NAYCEO “ welcomes the Audit Commission Report “Tired of Hanging Around”. It costs four times as much to put a young person through the criminal justice system as it does to keep them out of it, but sport and leisure projects designed to help keep teens on the straight and narrow struggle with a funding [...]

Do you have a book swap shelf? Have you got a reading group? Are you preparing activities for Learning at Work Day? If so we have around 1,000 sets of books (Quick Reads/Sandstone 2007/08) that you can order. There are approximately 10 books per set, and each Union Learning Rep can order one set. But [...]

The Ford Partnership has been commissioned to offer Management Training for IYSS Managers. The new Management Development Programme, is now available for managers and third sector parties. Emails have been sent tothe Heads of the IYSS .This wholly funded and administered programme can be delivered locally. It is for front-line managers, working in services for young people, [...]

Britain’s cultural and racial diversity is crucial for the development of the nation’s economic and social well-being.  The trade union movement has a strong tradition of challenging discrimination and opposing racist groups that cause hostility within the workplace and create divisions in society. Far right extremism seeks to undermine the work of trade unions. Trade [...]

This month sees the introduction of new measures to assist Third Sector organisations to train staff during the economic downturn. The so-called ‘flexibilities’, which broaden eligibility rules, were originally announced as part of a package of support to private sector SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) through Train to Gain in October 2008. However, in December 2008, [...]

NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) has warned of a substantial threat to funding from the Big Lottery Fund. It is concerned that the Big Lottery Fund may drop its commitment to give 60-70% of its total funding to the Third Sector as a result of responses to its current consultation. The concerns [...]

The economic downturn is beginning to take its toll on working people and their families. Many workers face the prospect of redundancy and many more are uncertain about the impact of the ongoing financial crisis on their jobs and livelihoods. Even those whose jobs are relatively secure – particularly those on low incomes – are [...]

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families has announced an extensive package of new measures to help all children and young people reach their full potential and narrow the gap in educational achievements between the more affluent and those from underprivileged backgrounds. This is in line with the government’s ‘New Opportunities: Fair Chances [...]

Gordon Brown has introduced new measures of intensive support for the unemployed, and has guaranteed education or training for all school leavers, during his speech at an employment summit in London this week. The Prime Minister said that £500m will be allocated to recruitment subsidies for employers, financial help for new businesses starting up and [...]