Theme : neet
- Children should not be jailed, says report | Society | SocietyGuardian.co.uk The age of criminal responsibility for British children should be raised from ten to as high as 18, a report said today. The document from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS) also suggested children should no longer be sent to prison. from : tomrichardson 18th May 2007
- Magistrates ?disregard? Youth Offending Teams? advice when making decisions on young people - 15/05/ Researchers from the Economic and Social Research Council found that magistrates viewed information from YOTs as “biased” because they seldom recommended custody. from : tomrichardson 15th May 2007
- Connexions faces disconnection | Society | SocietyGuardian.co.uk Connexions under-threat as local authorities take control of funding for services for young people. from : tomrichardson 15th May 2007
- e-briefing ? Blog Archive ? Lessons learned about NEETS from a new study NEET characteristics. Really detailed article from : tomrichardson 14th May 2007
- Marginalised children: New ideas to help hard-to-reach teenagers - 10/05/2007 - Communitycare.co.uk - the website for social work and social care professionals Some innovative services for NEET young people. from : tomrichardson 10th May 2007
- BBC NEWS | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Plan to help teenagers into work The new strategy, More Choices - More Chances, will concentrate on providing vocational courses in schools and extra targeted careers advice. from : tomrichardson 4th May 2007
- Making fathers of them A new scheme is helping young dads to engage with their children and learn how to look after them. Jerome Monahan reports from : tomrichardson 24th April 2007
- Mirror.co.uk - News - Top Stories - NIGHTMARE OF GANG WARFARE A carefully written piece about gang membership in London. Sadly this is no doubt the background the lives of many of the young people we will be working with in Lewisham. from : tomrichardson 20th March 2007
- Conservative Party - Press release NEET levels have risen (a somewhat dubious statistic...) from : tomrichardson 8th March 2007
- allAfrica.com: South Africa: Limpopo Youth Urged to Take Part in Service Programmes (Page 1 of 1) Dealing with similar problems through volunteering in South Africa from : tomrichardson 8th March 2007