Government funds young reporters
Adventure is where you find it….and these young people have found it in writing up World events A team of 26 young people have been recruited through a government-funded initiative to report on major events such as the United Nations Climate Change Conference Young people have been challenged to raise awareness about global issues and […]
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Prince Edward – the truth behind Risk and Adventure
Prince Edward did not make a gaffe. He didn't say the death of the boy was good. He did say it was a tragedy. Quite clearly he wants people doing the scheme to be safe. But the need for adventure when young (and even when more mature) has been well proven. Read on…. LIVING DANGEROUSLY […]
Compensation Act is applied
Civilian contractor injured during post war reconstruction: s1 Compensation Act 2006 has retrospective effect This is the first reported case where the court has had to interpret s.1 of the Compensation Act 2006 and its application. “Deterrent effect of potential liability" The High Court has today handed down judgment in the case of Graham Hopps […]
Enterprise and Aspiration is GO!
Government awards £10m to boost youth aspirations – Lauren Higgs Children & Young People Now 4 August 2009 Young people in 15 deprived areas across the country are to benefit from £10m of government cash.
How safe is Outdoor Learning?
How safe is Outdoor Learning? The English Outdoor Council runs the numbers for us…. One area with which this campaign is concerned is the understanding of risk and learning to act well when faced with opportunity. Schools and Youth Activities are a rich source of learning about risks – managing them, enjoying them, making them […]
Conservatives Support Young People
Tories would create a youth-friendly society By Paul Oginsky, a youth policy adviser to Conservative leader David Cameron Youth Work Now 5 May 2009 While the government has introduced welcome initiatives, such as the youth opportunity fund and mentors in schools during its 11-year tenure, the sheer number of youth programmes that have come and […]
Campaign for Adventure
Making waves for open-air adventure | By: Bernard Adams Art Year of Outdoor Education and, as Bernard Adams reports, schools and activity centres around the country are out to make the most of it. People who run outdoor centres are inclined to let their actions speak louder than words. They prefer to get on with […]
Ian Lewis Campaign for Adventure
RSA Risk Commission Conference Judith Hackitt CBE, HSC Chair Date: 13th Nov 2007Category: National News RSA Risk Commission Conference on 31 October 2007 It seems to me that whether or not life for all of us is riskier today than it was yesterday or ten or even twenty years ago is not so much the […]
Councils embrace risky play
Councils embrace risky play By Joe Lepper Children & Young People Now 26 May 2009 Councils are ignoring the so called "compensation culture" and investing in more adventurous play equipment as part of the £235m England wide revamp of play facilities.