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Affiliation Newsletter |
October 2009
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VCS REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CHILDREN'S TRUST
WSCVYS is currently in consutation with the Compact In Action group to explore the best way forward to ensure fair and strong representation on the to the Children's Trust. We will keep you informed via this e-bulletin.
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Children and Young People's Workforce
Development Seminar Monday 7 December, The Y Centre, Horsham
This event
is open to all private, voluntary and independent organisations in West
Sussex.
The seminar will utilise the One Children's Workforce Self
Assessment (the rainbow tool) to generate thought and discussion about new ways
of working and the support the sector needs to develop the workforce.
To apply for a place please return your completed booking form to Isabelle King
by Friday 6 November 2009.
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AIMING HIGH FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
'Working with Children & Young People with a Disability' Workshop - 3 November (Crawley) and 5 November (Worthing)
You
are invited to attend a FREE & exciting new training workshop:
The workshop will be
participative, challenging and fun
The workshop will be
delivered by disabled trainers who have experienced living with a
disability and/or worked with children & young people with
disabilities
Please click here for further information.
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The latest North Eastern CVS Training brochure is available for download here
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WEST SUSSEX YOUTH FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, COMEDY, PARKOUR, DANCE & THEATRE - ALTERNATING CURRENTS FESTIVAL 2009
Events are being held county-wide during October - click here for the flyer!
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ANTI BULLYING WEEK 16-20 November 2009
This year's theme is Cyberbullying.
The Anti-Bullying
Alliance is hosting several events this year. Please follow the link to find
out more information and download an information pack containing links to
further curriculum materials, raising awareness information and
activities. Please particularly note the events on 3 and 17 November.
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Sexting
If you have concerns that a child or young person may be receiving or even sending indecent images on their
mobile phone, you should talk to them about the consequences of their actions.
Make them aware that once the image has been sent, they have lost control of
that image and anyone can potentially have a look at it.
You can look at www.thinkuknow.co.uk for more information and
advice on some of the risks that you child could be taking and how to deal with
this.
If you are concerned that someone is sending your child indecent images or is
engaging with them inappropriately, you can report this by clicking on the CEOP Report Button
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The new
Working Together Project programme of training is now available
To book
please email or ring 01273 234773.
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WORTHING HIGH SCHOOL - STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
On 13 November Worthing High School is having an enrichment day
and would like to get as many of their students out into the community as
possible.
Would
you be interested in a group of our students coming to help out for a day?
If so please
contact
Paul Kaczmarek
Extended School
Co-ordinator
Worthing High
School
Tel 01903 237864
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Community
Volunteering Qualification Please see the link for a new Community
Volunteering Qualification. The course starts on 6th November
at Northbrook College but any interest needs to be expressed as soon as possible.
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Help Gok Wan Get Body Confidence on the National Curriculum
As
part of the new series of Channel 4'sHow to Look Good Naked, Gok Wan has charged the
winner of Miss Naked Beauty 2008 - Shona Collins - with running a
petition to Parliament calling for a body confidence lesson to be
included in all school curriculums.
Click here to sign...
"We really need your help, and time is running out.
We need as many names as possible before Christmas, and, as of 26 October, the total was 28,390. The great news is that we're the fifth biggest petition on the Number 10 website - but we want to be number one!
This
means that, thanks to your help, things are moving in the right
direction; but, if we can go beyond this, we can get the petition even
more visible. Please ask your friends and family to help, and we can
climb even higher!"
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ACEVO Winning a Bigger Buck for Your Bang procurement and commissioning training programme is now available.
More information is
also available here
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Mid Sussex
South CVS invites you to view the updated Voluntary Sector Legal handbook which will answer just about anything that anyone could
want to know about the legal requirements of charities and companies ltd by guarantee
etc.
Contact Manager Janice Spence for further details.
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South of
England Show 2010
Next year's Show will be held on 10-12 June and the WSCVYS & Youth Service stand will feature an arts element. We will be looking for groups producing arts projects to be involved and to exhibit at the Show. More details of this project - and all the other aspects of our Stand - will be published over the coming months.
Contact Trevor England for futher information.
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Save
Childcare Vouchers!
Whilst the
removal of this scarcely taken up benefit would indeed penalise working
families, we are also concerned about the revenue stream of many of our VCS
projects in West Sussex that accept childcare vouchers to help working parents
pay for their children's activities.
WSCVYS
promotes the sector's take up of this benefit for both payment of activities as
well advocates for employers in the VCS and private sector to include the
benefit as part of their employee package.
Please add your name to the Downing Street petition.
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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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