Posts from the ‘Youth News’ Category

  • Local anger as Stockton is short-changed over pupil cash

    Local anger as Stockton is short-changed over pupil cash

    April 20th, 2012 | News, Youth News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off

    Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham has revealed that schools in Stockton on Tees will get just £275,000 to create additional pupil places, whilst 10 southern authorities have been given £15-30 million each under the scheme. £600m in total has been allocated to local authorities by the Department of Education to tackle the growing pressure for [...]

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  • Youth Unemployment - Hire me

    Local MP criticises government for lack of action over NEETs

    April 19th, 2012 | News, Youth News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off

    Angry Stockton North MP, Alex Cunningham has accused the Tory led-government of sticking their collective heads in the sand and failing to support almost 1000 young people in the Stockton Borough who are not in education, employment or training (NEETS). Alex asked the Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning John Hayes MP whether [...]

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  • labour_plans_for_jobs

    Alex MP backs Labour’s Real Jobs Guarantee for young people in Stockton North

    March 20th, 2012 | News, Youth News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off

    With a 191% increase in the number of young people unemployed for more than a year in his Stockton North constituency, Alex Cunningham MP is giving his strong support to Labour’s Real Jobs Guarantee which would bring real jobs, real wages, and a real chance for young people. 160 young people in Stockton North would [...]

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  • inspiring the future

    Alex MP encourages schools and employers to get involved with ‘Inspiring the Future’

    March 19th, 2012 | News, Youth News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off

    Local MP Alex Cunningham is encouraging schools and employers in his Stockton North constituency to register with the new free service ‘Inspiring the Future’ which is designed to help young people get access to career talks and advice from a wide variety of professionals, and aims to give state schools the same easy access to [...]

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  • Youth Survey

    Alex Cunningham MP ‘overwhelmed’ by survey response

    March 14th, 2012 | News, Youth News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off

    Responses to a survey targeted at young people has left Stockton North MP, Alex Cunningham, overwhelmed by the challenges and issues facing them in his Stockton North constituency. The survey, launched at the beginning of 2012 online and sent to over 2000 Stockton North residents aged 18 – 25 sought their views on local and [...]

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