18 March 2010
Radical Middle Way produce a Free-D film with Blackburn youngsters
Free-D partners, Radical Middle Way, have travelled to Blackburn this month to create a short film with young people that can be used during any Free-D event.
18 March 2010
Free-D announce new partnership and event with City Circle
The Free-D team are delighted to announce a new partnership with City Circle, a registered charity that promotes the development of a British Muslim identity and community cohesion.
18 March 2010
Feedback forms keep on coming
The team at Free-D are pleased to have received a host of completed event feedback forms from community groups nationwide.
16 March 2010
Campaign set up to get Muslims to vote
Leading Muslim scholars have given their backing to a campaign to try to get more people from their community to vote in the general election.
3 March 2010
‘Politicians struggle to get young people to vote’ says report
The Electoral Commission has released results that suggest 56% of 17 to 24-year-olds may not be registered to vote.
3 March 2010
Prime Minister to stop local authorities making cut-backs on youth services
A revised ‘three years on’ version of the Aiming High for Young People strategy is being prepared at the request of the Prime Minister.
3 March 2010
Prince Charles writes article on national gang culture
Prince Charles has addressed the nation in an article for The Mirror on the issue of gang culture. He emphasised the difficulties for young people today and the pressures they are under.
1 March 2010
School and college qualifications to be scrapped
It has been announced that the Government is set to scrap some qualifications in England for 14 to 19-year-olds. Ministers will not confirm until August which qualifications in schools and colleges will have their public funding withdrawn.
26 February 2010
Events taking place nationwide
Hundreds of young people have been discussing issues that affect them and their communities as Free-D events continue across the country.
11 February 2010
Internet rewiring youngsters' brains
Students are losing the ability to study properly because constant internet use is "rewiring" their brains, researchers have claimed.
11 February 2010
More students to 'miss out on degrees' this year
College courses and apprenticeships should be considered by those who don’t get into university this Autumn, according to Lord Mandelson.
10 February 2010
Evaluating Free-D: template materials available now
With Free-D events underway across the country, how can you measure the effectiveness of your activity?
8 February 2010
Youth funds improve community cohesion, finds report
Perceptions of young people are more positive and community cohesion has been improved according to the Government’s end of year report on its Youth Opportunity and Youth Funds claims.
5 February 2010
The Government launches youth engagement website
Young people can now access a website helping them to apply for funding, information on opportunities around youth engagement.
20 January 2010
Lib Dem leader engages young voters via social media
Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, made an announcement on a new youth policy via social networking sites Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
14 January 2010
One in three applicants will not get to university
Due to unprecedented demand, over 200,000 applicants will be turned away from university this year, approximately a third of all applicants following Government caps on numbers
12 January 2010
Young people speak out to decide on century climate change plan
Over 250 11-25 year-olds met in London to decide on a 100 year plan to tackle climate change.
11 January 2010
Dangerously low vocabulary for some teens
Teenagers are being warned that their limited vocabulary or ‘teenspeak’ is making them unemployable.
18 December 2009
4,000 young people take part in political poll
A YouGov poll for the Citizenship Foundation received almost 4,000 responses from 14-25-year-olds. The poll uncovered that young people still intend to vote in the next election despite findings not fully trusting MPs. Read the whole story
18 December 2009
Young people targeted for internet safety campaign
Young people are set to receive compulsory internet safety classes within school from 2011. The lessons are part of a new government campaign called “Click Clever, Click Safe”. Read the whole story
18 December 2009
Criminal records should be wiped clean at 18, recommends Council of Europe
New child-friendly guidelines set out by the Council of Europe recommend an end to the naming and shaming of young people in court and that criminal records are wiped clean at 18. Read the full story
18 December 2009
Lottery funding for vulnerable teenagers
Some of the most vulnerable young people across England are set to benefit from Lottery funding to ‘ease their transition into adulthood’.
1 December 2009
Local authorities starting to run Free-D events
Local authorities nationwide are gearing up to host their first Free-D events and some have already taken place with great success...
1 December 2009
UK Youth Parliament takes over Commons chamber
For the first time over 300 young people from the UK Youth Parliament took over the House of Commons chamber for a day.
1 December 2009
Free-D announces exciting new partnership with YMAG
Free-D is now working with The Young Muslim Advisory Group (YMAG) to help young people run discussion events. The work fits into YMAG’s Civic Participation Project, an initiative that encourages young Muslims to increase their involvement within their communities.
1 December 2009
Young people to deliver online Christmas message
Young people are to deliver their own Christmas message on the state of Britain as part of an online campaign by Barnardo's to encourage blogging.
1 December 2009
Young people to vote for education priorities online
UK Youth is asking young people to take part in a web-based vote on their priorities for education.
1 December 2009
Increase restorative justice to cut youth re-offending, says report
Young offenders should be made to face their victims to dramatically reduce reoffending rates and to create greater confidence in the criminal justice system the Prison Reform Trust study claims.
26 October 2009
Local authorities plan innovative Free-D projects
As part of Free-D, nineteen local authorities across England are planning exciting discussion events for 16 to 30 year olds. Ranging from forums to strengthen inter-community relationships in Chesterfield, to arts performances in Oldham, each project will enable young adults to share opinions and concerns in a safe and positive environment.
26 October 2009
House of Commons robot gives voice to young people's concerns
As MPs returned to parliament this month, a national charity introduced an innovative way for young people to put their concerns directly to those in power...
26 October 2009
Flashmob - Sharing Iftar with the homeless
Groups in several cities across England shared Iftar (the breaking of the fast) with the homeless...
26 October 2009
Number of jobless young people edges closer to one million
According to the latest national statistics, 19,000 young people became unemployed in the three months leading up to August this year.
18 September 2009
Free-D events planned up and down the country
To mark the community launch of Free-D, fifteen local authorities across England have been allocated funding to hold open discussion events for local people aged 16-30...
