Helping disadvantaged young people
Councils can make a difference when it comes to helping young people at risk of dropping out of school or work.
Children and young people
Local youth services ‘need more funding’
The Government is to review its programmes supporting youth services in the spring, after announcing £100 million to deliver the National Citizen Service and invest in youth services in last month’s Spending Review.
Young people ‘missing out on full-time education’
More than a million young people in England could be missing formal full-time education, fuelled by significant gaps in education legislation, rising child support needs and a lack of funding, according to a new LGA report.
LGA: ‘Restore £1.7 billion early intervention funding’
The LGA has called for £1.7 billion in government cuts to early intervention funding to be reversed, as councils prepare for a surge in demand for support for children and young people who have “disappeared” during the pandemic.
A child-centred recovery
Local safety nets and early help services need to be properly funded to avoid children and their families falling into crisis
Funding for early help ‘critical’
As we re-enter a difficult period of rising COVID-19 infections, it’s a good time to look back at what lessons we can learn from the first wave of coronavirus for the delivery of services to vulnerable children and families.
LGA: Action needed to save ‘lost generation’
Today’s young people face becoming a “lost generation” unless the Government develops a COBRA-style response to boost skills and job opportunities, the LGA has warned.
Support for children’s services
The LGA’s sector-led improvement offer has helped support improvements to local leadership of children’s services in England.
Youth clubs: promoting community engagement
When I was first elected to the council last year, one of my goals was to set up and run a youth club in my local area.
Free school meals extended
More than a million young people entitled to free school meals will get free meal vouchers over the summer holiday, after a campaign by Manchester United and England footballer Marcus …