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Affiliation Newsletter |
August 2009
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The WSCVYS & WSCC Youth Service Partnership Site at the South of England Show at Ardingly in June was the best ever! With over 300 children and young people taking part over three days this was a fabulous opportunity for showcasing projects including dance, gymnastics, music, sports, trampolining and all sorts of crafts and workshops. We even had a 'youth club' to help demonstrate provision in the county. View our report here.
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Safeguarding Event - Monday 9 November 2009 - The Hawth, Crawley
WSCVYS and the West Sussex Local Safeguarding Children's Board wish to invite you to a FREE learning seminar which focuses on the introduction of the Vetting and Barring Scheme. Involving the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), this will have a major
impact on the recruitment and monitoring practices of people working or
volunteering with children Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006). Follow the link to book your place.
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SURVEY for VCS delivering Parenting and Family Support
on commissioning and workforce development needs
The Voluntary and Community Sector historically have
provided a wide range of essential parenting support services often reaching
the parts of the community that statutory services traditionally found hard to
reach.
Since 2006 the parenting sector has undergone radical
reform and received some substantial investment. This project aims to develop
an overview of some of the needs and challenges facing the sustainability of
the VCS parenting sector and within this to focus specifically on the issues
relating to commissioning and workforce development.
The survey
will take approximately ten minutes to complete and each organisation
participating will receive a copy of the final report and be entered into a
prize draw - 1st £ 200 2nd £100 and 3rd £50.
Please click on the link in the title of this article - we look
forward to hearing from you.
Children England
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Setting up a Community Youth
group
Are you a community group or club that works with children or provides
activities for them? This guide helps you set up safeguarding practices.
Start now with one of the three easy to follow downloads or apply for a full printed copy
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The 2009 Philip Lawrence Awards are now open for nomination!
The Philip Lawrence Awards reward outstanding achievements in good
citizenship by young people aged 11 to 20. This award is aimed at youth groups
that have worked together to overcome difficult situations and are making a
real difference to their local community and the lives of others.
Visit thewebsite to find out more about this award including details on how to
nominate.
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| All you need to know
about managing volunteers in a three day course - an amazing one-off
opportunity to get in to a wealth of practical learning and support. Level Three Award in
Volunteer Management!
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The NCVO Third Sector Foresight website is an
invaluable source of current information, tips and ways to engage with your
peers; Have a look through the drivers on the website to see which are most
relevant to your environment.
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Sussex VCS Learning Consortium is working with the EESI Project, Sussex
Community Internet Project and the Working Together Project in West Sussex to
run two Finding Funding Training Days:
11 November at Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, East Grinstead and
21 November at the Selsey Centre
To book a place on either day email Sharon Westcott
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Finding and recruiting the right people to work with children can be
difficult. So we've created a checklist to help make sure that the people you
recruit as employees or volunteers are appropriate to work with children. Follow the link to access the checklist and guidance/templates to writing policies.
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Safer Internet Day 2010
Following the successes of
Safer Internet Day '08 and '09, we're pleased to inform you that Safer Internet
Day '10 will be 9th February 2010. If you would like to be involved in SID '10 activities, please register your interest here.
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Children and Young People's Workforce
Development Learning Seminar - Monday 7 December
This event is open to all PVI
organsiations in West Sussex. WSCC's Sara Weech will be a keynote speaker for the Children's Trust, giving an update on the Children and
Young People's Plan. We will undertake the One Children's Workforce Self
Assessment (the rainbow tool) to generate thought and discussion about new ways
of working. Followed by a series of 'knowledge cafes' and information
points for people to drop in to discuss and gather information. Current issues include the Common Induction Standards training framework, Aiming High
for Disabled Children, short break standards and more. Please see future e-bulletins for further information.
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WSCVYS
Horsham Youth Centre ~ Hurst Road ~ Horsham ~ West Sussex RH12 2DN
www.wscvys.org.uk ~ admin@wscvys.org.uk ~ 01403 252 139
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