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06 Apr 2022 Education

Apprenticeships are failing working class school leavers

A record number of 18-year-olds - almost four in 10 - accepted a place at university last year. Unfortunately, too many of them - around one in five - will graduate encumbered with a lot of debt but no greater chance of higher earnings for their troubles.

Educating millions of young people through Media Smart’s advertising literacy mission

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28 Feb 2022 Education

Educating millions of young people through Media Smart’s advertising literacy mission

As our young people spend longer online each day, and the government looks to new measures to make the UK the safest place in the world to go online, it is crucial that more is done to ensure children and adults have higher levels of digital literacy.

08 Feb 2022 Education

Government must seize this golden opportunity to level up opportunity for all children across Britain

Through working directly with children and young people and seeing the inequalities and hardships they endure; we have been eagerly awaiting the white paper on levelling up.

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13 Dec 2021 Health

Betting and Gaming Council brings together tech platforms and advertising associations in fresh drive to protect young people from harm

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has formed a cross-industry Ad Tech Forum with the largest online platforms to look at how the latest technology can be used to further protect children and vulnerable people online.

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08 Dec 2021 Environment

NDA group extends partnership to inspire young nuclear professionals

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has today announced a two-year extension to its ground-breaking industrial partnership aimed at inspiring and supporting young people in the nuclear industry.

06 Dec 2021 Home affairs

Young Black voices must be heard when policies are being developed

In July 2021, The Black Policy Institute (TBPI) pioneered the Global Future Leadership Programme, bringing together several young Black people from the United Kingdom and the United States. I was thrilled to be appointed as the UK chair of the first international young people’s advisory board for TBPI. To me, an effective leader is strategic, empathetic and adaptative; able to contend with the past and present with a vision of societal improvement and equity.

01 Dec 2021 Political parties

Baby Of The House: Lord Taylor And Pamela Nash

Young MPs given the unofficial title of “Baby of the House” can find it both a blessing and a curse. Former Liberal Democrat MP Lord Taylor of Goss Moor and former Labour MP Pamela Nash recount their experiences.

28 Nov 2021 Political parties

Generation Next: The Anthony Mangnall interview

Anthony Mangnall is spoken of with enthusiasm among senior Conservatives, as one of the most promising MPs of the 2019 intake. But, he tells Georgina Bailey, just don't call him a 'rising star'.

26 Nov 2021 Education

Government must match rhetoric on skills with action to tackle persistent youth unemployment

Youth unemployment has been a persistent and longstanding problem in the UK. The most recent figures suggest nearly half a million young people are looking for work, with the overall 16-24 rate standing at nearly 12 per cent.

World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic

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15 Jul 2021 Coronavirus

World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic

This World Youth Skills Day, how are National Lottery-funded charities giving disadvantaged young people affected by the pandemic a much needed boost?

30 May 2021 Education

East 17's Tony Mortimer Is Writing His Own Novel To Tackle Shortage Of Books For Young Boys

The pop star is planning to publish a young adult fiction novel after hearing about a lack of books aimed at young boys.

08 Apr 2021 Education

If anyone is in need of “discipline and order” it’s Gavin Williamson

The focus should be on the social, emotional and academic disruption young people have been facing. That Gavin Williamson is still in his job is a reflection of Boris Johnson’s poor judgement and a failure of our nation’s children.

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25 Mar 2021 Health

Children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing: moving towards evidence-based, data-driven responses

28 Jan 2021 Education

Government must save outdoor education centres for the sake of our young people

Outdoor education centres have fantastic benefits for children’s physical and mental health. Their collapse would not only be devastating for the economy, but for the development and education of young people.

21 Jan 2021 Health

Young people must be at the heart of Covid recovery – supporting their mental health is the first step

The government has allowed a mental health crisis to overwhelm young people. It's vital they receive urgent support, especially as we look to rebuild.

27 Oct 2020 Social affairs

Only by listening to the voices of care leavers can we truly begin to understand what needs to change

As we prepare for the delayed care review, our focus must be to create a system which works with care leavers and for care leavers.

07 Oct 2020 Health

The government must ensure university students in lockdown have access to mental health support

We are facing a mental health crisis ready to explode. The government must urgently outline a package of measures to support all students, particularly those self-isolating.

02 Oct 2020 Economy

Support for young people on Universal Credit must not come to an end after the pandemic

Young workers have been hit hardest by Covid-19. Ministers must continue financial support for vulnerable young people, which can have a real impact on those working towards employment and a home of their own.

24 Sep 2020 Health

Government must fund early intervention initiatives to better support young people who self-harm

The APPG on Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention heard how support arrives much too late due to service waiting times, thresholds and all-too-common stigma.

08 Sep 2020 Economy

If this Government is serious about ‘levelling up’, they must put an end to exploitative unpaid work experience

Many work experience opportunities are unpaid, so remain inaccessible to those from underprivileged backgrounds. My Private Members Bill will see opportunities opened up to all, not just the privileged few.

03 Sep 2020 Economy

We cannot afford for Kickstart to be a false start for young people and employers

Two months since Kickstart was announced, the Government still has yet to set out what the targeted objectives of the Kickstart scheme are and the criteria for success.

08 Jul 2020 Communities

Young people should be automatically registered to vote in bid tackle threat to election 'integrity', peers demand

Young people should be automatically registered to vote in an effort to protect the "integrity" of elections, a cross-party group of peers are demanding.

16 Jun 2020 Health

The wrongful detention of young people with learning disabilities must end now

Young people with autism and/or learning disabilities are facing unjustified detention during lockdown. This is a breach of human rights.