The NEYON Discussion Forum took place on February 3rd 2010, and was attended by over 100 delegates from non-goverment community services, State and Private schools, State and Federal Government service providers, and staff from the Department of Education and Training. This report outlines the forum, as well as the research that has supported the Re-Engagement Project, and includes recommendations and insights to help address the challenges facing young people under 15 who are marginalised from education.  Download the NEYON Re-Engagement Project Report here.

In this presentation ( slides here), Dr Ann Bramwell provides an overview the psychological, social and emotional development of children and young people aged between 8 and 14 years. The presentation was part of the North East Youth Organisations Network's Discussion Forum, held in February, 2010.

At the time of the Presentation, Dr Bramwell was a Senior Lecturer in the school of Psychology at the Australian Catholic University.

This presentation (powerpoint here, video below) by Gary Fisher Smith provided an overview of trends in the UK (some of which Australia is following) to address disengagement and raise achievement.

This presentation (powerpoint here or see below for video footage) was delivered by Prof. Martin Mills and Dr. Glenda McGregor as part of the North East Youth Organisations Network's Discussion Forum, held in February, 2010. Prof. Mills and Dr. McGregor  summarise the findings from interviews that were conducted with students of flexible learning services in South East Queensland.

The effectiveness of the traineeship model is the title of a recently released report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The authors of this occasional paper reviewed the current traineeship model, and found that it is effective and did not propose any major changes to it.

Paper presented at the YANQ Conference, 2005

This paper () by Derek Bland and Bill Atweh outlines the SARUA project and its potential as a model to address educational disadvantage as well as the theoretical and methodological frameworks for SARUA, and the benefits and related issues of the SARUA model.

Recent Commonwealth Treasury intergenerational reports have failed to consider the very different challenges that arise for the Indigenous population as a consequence of demographic ageing.

Almost universally across the country, Indigenous populations are moving into a phase of demographic transition that will see the population in the prime workforce age groups peak relative to those of dependent age. This phase of so-called demographic dividend enables the maximising of income, savings and investments, at least potentially.

Read more and download the full article via Australian Policy Online at http://is.gd/aaLv2.

by Chris Bonnor

Australian agencies have developed a number of ways to help refugee and newly arrived young people of post-compulsory school age whose levels of education and types of experience do not match what Australian education and training frameworks associate with specific ages.

How Young People are Faring 2008 provides information on how successfully our education and training system is working to meet the needs of young Australians as they make the transition from school to further study and work. It provides up-to-date analysis of the effectiveness of transitions, including information on who is doing well and who is not doing so well in negotiating the various post-school pathways.

The report has been published by the The Foundation for Young Australians in alliance with the Education Foundation .

The Key Centre for Women's Health in Society has released a report entitled Making it Real:  Sexual Health Communication for Young People Living with Disadvantage.

The report is based on research that gathered evidence on how young people access, interpret and implement sexual health messages, and which evaluated of a range of current interventions.