If after receiving the first issue please let me know if you wish not to receive it anymore, I will remove your name from the mailing list.

Ellen Lockwood – Email: ellenl@sdcvs.org.uk

Whats in this issue:

County Wide

• CYP VCS Awards 2009
• Countywide Event
• FREE Training
• Job Vacanices
• Derbyshire Housing Aid

Amber Valley

• Derbyshire Housing Aid

Bolsover

 Nothing for this area

Chesterfield

 Nothing for this area

Derbyshire Dales

• Derbyshire Housing Aid

Erewash

• Derbyshire Housing Aid

High Peak

 Nothing for this area

North East Derbyshire

Nothing for this area

South Derbyshire

• AIDs Resource Team Training Programme
• Pumpkin Party & Family Fun Day
• FREE Financial Training
• Funding Fair
• Craft Activities for Christmas
• Children & Family Photographer at the Children’s Centres
• Derbyshire Housing Aid

County Wide

CYP VCS Awards 2009 – NOMINATE NOW!

Matt Ford would like to draw your attention to this Celebration Event on 8 December and urges you to participate and if possible, attend the event.  Please see the awards and nomination process and the nomination form.

Countywide Event – Tuesday 13 October

Attached are details on the next free countywide event which takes place at County Hall, Matlock on Tuesday 13 October 5.00 pm – 7.30 pm with a buffet tea on arrival. Please see:

<<Agenda.doc>>    <<Booking Form.doc>>

Feedback from the last event has suggested holding these countywide events every quarter throughout the year.

At this event it will be an opportunity to share information with other groups and also to find out more information on the following:-

• New Vetting and Barring Scheme
• Countywide VCI Communications Structure (GRID)

We very much hope you can join us at this event, particularly if you are a countywide organisation providing services to children and young people in Derbyshire.

FREE Training

Professional? Skills, Boundaries and Reflection

What skills do I need to work with young people in these challenging times?

What are the boundaries that I need to keep in order to help me and the young people that I work with?

How can I ensure that I learn from, and reflect upon, my experiences to help promote better outcomes for me and young people?

Trainer: Nigel Pimlott

Thursday 22nd October 2009, 10—2p.m

The Rangewood Room, The Post Mill Centre

Market Street, South Normanton. DE55 2EJ

café available or bring a packed lunch

To book your place, contact Mandy on 01773 510882

Job Vacancies

SNaP Development Project has an established track record of enhancing the quality of life for local people by supporting the voluntary and community sector in South Normanton and Pinxton. If you have a genuine interest in youth work and want to provide young people with development opportunities, we’d like to hear from you.

Youth Participation Worker  (ref: YPW09)

18.5 hours per week (up to 3 unsocial detached sessions per week)

 £22,005 pro rata

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed youth worker to support the participation of young people in the development of sport activities and youth work.

Community Sports Coach  (ref: CSC09)

12 hours per week (up to 3 unsocial detached sessions per week)

£18,088 pro rata

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced community sports coach to deliver a youth sports programme.

Youth Sports Support Worker (ref: YSS09)

10 hours per week (up to 3 unsocial detached sessions per week)

£15,665 pro rata

We are looking for a suitably experienced youth sports worker to deliver sports activity programmes.

A Criminal Records Bureau (Enhanced Disclosure) Check applies to all posts

For more details contact SNaP Development Project at 34 High Street, South Normanton, Derbyshire DE55 2BP. Telephone 01773 510882 or e-mail info@snapdp.org.uk The closing date for applications is Friday 23^rd October 2009, 12 noon. Interviews will be on 12th & 13th November 2009.

Real help for local communities attachment – Derbyshire Housing Aid.

 Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice? Please see the attached flyer.

Amber Valley

Derbyshire Housing Aid

 Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice? Please see the attached flyers for Alfreton and Ripley.

Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Housing Aid

 Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice? Please see the attached flyer for Matlock.

Erewash

Derbyshire Housing Aid

 Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice? Please see the attached flyers for Long Eaton, Heanor and Ilkerston.

South Derbyshire

AIDs Resource Team Training Programme 2010

Please find attached the AIDS Resource Team Training Programme for 2010 for your information.

Pumpkin Party and Family Fun Day

Please see the attched flyer for more details.

Free financial training services

 Please see the attached flyer.

Funding Fair

For more information on the Funding Fair, please look at the flyer.

Craft activities for Christmas

4 November – 2^nd December every Wednesday morning between 9:30 – 11:30 – Creche provided.

If you are interested please contact 01283 211157 or check out the poster.

Children and Family Photographer at the Children’s Centres October 09

We are fortunate in being able to offer the opportunity to have family groups or individual child photographs taken at both Newhall and Gresley Children’s Centres.

These are ideal for economical Christmas presents or to have as a record of your family!

To book an appointment please phone 01283 211157 or you can just drop in but you may have to wait a short while!

The photographer will be at Newhall on Tuesday 27/10/09 from 9.30 until 12.30pm and at Gresley on Thursday 29 October 2009  from 12.30 until 4.30 pm.

Derbyshire Housing Aid

 Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice? Please see the attached flyer for Swadlincote.

County Wide

• Call Derbyshire
• Creative Consultation with Young People
• National Association for Toy Libraries AGM & Conference
• Competition Award for Social Enterprises £15,000
• Derby City & Derbyshire County Condom Distribution Scheme
• CAF Training
• Derbyshire Toy Library Traininng
• Job Opportunity – Fathers Participation Officer
• Cycling Saturdays at Shipley County Park
• Leadership Development Programme
• Toy Library Training – Involving Volunteers
• Safeguarding Children Multi Agency Training

Amber Valley

 Nothing for this area

Bolsover

 Nothing for this area

Chesterfield

 Nothing for this area

Derbyshire Dales

Nothing for this area

Erewash

Nothing for this area

High Peak

Nothing for this area

North East Derbyshire

Nothing for this area

South Derbyshire

• Job Opportunities – 4 Childcare Worker Posts
• Sport Activities for young poeple in South Derbyshire

County Wide

Call Derbyshire have a cheaper number!

Call Derbyshire have a normal number as well as the 0845 one they widely advertise. Janet says it is cheaper for us to call the 01629 number so for your reference it is:

Call Derbyshire- 01629 760247

Creative Consultation with Young people

21^st October 2009, 10 am – 4.15 pm, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham

Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and in-house training provider for ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network), is delivering the one day course ‘Creative Consultation with Young People’ on 21^st October ‘09 at Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham.

Artsplan is the largest provider of specialist youth arts training courses and publications in the UK and all training and publications are written and supported by experienced youth arts specialists, currently involved in direct project work with young people.

This one-day creative workshop has been developed in partnership with a range of organisations across 9 English regions who have submitted case studies demonstrating creative consultation techniques they have used with young people. The course is therefore suitable for anyone who is looking to consult with young people through engagement in creative participatory activities.

Jay Barron, ENYAN Development Manager, commented: “Through our research we have now proven that utilising creative methods can really encourage and motivate young people to take part in consultation activities. Artsplan’s course promotes the use of the arts as an effective tool for consultation and raises people’s awareness of creative techniques”.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources.  Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £150 to £110, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

For more information on these courses or to book a place, please contact the Artsplan Team via: artsplanbookings@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682535. To download the new 2009-2010 Artsplan Programme please visit: http://www2.enyan.co.uk/download/411138542

To subscribe to ENYAN visit: www.enyan.co.uk

National Association for Toy Libraries AGM and Conference

Please find attached a flyer and booking form for our conference be held in London on October 8th. The theme is ‘What a Difference a Toy Makes’. The day includes keynote speakers on the theme, practical workshops, a chance to network with other toy librarians, a Helpline desk – to answer any toy library issues and provides a comprehensive range of free material to take away, an exciting range of toy suppliers exhibit on the day for you to buy toys specfically appropriate to toy libraries – often with special conference discounts, and a large raffle with the chance to win a fabulous toy! Not to mention a buffet lunch and refreshments during the day included in the price! A special discounted delegate fee of £90 is offered to members (£160 non-members).

An early bird offer exclusively to members with £10 off the fee is currently available – but hurry the offer ends on September 8th.

Please note that the AGM is on the evening of Wednesday October 7th, 6.30pm at the new offices of the Association in Camden. Come along to contribute to the future of your Association. The meeting will be followed by drinks and canapes and a chance to see the new offices. Why not round your evening off with a visit to London’s famous Camden Lock  – just opposite the offices! Marine Ices – the best ice cream parlour in London is just up the road too!

Competition Award for Social Enterprises £15,000

UnLtd Level 2 Autumn 2009 Competition £15,000 Award is now open

Expression of Interest Form available online between Friday 28^th August until Monday 21^st September 2009

You

Are you an established social entrepreneur with a track record of finding solutions to pressing social problems?

Have you a team of people supporting you?

Are you working on tackling a clearly identified social problem?

Your project

Is your project up and running delivering social impact?

Can you prove your project activities are delivering social benefit?

Are you looking to spend more time on developing your project so that it can grow and develop?

Your need?

Do you need £15,000 to use for your living expenses so that you can spend more time developing your project?

Do you need practical help and support to take your project to a sustainable level?

An UnLtd Level 2 Award

If the answer to these questions is ‘yes’ an UnLtd Level 2 Award may be what you are looking for. We are inviting expressions of interest for the autumn round of our competition.

For more information visit: www.unltd.org.uk

Derby City and Derbyshire County Condom Distribution Scheme

Do you work with young people under 25?

The C-Card scheme aims to provide young people with access to FREE condoms and advice and information around sexual health

The C-Scheme is being replaced by the new CARD scheme.

The C-Card training is FREE and will cover confidentiality and legal issues, STI risks, aims and background to the scheme, condom demonstrations and operational procedures.  

Please see poster for details of training.

Common Assessment Framework (CAF) Training – Oct–Dec 2009 and Jan-Feb 2010

Please see the training dates for Oct – Dec 2009 and Jan – Feb 2010

To book a place, please contact the Making Links team on:

Tel: 01629 532242

Email: making.links@derbyshire.gov.uk

Derbyshire Toy Library Training – ‘Reaching out – working with families that are hard to reach’

Please see the poster & booking form for more details.

Job Opportunity – Fathers Participation Officer

Please see the attached for more details.

Cycling Saturdays and Shipley Country Park

Please see the attached for more details.

Leadership Development Programme

Please find attached a brochure for the latest Leadership and Management programme from FPM.  

This programme is targeted at existing managers who are now aspiring senior leaders. The programme is only available to a total of 150 people nationally – 75 from local authorities and 75 from voluntary sector. The suggestion is that only one candidate is nominated from each area. There is a selection process in place to identify the candidates that it is felt this programme will most benefit, and also those who will make use of their knowledge by cascading the learning within their area.

To apply people need to complete the nomination form from the FPM website http://www.fpmonline.co.uk/ - NOTE all nominations to be received by 5 October 2009.

Toy Library Training – ‘Involving Volunteers’

Please see the attached for more details.

Safeguarding Children Multi Agency Training

Please click the courses for more information:

Safeguarding Children and Young People who are Disabled ~ Introduction

Safeguarding Children and Young People and Domestic Abuse ~ Advanced

Safeguarding Children and Young People ~ for First Responders

Research Matters

Safeguarding Children and Young People Risk Assessment ~ Introduction

Safeguarding ~ Working with Children and Young People who Display Sexually Harmful Behaviour ~ Introduction

Safeguarding ~ Shaken Babies

Substance Use and Safeguarding ~ Introduction

Substance Use and Safeguarding ~ Advanced ~

Safeguarding ~ Training for Trainers

Working Together to Safeguarding Children and Young People ~ Introduction  

 Click here for the application form for the courses

South Derbyshire

Job opportunities – 4 Childcare worker posts

Posts have been advertised and are on www.derbyshire.gov.uk. Closing date is 4^th October.

Sports activities for Young people in South Derbyshire

Street Soccer           Hatton Sports and Social Club           Monday 14th September until Monday 19th October 2009            6pm – 8pm

Street Soccer           Maurice Lea Park Gresley                        Monday 2nd Novemeber until Monday 14th December 2009            6pm – 8pm

Lets Kick Racism Out

Lets Kick Racisim Out is a National Intuative and i will be working in partnership with the Youth Service to Deliver Free sessions to young people with an aim to find teams that will Represent South Derbyshire at the County Event at Clowne College.

Mon 21 sept – Mon 19th October  LKO Lunchtime Soccer Sessions   12pm – 1pm      William Allitt School   open to all years      
Tues 22nd Sept – Tues 20th October      LKO Lunchtime Soccer Sessions   12pm – 1pm      John Port School        open to all years      
Wed 23rd Sept – Wed 21st October        LKO Lunchtime Soccer Sessions   12pm -1pm       Pingle School   open to all years      
Thursday 24th Sept – Thurs 22nd Oct     LKO Lunchtime Soccer Sessions   12pm – 1pm      Granville School        open to all years      
Friday 16th October     LKO Street Soccer       7-9pm   Granville School        8yrs – 16 yrs  
Monday 19th October 2009        LKO Street Soccer       6pm – 8pm       Hatton MUGA     8yrs – 16 yrs  
        LKO Street Soccer       6pm – 8pm       Castle Gresley  8yrs – 16 yrs  
Tuesday 20th October 2009       LKO Street Soccer       6pm – 8pm       Melbourne       8yrs – 16 yrs  
Wednesday 21st October 2009     LKO Girls Futsal        4pm – 6pm       John Port School               
        LKO Street Soccer       6pm – 8pm       Newhall MUGA    8yrs – 16 yrs  
        LKO Street Soccer       6pm – 8pm       Repton Broomhills PF    8yrs – 16 yrs  
Thursday 22nd October 2009      LKO Street Soccer       6pm – 8pm       Overseal MUGA   8yrs – 16 yrs  
        Adult Soccrer   5.30pm – 6.30pm Pingle School   25+    
Friday 23rd October 2009        LKO Street Soccer       6pm – 8pm       Granville School        8yrs – 16 yrs  
Saturday 24th October 2009      KROF County Event       11am – 5pm      Clowne college Chesterfield     11yrs – 19 yrs

County Wide

• Common Core Refresh Voluntary Sector Consultation
• MAPPA Briefing Event
• Get you energy project off the ground
• Managing a community building
• Voluntary and Community Sector Play Seminar
• A message from Tracy Critchlow, Derbyshire’s new cabinet minister for young people

Amber Valley

• Critch Toy Library

Bolsover

 Nothing for this area

Chesterfield

• Updated Chesterfield children’s centre Diary of Events

Derbyshire Dales

 Nothing for this area

Erewash

 Nothing for this area

High Peak

 Nothing for this area

North East Derbyshire

 Nothing for this area

South Derbyshire

 Nothing for this area

County Wide

Common Core Refresh  Voluntary Sector Consultation

Please find attached flyer and booking form for a Common Core Refresh Voluntary Sector Consultation, which has been organised jointly between VCS Engage East Midlands and VCS Engage East.

MAPPA Briefing Event

 I am writing to inform you of another opportunity to attend a briefing event about Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements.   Two further briefing events about Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements have been arranged at County Hall in Matlock on 2^nd and 23^rd November 2009. 

 The attached course flyer outlines the objectives of the training and who it is aimed at.  If you would like to attend, please complete the booking form and return it to me, tracy.coates@derbyshire.gov.uk, as soon as possible as we anticipate demand to be high.   We would prefer not to receive block bookings, rather that a form is completed and returned for each delegate.

Whilst places will be booked on a first come first served basis, we will aim to get a good mixture of agencies on each course and a limit of 5 delegates per agency will apply. 

Get Your Energy Project off the Ground – Places Still Available

Tuesday 15 September 2009, 10 am to 4.30 pm.
at Derbyshire Dales District Council, Town Hall, Matlock

All you need to know to get your energy project off the ground!

Find out:

• what makes a successful community-based energy project;
• how to get your project started with idea development, research and planning; and
• how to raise interest in your project and work with project partners.

One-day free training course. Lunch and refreshments provided.

Limited places available – booking essential.
To book your place, call Green Communities on 0844 848 0077.

For further information please email h.faraday@derbysrcc.org.uk or ring 01629 824797.

www.derbyshirercc.org.uk

Managing a Community Building

29 October 2009, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, The St Thomas Centre, Manchester

Contents

This course is aimed at staff, volunteers and trustees who manage or have responsibility for community centres/buildings and other community facilities.  It provides a whistlestop introduction covering the basics you need to consider to ensure effective management of a community building.  Self Assessment tools and action planning to implement change are key throughout so you will take away practical ways to improve your building’s success.

Areas covered will include:

• What makes a successful building
• Legal responsibilities
• Health & Safety
• Building care and maintenance
• People within your building – staff, volunteers, users
• Developing enterprise/income
• Budgeting, money and insurance
• Sources of further support and information

Cost and booking details

£40 per delegate for voluntary and community groups, £60 per delegate for workers from statutory organisations.  Includes lunch and all materials.  A limited number of bursaries are available to support unfunded groups.

GMCVO are committed to equality and valuing diversity.  Please let us know what would enable you to attend and we will do our best to meet any individual support needs.

We expect demand for places to be high so please book as soon as possible.  Places are limited to two per organisation.  Community Hubs can offer a bespoke version of this course for management committees, staff and volunteers of specific premises; please ask for details of this service.

Contact details

To book your place please contact Morag Rose, Community Hubs Development Worker
Email: morag.rose@gmcvo.org.uk ; Telephone: 0161 277

Voluntary and Community Sector Play Seminar

Please find attached a letter and booking form for our forthcoming seminar, to be held on 8 October at the Peepul Centre in Leicester.

The focus of the seminar will be to explore the role of the voluntary and community sector in supporting the delivery of the national Play Strategy at a local level, and how to encourage more community-led involvement in play. There will be opportunities to network, to share good practice and to learn about a range of resources available.

A message from Tracy Critchlow, Derbyshire’s new Cabinet Minister for Young People

VOLUNTARY GROUPS INVITED TO HELP SHAPE FUTURE 

Derbyshire County Council’s new Cabinet Member for Young People is inviting voluntary groups to help guide how the authority supports them.

The county council already works with voluntary groups in a number of ways – including the award of grants and helping publicise their services.

And Councillor Tracy Critchlow is keen to hear how help to groups can be extended.

Councillor Critchlow said: “Voluntary organisations do excellent work with our local youngsters and are a real asset to Derbyshire.

“I have first hand experience of the difference they make to children’s lives and am keen to increase the range of support we offer voluntary groups.

“It would be great if groups could contact me to discuss how we can work together and to consider ideas to encourage more young people to get involved in the community.”

Over 400 projects have received grants totalling over £2m from Derbyshire Youth Opportunity Fund and Derbyshire Youth Capital Funds over the last two years.

The county council’s TooDoo website – www.derbyshire.gov.uk/toodoo – lists more than 2,000 different activities for young people to take part in – ranging from swimming to paint-balling.

Councillor Critchlow has written to voluntary groups already working with the county council asking for their ideas and is encouraging others to get in touch.

Councillor Critchlow can be contacted by email at: youthgroups@derbyshire.gov.uk or by calling 01629 580000.

Amber Valley

Crich Toy Library – Update 4th September 2009

Crich Toy Library opens its doors to new and exiting members on 9^th September 2009 at Crich Glebe Field Centre with new Session Co-ordinator Cindi Blunt in post funded by Grassroots Fund.

Due to the success of the structured “Stay & Play Sessions” introduced earlier this year, the Toy Library has moved into the Coffee Lounge to accommodate members comfortably with a wider range of activities on offer including a dedicated baby area  and book corner.

• Start at 9.30am with Craft Table with “Messy Play”
• 10am Parent Carer Tea/Coffee Break
• 10.30am  Healthy Snack for Children followed by more play..
• 11.15am Sing Song / Story Time
• 11.30 Finish

Crich Toy Library’s Stay ‘N’ Play Baby & Toddler Group weekly fee is £1.50 including 1 week toy hire. With one off Lifetime Membership Fee of £5.00

A Toy Amnesty will be in operation for anyone who finds themselves in possession of overdue toy or spare part. No Questions, No Blame and No Overdue charges will be sought if you return toys or spare parts to Crich Glebe Field Office by 14^th September 2009.

Check out Crich Toy Libraries Website www.crichtoylibrary.org.uk for Volunteer Opportunities & forthcoming attractions ranging from Halloween Family Fun Day, Intergenerational Activities, a Nearly New Sale & Children’s Christmas Party being added in next few weeks.

The Toy Libraries runs at the same time as Crich Pre-school Playgroup and Baby Weigh in so come and visit us soon for access to Health Visitors and information on toys and resources, we look forward to meeting you!

Volunteers needed to help local children stay and play

Crich Toy Library is on the look out for fun filled individuals to help build on the success of their toy library.

A wide range of volunteers are required to help maximise the libraries’ potential from

• meeting and greeting
• maintaining the toys
• preparing healthy snacks
• marketing and fundraising.

Volunteers are welcomed from all areas, whether you are a retired person with time to spare or thinking of a change of career and want some valuable experience.

Crich Toy Library spokesperson Ann-Marie McMillan said: “Toy libraries provide a valuable community service.

“Parents Carers and children and Childcare providers can try out new toys without spending a fortune and the groups provide a great place for making new friends.”

For more information contact Ann-Marie McMillan on 0845  009 3019 or e-mail info@crichtoylibrary.org.uk

Chesterfield

Updated Chesterfield Children’s Centre Diary of Chesterfield Events

Click here for the Chesterfield Childrens Centre Programme of Activities for September to November 09 for your information.

County Wide

• Supporting Third Sector groups working with offenders and their families
• Children’s Health Survey
• Consultation Opportunity
• Social Enterprise Newsletter
• Aiming High
• Community Builders Fund
• Child Protection
• Workforce Development Snippets
• Free youth participation training courses
• Call Derbyshire
• C-Scheme Training Dates
• Free Training for people working with young people

Amber Valley

• Amber Valley children and young people’s partnership e-bulletin
• The Massive Project
• Two day domestic abuse training advanced course
• Parent forums for children with special or additional needs

Bolsover

• CVP Voluntary Sector Forum
• Bolsover district safeguarding bulletin

Chesterfield

• Multi Disciplinary Liaison Meeting
• Two day domestic abuse course

Derbyshire Dales

Nothing for this area

Erewash

 Nothing for this area

High Peak

• Parent Forum

North East Derbyshire

• Parent Forum

South Derbyshire

• Parent Forum

County Wide

Supporting third sector groups working with offenders and their families- Notice of small grant scheme

I am adding a link through to our supporting work with offenders and families project here at NAVCA. Supported by CLINKS we are offering support to LIOs and third sector organisations in their work with offenders and their families, through events resources and information. Whilst there are some areas with forums/networks and sources of information already well established e.g Sefton it is recognised that other LIOs require support to develop this area of work further.( Case study for Sefton CVS available at http://www.navca.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DF264A01-FF72-4E37-8CA1-F5FAB4E1461F/0/CasestudySeftonCVSandHMPKennet.pdf)

Through a small grants programme we are hoping to generate further interest in this area of work and support LIOs to develop local partnerships/links, hold events and to then produce a short evaluation of their work to be published later next year. http://www.navca.org.uk/localvs/supportingoffenders/news/networkinggrants.htm

Children’s Health – Survey

Please find details of a survey being undertaken by NCB, seeking your views on how best to support third sector organisations in their work around children’s health and wellbeing.

Your chance to help shape third sector involvement in children’s health!

NCB is seeking the views of voluntary sector organisations to help shape its work as a Strategic Partner to the Department of Health, supporting the third sector to build skills and knowledge, and ensuring input from the sector in developing policy. Please take part in our survey: at the end you can download a briefing on the implications of the Child Health Strategy for voluntary sector organisations, and enter a draw to win £40 towards a training course of your choice. The survey is open until 5pm on Monday 21 September.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mthRC1VlfpF2yyaCbJIqYQ_3d_3d

Consultation Opportunity – groups who work with young people involved in the criminal justice system

Many of you will work or support groups who work with young people involved in the criminal justice system

The T2A Alliance are seeking responses to the recommendations outlined in ‘A New Start: Young Adults in the Criminal Justice System’ from young adults, practitioners, voluntary and community organisations, policy-makers and others who wish to contribute. The consultation can be completed on-line and the closing date is the 9 October 2009.

http://www.t2a.org.uk/consultation

Social Enterprise Newsletter

Please click here to read the Social Enterprise newsletter.

Aiming High for Disabled Children – update

The DCSF has published a collection of reports setting out findings for each of the 30 LA areas that participated in the first year of survey research to measure parental satisfaction of services for disabled children, 30 areas including Barnsley, Devon, Redcar and Cleveland, Norfolk, York are listed showing a breakdown of indicators that measure parents views of a whole range of services. http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/resources-and-practice/RS00200/

Every Disabled Matters the charity who campaign for rights and justice for every disabled child reports:-

“The survey findings reveal that of the three key service areas parents were asked about: health, education and care and family support services, it is the latter which parents have rated most poorly. When asked what care and family support services parents have received in the last 12 months, over 70 per cent responded ‘none’.

When asked if they had received all the care and family support services they required in relation to their child in the last 12 months, one third said they had received ‘little’ or ‘none’ of what they require”

Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children and EDCM Board member, says:

‘We are concerned that such a high proportion of parents of disabled children say they do not receive any care or family support services, with one third reporting that their needs are not being met. If we want disabled children and their families to be independent and resilient members of society, appropriate, local care and support services need to be in place. The Aiming High for Disabled Children programme is approaching it’s mid-point in delivery – whilst these figures provide baseline findings, I would hope to see real improvement over the next year.’ 
For more news http://www.edcm.org.uk/Page.asp?originx_982ks_36204289000024e5d_20098192118e

Following on from this, with regard to the Aiming High for Disabled Children statistics, a CYP net member has contacted me to provide information with regard to an issue they have with their LA with regard to the eligibility criteria,included within a tender specification. It may be that others have had similar problems when completing tender specifications.

Here are a couple of links that may assist.

“The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has had long-standing concerns about the use of eligibility criteria in social care services for disabled children and their families. The CDC is now able to issue their understanding of the judgement. http://partner.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx_4627kw_74817656078474k56x_2009824492p

The Islington judgement delivered in March this year provided some further clarity in this area. http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/26/111108/councils-eligibility-rules-for-disabled-childrens-services.html

Communitybuilders Fund – Open from 7 September 2009

The fund will provide loans, grants and mentoring support to help empower citizens and communities by strengthening community-led organisations across England through a mixture of financial and advisory support.

The Fund is organised into the following three investment packages:

• A development package providing bespoke business support based on an initial needs assessment and leadership grants of £2,000 for staff development and training.
• A feasibility package offering further business support of up to five days and grants of up to £20,000 to use towards project development of a growth plan.  Grants of up to £75,000 and 30 days of support will be available for larger projects.
• An investment package for organisations ready to develop, grow and expand their role within the community.  Investment will consist primarily of loans between £50,000 and £2 million, offered at 5% for an initial three year period of a ten-year loan term.

Applications are welcomed from non-profit, multi-purpose, inclusive community-led organisations (sometimes known as Community Anchors), which are operating at a neighbourhood level.

Organisations can register their interest at any time, via the Communitybuilders website:

http://www.communitybuildersfund.org.uk/index

Child Protection- Serious Case Review- Kirklees

As the serious case review into the death of Sanam Navsarka a two year old girl in Kirklees is made public, amongst the many recommendations is one that the Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board promote the “What to do if you are worried about a child” to all agencies including the voluntary sector.

For anyone who has not seen the document it is available to download at http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/resources-and-practice/IG00182/

Workforce Development Snippets August 2009

I am pleased to inform you that this month’s e-bulletin – Snippets is available to download at http://www.ncvys.org.uk/index.php?page=279

Highlights include:

• Booking form now available for NCVYS’s free Workforce Development update event – 20 October
• From the 1 September, recruitment begins to the fully funded Leadership Development Programme for aspiring senior leaders
• Youth Work Qualifications  – LLUK is seeking views about your requirements

The Adventure Capital Fund has confirmed that the Communitybuilders Fund will be open for applications from 7 September 2009.

Free youth participation training courses

to voluntary, community and third sector organisations.

Hear by Right, Your Questions Answered (Current Users)
Manchester, 9 September
Brighton, 23 September
Leeds, 14 October

This session is aimed at anyone already using the Hear by Right standards and offers an opportunity to ask questions and seek advice about the use of Hear by Right in particular settings.The session is a great opportunity to network and discover how to access other local Hear by Right and participation support.

Hear by Right, Your Questions Answered (New Users)
Lincoln, 8 October
London, 7 October
Taunton, 21 October

This seminar is aimed at anyone new to Hear by Right. It provides an introduction to the Hear by Right standards and an opportunity to discuss further questions.

Ready Steady Change
Leeds, 14 October

Ready Steady Change is a one-day course that introduces participants to a selection of training methods and tools to enhance their skills and knowledge in increasing children and young people’s effective participation in decision-making. The course focuses on values, change and action. Ready Steady Change approaches participation from a children’s rights framework and is suitable for all individuals involved in participation work.

Safeguarding in Youth Participation
Exeter, 28 October

The course gives participants an understanding of their roles and responsibilities in ensuring the safety of children and young people. It also addresses key signs to look for if a young person is being harmed within a project or externally.  This entails an exploration of risk assessment and how to plan safe activities to reduce the risk of children and young people coming to harm.

To book a place or find out more about the courses visit www.participationworks.org.uk or call 0845 603 6725.

Call Derbyshire

Call Derbyshire have a normal number as well as the 0845 one they widely advertise.  It is cheaper for us to call the 01629 number so for your reference it is:

 Call Derbyshire- 01629 760247

C-Scheme Training Dates

Please see the poster for the C-Sheme training dates.

 

FREE TRAINING for people working with young people

How do we develop youth work values and vision?

Discovering who we are …

How can we avoid being blown off course by the demands of funders and the many shouts for attention?

What makes the work you do with young people special and distinctive?

Trainer: Nigel Pimlott

Thursday 17th September 2009,

10 – 2pm

The Rangewood Room, The Post Mill Centre.

Market Street, South Normanton. DE55 2EJ.

Cafe available or bring a packed lunch.

To book your place, contact Mandy on 01773 510882

Amber Valley

Amber Valley Children’s and Young Peoples Partnership E-Bulletin – 2nd Issue

 Please click here for the 2^nd issue of the Children’s Partnership e-Bulletin.

 

‘The Massive Project’ Duffield’s New Youth Club 

 ‘The Massive Project ’, Emmanuel Christian Centre, 32,Chapel Street, Duffield, DE56 4EQ

Tel: Tom Wyke on 01332 841386

Mondays 4-7pm: Ages 11 – 14

Fridays 7 – 10pm: Ages 14 – 18

Click here for the  leaflet, which gives details of the new Youth Provision at Duffield.

Two day Domestic Abuse Training Advanced course

We have now booked some dates for our two day Domestic Abuse Advanced course, these are not in the programme that you may currently have but are as follows:

6^th October and 7^th October 2009 – Tapton Training and Conference Centre, Chesterfield

10^th February and 11^th February 2010 – Lumb Farm Centre, Ripley

 I have attached an application form for if you would like to book a place, this can be faxed to 01773 728742.   Details of the course are in our training programme on the website www.derbyshirescb.org.uk .  It is advised that you have attended some Domestic Abuse Introductory training before attending the Advanced course.   Please call our office on  01629 531933 and ask for the trainer, Mandy Hatton, for more advice.  

Parent forums for parents with children with special or additional needs 

Are you the parent or carer of a child or young person with a disability or additional needs?

 If so the Parents’ Forum may be of interest to you.

The Parents’ Forum is a chance to be involved in the planning and provision of service in Derbyshire.

It will also give parents and carers an opportunity to find out more about local services.

 If you would like to get involved, please come to the meetings which will run in various places around the county.

 The next meetings of the Parent Forums will take place on

Thursday 24 September 2009 – 12:30pm to 3:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: The Library, Buxton

Kents Bank Road • Buxton • Derbyshire • SK17 9HJ • Tel: 01298 25331

Frances James • Assistant Director – Children & Family Support attending

Thursday 24 September 2009 – 6:30pm to 9:00pm (buffet tea included)

Venue: Birdholme Childrens Centre, Chesterfield

Church Street South • Birdholme • Chesterfield • S40 2TF • Tel: 01246 276764

Mary Wilton • Senior District Manager – Disabled Children’s Services attending

Friday 25 September 2009 – 10:00am to 1:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: Castle Gresley Children’s Centre, Swadlincote

Mount Pleasant Road • Castle Gresley • Swadlincote • DE11 9JF • Tel: 01283 217774

Ralph Ashton • Head of Special Educational Needs & Disability attending

Friday 25 September 2009 – 10:00am to 1:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: Ripley Leisure Centre, Ripley

 Derby Road • Ripley • Derbyshire • DE5 3HR • Tel: 01773 514727

Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales Leisure Services representatives attending

Travelling expenses will be paid and child care costs up to £20.00 will be met.

(please contact us if you have difficulties)

 Derbyshire County Council, Fairplay, Umbrella, and Parent Partnership are working together to support the establishment of Parent Forums across Derbyshire.

Bolsover

CVP Voluntary Sector Forum 10.09.09

 CVP Voluntary Sector Forum 10.09.09 @ 10am CVP Resource Room, Room 12, Shirebrook Lower School, Langwith Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Notts.  NG20 8TF

 

Bolsover District Safeguarding Bulletin

Please find attached the first Safeguarding Bulletin from the Bolsover District Safeguarding Children’s Management Team.

Chesterfield

 

You are invited to attend a Multi Disciplinary Liaison Meeting

Please see the attached invitation to the next Multi Disciplinary Liaison Meeting which will take place on Thursday 17^th September from 11.45am to 1.15pm at the Birdholme Children’s Centre, Church Street South, Birdholme, Chesterfield, S40 2TF.

Two day Domestic Abuse Training Advanced course

We have now booked some dates for our two day Domestic Abuse Advanced course, these are not in the programme that you may currently have but are as follows:

6^th October and 7^th October 2009 – Tapton Training and Conference Centre, Chesterfield

10^th February and 11^th February 2010 – Lumb Farm Centre, Ripley

 I have attached an application form for if you would like to book a place, this can be faxed to 01773 728742.   Details of the course are in our training programme on the website www.derbyshirescb.org.uk .  It is advised that you have attended some Domestic Abuse Introductory training before attending the Advanced course.   Please call our office on  01629 531933 and ask for the trainer, Mandy Hatton, for more advice.  

High Peak

Parent forums for parents with children with special or additional needs 

Are you the parent or carer of a child or young person with a disability or additional needs?

 If so the Parents’ Forum may be of interest to you.

The Parents’ Forum is a chance to be involved in the planning and provision of service in Derbyshire.

It will also give parents and carers an opportunity to find out more about local services.

 If you would like to get involved, please come to the meetings which will run in various places around the county.

 The next meetings of the Parent Forums will take place on

Thursday 24 September 2009 – 12:30pm to 3:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: The Library, Buxton

Kents Bank Road • Buxton • Derbyshire • SK17 9HJ • Tel: 01298 25331

Frances James • Assistant Director – Children & Family Support attending

Thursday 24 September 2009 – 6:30pm to 9:00pm (buffet tea included)

Venue: Birdholme Childrens Centre, Chesterfield

Church Street South • Birdholme • Chesterfield • S40 2TF • Tel: 01246 276764

Mary Wilton • Senior District Manager – Disabled Children’s Services attending

Friday 25 September 2009 – 10:00am to 1:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: Castle Gresley Children’s Centre, Swadlincote

Mount Pleasant Road • Castle Gresley • Swadlincote • DE11 9JF • Tel: 01283 217774

Ralph Ashton • Head of Special Educational Needs & Disability attending

Friday 25 September 2009 – 10:00am to 1:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: Ripley Leisure Centre, Ripley

 Derby Road • Ripley • Derbyshire • DE5 3HR • Tel: 01773 514727

Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales Leisure Services representatives attending

Travelling expenses will be paid and child care costs up to £20.00 will be met.

(please contact us if you have difficulties)

 Derbyshire County Council, Fairplay, Umbrella, and Parent Partnership are working together to support the establishment of Parent Forums across Derbyshire.

North East Derbyshire

Parent forums for parents with children with special or additional needs 

Are you the parent or carer of a child or young person with a disability or additional needs?

 If so the Parents’ Forum may be of interest to you.

The Parents’ Forum is a chance to be involved in the planning and provision of service in Derbyshire.

It will also give parents and carers an opportunity to find out more about local services.

 If you would like to get involved, please come to the meetings which will run in various places around the county.

 The next meetings of the Parent Forums will take place on

Thursday 24 September 2009 – 12:30pm to 3:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: The Library, Buxton

Kents Bank Road • Buxton • Derbyshire • SK17 9HJ • Tel: 01298 25331

Frances James • Assistant Director – Children & Family Support attending

Thursday 24 September 2009 – 6:30pm to 9:00pm (buffet tea included)

Venue: Birdholme Childrens Centre, Chesterfield

Church Street South • Birdholme • Chesterfield • S40 2TF • Tel: 01246 276764

Mary Wilton • Senior District Manager – Disabled Children’s Services attending

Friday 25 September 2009 – 10:00am to 1:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: Castle Gresley Children’s Centre, Swadlincote

Mount Pleasant Road • Castle Gresley • Swadlincote • DE11 9JF • Tel: 01283 217774

Ralph Ashton • Head of Special Educational Needs & Disability attending

Friday 25 September 2009 – 10:00am to 1:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: Ripley Leisure Centre, Ripley

 Derby Road • Ripley • Derbyshire • DE5 3HR • Tel: 01773 514727

Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales Leisure Services representatives attending

Travelling expenses will be paid and child care costs up to £20.00 will be met.

(please contact us if you have difficulties)

 Derbyshire County Council, Fairplay, Umbrella, and Parent Partnership are working together to support the establishment of Parent Forums across Derbyshire.

South Derbyshire

Parent forums for parents with children with special or additional needs 

Are you the parent or carer of a child or young person with a disability or additional needs?

 If so the Parents’ Forum may be of interest to you.

The Parents’ Forum is a chance to be involved in the planning and provision of service in Derbyshire.

It will also give parents and carers an opportunity to find out more about local services.

 If you would like to get involved, please come to the meetings which will run in various places around the county.

 The next meetings of the Parent Forums will take place on

Thursday 24 September 2009 – 12:30pm to 3:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: The Library, Buxton

Kents Bank Road • Buxton • Derbyshire • SK17 9HJ • Tel: 01298 25331

Frances James • Assistant Director – Children & Family Support attending

Thursday 24 September 2009 – 6:30pm to 9:00pm (buffet tea included)

Venue: Birdholme Childrens Centre, Chesterfield

Church Street South • Birdholme • Chesterfield • S40 2TF • Tel: 01246 276764

Mary Wilton • Senior District Manager – Disabled Children’s Services attending

Friday 25 September 2009 – 10:00am to 1:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: Castle Gresley Children’s Centre, Swadlincote

Mount Pleasant Road • Castle Gresley • Swadlincote • DE11 9JF • Tel: 01283 217774

Ralph Ashton • Head of Special Educational Needs & Disability attending

Friday 25 September 2009 – 10:00am to 1:00pm (lunch included)

Venue: Ripley Leisure Centre, Ripley

 Derby Road • Ripley • Derbyshire • DE5 3HR • Tel: 01773 514727

Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales Leisure Services representatives attending

Travelling expenses will be paid and child care costs up to £20.00 will be met.

(please contact us if you have difficulties)

 Derbyshire County Council, Fairplay, Umbrella, and Parent Partnership are working together to support the establishment of Parent Forums across Derbyshire.

County Wide

• Hardship Fund
• Derbyshire Housing Aid
• Child Bereavement and Loss Conference
• Do you have any young people interested in running a joint project with someone from France?
• Young Victims of Crime
• Save the Children Volunteering Opportunities
• Vetting & Barring Event
• Volunteering Partnership Conference
• More GRID Representatives needed

Amber Valley

• Derbyshire Housing Aid

Bolsover

 Nothing for this area

Chesterfield

 Nothing for this area

Derbyshire Dales

• Derbyshire Housing Aid

Erewash

• Derbyshire Housing Aid

High Peak

 Nothing for this area

North East Derbyshire

 Nothing for this area

South Derbyshire

• Derbyshire Housing Aid
• Beat the Crunch 

County Wide

Hardship Fund – grants between £50K & £250K available to 3rd sector organisations delivering front line services to vulnerable/disadvantaged people in society

The Hardship Fund offers grants between £50,000 and £250,000 to provide support to third sector organisations in England delivering front line services:

• health and social care

• housing support

• education and training

• information, advice and guidance.

to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. The documents, application form, guidance notes and members briefing explaining how to apply.

Derbyshire Housing Aid – Real help for local communities

Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice? please click here to find out more.

Child Bereavement and Loss conference – Thursday 1st October 2009

Click here for more details.

Do you have any young people interested in running a joint project with someone from France?

The Lefèvre Trust funds groups of young people aged 11-19 to carry out joint projects with a French partner. Any group from the formal or informal sectors can apply for up to £10,000, principally to fund mobility as part of their project.

The next deadline for applications is 30 October 2009 for activity starting in January 2010. 

 Find our more here: http://www.britishcouncil.org/schoolpartnerships-france-lefevre-trust.htm

Young Victims of Crime

Do you work with young people? Can you help County shape plans by asking your young people to respond to a consultation about their personal safety. All responses need to be completed by 15^th September.

Save the Children’s Volunteering Opportunities for young people in Derbyshire

Please click here for details of their volunteering opportunities.

Vetting and Barring Event 29/9/09. BOOK NOW – LIMITED PLACES!

Need more help understanding how CRB’s will change? Vetting and Barring Event 29^th September, Derby.   

Please click for details of the event and booking form.

Volunteering Partnership Conference – 9 September 2009, Derby

Bringing together the third sector and partners that coordinate volunteering in the East Midlands

Wednesday 9 September 2009

Hallmark Hotel, Derby, DE1 2SQ

There are only a few places remaining to book onto the Volunteering Partnership Conference – This is a time of dramatic change for volunteering and the third sector with several factors impacting on the role of both volunteers and those that co-ordinate volunteers. If you are involved in coordinating volunteer activity then this is the event for you.

We urge you to participate in this exciting conference that will be an opportunity for One East Midlands’ members, together with funders and policy-makers, to look at how the current focus on volunteering in the economic downturn can be turned into a long term gain for the sector. The event will also set the priorities for the England Volunteer Development Council in the East Midlands.

Our keynote addresses will be made by Pam Wisher, Gedling CVS; Mel Chevannes, West Midlands EVDC; and Sarah Benioff, Office of the Third Sector. Patrick Scott, from Volunteering England will also discuss the modernisation of volunteering. There are a range of diverse and interesting workshops that focus on many of the aspects of volunteering, including Sport, Age, NI6, Learning and Employment and Health.

Programme for the event

Please complete the attached booking form and email to office@one-em.org.uk. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us on 0115 934 8471

More GRID representatives needed

Are you interested in helping to represent the Voluntary Community and Independant (VCI) sector? Would you like to forge better links between VCI and statutory sector? If you have experience in working with young people or children whether that be that you are a member of a small committee that runs a Mums and Tots group or a part of a large youth organisation, your input is important.

You would be expected to stand for 2 years and attend a hanful of meetings during a month where you could voice opinions that reflect the VCI sector. You would receive renumeration for expenses.

If you are interested please contact – Matt Ford, VCI Coordinator

Amber Valley

Derby Housing Aid

Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice?  Please see the posters for Alferton & Ripley areas.

Derbyshire Dales

Derby Housing Aid

Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice?  Please see the poster for Matlock area.

Erewash

Derby Housing Aid

Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice?  Please see the posters for Long Eaton, Heanor & Ilkeston areas.

South Derbyshire

Derby Housing Aid

Do you/your clients or members need free housing, debt or benefits advice?  Please see the poster for Swadlincote area.

Visit the ‘Beat The Crunch’ Free Advice Event

10am to 2pm on Friday 11 September
Town Hall, The Delph Market Place, Swadlincote

Are you looking for advice on Benefits? Housing? Money? Applying for Jobs? Are you thinking about starting your own business? Changing career? Improving your skills? Getting experience through volunteering?

Whatever advice you are looking for come along – Advisers from these organisations will be available to talk to: Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), Jobcentre Plus, South Derbyshire District Council, Business Link, The Prince’s Trust, Midland Community Finance, Burton College, East Midlands Airport, Connexions, Money Spider Credit Union, And many more.

 
There is no need to make an appointment, just drop in to the Town Hall between 10am and 2pm on Friday 11th September 2009. The Town Hall is next to The Sir Nigel Gresley public house on The Delph market square in Swadlincote town centre. It is a short walk from the bus station and close to free car parks. The postcode is DE11 9DA.

The event is being staged by the South Derbyshire Local Strategic Partnership. If you need further information about the event please see the flyer, or please ring 01283 595791.

County Wide

• VCI Training
• Job Opportunity
• Quality Mark qualifies as Hallmark of an Effective Charity
• Wanted: Ideas for internet Project to benefit society
• New Advice Line on personal debt issues
• Awards for using digital technology in the community
• Free Youth Work training
• SAFE Network
• Opportunities for projects with young people
• Derbyshire & Derby City Unemployment Stats

Amber Valley

 Nothing for this area

Bolsover

• Exciting new job opportunities

Chesterfield

 Nothing for this area

Derbyshire Dales

• End of project

Erewash

 Nothing for this area

High Peak

• End of project

North East Derbyshire

• End of project

South Derbyshire

• Free Advice Event
• Latest edition of the Learning & Development News

County Wide

 

VCI Training Directory book free places currently available September & October

 Voluntary Sector do not loose these free training places currently still available for September and October:

Equal Opportunities

8607 5 October at Long Eaton – 2 places

8609 7 October at Glossop – 2 places

8610 8 October at Alfreton – 1 place

Health & Safety (2 sessions)

8856 7 & 14 October at Derby – 1 place

Promoting Positive Behaviour 5 – 16 yrs

8850 14 October at Chesterfield – 1 place

Safeguarding Advanced

8568 14 October at Buxton – 2 places

Safeguarding Children for Children with Disabilities – intro

8634 9 October at Glossop

 The new VCI training directory is now available to view or download, please click on the following link. 

 http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/Social_health/services_for_children/childrens_trust/vcisector/training/default.asp

JOB opportunity

A vacancy has arisen for the position of Training Officer  (Playwork Specialist)  at Children’s Links.  Please see the details and application form.

Quality Mark qualifies as Hallmark of an Effective Charity

The Charity Commission has announced its endorsement of the PQASSO Quality Mark, a kite-mark for the third sector. The PQASSO Quality Mark at levels 2 and 3 is rated as meeting the Commission’s Charity Quality Standards, showing that the charity meets the standard for the Hallmarks of an Effective Charity. Information about the PQASSO Quality Mark is at http://www.pqassoqualitymark.org.uk.

Wanted: ideas for internet projects to benefit society

MySociety, the people behind the democracy related web sites, such as WriteToThem (making it easier to contact your MP on an issue), FixMyStreet and also PledgeBank (http://www.pledgebank.com), have issued one of their occasional Call for Proposals. If you have an idea for a use of internet technology for social, civic or democratic benefit, submit it by 15th September,
http://www.mysociety.org/2009/08/06/mysociety-call-for-proposals-2009/.

New advice line on personal debt issues

The Debt Advice Foundation, which promotes research and education around debt issues, has launched a hotline as a response to the increasing demand for support from people struggling with debt and money worries. See www.debtadvicefoundation.org for more details.

Awards for using digital technology in the community

The TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards, previously the Innovation in the Community Awards, have been rejigged “to reward the amazing individuals who are using digital technology to benefit their local communities”. Twelve regional winners from across the UK will receive cash grants of £5,000 each to fund digital projects. Entries by 11th September, http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes.

FREE youth work training “Youth Work Values and Vision” Thursday 17 September 2009

At The Rangewood Room, The Post Mill Centre, South Normanton DE55 2EJ from 10am to 2pm

How do we develop youth work values and vision?

Discovering who we are…..

How do we avoid being blown off course by the demands of funders and the many shouts for attention?

What makes the work you do with young people special and distinctive?

To book your place, cotact Mandy on 01773510882

SAFE network – distribution of safeguarding toolkit

CYP net members, I am contacting you to advise that I have made arrangements with the SAFE network for a sample of their toolkit to be distributed to NAVCA members, distribution of the toolkit will be made during August 2009 and I know that some members have already received their copy.

The toolkit includes a number of publications and leaflets providing guidance and information around the safeguarding of children and young people. The “Are they safe? guide”  is particularly useful for development workers who may be advising community groups and organisations with regard to safeguarding procedures and policies, the toolkit also includes an

“Are they safe?” DVD for use with staff, parents/carers and volunteers. For further information on the work of the unit please see the links below.

http://www.safenetwork.org.uk

 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROJECTS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE – FORWARDED FLYER

Recently ‘Save the Children’ approached me about publicising opportunities they can facilitate for DofE participants in Derbyshire for the Volunteering and Skills section of their Award.  I am sending this flyer out with the mailing to DofE Leaders in September.

After talking to Jennifer Paul I agreed to ‘adapt’ the flyer for more generic youth work to encourage other young people to think about being involved!  

I have attached this flyer and know that Jennifer would appreciate it if this could be distributed to youth groups in Derbyshire.   Regards.

Derbyshire and Derby City unemployment statistics for July 2009

Some headline key facts

• July saw nearly twice the number of people in Derbyshire and Derby claiming unemployment-related benefits, compared with the same time last year, that is, 17,351 compared with 8,706. 
• The annual rate of increase in unemployment in Derbyshire was 99.3% and for Derby City 72.5%. Since April the annual increase has been less than it was in the previous month. However, it remains higher than the national average of 81.4% and the East Midlands average of 87.9%. The largest percentage increase over the year up to July was in South Derbyshire, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire and High Peak. The lowest percentage increases were recorded in Chesterfield and Bolsover.
• The current claimant unemployment rate for Derbyshire is 3.8% and for Derby City is 5.0%. This compares with 4.1% nationally and 4.1% for the East Midlands. The districts in the county with the highest rates are Erewash 4.6% Chesterfield 4.5% and Bolsover 4.4%. The lowest rates are Derbyshire Dales 2.1% and South Derbyshire 2.9%
• Over a third of the wards in the county have an unemployment rate above the national average. Of the 19 wards (two wards less than last month!), the North East of the county including Chesterfield and Bolsover have 9 wards with severe unemployment problems. Erewash has six wards, High Peak has three wards and there is one in Amber Valley. Derby City has ten wards with an unemployment rate above the national average.
• The claimant unemployment rate for young people under 20 in Derbyshire is 5.0% and for Derby City 6.2% (Both figures are slightly down from the June figure). The national rate is 4.7% and the East Midlands rate is 4.9%.

Read attached for more facts and figures……………. 

Bolsover

Exciting job opportunities “Raising Aspirations” project within the Bolsover District Council area. 

Exciting job opportunities have arisen following the successful award of Working Neighbourhoods Funding to Connexions Derbyshire Ltd, to deliver the “Raising Aspirations” project within the Bolsover District Council area. 

The project will bring together key partners to tackle the high levels of worklessness and low levels of skills as well as seek to raise aspirations amongst school age young people and add value to existing support and guidance for those young people who are NEET, or at risk of becoming NEET.   Raising Aspirations will be delivered in four strands, one of which  will be contracted to Community Voluntary Partners to work jointly with Connexions Derbyshire to  tackle adult worklessness within the District. Action for Children will also be contracted to deliver a further strand which will focus on improving the life chances of looked after children, care leavers and homeless young people.

Four posts are currently being advertised by Connexions Derbyshire Ltd for the delivery of this project.  This includes the role of the ‘Raising Aspirations Contract Manager’, attracting a salary of over £30,000 for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with excellent partnership working and programme management skills.  Further details of the project, and brief details of job roles are attached.  For Job descriptions or details of how to apply, please go to www.connexions-derbyshire.org/recruitment.  The closing date  is Tuesday 01 September 2009 – 12 noon.

Derbyshire Dales

End of project

Further to the announcement in last weeks bulletin, I can confirm that I am leaving this post on Thursday 10th September to take up a new post in Chesterfield.

 It has been a pleasure to work with you all and to see the variety of opportunities that are available for children and young people throughout the districts.

 Can I wish you all well for your future activities – you are all truly local hero’s.

 Nikki

High Peak

End of project

Further to the announcement in last weeks bulletin, I can confirm that I am leaving this post on Thursday 10th September to take up a new post in Chesterfield.

 It has been a pleasure to work with you all and to see the variety of opportunities that are available for children and young people throughout the districts.

 Can I wish you all well for your future activities – you are all truly local hero’s.

 Nikki

North East Derbyshire

End of project

Further to the announcement in last weeks bulletin, I can confirm that I am leaving this post on Thursday 10th September to take up a new post in Chesterfield.

 It has been a pleasure to work with you all and to see the variety of opportunities that are available for children and young people throughout the districts.

 Can I wish you all well for your future activities – you are all truly local hero’s.

 Nikki

South Derbyshire

Free Advice Event

Looking for advice on housing, benefits, changing career or looking to improve your skills?

10 – 2pm Swadlincote Town Hall, The Delph DE11 9DA on Friday 11 September. Just drop in wih your questions as there will be lots of organisations there  to help.

Latest Edition of Learning and Development news

Please check out the latest information on Tutor development sessions, Training dates including; Domestic Abuse awareness, up and coming training including the much needed – First Aid, Food Hygiene, Health and Safety and Manual Handling.

Other opportunities on offer like fruit, veg and salad bags really cheap – for you or those who use your groups!

And much more!

Further support can be found from your district infrastructure organisation, a list of which can be found within this bulletin. To ease this transition relevant information gathered will be passed to the appropriate district infrastructure organisations. These agencies offer similar support to that available from us. We also aim to have policy templates and important documents permanently on the bulletin in the next few weeks.

Currently we are unaware of what is going to happen to this VCI weekly bulletin.

The GRID members remain in place and continue to attend the relevant district meetings and raise the profile of the voluntary sector. Periodically they may request information from organisations, so that district information can be updated. Individual contact details for these representatives are located in the relevant section of the bulletin.

The quarterly road shows will continue and offer a great opportunity to find out up to date information, to meet other voluntary and community organisations and provide you all with the chance to express your opinions to Derbyshire County Council. The next round of road show events are held towards the end of September in to October. These dates can be found in this bulletin.

At this point we would like to thank all those individuals and organisations who have supported us in this role and we wish you all well for the future.

Nikki      Jackie       Ellen

Whats in this issue:

County Wide

• Voluntary Groups invited to help share the future
• Hardship fund opens for applications
• Big Lottery fund – Village SOS
• Funding & Support Speed Dating Event
• Urban Walks Newsletter
• Read on Write Away
• Funding News
• Are you a champion of Workforce Development?
• COMPACT
• A Plea from Naomi House
• Get Active with the Source
• EMVY Forum
• Snippets
• Wanted: Great Youth Worker Projects
• The Right to Control
• £70m Communitybuilders Fund
• Please will you help us by voting for Charity Farm
• Failed Icelandic bank returns 20% of charities lost funds
• New York Work Qualifications
• Certificate in Fundraising for Self Help & Support Groups

Amber Valley

• Please will you help us by voting for Charity Farm
• One day FREE Multi Agency Conference

Bolsover

• One day FREE Multi Agency Conference

Chesterfield

• One day FREE Muliti Agency Confrence
• Skate Boarding Chesterfield

Derbyshire Dales

 Nothing for this area

Erewash

High Peak

 Nothing for this area

North East Derbyshire

 Nothing for this area

South Derbyshire

• Special Needs Children’s Centre

County Wide

 

VOLUNTARY GROUPS INVITED TO HELP SHAPE FUTURE www.derbyshire.gov.uk/toodoo  - lists more than 2,000 different activities for young people to take part in – ranging from swimming to paint-balling.

Derbyshire County Council’s new Cabinet Member for Young People is inviting voluntary groups to help guide how the authority supports them.

The county council already works with voluntary groups in a number of ways – including the award of grants and helping publicise their services.

And Councillor Tracy Critchlow is keen to hear how help to groups can be extended.

Councillor Critchlow said: “Voluntary organisations do excellent work with our local youngsters and are a real asset to Derbyshire.

“I have first hand experience of the difference they make to children’s lives and am keen to increase the range of support we offer voluntary groups.

“It would be great if groups could contact me to discuss how we can work together and to consider ideas to encourage more young people to get involved in the community.”

Over 400 projects have received grants totalling over £2m from Derbyshire Youth Opportunity Fund and Derbyshire Youth Capital Funds over the last two years.

The county council’s TooDoo website –

Councillor Critchlow has written to voluntary groups already working with the county council asking for their ideas and is encouraging others to get in touch.

Councillor Critchlow can be contacted by email at: youthgroups@derbyshire.gov.uk  or by calling 01629 580000.

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Hardship Fund opens for applications

The Hardship Fund is a £16.7 million grant programme that will support third sector organisations in England who are delivering front-line services to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. Grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 are available to organisations with an annual income of at least £200,000 that are in financial hardship as a result of the recession, which is impacting on their ability to deliver services in the following areas:

• Health and social care
• Housing support
• Education and training
• Information, advice and guidance

Apply now
The Hardship Fund is currently open for applications. Grants will be paid from October 2009 and need to be spent by September 2010.  To apply to the Hardship Fund, please read the guidance notes before filling in and returning your application form. To find out more about the Hardship Fund please click

 www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Big Lottery Fund – Village SOS

There is still time for villages in the East Midlands to apply to Village SOS, our exciting new initiative with the BBC. We are searching for six UK villages with a great business idea and six enterprising individuals to act as Village Champions and help them achieve their ambitions.

But the clock is ticking – the deadline is noon, 14 August 2009

If you know of a rural village with fewer than 3,000 people that has an idea for a new business that could bring energy and life back to the community, then Village SOS could be for them. Funding of between £100,000 and £400,000 from BIG is available.

The journey of the six successful villages and their Village Champions will be filmed for a major prime time BBC One series in winter 2010.

Further information is available from

 booking form and return to info@regenerationem.co.uk Due to the nature of this event it is important that all attendees for the event book a place. We will send out an updated list of ‘daters’ closer to the event to those who have booked a place.

Funding and Support Speed Dating event

29^th July 2009, 10:00 – 16:00

Space Centre – Leicester

We are inviting Funding Advisers and Development Officers in the East Midlands region to find out and gain updates upon the funding opportunities, and the additional support available to the organisations that you work with and support.

If you haven’t been to a similar event before it is a great opportunity to get an overview of funding programmes and support services available within the East Midlands region. During the day you will move round on a number of dates meeting funders, investors and supporters of the sector and gaining an update upon what they have to offer.

‘Daters’ confirmed so far include:

• Big Lottery Fund
• Business Champions
• CapacityBuilders
• Charities Evaluation Service
• Charity Bank
• Comic Relief
• Ep2 – Enterprising People, Enterprising Places
• Futurebuilders England
• Heritage Lottery Fund
• Leicestershire Funding Toolkit
• LloydsTSB Foundation
• Pro-Help
• Social Enterprise East Midlands

This is a free for Funding Advisers and Development Officers being delivered by Regeneration East Midlands and the East Midlands Funding Forum Funding, with the contribution of several funding, investment and support organisations in the region. We want to bring together as many Funding Advisers from across the region to meet up and network, therefore if you are aware of someone who provides funding advice in the East Midlands region, please forward this invitation to them.

If you are interested in attending please complete the attached

 This may be of some interest.

Urbanwalks Newsletter

Do you have an interest in getting activity into your working day? 

 Annual report and evaluation for general information.

Read on Write away

 Community Sustainable Energy Programme website (opens a new window) 

Funding News

Please let  Community groups, churches, colleges, schools and parish councils  know they can still bid for funding to reduce the environmental impact of their buildings.

Grants worth up to £50,000 are available through the Community Sustainable Energy Programme, a £9 million initiative financed by the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces scheme. 

The fund, which is delivered by BRE (Building Research Establishment), provides capital grants that can help organisations cover the costs of installing microgeneration technologies, such as solar panels or wind turbines, and energy efficiency measures including loft and cavity wall insulation. 

Smaller project development grants worth up to £5,000 are also on offer for groups to carry out a feasibility study that determines the potential benefits of them carrying out a “green makeover”. 

It is hoped the programme will help cut CO2 emissions, increase local communities’ awareness of climate change and environmental issues, and create a market for new, cutting-edge environmental technologies.  

Organisations taking part in the initiative should also see their energy bills slashed due to improved efficiency and the ability to generate some of their power on-site. 

Project development grants are awarded on a first come, first served basis until the £1 million budget has been spent. 

Upcoming application deadlines for capital grants are as follows: 

• 7 August.
• 30 October. 

For further information about the fund, visit the dedicated

Please also  find attached the Summer edition of the EMFF newsletter.

 

Are you a champion of workforce development?http://www.navca.org.uk/stratwork/children/cwdc/grants/

Applications are invited from experienced practitioners of children’s workforce development (including the young people and families workforce) to become Champions and share their learning with fellow infrastructure organisations. Small grants of up to £2,000 are available to enable you to host visits and share your expertise with ‘learning partners’. For more information and an application form, see

Applications for Champion status close on 4 September. There will be further invitations to become a learning partner and receive a grant of £500 after this date. Both phases of the scheme are open to previous recipients of NAVCA/CWDC grants.

http://www.compactvoice.org.uk/information/101219/compact_refresh_consultation/

COMPACT

Are you registered with Derbyshire Compact?

The re-launch of the Compact is due to take place in November this year and up to that time they are aiming to consult with as much of the voluntary sector as possible.

If you have an interest in airing your views please follow the link below and go to the bottom of the page where it says ‘ online survey response tool’. This will take you to the online questionnaire that you can then submit.

Thank you for your help.

 
office.one25@gmail.com

A Plea from Naomi House

Do you have a spare digital camera lying unused at home? Like many mums with small babies, the mums at Naomi House would love to be able to take photos of their babies as they grow up and a Naomi House digital camera would help them all do just that. It would be extremely helpful as a way to encourage their bond with their child and to motivate their progress in Naomi House too.
If you think you can spare one then Those at Naomi House be really, really grateful!

If you don’t have a camera, but would like to support the families at Naomi House in another memorable way, then could you support their Summer outing to Longleat. For further information on how you can help please contact: Josie Hill, Fundraising and Publicity Co-ordination at one25 Limited telephone:  0117 909 8836 or email:

 
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 Get Active with the Source

The August Edition of the Source is taking a look at Sport and how it is being used to bring communities together and prevent crime.  So get out there and GET ACTIVE! 

• Guest Editor, Donata Huggins looks at the value of sport as a tool for working with Young People
• A focus on sport in Shineweek ’09
• Find out more on Sport
• UK Youth’s conference on work with girls and young women
• The latest on the Healthaware Challenge 
• Young people speaking at the House of Lords
• Information on policy developments, funding opportunities and the latest resources.

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EMVY Forum – 23 September – Funding, sustainability & resilience

FREE Forum event with guest speakers on Wed 23 September looking at how to cope/change in the current economic climate.

Please see link to booking form

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Snippets

NCVYS (National Council for Voluntary Youth Services) have a e-bulletin that looks at changes in policy, funding opportunities and regional events

Snippets is available to download from the NCVYS web site at http://www.ncvys.org.uk/index.php?page=279 or www.ncvys.org.uk  workforce, bringing you news about policy, events, practice and resources connected to workforce development in the voluntary and community youth sector.

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Wanted: Great Youth Volunteer Projects 

Reward: Up to £10,000 Funding 

Would your organisation like a grant of up to £10,000?
Global Charities, in partnership with Global Radio and v, the youth volunteering charity, are looking for community organisations that can create projects to inspire 16 to 25 year olds to volunteer.
 
Your innovative ideas will give young people the opportunity to experience volunteering while helping the community and your organisation. The grants will be distributed across England to a diverse range of projects that deliver volunteering opportunities for 16 to 25 year olds. This may include supporting other people in your community, delivering sport workshops, or assisting in media, music or arts projects. 
 
To be eligible for this funding volunteers must be aged 16-25 and the project must be in England and delivered before May 2010.

 For further information about the project please telephone 020 7054 8836/8384 or visit the v website (www.vinspired.com)

Please note that all applications must be submitted by 4 September 2009.

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The Right to Control

The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) has launched a consultation to ask disabled people how to make choice and control a reality in their lives. The consultation, launched on 11 June, invites stakeholders to give their views on the best way to deliver the Right to Control.
The ODI encourages responses from disabled people, their organisations, public bodies, commissioners and service providers. The consultation runs from 11 June to 30 September 2009. For more information please visit the website (www.odi.goc.uk/working/right-to-control.php)

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£70 Million Communitybuilders Fund

The new £70 million Communitybuilders Fund aims to deliver empowered, cohesive and active communities by investing in the sustainability of multi-purpose, inclusive, community-led organisations. It provides a mix of loans, grants and mentoring support to a range of community-based organisations across England.

 The programme will be delivered by The Adventure Capital Fund in partnership with Futurebuilders England and the Community Alliance (Development Trusts Association, bassac and Community Matters), on behalf of Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Office of the Third Sector (OTS).
 
You can register your interest in applying for funding by calling the Communitybuilders dedicated telephone line 0191 261 5200. You will not be required to provide full project details at this stage. Further information can also be found on the website (www.communitybuildersfund.org.uk)  
If you would like to discuss your project please contact Tim Judge, the Communitybuilders Programme Manager on telephone 020 7520 2783

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Please will you help us by voting for Charity Farm  –  the process is quite simple!

Valley CIDS (the local charity I am involved with)  has recently acquired Charity Farm a 48 acre farm in Swanwick,  which we plan to develop into an educational and recreational resource for young people.   We have recently placed a bid for £45,000 from the Community Cashback Fund and we need as many people as possible to vote online for the Charity Farm Project in order to secure the funding.   Please will you help us by voting for Charity Farm  –  the process is quite simple!

 This link takes you directly to the right web page: http://cashback.cjsonline.gov.uk/cc.asp?area=7&mode=vote .   

 All you have to do is:

 1.   Select Charity Farm and click once      2.  Click again to add your tick and a big tick should appear in the box   3. Click  ‘have your say’ at the bottom and that is it!

 You can vote again the following day so please keep voting!  Can I also ask you to forward it to your friends and colleagues for their vote as well!

Thank you so much for taking the time to vote for us !   I’ll let you know if we are successful!

 
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Failed Icelandic bank returns 20% of charities’ lost funds  click the title to read the article.

Administrators of KSF reckon creditors will get half their money back, but the process could take four years

Related Articles

• NHS North West helps Christie’s recoup Icelandic losses
• ‘Fury and disgust’ at Treasury decision on Iceland deposits
• Naomi House plans judicial review over Icelandic bank losses

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New Youth Work Qualifications

Lifelong Learning UK is currently running a project to develop qualifications across and specific to the four nations for the Qualifications and Credit Framework and Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework for youth work.

Why are they needed?

Lifelong Learning UK’s Sector Qualification Strategy Action Plan identifies the development of these qualifications as a critical priority. Feedback from people in the sector confirms that the existing qualifications in this area need to be reviewed.

The scope of the project is to consult with the sector to determine qualification requirements for youth work across the four nations. We aim to develop new qualifications that are fit for purpose and fully supported by the sector. We are also looking at how qualifications can be used in Modern Apprenticeships, Foundation Degrees, accredited short programmes and pathways to professionalism.

Lifelong Learning UK’s strategy for qualifications development includes the necessity for collaboration with practitioners, awarding organisations and professional bodies. To this end an expert working group of representatives has been convened to support and guide the qualifications development.

Lifelong Learning UK will be holding consultations throughout the four nations to gather further insight from the wider workforce.

Your input is needed:

In order to establish the level of demand for new qualifications, we would like to know your views.  If you work in youth work at any level, and you would like to contribute to the development of fit-for-purpose qualifications, please click on the following link to respond to a 5 minute questionnaire: http://tiny.cc/YWsurvey

If you are interested in being involved with the consultations, please register your interest at http://tiny.cc/YWregisteryourinterest

  
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Certificate in Fundraising for self help and support groups

Please see information for more details.

Amber Valley

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Please will you help us by voting for Charity Farm  –  the process is quite simple!

Valley CIDS (the local charity I am involved with)  has recently acquired Charity Farm a 48 acre farm in Swanwick,  which we plan to develop into an educational and recreational resource for young people.   We have recently placed a bid for £45,000 from the Community Cashback Fund and we need as many people as possible to vote online for the Charity Farm Project in order to secure the funding.   Please will you help us by voting for Charity Farm  –  the process is quite simple!

 This link takes you directly to the right web page: http://cashback.cjsonline.gov.uk/cc.asp?area=7&mode=vote .   

 All you have to do is:

 1.   Select Charity Farm and click once      2.  Click again to add your tick and a big tick should appear in the box   3. Click  ‘have your say’ at the bottom and that is it!

 You can vote again the following day so please keep voting!  Can I also ask you to forward it to your friends and colleagues for their vote as well!

Thank you so much for taking the time to vote for us !   I’ll let you know if we are successful!

 
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One day FREE multi-agency conference for those who work with victims of domestic abuse and/or professionals /managers who support staff and volunteers

DOMESTIC ABUSE – SUPPORTING VICTIMS                                                   

This is a one day FREE multi-agency conference for those who work with victims of domestic abuse and/or professionals /managers who support staff and volunteers.

The conference will provide information on recent developments within the field of domestic abuse.  Its aim is to equip practitioners with the knowledge to tackle domestic abuse in a uniform way, in order to improve service delivery within Derbyshire.  

The conference will cover topics including:

-          Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference

-          Domestic Abuse Joint Protocol

It will also enable practitioners to explore through workshops issues affecting children and young people. 

Applications are welcome from Practitioners from voluntary and statutory agencies in North Derbyshire.

The conference is free and will run from 9.30am – 4.00pm.  Lunch will be provided

To apply, please complete the slip  and return by Friday 4 September.

I wish to attend the Domestic Abuse Conference on 25^th September 2009 at the Arkwright Centre.

Name

Agency

Job title

Work Telephone

E Mail address

Any special requirements?  

Do you want a display yes/ no

Bolsover

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One day FREE multi-agency conference for those who work with victims of domestic abuse and/or professionals /managers who support staff and volunteers

DOMESTIC ABUSE – SUPPORTING VICTIMS                                                   

This is a one day FREE multi-agency conference for those who work with victims of domestic abuse and/or professionals /managers who support staff and volunteers.

The conference will provide information on recent developments within the field of domestic abuse.  Its aim is to equip practitioners with the knowledge to tackle domestic abuse in a uniform way, in order to improve service delivery within Derbyshire.  

The conference will cover topics including:

-          Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference

-          Domestic Abuse Joint Protocol

It will also enable practitioners to explore through workshops issues affecting children and young people. 

Applications are welcome from Practitioners from voluntary and statutory agencies in North Derbyshire.

The conference is free and will run from 9.30am – 4.00pm.  Lunch will be provided

To apply, please complete the slip  and return by Friday 4 September.

I wish to attend the Domestic Abuse Conference on 25^th September 2009 at the Arkwright Centre.

Name

Agency

Job title

Work Telephone

E Mail address

Any special requirements?  

Do you want a display yes/ no

Chesterfield

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One day FREE multi-agency conference for those who work with victims of domestic abuse and/or professionals /managers who support staff and volunteers

DOMESTIC ABUSE – SUPPORTING VICTIMS                                                   

This is a one day FREE multi-agency conference for those who work with victims of domestic abuse and/or professionals /managers who support staff and volunteers.

The conference will provide information on recent developments within the field of domestic abuse.  Its aim is to equip practitioners with the knowledge to tackle domestic abuse in a uniform way, in order to improve service delivery within Derbyshire.  

The conference will cover topics including:

-          Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference

-          Domestic Abuse Joint Protocol

It will also enable practitioners to explore through workshops issues affecting children and young people. 

Applications are welcome from Practitioners from voluntary and statutory agencies in North Derbyshire.

The conference is free and will run from 9.30am – 4.00pm.  Lunch will be provided

To apply, please complete the slip  and return by Friday 4 September.

I wish to attend the Domestic Abuse Conference on 25^th September 2009 at the Arkwright Centre.

Name

Agency

Job title

Work Telephone

E Mail address

Any special requirements?  

Do you want a display yes/ no

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Skateboarding Chesterfield Skate Park

In association with Tribe & the Derbyshire Youth Service

Venue: Chesterfield Skate Park (next to B&Q)

Date: Sunday 16^th August

Professional Skaters will deliver a skate workshop teaching new skills and tricks for all levels of skaters.

Times: 11am -3pm

Ages: 8-19

Cost Free

Equipment: Skateboards and Safety Equipment Provided.

Skate Competition for ages 11 to Adult. Prizes include skate merchandise and boards provided by Slugger Skate Shop & Freestyle

Times: 3.30pm – 8pm

Cost: Free

Equipment: Skateboards and Safety Equipment Provided.

Tel: 01246 345569 for more information

For the event young people under 16 must complete the consent form. Please circulate the consent form to interested young people. Consent forms are also available from Slugger Skate Shop and QPSC

South Derbyshire

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Special Needs Children’s Centre South Derbyshire

County Wide

• Lower Costs for CRB Checks
• ESF Community Grants Available
• Safeguarding Disabled Children
• Training
• OEM Partnership Event on Volunteering
• Voluntary Sector Degree Opportunity
• The Economic Downturn
• Safeguarding Children – Information Update
• Health Innovation & Education Clusters
• Reducing the effects of the Economic Downturn on Child Poverty
• Derbyshire Safeguarding News Bulletin
• UK Youth – Celebrating 100 Years of Working with girls and young women
• Working more effectively with young

Amber Valley

 Nothing for this area in this issue

Bolsover

 Nothing for this area in this issue

Chesterfield

• Invite to Stonham Chesterfield Open Day

Derbyshire Dales

• Matlock Town Council Newsletter

Erewash

 Nothing for this area in this issue

High Peak

Nothing for this area in this issue

North East Derbyshire

• Invite to Stonham Chesterfield Open Day

South Derbyshire

 Nothing for this area in this issue

County Wide

Lower cost for CRB checks

The Criminal Records Bureau is to reduce the fee for a Standard Disclosure from £31 to £26 as of 1st October. This is due to an expected increase in the volume of disclosure applications being processed as the new Vetting and Barring Scheme comes into place. However Enhanced checks, which are heavily used by organisations working with children or vulnerable adults,
will remain at £36. CRB news item at http://www.crb.gov.uk/media/press_releases/crb_reduces_fees.aspx.

ESF Community Grants Available  

The European Social Fund Community Grants programme is designed to assist small, not for profit groups run by people from the community they support. The aim of providing small grants is to give community groups an opportunity to access funding through a simplified process. 

The Derbyshire Learning and Development Consortium are holding briefing sessions to provide you with more information on the ESF Community Grants programme. The sessions will cover details of eligibility requirements and give you the opportunity to network with other groups in similar areas. The sessions will take place on 4 August from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at The Medway Centre, Bakewell and 6 August from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby. 

If you would like to attend one of the above briefing sessions, please telephone Hilary on 01332 265960. For further information about the funding grants please visit the website (www.consortium.org.uk/index.asp@ID=232) Please note that the deadline for applications is Friday 28 August at 12:00pm.

Safeguarding Disabled Children

Children’s Minister, Delyth Morgan, recently announced the publication of new guidance on the safeguarding of disabled children. The guidance, produced by The Children’s Society will advise local organisations on how to best safeguard and promote the welfare of disabled children.
Research shows that disabled children are more vulnerable to abuse than their peers. According to an American study involving 40,000 children, those with disabilities were 3.4 times more likely to be abused or neglected than non-disabled children. Research in the UK has indicated similar levels of abuse to that found in the US.
 
By setting out practical measures needed to identify abuse, such as how to communicate with disabled children about their experiences and needs, Local Safeguarding Children Boards and others working with disabled children will be better prepared to support victims of abuse and prevent further instances occurring. 

To read the full guidance report click here (www.dscf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/safeguardingandsocialcare/safeguardingchildren/safeguarding/ )

Training

Support and Supervision of Volunteers
Amber Valley – Salvation Army Community Rooms
15.09.09  9.30-12.00
For more information or to book a place please contact Jo Glossop at Amber Valley CVS on 01773 512076

Support and Supervision of Volunteers
High Peak – Bamford (Venue to be confirmed)
15.09.09  6.30-9.00
For more information contact Claire Mitchell at High Peak Volunteering on 01457 865722

OEM Partnership Event on Volunteering

When: 9 September
Where: Derby
Purpose: The Partnership Event will bring together stakeholders from across the region to debate the regional priorities for organisations that co-ordinate volunteering.

The event will:

Identify the regional volunteering priorities for coordination at regional level; Improve understanding between the third sector and statutory bodies of the roles, benefits and issues relating to volunteering in the region; Inform the audience on current developments in relation to volunteering; Discuss specific contexts and issues in relation to volunteering e.g. coordination of NI6 across the region, volunteering and its role and potential for addressing worklessness, volunteering and health (from a volunteers and recipient beneficiary perspective), the relationship between age and volunteering and workshops on the support needs and rights of volunteers.

Speakers & workshops : As part of the programme, there will be a panel of speakers providing viewpoints on volunteering from local, regional and national perspectives including Sarah Benioff (OTS), Mel Chevannes (West Midlands EVDC) and a Volunteer Centre Manager.

Workshops will include the themes listed above – a more detailed description of the workshops and how to book on the event will be sent out shortly. To register your interest email office@one-em.org.uk.

Voluntary Sector Degree Opportunity

The University of Derby recognises that the Voluntary and Community Sector has some very specific training needs, and has offered volunteers and workers the opportunity of entering a foundation degree. The Foundation Degree in Community Development and Regeneration has been running for over 5 years, and between now and September the University are looking for 25 students to start the two year programme. After two years, the successful student will receive a Foundation Degree, an HE qualification in its own right, which can also be used for many HE courses to access the final year of a full degree. Foundation Degree students come from a wide range of backgrounds; some are employed by VCS organisations, and others are volunteers or community activists wishing to develop skills. To allow carers, employed people and volunteers the opportunity of learning at Higher Education level, the course has can be completed as a Full Time student through attending one day a week in term time, or on a flexible Part-time basis.
 
If you are interested in applying for the course contact John Bowie on 01332 594013, J.bowie@derby.ac.uk or come along to the course open day at Britannia Mill 10am-1230pm on 12th August.
 
http://www.derby.ac.uk/community-development-and-regeneration-fda?csId=&courseQuery=community+develop

The economic downturn – 15 questions trustees need to ask

There are actually a lot more questions within these questions but all will potentially help you and your organisation if you are particularly struggling with finances at the moment.  Go to: http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/tcc/ccnews29check.asp

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN INFORMATION & NEWS UPDATE

Please click here to see the Safeguarding children infomation and news update.

Health Innovation and Education Clusters

Open for Applications: 20 July 2009

Application Deadline: 01 September 2009

The Department of Health, in collaboration with Strategic Health Authorities in England, wishes to contract for a number of Health Innovation and Education Clusters.

Contract Value: £ 1,000,000

Duration: 6 Months to 1 Year

The duration of the contract will be 12 months from contract award date. For more information contact the contracting authority directly.

The contracting authority will use the following procurement procedures;

Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) – Organisations which express an interest in a contract will then be sent a PQQ. The PQQ is designed to evaluate an organisation’s suitability to provide the goods or services in question. The PQQ will ask for information such as the eligibility, financial standing and technical capacity and capability of a supplier. Further details of the PQQ process and the evaluation process will be set out in the PQQ.

Invitation to Tender (ITT) – On receipt of PQQs, The Department of Health will draw up a short list of bidders and an Invitation to Tender will be sent to those organisations which the PCT deems most suitable to supply the goods or services.

Restricted Procedure – An initial Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), or equivalent document, must be completed by all organisations who express an interest in a tender. A shortlist is drawn up of contractors deemed suitable for the work, and every organisation on this shortlist is invited to tender.

Award criteria – The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.

For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Peter Simmonds

Department of Health (DH)
Department of Health
Room 2n12
Quarry House
Leeds  LS2 7UE

Telephone: +44 1132545337

 

Equality and Human Rights Commission East Midlands Regional Funding – Reducing the Effects of the Economic Downturn on Child Poverty

It gives me great pleasure to inform you of a tendering opportunity to deliver an exciting £24,000 capacity development project for the East Midlands Region. The attached documents provide an outline of the work that we want to commission. The Project will seek to map the extent of work being undertaken by voluntary and public sector partners within the region with regard to child poverty and seek to bring appropriate partners together to form a regional forum looking at Child Poverty from an Equality and Human Rights perspective.

Please find attached:

• An open invitation letter to tender for the Project
• Background information to the project
• A schedule document detailing proposed outcomes and outputs
• The assessment criteria that will be used to select a successful delivery partner

For more information on the background to this project, please see the attached information.

Please let me know if you require any further information or advice on this piece of work.

Please ensure that we receive an email copy of the bid. All attachments and appendices should be sent as hard copies.

The tender should be received by no later than 12.00 noon on the 21^st August 2009

All completed bids should be sent to Jay Vyas marked private and confidential.

If you require any further information or for a confidential discussion please contact Patrick Devine on 07894 631623 or email Patrick on: Patrick.Devine@equalityhumanrights.com

Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board news Bulletin

Click here for the latest copy of The Safeguarding Children Board News Bulletin which is designed to let staff across all organisations know what topics have recently been presented to, and discussed by, Board members.  We hope to distribute bulletins following each Board meeting.

The bulletin is being sent to Board members and District Chairs so that it can be distributed as widely as possible.  Please arrange for the bulletin to be cascaded out across your organisation or district.

UK Youth- Celebrating 100 years of working with girls and young women

‘Girls Work- under threat or a new dawn?’ conference on Tuesday 8th September 2009 for women working with girls and young women.  

Youth work with young women has a long history, but an uncertain future. Due to targets, current funding mechanisms and a focus on troublesome male youth. This one day conference of presentations, workshops, and groupwork will seek to draw lessons from past and present practice. It will consider how we can find ways in which girls work can develop and expand in the future.

Workshops
 
Delegates will have the opportunity to attend 2 workshops. The workshops will consider work with young women and girls through issues such as:

• Pornography and the electronic age,

• Young Women and Sexual Exploitation

• Research on the age of consent,

• Accreditation and young women,

• Setting up feminist website

and many more..

These workshops will delivered by practitioners experienced in working with young women in an informal way. Delegates will sign up for workshops on the day.
 
Speakers and workshop leaders include:-
 
·        Alyssa Cowell; (Streetwise Young People’s Project, Newcastle)
·        Tania de St Croix (Elevate)
·        Amelia Lee (Feminist Webs)
·        Jean Spence (University of Durham)
·        Brathay Hall Trust
·        Getaway Girls

The delegate fee costs £95 + VAT per person (total £109.25)  including lunch, tea/coffee.  

Arrival and Registration is at 9.30am.  The conference ends at 5.00pm.
Please feel free to circulate this information to relevant colleagues within your organisation.

In the meantime, should you/your colleagues wish to attend, please download the booking form from the following link http://www.ukyouth.org/whatwedo/conferences.htm or request a booking form by sending an email to charmaine@ukyouth.org

Working More Effectively with Young People Training

Fair Bridge Training are delivering the courses detailed below – for more information please contact them direct on

Direct line: 0207 902 1248 or www.fairbridgetraining.co.uk.   Fairbridge is a national charity supporting young people aged 13-25 to develop the confidence, motivation and skills they need to turn their lives around.

Chesterfield

Invite To Stonham Chesterfield Open Day

Please see the invite to the Stonham Chesterfield Open Day.

Derbyshire Dales

Matlock Town Council Newsletter

Click here for the latest Matlock Town Council Newsletter.

North East Derbyshire

Invite To Stonham Chesterfield Open Day

Please see the invite to the Stonham Chesterfield Open Day.

County Wide

• Derbyshire Unemployment Stats
• Positive Parents Application Forms – Sept 09 Courses
• Signposting for families in Derbyshire
• Living with children/teenagers Courses
• Millions announced for after school clubs
• Government must clarify Gift Aid plans
• Green Grants to improve energy efficiency
• Looking for CAF training?
• Launch of new resources to help you raise awareness of the importance of play for children in your area
• Looking for funding? £16.7 million hardship fund now open
• Creative Careers Summitt
• Community Sustainable Energy Programme
• Would you like to see the 2018 World Cup in Derby
• Third Sector Investment Programme
• Burning Sounds 2009
• Launch of the community Cashback Pilot Scheme
• VCI Roadshows and the new VCI Training Directory
• Consultation on CYP and families grants DCSF
• NCVO Strategy & Impact Bulletin

Amber Valley

• Amber Valley Youth Team Summer Programme

Bolsover

• August Events – Get on the Buzz!
• Final Inclusion Tender Opportunity
• CVP’s AGM

Chesterfield

• Chesterfield Events – Children Centres new activities list
• Events for young people under 25
• Positive activities for young people

Derbyshire Dales

 Nothing for this area

Erewash

 Nothing for this area

High Peak

 Nothing for this area

North East Derbyshire

Nothing for this area

South Derbyshire

• Welfare Rights Appointments

County Wide

 

Derbyshire unemployment statistics for June 2009 

Some headline key facts

• June saw more than twice the number of people in Derbyshire and Derby claiming unemployment-related benefits, compared with the same time last year, that is, 17,328 compared with 8,138. 
• The annual rate of increase in unemployment in Derbyshire was 112.9% and for Derby City 77.6%. This increase is less than it was in May, which was also less than April. However, it remains higher than the national average of 86.7% and the East Midlands average of 95.9%. The largest percentage increase over the year up to May was in South Derbyshire, Derbyshire Dales and High Peak. The lowest percentage increases were recorded in Chesterfield and Bolsover.
• The current claimant unemployment rate for Derbyshire is 3.7% and for Derby City is 5.0%. This compares with 4.1% nationally and 4.0% for the East Midlands. The districts in the county with the highest rates are Erewash 4.5% Chesterfield 4.6% and Bolsover 4.5%. The lowest rates are Derbyshire Dales 1.9% and South Derbyshire 3.0%
• Over a third of the county’s wards have an unemployment rate above the national average. Of the 21 wards (two wards less than last month!), the North East of the county including Chesterfield and Bolsover have 11 wards with severe unemployment problems. Erewash has six wards, High Peak has three wards and there is one in Amber Valley. Derby City has ten wards with an unemployment rate above the national average.
• The claimant unemployment rate for young people under 20 in Derbyshire is 5.2% and for Derby City 6.5% (Both figures are slightly down from the May figure). The national rate is 4.6% and the East Midlands rate is 4.8%.

Read here for more in depth facts and figures……

 

Positive Parents Application forms – September 2009 Courses 

Please find attached details of Positive Parents courses starting September 2009. Feel free to circulate this information to colleagues and service users as appropriate.

Further 2-8 courses will be starting in November, and another round of 8-13 courses in January 2010. Details of these will be circulated via email as they become available.

Recent evaluations have confirmed the effectiveness of Positive Parents courses in improving parents’ mental well-being and in changing children’s challenging behaviour. For more information, contact alison.james@derbyshire.gov.uk

 

Signposting for Families in Derbyshire

The signposting projects provide a free and confidential service to children and young people and their families throughout Derbyshire. 

 They are based in different voluntary sector organisations including CVS and CAB. 

Although each project has differences they share 2 main functions.

•  To give information about services and resources available to children and families.
• To provide short-term support.

Please see the County signposting leaflet for further details.

 

Living with children/teenagers courses

Please find attached:
- an up-to-date programme of our parenting skills courses
- a referral form
- details of our training programme with application form (our one day taster sessions are particularly valuable in enabling workers to offer accurate information to parents about what the courses entail,  without the commitment of becoming a facilitator).   

Do you work with Children and Families?

You can inform patients/clients about Living with Children/Teenagers courses or you may be interested in becoming a course facilitator and delivering courses to parents/carers in your locality. We provide a variety of training and ongoing support for all facilitators and it can benefit you both personally and professionally.

and/or

Are you a parent/carer?

Need some extra support and/or ideas about building positive relationships and developing new parenting skills?

Any parent/carer living or working in an area can access one of our FREE courses.

Living with Children/Teenagers courses are taking place all over North Derbyshire up until December 2009 (but please note that some of them may be subject to change). From September 2009, a number of Living with Children courses will also be available in the South of the County, as we begin to develop a co-ordinated service across Derbyshire.

If you are interested in attending a course or in referring a client, or if you simply require more information, please contact the LWC/T Team on 01246 514977 or 514978.

Millions Announced For After School Clubs

Schools across England are set to share £167 million funding to offer breakfast clubs, after school activities and other “out of hours” services.

Children’s Minister Dawn Primarolo has announced the regional allocations from the Extended Schools Subsidy, which aims to enable schools to open their doors for longer. 

Earlier in the week, the Department for Children, Schools and Families also unveiled an extra £5.5 million to run 10 pilots that will explore ways of providing affordable childcare for parents during summer holidays. 

The minister claimed it was vital to give working parents as much help as possible, particularly during the recession. 

She said: 

“Extended services put schools everywhere at the heart of the community, offering invaluable experiences, extensions to learning and out of hours childcare of the highest quality.  

“In an economic downturn it is even more important for schools to be working with parents and carers to offer as much support as possible to helping them get into and stay in employment wherever possible.” 

As well as providing breakfast clubs and after school activities, some of the cash will be used to provide parenting and family support, access to specialist services like speech therapy and community use of facilities such as computers. 

According to the Government, 86% of secondary schools and 81% of primary schools are already offering out of hours activities. 

Children’s Secretary Ed Balls said: 

“Children and young people have the opportunity to have a really enjoyable summer, taking part in a variety of activities as well as ensuring that when they return to school in the autumn, this round-the-clock childcare support continues for the families who need it most.”

Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families, 17/07/2009

Government Must Clarify Gift Aid Plans

The Government has been urged to reveal how it intends to support charities once transitional Gift Aid relief ends in two years.

In March 2008 it was announced that a period of transitional relief would run until 2011 to help charities adjust to the cut in basic tax rate.

During a Lords debate last week the Government was called on to publicise its plan to help charities cope with the loss of income before this deadline. Conservative peer Lord Elton challenged the Government to speed up their process of resolution. In response the financial services secretary to the Treasury, Lord Myners, assured the House that research conducted into the effect of charitable tax relief on donors would be published in autumn and would inform thinking on Gift Aid.

The Director of the Charity Tax Group, Helen Donoghue praised the “willingness to improve and simplify the Gift Aid system” shown at the Treasury and also commented:

“We are concerned that we are running up to 2011 very quickly and hope decisions will be taken very quickly”.

For more information on Gift Aid visit the HM Revenue and Customs website (www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gift_aid/) (opens in new window).

Source: Third Sector, 21/07/2009

Green Grants To Improve Energy Efficiency

Community groups, churches, colleges, schools and parish councils can still bid for funding to reduce the environmental impact of their buildings.

Grants worth up to £50,000 are available through the Community Sustainable Energy Programme, a £9 million initiative financed by the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces scheme. 

The fund, which is delivered by BRE (Building Research Establishment), provides capital grants that can help organisations cover the costs of installing microgeneration technologies, such as solar panels or wind turbines, and energy efficiency measures including loft and cavity wall insulation. 

Smaller project development grants worth up to £5,000 are also on offer for groups to carry out a feasibility study that determines the potential benefits of them carrying out a “green makeover”. 

It is hoped the programme will help cut CO2 emissions, increase local communities’ awareness of climate change and environmental issues, and create a market for new, cutting-edge environmental technologies.  

Organisations taking part in the initiative should also see their energy bills slashed due to improved efficiency and the ability to generate some of their power on-site. 

Project development grants are awarded on a first come, first served basis until the £1 million budget has been spent. 

Upcoming application deadlines for capital grants are as follows: 

• 7 August.
• 30 October. 

For further information about the fund, visit the dedicated Community Sustainable Energy Programme website (www.communitysustainable.org.uk/index.jsp) (opens a new window) 

Source: BRE, 13/07/2009

Looking for CAF training

Please see the attached for Common Assessment Framework training (9:30 – 2:30pm) all over Derbyshire. If you would like to know more about what CAF is and if it is for you please look on the Making Links website.

 

Launch of new resources to help you raise awareness of the importance of play for children in your area 

We are pleased to announce the launch of new resources to help you raise awareness of the importance of play for children in your area. These colourful and inspiring resources will help you to engage key stakeholders – from children through to decision makers – in discussions about the importance of play in children’s lives and what you can do to ensure the children in your area can enjoy it.

Charter for Children’s Play

The Charter for Children’s Play sets out a vision for play, outlining the basic principles of what play means for children and what we should all do to promote their right to enjoy it.

It is a catalyst for individuals and organisations to examine and improve their provision for children and young people’s play and informal recreation. Organisations whose services impact on children can formally adopt the charter in order to raise awareness of the importance of play.

A range of support materials is available to promote the charter, including a children’s version, a poster illustrating the charter and an implementation guide.

Charter for Children’s Play

The four-page charter is a vision for play encapsulated in eight charter statements and explains why play is important for all children and young people. It is the underpinning document for Play England’s work, and was reviewed recently to ensure that it reflects the needs and aspirations of today’s children and young people.

Cost: £6 (pack of 25) Click here to order

Poster

This colourful A2 poster highlights each of the eight charter statements in a child-friendly and engaging format. The eye-catching poster can be used to highlight children’s right to play to a wide audience.

Cost: £6 (pack of 25) Click here to order

Children and young people’s version

This pocket- sized, fold- out version of the charter has been produced to help children and young people understand how the charter statements work to protect their right to play. This version has been designed so that children can carry it around easily and refer to it when needed, and provides an excellent tool to support consultation with children and young people about play.

Cost: £8 (pack of 20) Click here to order

Making It Happen: Implementing the Charter for Children’s Play

This booklet is a practical guide for those using the charter and promoting its messages. Making It Happen explores action points for parents and carers, play providers, planners and decision-makers to implement and promote the eight charter statements. The booklet also summarises recent developments in play and children’s policy and provides links to supporting documents.

Cost: £5 (per copy) Click here to order

How to order

Click on the links above to order online or download an order form and send by post or fax.

For any sales enquiries, please contact NCB Book Sales at Central Books: Tel: 0845 458 9910. Fax: 0845 458 9912. Email: ncb@centralbooks.com

Play England members: to receive your discount, please contact Central Books directly or download the order form from the Play England website.

 

Looking for funding?

£16.7 million Hardship Fund now open

The Real Help For Communities Hardship Fund is now open for applications – offering grants between £50,000 and £250,000 to provide support to third sector organisations in England. The fund is aimed at organisations that are suffering financial hardship that is impacting their ability to deliver services in health and social care, housing support, education and training, and advice, information and guidance. Look on Community Development Foundation Website for more information or Email: hardshipfund@cdf.org.uk

 

Creative Careers Summit – September 23 2009 9.30am – 2.00pm at Chesterfield College

Derbyshire County Council, Connexions Derbyshire, Derbyshire Arts Partnership and the Hub Agency would like to invite you to an event highlighting opportunities for supporting young people’s routes into the Creative Industries.

The event will explore:

What opportunities are available for young people with creative talent to develop their careers?

Are arts organisations, schools, youth services and the creative industries doing enough to help young people to find out more about career development in the cultural sector?

How can we find out more about jobs and training in the creative sector?

How could we work better together?

What are Creative Apprenticeships?

How will the Creative and Media Diploma help young people to develop their creative talent?

Speakers will include: Mathilda Joubert, Education and Creativity specialist and researcher

CCSkills, the Sector Skills Council for Creative and Cultural Skills

The Creative Industries make up a vibrant and exciting sector; from music, dance and drama through computer gaming and interactive software to film, music, TV, the visual arts, design and fashion. In times of economic uncertainty, and the continuing emergence of a globally competitive market, the Creative Industries continue to be a growth sector for the UK.

In 2008, the Creative Industries Strategy for Derbyshire and Derby was launched, outlining how we can support and develop the Creative Industries here in Derby and Derbyshire.

A key area of the strategy is about New Talent- how we attract, retain, support and nurture young creative talent, from leavers to graduates, and how we can make sure children and young people have the knowledge and skills they need in the 21st Century.

This event will bring together professionals who work with creative young people to explore these issues and find out more about initiatives and opportunities that can help young people to find out more about creative careers

This event is intended for professionals working in the creative industries sector and those working with young people in an education, training and careers advice capacity.

Teachers, advice workers, youth work professionals, artists, arts officers, arts education officers, arts organisations, development workers, those involved in education policy and strategy.

Booking your place                 
For more information and to book your place, please email: dianne.carnell@derbyshire.gov.uk or telephone 01629 580000 ext 2837

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so early booking is advised.

 

Grants worth up to £50,000 are available through the Community Sustainable Energy Programme, a £9 million initiative financed by the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces scheme. 

The fund, which is delivered by BRE (Building Research Establishment), provides capital grants that can help organisations cover the costs of installing microgeneration technologies, such as solar panels or wind turbines, and energy efficiency measures including loft and cavity wall insulation. 

Smaller project development grants worth up to £5,000 are also on offer for groups to carry out a feasibility study that determines the potential benefits of them carrying out a “green makeover”. 

It is hoped the programme will help cut CO2 emissions, increase local communities’ awareness of climate change and environmental issues, and create a market for new, cutting-edge environmental technologies.

Organisations taking part in the initiative should also see their energy bills slashed due to improved efficiency and the ability to generate some of their power on-site. 

Project development grants are awarded on a first come, first served basis until the £1 million budget has been spent. 

Upcoming application deadlines for capital grants are as follows: 

• 7 August.
• 30 October. 

For further information about the fund, visit the dedicated Community Sustainable Energy Programme website (opens a new window) 

Please also  find attached the Summer edition of the EMFF newsletter.

Derby has launched its bid to be a Host City for the 2018 World Cup

Please show your support by going to the website www.england2018bid.com/support/register.aspx and choosing Derby.

Please pass this on to all your family and friends, and ask them to show their support too.

Let’s bring the party to Derby!

Third sector investment programme

This Fund provides support for one to three years, for projects that have a clear focus on supporting and driving forward new ideas, excellence and developments in services in the health and social-care field.

Please look at details below to see if this fund applies to you.

The Third Sector Investment Programme’s Innovation Excellence and Service Development Fund has now opened to applications.

This Fund provides support for one to three years, for projects that have a clear focus on supporting and driving forward new ideas, excellence and developments in services in the health and social-care field.

There are three strands of funding which are as follows:

• Strand 1: Innovation – for new and creative approaches to improve people’s health and wellbeing by developing health and social-care services both at local and national level.
• Strand 2: Excellence – for organisations that share learning and deliver effective practices and proven models of health and social-care services.
• Strand 3: Service Development – for third sector organisations to develop improved health and social-care services and to promote greater partnership working between third sector organisations and health and social-care organisations.

Applications should also contribute to one or more of the following themes:

• Information, advice, advocacy and support.
• Personalisation and dignity.
• Community and user involvement and peer support.
• Promoting, supporting and maintaining positive behaviour in terms of health.
• Reducing inequalities in health.

Grants are made using powers given under Section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968.  Applicants must, therefore, meet the conditions set out in the Act.  In general, organisations must be carrying out activities that involve providing a service similar to one provided by the National Health Service or local authority social services.  Organisations may also be promoting, publicising or providing advice regarding the provision of either a national health or local authority social service or a similar service.  Organisations must work in England and should be a corporation or have a formal constitution if it is not incorporated.

No minimum or maximum grant amount is stipulated.

The deadline for stage one applications is 4 September 2009

 

Burning Sounds 2009 

Registration is now open for Burning Sounds 2009. For the third year this highly successful music project is looking to bring together some of Derbyshire’s top DJs VJs, music producers and songwriters with young people in care who are interested in creating and recording original tracks that will be put on the Burning Sounds ’09 mix tape ready for a LIVE showcase in October. If you have young people who would be interested in this FREE opportunity to express themselves through music please contact STEVE LOWE on the numbers below or e-mail steve.lowe@derbyshire.gov.uk or the poster for more details.

Launch of the Community Cashback Pilot Scheme

A new pilot fund has been launched in England and Wales, which will give local people a direct say on how money will be spent to benefit their communities.

See:  Community Cashback

The £4 million Community Cashback Scheme will be funded by money and assets seized from wealthy criminals.  The public will be able to choose which worthwhile community projects are funded.  This will be done through feedback received on a new dedicated website, through neighbourhood policing meetings and via Citizens Panels.

Until now, money recovered from criminals has been split between frontline services, such as the police and government departments involved with the criminal justice system.  This is the first time a portion of that money is being paid back into communities.

Projects will be assessed against the following criteria:

• The projects should be related to nuisance, anti-social or criminal behaviour or its impact on the community.
• Projects could focus on one or several neighbourhoods.
• Projects should be community-focused and make a noticeable difference to the community.
• Projects must demonstrate value for money, be able to be delivered quickly and their impact should be clearly evaluated.
• Outcomes must be visible to the community.

Applications may be submitted at any time.

 

VCI ROAD SHOWS AND THE NEW VCI TRAINING DIRECTORY

Please find attached details of the next VCI road shows which will take place in September and October.  We are delighted to be having a presentation around the new ISA Vetting and Barring Scheme at each road show together with presentations on the TooDo Website and the new inspections framework.

Please remember to complete the attached booking form in order to secure your place and for catering purposes as a free buffet networking lunch will be provided.

The new VCI training directory is now available to view and I attach the link to this.  Please remember to book early as places are limited on a first come first served basis.  If you have any ideas on future training needs for the work of children and young people please do not hesitate to let me know. 

        http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/Social_health/services_for_children/childrens_trust/vcisector/training/default.asp

 

Consultation on CYP and families Grant DCSF

Many of you will have heard of the CYPF grant programme and may have applied for funding in the past or be funded through the grant programme at the moment.

The DCSF are consulting on the grant programme and would like your views and comments. NAVCA will be contributing to the consultation on behalf of members.

To date the programme has allocated £140 million to 200 third sector organisations and the DCSF now want to know how well you think the grant programme is being implemented and how it could be improved.

Review of the Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) Grant Programme

Launch Date: Monday 29 June 2009

Closing Date: Monday 5 October 2009

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=consultationDetails&consultationId=1612&external=no&menu=1

 

NCVO Strategy and Impact Bulletin, July 2009

Know > Grow > Show, July 2009

Welcome to the Strategy and Impact bulletin from NCVO, helping your organisation be more strategic, achieve a greater impact, and communicate successfully.  Every two months, we bring you the latest ideas and practice on strategy, impact, marketing, user involvement and cultural change, as well as updates on relevant resources and events.

“Even the best charities score worse on accountability than the other sectors”

Marian Sudbury, Managing Director of Public Aspect, summarises the hard-hitting findings from her agency’s no-nonsense assessment of the impact reports of the UK’s 20 biggest-earning charities. Face the music.

“Intelligent monitoring” promises less red tape for public service delivery

New guidelines from the National Audit Office and the Office of the Third Sector encourage public service commissioners to think carefully about the information they request from providers. Negotiate your reporting terms.

Openness on expenses: working group to advise sector

With transparency high on the agenda, an independent expert group has been established by NCVO and the Charity Finance Directors’ Group to advise charities on how best to report on expenses.Learn about the committee’s plans.

Oxfam widens its objects

The international development agency has added ‘the promotion of human rights’ to its objects, following a review of its constitution in light of the Charities Act 2006. Read more about Oxfam’s thinking.

Lights, camera, action: professional films for peanuts

The Media Trust’s Volunteer Films scheme offers organisations with an income under £2m the chance to produce a film at cut-price rates to promote their work . Bag a bargain movie.

Infrastructure round-up

Value of Infrastructure Programme kicks off
Over 60 people attended the launch workshop of our three year programme to help infrastructure organisations to boost their impact. Find out what happened at the VIP event.

Help your network members to measure their social value
Why not host one of our free presentations or workshops, or commission a free article from us for your newsletter? Take part in the Office of the Third Sector’s Measuring Social Value project.

Free guides to outcomes and benchmarking
Our introductory guides to outcomes and benchmarking are available free (in boxes of 100) while stocks last.  Ideal for your network members. Includes free delivery to your office. Order your stock of Achieve More guides.

RESOURCES

Funding Central

This new website includes information on over 4,000 grants, contracts and loans and features a wealth of tools to help you increase your organisation’s financial sustainability: www.fundingcentral.org.uk

Tools For You: approaches to proving and improving

This update of the New Economics Foundation’s Prove and Improve toolkit helps you to compare and choose between different performance improvement techniques.  Download or order Tools For You.

A guide to Social Return on Investment

This new resource, published by the SROI Network, explains the different stages of this technique step-by-step, offering top tips and practice points along the way. Download the SROI guide.

The Barefoot Guide to Working with Organisations and Social Change

A bright and breezy online guide to developing a positive organisational culture through successful change management. Check out this guide to managing change.

EVENTS

28-29 July and 22-23 September, New Economics Foundation, London
Social Return on Investment training
A two day course covering all the methodology and practice need to carry out an SROI analysis to the highest standard.

24 September, NCVO, London
Navigating funding agreements
A workshop for both public service commissioners and service providers to explore different types of agreement and how to make them work for you.

22 October, NCVO, London
Tendering for better services
An opportunity to develop your understanding of the procurement cycle and to discuss the roles, constraints and opportunities that commissioners and providers face when engaging in tendering processes.

12 October, NCVO BWB/OnBoard, London
Trustee Conference: Governing with confidence -Leading the way The key annual event for trustees this year includes ‘a governing in a downturn’ workshop featuring strategic planning, environmental analysis, decision-making structures and options for collaboration and merger.

13 November, NCVO/GMCVO, Manchester
Autumn Conference: Setting the agenda - looking to the election and beyond
Sessions include outcomes-based commissioning, looking out and thinking ahead, and giving beneficiaries real voice through campaigning.

Amber Valley

Amber Valley Youth Team Summer Programme 2009

Please see attached programme, feel free to print/photocopy and distribute as you feel appropriate.

Bolsover

 

AUGUST EVENTS, Get On The BUZZ!

Please see attached info & Get On The BUZZ!

 

Financial Inclusion Tender Opportunity

Bolsover District Council (BDC) through the Bolsover Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) is seeking tenders from suitable organisations to deliver a range of interventions that aim to  reduce financial inclusion in Bolsover District through:  

•  Improving the co-ordination of Financial Inclusion activity in Bolsover District
•  Increasing access to appropriate, free and independent advice for people in Bolsover  District
•  Increasing access to affordable credit and financial services within Bolsover District
•  Developing  the capacity of people within Bolsover District to make informed decisions about their finances, and financial products

A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)  and a copy of the Financial Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan for the period 2009-2014 is available from Bolsover District Council.  Please contact Chris Booth on 01246 242249 /chris.booth@bolsover.gov.uk 

The purpose of the PQQ  is to assist  the LSP  in deciding which  organisations  to short-list to invite to tender for the  Financial Inclusion work.  Completed PQQ’s  should be returned to  Chris Booth, Bolsover District Council no later than 12:00 noon,  Friday 14th  August  2009.

Should you require further information regarding this tender opportunity, please contact the Partnership Office on 01246 242276. 

 

CVP’s AGM is on Thursday 17^th September 2009, 10.00am at Shirebrook Village Hall

If you would like to showcase/advertise the work of your group at the CVP AGM then please contact Marie on 01623 747147 or email marie@bolsovercvp.org.uk before the end of August.

 

Chesterfield Events Childrens Centre’s New Activity Leaflet 

Please see the attached new Chesterfield Childrens Centre Diary of Events for July to August.

Events for young people under 25’s in Derbyshire

We run 2 events at the Compass Coffee House on a weekly basis, volunteer staffed, which may be of interest:

1. Open Mic night – 7:30pm to 9:30pm on Wednesdays – theCompass, 47 West Bars, Chesterfield, S40 1AZ. E-mail paul@thecompass.co.uk for more details.
2. VIDA – learn how to dance Salsa – free entry, £5 per lesson, 8pm to 10pm on Thursdays – theCompass, 47 West Bars, S40 1AZ. E-mail paul@thecompass.co.uk for more details.

The bar is non-alcoholic and the volunteer team are in their early twenties. The evenings are geared towards young adults and typically have people aged from 16+ upwards attending.

If you would like urther details, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Positive Activities for Young People 2009 

Positive Activities for Young People funding has funded free provision for Youth Organisations to use the Dance Mats and Climbing Wall during the Summer Holidays at CBC’s Queen’s Park Sports Centre and Healthy Living Centre.

The Dance Mats and Climbing Wall sessions will be staffed by CBC, however if qualified you can bring your own staff for the Climbing Wall if inducted prior to the session. Please let CBC know in advance.

See the bookings, Recording & monitoring documents to book

South Derbyshire

Welfare Rights Apointments in South Derbyshire

If you or those that use your service need welfare rights (benefits) help please see attached leaflet for details of appointments across South Derbsyhire.

County Wide

• Safeguarding children information
• Creative Consultation with Young People
• Call Derbyshire – Assessing Children & Younger Adults
• Anti-Bullying Conference
• Practical Guide to Safeguarding
• Launch of Youth of Today
• New hardship fund for the Third Sector Organisations
• Yorkshire Bank £150,000 Charity Award
• Help to Install Renewable Energy Technologies
• Launch of the community Cashback Scheme
• Job Vacanices
• Training to Prepare Youth Workers
• Hearing Unheard Voices
• Girls Work – Under Threat or a New Dawn? Conference
• Children England ‘Building Equality and Promoting Diversity in the Workforce’
• New Community Cashback Scheme
• Time to pay
• Read on Write Away
• Professional help
• New Scheme Backing Musical Youth
• Crime Pays for Community Renewal
• Funding Central
• Peter Cruddas Foundation
• GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards
• Do you work with younger people?
• Funding Guide to Workforce Development
• Develop your counselling skills
• Tender Alert!
• Learn from others in the Voluntary Sector
• Calling all Churches
• Reducing your Carbon Footprint
• Free ICT Training
• Family Reading Matters
• Voluntary/Community Sector Play Forum
• Charity Builders
• Student work placements required for De Montfort University
• Derby Sport eNewsletter
• Looking for Funding?

Amber Valley

 Nothing for this area

Bolsover

 Nothing for this area

Chesterfield

• Come and have fun in the park

Derbyshire Dales

• Feedback from HPND Local Children & Young People’s Partnership Group Meeting
• Learn about a Hay Meadow

Erewash

• Friday Vibe

High Peak

• Learn to Street Dance

North East Derbyshire

• Come and have fun in the park

South Derbyshire

• Summer Activities
• Athenaeum – Volunteers and Part-Time Work
• Calling all Dads!
• Monkey Club
• Need CAF Training?

County Wide

 

Safeguarding Children Information and News Update

Click here for the latest news update – this includes snippets of updates and links to further information.  It includes information on Support for Care Leavers, Record Keeping, Exclusion from Schools, Targeted Youth Support plus much much more.

Creative Consultation with Young People

21^st October 2009, 10 am – 4.15 pm, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham

Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and in-house training provider for ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network), is delivering the one day course ‘Creative Consultation with Young People’ on 21^st October ‘09 at Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham.

Artsplan is the largest provider of specialist youth arts training courses and publications in the UK and all training and publications are written and supported by experienced youth arts specialists, currently involved in direct project work with young people.

This one-day creative workshop has been developed in partnership with a range of organisations across 9 English regions who have submitted case studies demonstrating creative consultation techniques they have used with young people. The course is therefore suitable for anyone who is looking to consult with young people through engagement in creative participatory activities.

Jay Barron, ENYAN Development Manager, commented: “Through our research we have now proven that utilising creative methods can really encourage and motivate young people to take part in consultation activities. Artsplan’s course promotes the use of the arts as an effective tool for consultation and raises people’s awareness of creative techniques”.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources.  Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £150 to £110, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

For more information on these courses or to book a place, please contact the Artsplan Team via: artsplanbookings@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682535. To download the new 2009-2010 Artsplan Programme please visit: http://www2.enyan.co.uk/download/411138542

To subscribe to ENYAN visit www.enyan.co.uk

Call Derbyshire – Assessing  Children and Young Adults (CAYA) Social Care

Click here for more information.

Anti-Bullying Conference

The conference is to be held at The Hayes Conference Centre on 25^th November, and coincides with the revision of Derbyshire’s Anti-Bullying Commitment. It will be the first opportunity for full, cross-service integrated discussion about our anti-bullying work.

Delegates’ contribution at the conference will be highly valued as our work in this area continues to be groundbreaking. Their views and practice will be used to inform the further progress of the strategy and highlight development opportunities.

We are targeting delegates from all children and young adults’ services and are now inviting applications for places. Places will be allocated as evenly as possible across all services on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

I would be grateful if you could reply with details of those within your service that you have highlighted to attend, or forward the conference details to the relevant people and urge them to reply by 15^th July. At the time of writing, we have approximately 110 places left.

Once a place has been allocated, delegates will be sent further details about available workshops etc.

Theresa Buttery - 01629 531670 (Anti-Bullying Development)

Safeguarding document

For a practical guide to Safeguarding please use this link.

http://www.childrenengland.org.uk/upload/Positively%20safe%20Final.pdf

Lauch of Youth of Today

The Government has launched a major new £1 million youth initiative for England that is being led by a consortium of leading charities, which make up the new national body for youth leadership.  The aim of the programme is to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of opportunities for young people as leaders of change in their communities.

For details – See : Home page | The Youth of Today

Youth of Today will provide a range of leadership opportunities for young people such as the ‘Youth of Today Fellowship’ and the ‘Local Councillor and Ministerial Shadowing Programme’ – and support for third sector organisations delivering leadership programmes for 13 to 19 year-olds across England via the Youth Leadership Fund.

New Hardship Fund for Third Sector Organisations

CDF working with Office of the Third Sector (OTS) is delivering the new Hardship Fund. The Hardship Fund will provide grant support to third sector organisations in England delivering front-line services to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society that have been affected by the recession.

Grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 will be available to organisations with a turnover of at least £200,000 that are in financial hardship which is impacting on their ability to deliver services in the following areas:

• Health and Social Care
• Housing Support
• Education and Training
• Information, Advice and Guidance

The fund will go live later in July. To register your interest email hardshipfund@cdf.org.uk

More information can be found by visiting www.nsfund.org.uk.

The Fund will be managed by the Young Foundation, part of the consortium of leading youth organisations, which is led by the National Youth Agency.  The commitment to the creation of a national body for youth leadership and Fund was announced in the youth strategy document Aiming High for Young People: A Ten Year Strategy for Positive Activities

The Fund is expected to make investments of between £5,000 and £20,000, through a series of funding rounds, in small innovative third sector organisations to scale up their projects and enable more users to benefit from their services.  Grants should be used to develop and expand youth leadership programmes – including delivery costs, staff costs and small capital items (up to 20% of the grant awarded).

The next deadline for applications is 31 July 2009.  Future deadlines are expected to fall on: 20 November 2009; 26 February 2010; 31 May 2010; and 31 August 2010.

In addition, the Fund will support up to eight larger investments of £75,000 to £100,000 to established third sector organisations to help them extend their reach to new groups.  The money should be used for developing the organisation, rather than funding specific programmes.  ‘Reaching Out’ will not be accepting applications until autumn 2009.

Grants will be available through a series of funding rounds, with the deadline for the first application round falling on 20 November 2009

Yorkshire Bank £150,000 Charity Award

To mark 150 years of working with communities, Yorkshire Bank is launching a special £150,000 fund to help support charities and community groups.  These special awards come on top of the existing support Yorkshire Bank provides for community and charity groups through its charitable foundation, the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundation.

The £150,000 fund will be used to make awards to projects in four categories – environment, volunteering, education and regeneration.  The best entry in each category will receive the ‘Colonel Akroyd Community Award’, named after the bank’s founder plus a £10,000 donation.  Four others in each category will receive a certificate plus a donation of £5,000.  In addition to the main category awards, there will be a further 20 donations of £1,000 to other projects.  There will also be an extra £10,000 award for the entry the judges consider to be most deserving.

The bank is inviting applications from community groups and charities in those areas where it operates – across the midlands and North of England.  Only one application can be accepted from each charity or group and it should be made in only one of the four categories.

The closing date for the application is the 16 August 2009.

Full details of the Yorkshire Bank 150th Community Awards, including an application form, can be found at www.ybonline.co.uk/awards or by writing to YCBF 150th Community Award, 3rd Floor, 20 Merrion Way, Leeds  LS2 8NZ

Help to Install Renewable Energy Technologies

A reminder that community-based organisations are being invited to apply for funding to install renewable energy technologies (such as wind turbines and solar panels) and energy saving measures (such as roof and cavity wall insulation) in their buildings.  The Community Sustainable Energy programme is particularly keen to receive more applications for projects in the East Midlands, London, North East, North West and Yorkshire.  The next application deadline is 7 August, www.communitysustainable.org.uk  From ACRE headlines, www.acre.org.uk/resources_publications_headlines19june09.html

Launch of the Community Cashback Pilot Scheme

A new pilot fund has been launched in England and Wales, which will give local people a direct say on how money will be spent to benefit their communities.

See:  Community Cashback

The £4 million Community Cashback Scheme will be funded by money and assets seized from wealthy criminals.  The public will be able to choose which worthwhile community projects are funded.  This will be done through feedback received on a new dedicated website, through neighbourhood policing meetings and via Citizens Panels.

Until now, money recovered from criminals has been split between frontline services, such as the police and government departments involved with the criminal justice system.  This is the first time a portion of that money is being paid back into communities.

Projects will be assessed against the following criteria:

• The projects should be related to nuisance, anti-social or criminal behaviour or its impact on the community.
• Projects could focus on one or several neighbourhoods.
• Projects should be community-focused and make a noticeable difference to the community.
• Projects must demonstrate value for money, be able to be delivered quickly and their impact should be clearly evaluated.
• Outcomes must be visible to the community.

Applications may be submitted at any time.

Job Vacancies

Please find attached information upon 2 posts currently advertised within the region.

• BBC Children in Need – Regional Officer – Central region
• Regeneration East Midlands – Funding Advice Network Manager

 

Training to prepare Youth Workers – ‘working with young people during the summer holiday’  is open to everyone in Derbyshire.

Training to prepare youth workers, youth support workers and volunteers (working in the youth work sector) for working with young people during the summer holiday.

”a fast paced training day with (at least) 100 ideas for things to do with young people during the summer holiday. ideas for: games, activities, arts and crafts, reflection, stories and creative use of technology. come and get some new ideas and bring a few of your own to share with others”. Trainer: Nigel Pimlott.

Thursday 23rd July 2009, 10a.m – 2p.m

The Sporton Room, The Post Mill Centre, Market Street, South Normanton. DE55 2EJ

To book your place, contact Mandy on 01773 510882

Cafe available or bring your packed lunch

Hearing Unheard Voices

Want ‘your’ young people’s voices to be heard? 

Join UK Youth to campaign for change? 

Get involved with UK Youth’s Hearing Unheard Voices project

Funded by the National Lottery through Big Lottery Fund

The national Hearing Unheard Voices Project will give young people the skills and opportunities to speak up to shape their services, using media and campaigning activities. The project is open to groups of young people aged 11-18, particularly those rarely heard  such as homeless/ carers/refugees/ LGBT/ BME/ disabled parents and those who do not get on well with school or training.

We will provide groups with:

• National publicity for your projects and campaigns in your local area.
• Opportunities to exhibit your groups work at the 9 annual regional roadshows. 
• Published articles in UK Youth’s online magazine the Source and Projectwebsite.
• Free places at 5 annual national meetings (accompanying worker expenses paid)
• All travel expenses and costs such as mobile phone talk time and internet access. 
•  Training in writing and media presentation, campaigning, advocacy work and peer mentoring skills.
• Opportunities to be involved in a mix of national and local campaign events

 The support of UK Youth’s national E-Reach and Participation Workers.

The Groups will:

• Elect 2 representatives to sit on the project Steering Group
• Take part in the media and campaigning activities and become e-reporters
• Worker/s accompany young Steering Group Rep’s aged under 16 to bi-monthly 24 hour residential meetings. The first will take place in September.
• Participate in the regional roadshows by presenting and exhibiting examples of youth work

Support young people to undertake the new ‘Campaign Challenge’ and accredit their learning using the Youth Achievement Award framework.

To discuss thid further or to request and application form please contact Sarah Scott on 01299 400690 or 07932 753866 

To discuss any aspect of the project please contact Emma McEwan on 01425 672347 ext 471 or emma.m@ukyouth.org  
Completed application forms should be sent back by 1st August 2009

‘Girls Work- under threat or a new dawn?’ conference on Tuesday 8th September 2009 for women working with girls and young women.  

Youth work with young women has a long history, but an uncertain future. Due to targets, current funding mechanisms and a focus on troublesome male youth. This one day conference of presentations, workshops, and groupwork will seek to draw lessons from past and present practice. It will consider how we can find ways in which girls work can develop and expand in the future.

Workshops
 
Delegates will have the opportunity to attend 2 workshops. The workshops will consider work with young women and girls through issues such as pornography and the electronic age, research on the age of consent, accreditation and young women, setting up feminist website and many more…
 
These workshops will delivered by practitioners experienced in working with young women in an informal way. Delegates will sign up for workshops on the day.
 
Speakers and workshop leaders include:-
 
·        Alyssa Cowell; (Streetwise Young People’s Project, Newcastle)
·        Tania de St Croix (Elevate)
·        Amelia Lee (Feminist Webs)
·        Jean Spence (University of Durham)

The delegate fee costs £95 + VAT per person (total £109.25)  including lunch, tea/coffee. 

Arrival and Registration is at 9.30am.  The conference ends at 5.00pm.

Please feel free to circulate this information to relevant colleagues within your organisation.

In the meantime, should you/your colleagues wish to attend, please download the booking form from the following link http://www.ukyouth.org/whatwedo/conferences.htm or request a booking form by sending an email to charmaine@ukyouth.org

Children England ‘Building Equality & Promoting Diversity in the Workforce’

Many of you may will have attended the Children England/CWDC national workforce development annual conference earlier this year, titled ‘What research tells us about workforce development?’ at the Queens Hotel, Leeds in March.  This conference was a huge success and the feedback that we received was extremely positive.

We would like to offer you all an opportunity to attend either one of our regional events or our national conference.   These events are free.  Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

The 2 regional events are aimed at providing an opportunity for everyone in the third sector to learn from one another in terms of high quality innovative practice which develops the workforce in relation to equality and diversity and enhances service provision. These forums will showcase best practice and will be structured to enable you to hear about and talk through, at first hand, the practices and policies which your peer organisations believe are taking them forward and developing their workforce. Recipients of the Children England/CWDC Beacon Grants for 2009 will present their approaches through participative workshops.

The programme for the day has yet to be finalised but some details are as follows:

Regional Seminar 1

Date: Friday 4^th December, 2009

Venue:  Hinsley Hall, Leeds

Regional Seminar 2

Date: (TBC) December, 2009

Venue:  (TBC) London

For further information on these regional events and to register your interest please email Audie audie@childrenengland.org.uk  or David david@childrenengland.org.uk  or call 020 7833 3319.  

The National Conference will showcase good practice from the sector and promote research undertaken and or materials developed on this theme and will comprise of a key note speaker, focused presentations and practice based workshops from key individuals within the third and statutory sectors and policy makers. Some of this will be based on work undertaken through the Children England/CWDC Beacon Grant Scheme and will offer the chance to see, at first hand, how building equality and promoting diversity is developing on the ground.  The conference will be ideal for employers, managers, practitioners and volunteers within the 3^rd Sector, their partners in Children’s Services and Children’s Trusts and policy makers; and will provide an excellent opportunity for networking and meeting key contacts.

The programme for the day has yet to be finalised but some details are as follows:

National Conference

Date: Tuesday 9^th March, 2010

Venue: The Queens, Leeds

For further information on the National Conference and to register your interest please email Elaine James elaine@childrenengland.org.uk   or call 020 7833 3319.  

NEW  Community Cashback Scheme – would you like a say in how money seized from wealthy criminals gets poured back into the community?

A new pilot fund has been launched in England and Wales, which will give local people a direct say on how money will be spent to benefit their communities.

See:  Community Cashback

The £4 million Community Cashback Scheme will be funded by money and assets seized from wealthy criminals.  The public will be able to choose which worthwhile community projects are funded.  This will be done through feedback received on a new dedicated website, through neighbourhood policing meetings and via Citizens Panels.

Until now, money recovered from criminals has been split between frontline services, such as the police and government departments involved with the criminal justice system.  This is the first time a portion of that money is being paid back into communities.

Projects will be assessed against the following criteria:

• The projects should be related to nuisance, anti-social or criminal behaviour or its impact on the community.
• Projects could focus on one or several neighbourhoods.
• Projects should be community-focused and make a noticeable difference to the community.
• Projects must demonstrate value for money, be able to be delivered quickly and their impact should be clearly evaluated.
• Outcomes must be visible to the community.

Applications may be submitted at any time.

Time to Play

Fancy winning a digital camera?  All you have to do is show ‘how you spend your time playing!

Whether collages, drawing, using your computer, writing or taking photographs is your thing, tell us how you spend your time playing!

You don’t have to be an expert artist or skilled photographer. Everyone who sends us a picture will be entered into our free draw to have an equal chance of winning a digital camera. You might also have your work published.

We’re running this drawing consultation to gather the views of children from across the UK, as part of the Playday 2009 Make time! campaign. Images should show how you usually spend your time playing.

A template can be downloaded (www.playday.org.uk/fun_stuff/time_to_play.aspex) if you prefer.

If you’re organising a Playday event, why not print out the Time to play? template so that children and young people at your event can have a go?

If you work with children and young people, why not use the template to lead an arts and crafts session, send templates home for children to complete with friends and family, create a display in children’s centres, libraries or other venues with a post box for completed entries, or get out and about on a sunny day and use natural resources to create a collage. Whatever you or the children decide to do, get everyone involved and join in the fun.

Deadline for entries is Thursday 8 October 2009

Read On Write Away

Derbyshire is one of four authorities which has been chosen by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) to pilot Family Reading Matters (FRM) a strategy to support families create homes rich in reading, writing, speaking and listening; funded by the DCSF.

For more information please click here.

Professional Help

ProHelp is group of professionals firms who have formed to provide free professional services to voluntary and community organisations in their local area.

The professional firms undertake one-off projects, which could include feasibility studies, structural surveys, developing PR & marketing strategies and business plans, legal and accountancy advice and property valuations.

Members of ProHelp approach the work in the same way as they would any other fee-paying customer. The only difference is that the community client is not charged for the work undertaken.

If you are a community based, not-for-profit group working for the social regeneration of your local area and need some professional help.

Please call Ann Hilton at Business in the Community on 0115 924 7408 for an application form or see our web site (www.bitc.org.uk/community/employee_volunteering/prohelp/)

New Scheme Backing Musical Youth

Youngsters across England are set to get in tune after the launch of a major new music fund.

Lottery-funded children’s charity Youth Music is inviting schools, councils, charities and community groups to bid for support from their new Open Grants Programme. 

The scheme is offering grants ranging between £5,000 and £30,000 to increase opportunities for children and young people to take part in “high quality” musical activities. 

Youth Music hopes the fund will nurture the musical talent and potential of young people, whilst also “unleashing the power of music” to help tackle social, economic and cultural deprivation. 

Projects should focus on at least one of the following goals: 

• Early Years – advancing the learning and musical development of children aged 0-5.
• Challenging Circumstances – improving the life chances of children and young people in the most challenging circumstances by supporting them to achieve their musical potential. “Challenging Circumstances” can have a wide-reaching definition and can cover – for example – young people in care, young parents, children with disabilities, young offenders, or young people with ill-health.
• Encouraging Talent and Potential – helping children and young people realise their musical talent by ensuring they have the opportunity to develop regardless of their background or chosen genre.
• Workforce Development – enabling the highest quality music making by developing a diverse, highly skilled and inspirational workforce.  

Interested organisations must be able to match fund at least 10% of the total project costs. 

Four application deadlines have been set for the 2009-10 period: 

• 10 August 2009.
• 10 November 2009.
• 10 February 2010.
• 10 May 2010. 

For further information about the Open Grants Programme, visit the Youth Music website (www.youthmusic.org.uk)

Crime Pays… For Community Renewal

A £4 million pilot programme has been launched to help local groups decide how criminals’ cash can change their communities.

The Home Office’s new Community Cashback scheme allows the general public in England and Wales to submit ideas that will reduce crime and anti-social behaviour whilst improving local facilities. 

The total value of assets recovered from criminals during the past financial year rose to an all-time high of £148 million, with the Government now keen to divert some of these “ill-gotten gains” back into local projects. 

Home Secretary Alan Johnson said: 

“The Community Cashback fund will ensure a portion of the ill-gotten gains of criminals are ploughed back into communities at a grassroots level, funding the projects that the public decide will make the most positive difference to their lives.” 

Project ideas can be submitted to the relevant Local Criminal Justice Board through a dedicated programme website, while people will also get to have their say on shortlisted projects in their area. 

Encouraging communities to get involved in the initiative, Louise Casey, the Government’s Crime and Justice Adviser, said: 

“It is only right that the public should have a say on how cash from criminals is spent in their communities. This sends a strong message to the public that the criminal justice system cares about what they think and is on their side.” 

Between January and April this year, more than £23 million worth of criminals’ assets were distributed back into frontline public services, with police forces across England and Wales sharing £7 million. 

For further information about the pilot and to submit an idea for a potential project, visit the dedicated Community Cashback website (www.cashback.cjsonline.gov.uk)

Funding Central

Funding Central is a website with access to over 4,000 grants, contracts and loans for the voluntary and community sector.

Since it’s launched on 17 June Funding Central has proved to be a hit for thousands of organisations. Over 3,000 people have registered on the site to take advantage of  thousands of funding and finance opportunities enabling them to increase their financial sustainability. 

To register click here (www.fundingcentral.org.uk)

Peter Cruddas Foundation 

The Peter Cruddas Foundation was first registered in December 2006 and during that time in excess of £11million has already been donated or committed to some 50 charitable causes.The foundation gives priority to programmes designed to help disadvantaged and disengaged young people to pursue their education (including vocational). Preference is given to the support of projects undertaken by charitable organisations for the benefit of such people.

To apply for a donation or to check that your organisation meets the necessary criteria please visit the website (www.thepetercruddasfoundation.org) or telephone 0203 003 8360

GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards

Would you like to receive an award of up to £35,000 in unrestricted funding and high level recognition for your work?

GlaxoSmithKline’s IMPACT Awards are designed to recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health.

The awards are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health related field in the UK, with a total annual income between £10,000 and £1 million. They are designed to recognise success and achievement for existing work.

For more information and an application form click here (www.kingsfund.org.uk/research/projects/gsk_impact_awards) The closing date for applications is 5:00 pm on Friday 25 September 2009.

Do you work with young people? A message from YouthUK

Please encourage the young people in your network to visit www.openweekends.co.uk for their chance to win an iPod touch and to have their say about the provision of positive activities at the weekend. 

NAVCA and NCVYS are working on the next edition of the Funding Guide.  To ensure that it meets your needs, please can you let us know what changes you would make to either the content or design.  Are there any national funding schemes missing? Have you been successful in applying for funding as a result of using the guide?

Please email your comments to: nichola@ncvys.org.uk

The current Funding Guide can be viewed at http://www.navca.org.uk/publications/fundingguide/ or  http://www.ncvys.org.uk/index.php?page=282 . 

Funding Guide to Workforce Development

NAVCA and NCVYS are working on the next edition of the Funding Guide.  To ensure that it meets your needs, please can you let us know what changes you would make to either the content or design.  Are there any national funding schemes missing? Have you been successful in applying for funding as a result of using the guide? 

Please email your comments to: nichola@ncvys.org.uk

The current Funding Guide can be viewed at: http://www.navca.org.uk/publications/fundingguide/ or  http://www.ncvys.org.uk/index.php?page=282 . 

Would you like to extend and develop your existing counselling skills?

Relate – Derbyshire Training Service are delivering a ‘Further Application of Counselling Skills’ course at Relate Derby and Southern Derbyshire, on the following dates:

The course will run from 10 – 4 and the course fee of £225 includes all training costs, accreditation fees  and lunches and refreshments.  The course is accredited by the Open College Network.   For more detailed information or to book call 01246 555039 or e-mail: training.relate@btconnect.com

Tender Alert!

Derbyshire Homeless Watch Survey 2009

North East Derbyshire District Council are looking for a contractor to carry out a survey of people who present as homeless to voluntary, statutory & private sector agencies across Derbyshire.

Request for Documents date is 16th July 2009

Return of documents date is 17th July 2009

For more information go to Source Derbyshire.

 
Expressions of Interest for Delivery of a New Alcohol Treatment Services in Derby City

The Drug & Alcohol Strategy team are taking forward this new service.

For more information contact Nicola.snell@derby.gov.uk  or 01332 256090

Register at https://resource.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login/shtml

The closing date for a completed PQQ is 5pm on 5th August 2009.

Learn from others in the Voluntary Sector 

Please look below for details of regional events and National conference geared at looking at what works policy wise within the voluntary sector. If you a looking to develop your workforce these events will be useful. ‘

Hello Everyone,

I trust that you are all well!  Many of you will have attended the Children England/CWDC national workforce development annual conference earlier this year, titled ‘What research tells us about workforce development?’ at the Queens Hotel, Leeds in March.  This conference was a huge success and the feedback that we received was extremely positive.

We would like to offer you all an opportunity to attend either one of our regional events or our national conference.   These events are free.  Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

The 2 regional events are aimed at providing an opportunity for everyone in the third sector to learn from one another in terms of high quality innovative practice which develops the workforce in relation to equality and diversity and enhances service provision. These forums will showcase best practice and will be structured to enable you to hear about and talk through, at first hand, the practices and policies which your peer organisations believe are taking them forward and developing their workforce. Recipients of the Children England/CWDC Beacon Grants for 2009 will present their approaches through participative workshops.

The programme for the day has yet to be finalised but some details are as follows:

Regional Seminar 1

Date: Friday 4^th December, 2009

Venue:  Hinsley Hall, Leeds

Regional Seminar 2

Date: (TBC) December, 2009

Venue:  (TBC) London

For further information on these regional events and to register your interest please email Audie audie@childrenengland.org.uk  or David david@childrenengland.org.uk  or call 020 7833 3319.  

The National Conference will showcase good practice from the sector and promote research undertaken and or materials developed on this theme and will comprise of a key note speaker, focused presentations and practice based workshops from key individuals within the third and statutory sectors and policy makers. Some of this will be based on work undertaken through the Children England/CWDC Beacon Grant Scheme and will offer the chance to see, at first hand, how building equality and promoting diversity is developing on the ground.  The conference will be ideal for employers, managers, practitioners and volunteers within the 3^rd Sector, their partners in Children’s Services and Children’s Trusts and policy makers; and will provide an excellent opportunity for networking and meeting key contacts.

The programme for the day has yet to be finalised but some details are as follows:

National Conference

Date: Tuesday 9^th March, 2010

Venue: The Queens, Leeds

For further information on the National Conference and to register your interest please email Elaine James elaine@childrenengland.org.uk   or call 020 7833 3319.  

We do hope you can join us at one of these events.  We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Calling all churches

Are you running activities for children or young people? Would you like some more free advertising for the groups that you run?

Please contact Ellen and together we can make sure that your information is put onto the toodoo website. The website is accessed by young people (maybe even parents too) that are looking for local activites.

If you would like to check the website out please click on: http://search3.openobjects.com/kbroker/derbyshire/toodoo/start.jsp

If you would like to send them an email directly to put your information on please email: toodoo@Derbyshire.gov.uk or call 08 456 058 058.

You may also want to consider putting your information onto the Family Information Services page of the County Council website. This holds information predominantely about activites taking place for children e.g. toddler groups etc. Use the same phone number above to pass on your groups information.

Lastly, you may aslo want to contact netmums on www.netmums.com. There are specific pages for different regions across the uk. Why not put your play group on there?

Reducing your community carbon footprint

The Energy Saving Trust has re-launched its Community Action for Energy
programme as Green Communities, a new hub to help UK communities reduce
their carbon footprint, http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/community.
Community groups are invited to register to access tools and advice,
including an award-winning Carbon Footprint measurement Tool (developed by
the East of England Development Agency) – although this doesn’t seem to
have been linked up yet it is at http://www.greencommunitiescc.org.uk.
Community Newswire item at
http://www.communitynewswire.press.net/article.jsp?id=5939306

 

FREE ICT Training

Derbyshire WellConnected is pleased to announce the dates for upcoming training workshops across the county.
Over the next several months training workshops will be offered at a number of venues around Derbyshire. These workshops will be based around selling your product using major websites, using your work mobile to full potential and, is it better to get a designer or make your own website?

The workshops are FREE to attend.

You may register to attend any number of the following sessions on each day however, please note that places are limited and based on a first come, first served basis.

13th July: Subject – Selling on eBay and Amazon

Derby Conference Centre – am

Matlock New Bath Hotel – pm    

29th September: Subject – Working on the Move

Sharpes Pottery, Swadlincote – am

Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell – pm

25th November: Subject – Website Development: Employ a web designer or build your own

Derby Conference Centre – am

Ringwood Hall, Chesterfield – pm

Family Reading Matters

Are you involved or interested in helping to encourage family reading? Please see overview of project  if you would like to know more.

Voluntary / Community sector play forum

Play England – East Midlands are exploring the demand for a voluntary and community sector play forum in the region. If you provide play opportunities for children or young people and feel happy about contributing your comments please fill out the questionnaire at www.surveymonkey.com

Need valuable help with policies, HR and Health and Safety?

Charity Builder will provide help free of charge

CBUK, a Tennyson Insurance initiative designed to help not-for-profit groups become compliant quickly, easily and free of charge.

CBUK will guide you through key areas such as HR and Health & Safety, but it doesn’t just signpost advice, it actually helps you produce documents such as contracts, policies and job descriptions, and because the content is written by lawyers you’ll be kept up to date with any changes in legislation. You’ll also find practical guides to insurance and governance.

Anyone can use this site but in order to access the interactive services you must have a unique log-in password.  The services are provided free of charge only to not-for-profit organisations, and as such they are obliged to ensure that only genuine organisations are issued with log-in credentials.

http://www.charitybuilderuk.com/index.shtml

CBUK is launching at the NAVCA annual conference and AGM 2009, 15-17 September 2009 at The Imperial Hotel, Blackpool

http://www.navca.org.uk/events/annualconference.htm

Student work placements required for De Montfort University

Youth & Community work Placements required 300 hour placement November 2009 to April 2010 Please see poster for details & contact.

Derbyshire Sport E-newsletter June 2009

Sport, funding and volunteering – they’re all in the online version

Looking for funding?

The Tesco Charity Trust may be able to help particularly if you work with  children with disabilities.

THE TESCO CHARITY TRUST

The Trust aims to provide approximately £600,000 in grants each year. In addition the Trust also provides grants to groups working with and supporting elderly people and/or adults and children with disabilities. This funding stream is due to reopen for applications on the 01 August with an application deadline of the 30 September 2009.

For more details please click here.

Chesterfield

Come and Have Fun in the Park 

Action Housing and Support Ltd, along with 40 other voluntary agencies, have organised a ‘Fun in the Park’ day. The event will be held on Friday 31 July, starting at 10:00 am at Queen’s Park in Chesterfield.

It will be a fun-packed day for the whole family, with circus acts, bouncy castles, live music and games to name but a few attractions. The voluntary agencies involved will also have stands providing information on the charitable and community work that they do in Derbyshire. 

For more information please telephone 01709 821251

Derbyshire Dales

Feedback from HPND Local Children and Young Peoples Partnership Group Meeting

Please see the notes from the meeting.

Learn about & explore a hay meadow

Please see the attached flyer.

Erewash

Friday Vibe

Free activities for young people @ West Park Leisure Centre, Long Eaton. Please take a look at the flyer for all the information.

High Peak

Learn to Street Dance

Opportunity to learn Street Dance in Whalley Bridge – see attached flyer.

North East Derbyshire

Come and Have Fun in the Park 

Action Housing and Support Ltd, along with 40 other voluntary agencies, have organised a ‘Fun in the Park’ day. The event will be held on Friday 31 July, starting at 10:00 am at Queen’s Park in Chesterfield.

It will be a fun-packed day for the whole family, with circus acts, bouncy castles, live music and games to name but a few attractions. The voluntary agencies involved will also have stands providing information on the charitable and community work that they do in Derbyshire. 

For more information please telephone 01709 821251.

South Derbyshire

Summer Programme of Activities for Castle Gresley and Newhall

Please look at the information provided for all children’s activities that will be provided through the Children’s Centres in Newhall and Gresley.  

Athenaeum – volunteers and part-time work

Looking for part time Youth Work? Paid and voluntary positions available.

The Athenaeum in Melbourne is looking for a part time worker and volunteers to help with work at their Youth Cafe. Please see attached advert for more information and contact details.

Calling all Dads!

Are you interested in a Dad’s event? Please see attached poster for Dads and kids event in Newhall. All Dads welcome.

For more details please contact Richard Quigley on 01332 214895

Monkey Club are extending their services

The Monkey club is a playgroup that runs out of Linton Village Hall.

Opening hours are now: Monday 9am – 11 and 12:30 – 2pm Tuesday 9 – 11am, Thursday 9 – 11 and 12:30 – 2pm and Friday 9am – 11.

The group is open to children from 2 to school age and is £4.50 a session per child.

Do you need CAF training?

Ellen is trying to pull together a day time FREE CAF training course during the day (probably between 10 and 2pm). Is this the only thing missing from your SOC list? Let’s work together to get it ticked off!

There are 10 – 12 places available and 3 have already been taken!

Venue and date to be confirmed.

Please contact Ellen asap if you are interested on 01283 219761.