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Youth groups receive £2.6m funding from London mayor
<img alt="Youth groups receive £2.6m funding from London mayor" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/10f51724-54cc-4d83-97a6-3ca2dcba2ef7/3/ScreenShot20180921at124558-320x198.png" /> <p> The funding forms the third investment for youth projects made available through the mayor's £45m Young Londoners Fund, after previous rounds of investment in May and June. It is estimated that around... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 September 2018
Universities warned over potentially misleading claims
A consumer group has challenged universities over the claims they make to attract students.
bbc
Published: 21 September 2018
Imprisoned suffragette letter discovered
A previously unknown letter gives a first-hand account from the first suffragette to be jailed.
bbc
Published: 21 September 2018
Periods 'keeping girls out of school'
Some 350,000 girls say they have missed school at some point because of being on their period, research from YouGov suggests.
bbc
Published: 20 September 2018
Health visitors 'quitting over fears they are unable to protect children'
<img alt="Health visitors &#39;quitting over fears they are unable to protect children&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6521208e-ec46-4313-80db-c53efa1e5b21/3/ScreenShot20170424at112007-320x198.png" /> <p> Research published by the Labour Party shows that 130 out of 152 (85 per cent) councils plan to reduce their public health budgets this year by a combined total of £96.3m compared with 2017/18 levels. This... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 September 2018
More fake diploma claims for Spanish university
A Madrid university allegedly granted fake law diplomas to hundreds of Italian nationals.
bbc
Published: 20 September 2018
Call for overhaul of sentencing guidelines for young adult offenders
<img alt="Call for overhaul of sentencing guidelines for young adult offenders" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7698492d-7c7f-4850-b01b-05cb02078ded/1/cookhamwoodyouthcustodyyoipetercrane-320x198.jpg" /> <p> A report by the Howard League for Penal Reform on behalf of the Transition to Adulthood Alliance (T2A) claims that the sentencing process for 18- to 25-year-olds, as it stands, does not sufficiently factor... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 September 2018
Councils plan £900m of cuts including children's services and early years
<img alt="Councils plan £900m of cuts including children&#39;s services and early years" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/63c27af2-0648-4700-8c15-9d157ad31c0b/2/earlyinterventionconferencecreditpaulcousans-320x198.jpg" /> <p> A survey by the County Council Network (CCN) found that all 36 county council and county unitary authorities will be making cuts, totalling an estimated £918m - an average of £25.5m each - when they set... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 September 2018
Youth sector organisations announce merger
<img alt="Youth sector organisations announce merger" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/560c310e-5b6f-454a-9942-1647c99b312d/2/BethiaMcNeil-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The Centre for Youth Impact, which aims to help youth organisations improve their effectiveness, has taken over Project Oracle, a training and validation provider for organisations working with children... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 September 2018