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 May 19, 2022

Tag: PSHE

Further support needed for young people in the housing and employment market

Thursday, 25 April 2019 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council have supported calls for the Government to take steps to deliver a fairer society by supporting younger people in the housing and employment market. In a new report published by the House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision, the Government is also asked to ensure local authorities have specific

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: Curriculum for life, employment, Government, house of lords, housing, Intergenerational Fairness and Provision, PSHE, report

New guidance for schools a huge improvement

Friday, 20 July 2018 by Sylvia Cullen

Member of Youth Parliament for Leeds, Sylvia Cullen, reflects on the Government’s announcement on guidance for schools This new guidance is exactly the sort of forward thinking and developed framework that I believe young people need. As technology develops and becomes more advanced our lives become more complicated and new difficulties arise. By making it

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: Curriculum for life, mental health, PSHE

Mental Health a crucial part of a Curriculum for Life

Friday, 20 July 2018 by Joe Stockley

The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Secretary of State for Education, has just announced that, in a move affecting all schools across the country from September 2020, the government will introduce mandatory relationships and health education in schools. This will add to current schooling guidance on online safety, mental and physical health, financial literacy, and

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: Curriculum for life, Make Your Mark, mental health, PSHE, Youth Select Committee

British Youth Council backs Government plans on relationships and health education in schools

Thursday, 19 July 2018 by Rhammel Afflick

The Government have published plans to introduce mandatory relationships and health education in schools, according to a statement released by the Department for Education. The British Youth Council welcome the new additional commitment to mandatory health education which will accompany existing commitments to introduce mandatory relationships and sex education. The British Youth Council have been

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: Curriculum for life, Make Your Mark, PSHE, Youth Select Committee

‘Life in Likes’ welcomed by the British Youth Council

Thursday, 04 January 2018 by Jo Hobbs

The Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has launched a new report, ‘Life in Likes’, on the impact of social media on the lives of children before they become teenagers. Today’s report reveals many children are approaching a ‘cliff edge’ as they transition from primary to secondary school, with social media becoming much more important

  • Published in News, Youth Select Committee
Tagged under: Body image, mental health, PSHE, Youth Select Committee

If young people cared they would vote

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 by Yasmin Greenaway

I hear this so often from people, in regards to what many view as young people’s political disengagement. Not only is this stance is overly-simplistic and lacking in nuance, it’s fatalistic. It takes no accountability for encouraging further political engagement via traditional, more visible and measurable channels. If this argument were the case one would

  • Published in Blogs, Series: General Election 2017, Votes at 16
Tagged under: general election, PSHE, Save Our Youth Services, Votes at 16, youth voice

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