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| Internet blogs risk leaving a permanent electronic footprint which could be seen by future employers, the privacy watchdog warns. Many young people post content on social networking sites and blogs which could embarrass them, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). An ICO survey found 60 per cent of 14 to 21-year-olds did not realise their details could be accessed years into the future. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel - November 2007 |
| Nearly half of all British young people think that missing out on school trips or not having the correct uniform are the most telling indicator of being poor. The research, commissioned by Dare to Care is designed to underline how individuals can help to combat child poverty in the UK. www.daretocare.org.uk | |
| Young People | Youthwork - November 2007 |
| Many parents are still unaware of child car seat rules, despite the new regulations having now been in place for 12 months, it was revealed today. The rules require children up to the age of 12 to use safety seats. But 23 per cent of children aged three to 12 do not use seats at all, a survey found. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel - September 18th, 2007 |
| Over-anxious parents, video games and a “test driven” education system are conspiring to rob children of the “vital” opportunity to play outside, leading experts warned today. A group of almost 300 teachers, psychologists and children’s authors fear the erosion of “unstructured, loosely supervised” play is dangerously affecting young people’s health. They have used a letter to a newspaper to highlight their concerns, a year after a similar missive spelt out fears that childhood was being “poisoned” by the modern world. Among those who have signed are novelist Philip Pullman and child care expert Dr Penelope Leach. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel - 10th September 2007 |
| One in ten teenagers would drop out of school to appear on reality TV because they are desperate to be famous, according to a survey. Similar numbers also believe they will win the lottery, the Learning and Skills Council poll of 550 young people aged 16 to 19 found. Education chiefs were alarmed at the findings which were blamed on the rise of programmes such as Big Brother. The Study found many thought it easy to become famous. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel - 1st August 2007 |
| A study of children with mental and physical disability has shown they are happy as children without the condition. Research quoted in the medical journal The Lancet suggests the children’s physical impairment has no negative effect on their relationships, moods or welfare. The researchers believe the study of 500 children aged 8-12 years with Cerebral Palsy emphasises the importance of supporting disabled children to lead full lives. Cerebral Palsy affects around 1 in 400 children in the UK. | |
| Young People | Evangelical Times August - 2007 |
| According to a Mori Poll, over half of 15 year-olds think there won’t be a monarchy by 2050 and even more think the Royal Family get too much money from the public purse. The Queen is perceived as living a life of luxury at our expense, even though she manages to attend nearly 400 engagements every year. | |
| Young People | Youthwork - August 2007 |
| 41% of teens said they relied on email, while 50% of 25 to 34 year olds told ICM researchers they would not be able to carry on without e-mail. Nasstar CEO, Charles Black said “The first wave was the mobile phone – this poll shows that the next phase is the growth of mobile e-mail” | |
| Young People | Youthwork - August 2007 |
| More teenagers having abortions fuelled a 3.9 per cent rise in the number of terminations that took place in England and Wales last year. The abortion rate was the highest for women ages 19, with 11,776 having terminations. In total there were 193,737 abortions in England and Wales last year, with the figure rising to more than 200,000. Thirty-two per cent of the women and girls have had abortions before, the same proportion as in 2005. | |
| Young People | Salvationist, June 30 2007 |
| Government approaches to alcohol and drugs misuse and sexual health among young people should be ‘joined up’ according to a Baptist sexual health expert. Dr Trevor Stammers backed the call of Government-funded sexual health advisers for a national intervention scheme incorporating all three issues. | |
| Young People | The Baptist Times, June 21 2007 |
| Today’s music festivals are more about designer wardrobes than the acts on stage thanks to the “Kate Moss effect” according to research. The survey, in the run up to Glastonbury found that a quarter of festival –goers spend around £500 on each out-door music event. But half struggle to remember bands they have actually seen. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel 20th June 2007 |
| Teachers or security staff will be able to search for knives and other offensive weapons without consent, under a new law which comes into force today. Teachers’ leaders have raised concerns about the England-wide reforms, saying that the strategy could have 'dangerous or fatal consequences'. Guidance says staff should call the police if they are concerned about safety risks, and schools can use professionally trained security staff to conduct screening and searching as well as teachers. The guidance says staff can only carry out searches with the authority of the head teacher. Schools can deny entry to pupils who refuse to be screened. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel - May 31st, 2007 |
| More must be done to help the 100,000 youngsters who run away from home every year, the Children’s Society said today. The BBC reports that one in six runaway children end up sleeping rough, exposing themselves to the risk of violence and sexual assault, and more than two thirds of runaways are not even reported missing. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel - May 18th 2007 |
| According to a report by Buckinghamshire County Council, misbehaviour on school buses is on the rise. Bus companies were more reluctant to take on contracts and were putting up their charges. It said that some drivers’ lack of fluency in English made it difficult for them to control children. The most severe potential sanction would be a possible ban from school transport. | |
| Young People | Youthwork May 2007 |
| In March, government statistics showed that hundreds more girls aged 15 or younger are getting pregnant despite a multi-million pound campaign to prevent early pregnancies. The figure showed that nearly 7,500 girls under 16, the age of consent, fell pregnant in England in 2005, a rise of 283 on the previous year. And among the under-18s, pregnancy figures rose in 2005 to 39,683 from 39,593 the year before. The number of teenage girls having second abortions now exceeds 100 a month. More than 18,000 girls under 18 had abortions in 2005, including at least one who’d had six terminations. | |
| Young People | Idea May/June 2007 |
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