Press releases

08/02/2012	Response to Skills Minister John Hayes announcement on apprenticeships In response to an announcement by Skills Minister John Hayes who revealed a number of major high street banks will create new apprenticeship schemes, Barnardo’s Chief Executive Anne Marie Carrie said:
07/02/2012	Disastrous replacement for Education Maintenance Allowance failing poorest students New Barnardo's research out today reveals that the Government's new Bursary Fund is failing to adequately support disadvantaged 16 to 19 year olds to cover the everyday costs of studying or training.
30/01/2012	Comment: Child Sexual Exploitation This is a comment piece on child sexual exploitation, originally printed in the Dundee Courier, January 2012
27/01/2012	John Swinney MSP helps local Barnardo’s Scotland shop It’s been just a few months since Perthshire North MSP Mr John Swinney took to the shop floor in aid of Barnardo’s Scotland.
26/01/2012	KPMG's "First Hour" appeal raises £120,000 to help change young lives KPMG staff and partners have donated £120,000 to their chosen charity, Barnardo's, through the firm's 'First Hour' appeal. Under the scheme more than 1,500 staff, around the UK, agreed to give Barnardo's their first hour's pay of 2012 to help the charity change the lives of disadvantaged children and families. The total amount donated was matched by KPMG partners.
25/01/2012	Make a fresh start for 2012 Some of the diet plans went out the window, and you still haven’t spring-cleaned the attic, but there are some New Year resolutions worth trying, sticking to, and come with extra support in the process!
18/01/2012	Another 50,000 young people join the ranks of the unemployed In response to today's labour market statistics that reveal the number of unemployed young people aged 16 to 24 increased by another 52,000 over the quarter (Sept - Nov 2011) to reach 1.043 million, Barnardo's Chief Executive Anne Marie Carrie said:
17/01/2012	Little is happening to protect child sex victims Little is happening to protect victims of child sexual exploitation in many communities around the country and in some areas budget cuts may lead to the issue being downgraded.