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ContactPoint

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in DCSF, young people | No Comments »

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Rt Hon Ed Balls MP and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families, Baroness Delyth Morgan have announced the nationwide launch of ‘ContactPoint’, an online directory which holds basic ...

Funding to Develop Media Skills for Disadvantaged Young People (England)

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in DCSF, funding, young people | No Comments »

Mediabox, a Department for Children, Schools and Families fund to enable disadvantaged 13-19 year olds living in England the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects, using print, television, film, radio or online platforms, has announced that its funding ...

THE YOUNG MUSLIMS ADVISORY GROUP PRESENTS: ‘DIALOGUE’

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in DCSF, Region, Yorkshire, events, young people | No Comments »

A unique opportunity for young people to engage with each other and offer solutions to key decision makers on the most pressing community issues A National Youth Conference for young people aged between 15 and 25, to be held on: Saturday ...

National Safeguarding Unit for the Third Sector

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in DCSF, young people | No Comments »

The new National Safeguarding Unit for the Third Sector in England was officially launched this week as one the government's commitments in the Staying safe: action plan (DCSF, 2008). The NSPCC and Children England (formerly NCVCCO) have been commissioned ...

Annual examination of DCSF’s expenditure

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in DCSF, funding | No Comments »

The House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Committee has published its annual examination of DCSF’s expenditure. The Committee predicts that future funding will be much tighter than at present and the rate of spending growth will be minimal come ...

DCSF successful funding bid

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Posted in DCSF, NAYT, funding | No Comments »

NAYT is thrilled to announce that our most recent funding bid to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has been successful. The new funding - which comes from the Children Young People and Families (CYPF) grant scheme - ...

Building Schools for the Future: An opportunity for the arts

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in DCSF, funding, theatre, young people, youth theatre | No Comments »

Since the introduction of ‘Every Child Matters’ the majority of primary and secondary schools in England have begun to deliver a wide range of new and extended services beyond the normal school day. At the same time, there has been ...

Find your talent

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in DCSF, young people | No Comments »

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has announced ten areas that are to pilot its £25 million Find Your Talent programme. The scheme aims to give young people the chance to encounter a range of high-quality cultural experiences for ...

Alternative provision

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in DCSF, publications, young people | No Comments »

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has published a White Paper on excluded young people entitled Back on Track: A strategy for modernising alternative provision for young people. The government’s plan, backed by £26.5 million in funding, is ...