Prolonged failure to invest in children’s and youth services has created a ticking time bomb for society and the economy
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Opinion: When young people lose their services, we all pay more
Prolonged failure to invest in children’s and youth services has created a ticking time bomb for society and the economy
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Closure of more than a thousand youth centres could have lasting impact on society
Teenagers left isolated and without advice or safe spaces
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Closure of more than a thousand youth centres could have lasting impact on society
Teenagers left isolated and without advice or safe spaces
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For youth workers, COVID-19 is just another challenge
“We’re facing a government that basically has no interest in young people”
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Government must invest in youth services after years of cuts, says UNISON
Councils need proper funding to help young people
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Youth manifesto from Labour will provide ‘much-needed’ cash, says UNISON
Funding will help repair damage done by job cuts and centre closures
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Tahir’s youth mission
Peterborough youth worker is a Local Service Champion and has been honoured by the Queen
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‘Enough is enough’ say delegates on knife crime
Delegates welcome Labour Party commitments to reversing cuts that are adding to the problem
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Newham recruiting 33 youth workers – the biggest expansion of youth services anywhere in London
Hat tip Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz “**Please share widely** We want the best youth workers for our children and young people in Newham! 👌🏽
Am really pleased to announce that today we launched the largest recruitment campaign for youth workers in Newham for a…Read more…
Support young people now plea
Youth services are in need of an urgent overhaul and require their own cabinet minister, a cross-party report by MPs has said. An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for youth affairs report,…Read more…
From selling drugs to meeting the Queen – one man’s extraordinary story
Police and justice conference hears the inspirational story of Marcellus Baz
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Youth worker pay deal win
Youth and community workers, members of Unite, along with staff side unions have voted to accept a two year pay deal starting from September 2018. Unite members voted overwhelmingly in favour…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
The four unions, including Unite, Unison, UCU and NEU, representing thousands of youth and community workers across England and Wales – in local government and the community, not for profit and…Read more…
Violent crime rise from austerity cuts
An alarming rise in violent crime both in London and throughout the UK has sparked calls for an end to austerity-driven police and youth services cuts. Since March there have been 22 fatal…Read more…
‘Burning injustice’
The government’s green paper on transforming children and young people’s mental health provision in England lacks the boldness and scope needed to address the ‘burning injustice’ of young people’s…Read more…
We voted in droves for hope
Leigh Drennan is the vice chair of Young Labour in Unite’s North West region. He believes the reason young people, who had become disengaged with politics, were suddenly inspired to get out and use…Read more…
Minister for youth?
A call has been made for a youth affairs minister to coordinate services for young people across government by Unite. The demand for a minister with a seat in the cabinet will come in a new…Read more…
Picnic protest
Members of Unite will be joining campaigners and concerned families on Sunday (May 14) for a picnic protest over Medway council’s plans to close 19 Sure Start centres and axe up to 50 staff across…Read more…
‘Vanity project’
David Cameron’s National Citizen Service (NCS) was always an ill-conceived ‘vanity project’, now that it’s been shown to be a colossal waste of taxpayers’ money, it needs a radical re-think if it’s…Read more…