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has published a sentencing green paper which includes proposals on youth justice and plans to reduce the numbers of children remanded in custody. The green paper Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders features a series of proposals for youth justice. |
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| Reports |
Review of poverty and life chances |
Frank Field MP has published his independent review into UK poverty. The Foundation Years: Preventing Poor Children From Becoming Poor Adults calls for greater investment in early years education. It says that funding should be shifted towards the first five years of children's lives and weighted to help the most disadvantaged. |
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| Equality strategy |
The Government Equalities Office has published its Equality Strategy. The Strategy sets out the Government's vision for a strong, modern and fair Britain. It is built on two principles of equality - equal treatment and equal opportunity. |
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| Public health |
The Department of Health has published a White Paper on public health. Healthy Lives, Healthy People aims to tackle today's causes of premature death and illness and reduce health inequalities, with a public health service to make it happen. |
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| Cost of young people's exclusion |
NCVYS member, the Prince's Trust, has published The Cost of Exclusion: Counting the cost of youth disadvantage in the UK. |
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| Young people and older generations |
London Youth has published Talking Bout My Generation. The report finds that young people feel isolated from older generations and would like more support from experienced adults. |
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| Young carers |
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and the Mental Health Foundation have published MyCare: The challenges facing young carers of parents with a severe mental illness. The report estimates that 50,000 - 200,000 young people in the UK are caring for a parent with severe mental health problems. |
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| Exclusion |
Barnardo's has published Not Present and Not Correct: Understanding and Preventing School Exclusions. The report finds that excluding disruptive pupils can cost three times as much as supporting them in mainstream schools. It argues that exclusions are over-used and local authorities and schools are failing to address links between unruly behaviour and wider family problems. |
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| Young people in governance |
Research consultancy nfpSynergy has published Young People in Governance. The report considers organisational experiences of overcoming the barriers to involving young people in governance. A key recommendation of the report is that there is no ‘one-size fits all' model when it comes to engaging young people in governance - each organisation must consider which mechanisms will work best for their needs. |
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| Children’s Commissioner |
Dr John Dunford, the former general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, has published an independent review of the Office of the Children's Commissioner in England. The report makes 46 recommendations to strengthen the remit, powers and independence of the role |
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| Commercialisation |
The Department for Education has asked to carry out an independent review into the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood, and report back with recommendations in May 2011.The review will look at the following themes:
• risks of harm and barriers to parenting
• principles – what is/isn't acceptable in this area
• consumer voice
• corporate social responsibility. |
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| Youth Access |
Youth Access has published two reports.
The first report - A proven early intervention model – the evidence for Youth Information Advice Counselling and Support services (YIACS) - demonstrates not only that YIACS are popular with and well-accessed by young people but also sets out clearly the reasons why this is so and the evidence behind it.
The second report - Easing the Strain: How young people’s information, advice, counselling and support services (YIACS) ease the strain on young people and on commissioners of services - is a summary of the evidence report setting out concisely why and how YIACS offer a proven solution to the complex problems of young people while at the same time offering commissioners a cost effective method of service delivery. |
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download the second report
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| The Princess Royal Trust for Carers |
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers has published a report which finds that around one in five young carers finds the Christmas period harder than the rest of the year because of a reduction in support services. While Christmas is supposed to be one of the happiest and magical times for children, nearly a third (32%) of young carers surveyed will be responsible for cooking Christmas dinner. The trust is running a Christmas appeal to help young carers and is encouraging young people to visit its website to get help and support over the Christmas period. |
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| Youth Work Tools |
The BT Learning and Skills Programme |
The BT Learning and Skills programme equips young people, and the people who teach and care for them, with the skills to get the most out of the world around them. Our educational resources and activities bring people together and help them to become better, more effective communicators, whatever their age. Developed by expert educators and teachers, and tested extensively in and out of the classroom, our free educational resources range from videos, workbooks, online activities, games and much more. |
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| Youth Information Shop |
Information on issues affecting young people, giving support or choices of the professional services available to them. Showt / C Card registrations are also provided, as well as, distribution of condoms, Chlamydia testing and Smoking Cessation. |
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| Free Communication Skills Resources from BT Learning and Skills programme which equips young people, and the people who teach and care for them, with the skills to get the most out of the world around them. |
Assignment: Photo Movie
A guide to using digital technology to communicate ideas creatively and effectively. Age: 11+ |
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Coaching for Life
The Coaching for Life programme encourages parents and carers to help children try different sports. Aimed at 6 to 11 year olds, and it includes 12 flexible games. |
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The Interview File
Film clips showing two different versions of the same applicant being interviewed, broken down into sections so you can score the applicant. Then you can compare your views with those of an expert before moving on to the next part. Includes interview tips from four recruitment experts. |
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Moving On
The three DVDs cover topics such as getting the most from work experience, choosing the next step in your education, building an effective CV, expressing yourself clearly, dealing with application forms, and taking a positive approach to interviews. Watch a selection of students being interviewed, comparing what happens when they don’t prepare and when they do. |
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| The Personal Skills Journey consists of a series of twelve PDF downloads designed to provide young people with knowledge and skills to help in the transition from learning to the wider world. As well as containing thought provoking topics, the series is also designed to be used as a personal workbook - with space to fill in their own thoughts and learning points |
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The really useful interview guide
This interview guide gives useful tips on how to set yourself apart from other candidates. Following are some key tips for interviews, and for more ways to help prepare. |
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