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Breaching the Social Contract with Young People

Publication: October 2019
Bernard Davies updates the evidence on the ‘condition of youth’ in the UK today and outlines a range of personal and structural issues which young people are currently having to negotiate, often with declining support from key state services....

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(Un)Happy 21st Birthday NEET! A genealogical approach to understanding young people Not in Education, Employment or Training

Publication: October 2019
Liam Wrigley traces how use of the term NEET has impacted on governance of young people over the last 21 years. ...

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Breaching the Social Contract with Young People

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(Un)Happy 21st Birthday NEET! A genealogical approach to understanding young people Not in Education, Employment or Training

Creating Educational Synergies

Is the youth work tide turning? MPs’ reports, a Youth Charter and a review of statutory guidance

Continuities and Change: Some reflections on 21 years of anti-racist youth work.

‘Down with the kids’? Examining the male youth worker as role model and mentor to young men involved in violence