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Youth Work: Much to Celebrate, Much to Protect
Written by Dr Siobhán McAlister and Dr Gail Neill. Posted on 25 March 2026 Dr Siobhán McAlister and Dr Gail Neill respond to a post by young person, Rebecca Deane McCann (found here). In doing so, they highlight the relationship between children’s rights and youth work. They argue that funding cuts, short-term funding cycles, and…
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Youth Work Taught Me Who I Was and Schools Teach You Who They Want You To Be: Youth Work – Budget Cuts or Ignoring Children’s Rights?
Written by Young Person, Rebecca Deane McCann. Posted on 25 March 2026. Young person, Rebecca Deane McCann writes about fundings cuts to youth work. She discusses her own experience and questions whether funding cuts ignore children’s rights. Dr Siobhán McAlister and Dr Gail Neill respond (found here). Youth Clubs are only guaranteed funding until June.…
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On This Journey Together – A Response
Written by Koulla Yiasouma. Posted on 09 March 2026. (Credit: NICCY, here) I have been a children’s rights defender in various guises for over 30 years, although I only discovered the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1998. This came as a revelation to me; it provided a framework to…