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12th October 2009
Almost one in three young people 'lack parental support' Almost one in three young people in the UK do not receive the support they need from their parents, Jessica Shepherd of The Guardian claims. more
21st September 2009Peter Jones’s National Enterprise Academy opens its doors to train the next generation of entrepreneurs Young people will now be able to study for brand-new qualifications in enterprise and entrepreneurship as the National Enterprise Academy (NEA), brainchild of Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones, an more
8th September 2009Teach philanthropy in schools, says Community Foundation Network Manifesto for Community Philanthropists says teachers could help children develop charitable instincts. more
4th September 2009CSV encourages schools to teach volunteering Make a Difference Day campaign will provide teachers with lesson plans on child poverty and fair trade more
1st September 2009The Sex and Power Report claims it will take centuries before women are equally represented in Parliament The Sex and Power report 2008 concludes a snail could crawl the entire length of the Great Wall of China in 212 years, just slightly longer than the 200 years it will take for women to be equally repr more
20th August 2009Enterprise education is helping young people to become more employable With greater business understanding and higher aspirations, young people are becoming more employable, according to a report by the Young People’s Enterprise Forum more
18th August 20099 out of 10 parents are worried about giving their kids the right advice and guidance Almost half of young people turn to their parents as first port of call for advice about their options, but many parents are not fully aware of the options and services available to their child. more
10th August 2009Young people spend an average of 3.5 hours a month volunteering, says Evangelical Alliance report Voluntary work and charitable donations made by teenagers are worth more than £300m a year, according to new research more
30th July 2009The Government should improve its support for organisations helping to improve young people’s ‘soft skills’ Organisations providing young people with skills such as teamwork and leadership should be provided with better support by the government, according to a report by an expert group led by Alan Milburn more
The UK’s education system is ‘extinguishing valuable assets in children of all abilities’ Education needs to refocus onto ‘SEED skills’ – including enterprise, as well as ‘grit and discipline’ – a new report by the Young Foundation argues. more
23rd July 2009Transcript of the Prime Minister’s podcast on the topic of youth community service more
21st July 2009Private schools should share 'soft skills' to win public benefit, says social mobility report The Charity Commission should require charitable independent schools to share their expertise in teaching "soft skills" with state schools as part of its assessment of their public benefit, according more
17th March 2009Our children need tough love, not self-love Allison Pearson claims that self-esteem culture is damaging education ... more
30th January 2009Children under fifteen should be banned from alcohol, according to England's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson is issuing new guidance and thinks no-one under 16 should be drinking, even at home more
30th November 1999Prince's Trust- YouGov teen confidence survey Alarming insight into unhappy generation where one in ten teenagers feel that life is meaningless, and a quarter are depressed... more
Rap artists film great rap version of 'This Little Light of Mine' in Manchester School The Message Trust is making a huge difference through its work in the schools of Manchester more
