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Children and Young People in Focus

Grant Funding Available - Targeted Mental Health in Schools

Narrowing the Gap - Free Seminar





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Children and Young People in Focus

Friday 6^th March 2009, 9.30am – 4pm:

Kesgrave Community & Conference Centre

2009’s Workforce Strategy Partners Conference is designed to focus on discovering how to keep children and young people at the centre of all their services.

You will get an opportunity to explore the challenges and great benefits that come from doing this.

 

You will also get to do this alongside your colleagues from across the children and young people’s sector here in Suffolk.

 

Conference workshops have been carefully chosen and they will be practical, interactive and designed to give participants more tools, and ways of looking at putting children and young people at the centre of their services.

Booking Workshop Details

Booking Form

Workshop Flyer

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Grant Funding Available for Targeted Mental Health in Schools Project (TaMHS)

Felixstowe and Sudbury Area

Organisations needed to deliver activities that support the improvements in and promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. Closing date Friday 21st November 2008 at 4pm for completed application forms. The TaHMS Panel will be meeting on Wednesday 26th November from 4-6pm to review and select the providers.

For any queries contact Haley Haden-Scott, Project Officer 01473 264408.

Relevant documents are below;

Grant Agreement for VCS Projects

Grant Opportunity Letter

Positive Attitude to Health Wellbeing

Schedule 2

Schedule 3

Schedule 4 Complaints Procedure

TaHMS Project Tender Outline

Application Form - Targeted Mental Health in Schools 2008-09 


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Narrowing the Gap - Free Seminars!

 

It is important for the voluntary sector try to get to these ‘Free’ seminars because they are clearly recognising the important role the voluntary sector plays in supporting these issues!

 

Research based seminars will take place during the autumn term 2008 and the spring term 2009 with a focus on what we can do to narrow gaps we know about in Suffolk. All seminars will be in the Council Chamber at Endeavour House, Russell Rd, Ipswich and will start at 4.30pm. There will be an initial presentation of about an hour followed by discussion and questions so each seminar should finish at about 6.30pm. Refreshments will be available from 4.00pm.

 

 

5th November 2008 Secondary schools in challenging circumstances - Professor John Gray (Cambridge University) John Gray is a Professor of Education at Cambridge University and served as the first Dean of Research in the Faculty of Education. Prior to joining the Faculty he was Director of Research at Homerton College, Cambridge (1994-2001) and Professor of Education at Sheffield University (1987-1993). He has been a Visiting Professor at the London Institute of Education and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2000. His current research interests lie in the areas of school improvement, school effectiveness, the dynamics of change, the nature of educational reform and educational evaluation. He is particularly interested in the challenges facing disadvantaged schools and their communities and was co-author of "Schools on the Edge - responding to challenging circumstances".

 

9^th December 2008 A primary phase focus on gender and achievement Professor - Becky Francis (Roehampton University) Becky Francis is Professor of Education at Roehampton University. Her research interests include the construction of social identities in education, feminist theory, and gender and achievement, and she has published widely in these areas. Her recent authored books include 'Reassessing Gender and Achievement'; and 'Understanding Minority Ethnic Achievement'. She is a former editor of 'Gender and Education' international journal and has edited several readers concerning issues of theory and practice in gender and education, including the Sage Handbook of Gender and Education.

 

29^th January 2009 Attainment of black and minority ethnic groups- Dr Steve Strand (University of Warwick) Steve Strand is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Warwick. He is deputy director of research and course leader for the MA in Educational Studies and MA in Educational Research Methods. Steve has worked extensively with local authorities, individual schools and government departments on the analysis of pupil data, school effectiveness and differential pupil progress. He is the author of a recent Longitudinal Study of Minority Ethnic Pupils on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

 

26th February 2009 Improving outcomes for looked after children - Professor Mike Stein (York University) For the last 25 years Professor Mike Stein has been researching the problems and challenges faced by young people leaving substitute care (foster and residential care) and, recently, the experiences of children and young people living on the streets, running away from care and vulnerable adolescents. He is consulted by government, local authorities and voluntary organisations on the development of leaving care services nationally and internationally. Mike is currently involved in the development of an international network of leaving care researchers. Current research focuses on young people leaving care; young people running away from home and care; vulnerable young people including abused and neglected adolescents and young people with mental health problems.

 

2^nd April 2009 Making a difference for children and young people with learning difficulties and disabilities - Professor Brahm Norwich (Exeter University) Brahm Norwich is Professor of Educational Psychology and Special Educational Needs at the University of Exeter. He was previously Professor of Special Needs Education at the Institute of Education (London) and has worked as a school teacher, educational psychologist and university teacher and researcher. His research interests include applying psychology to education, for example in the areas of motivational and affective processes in teaching and learning, self perception and self-esteem, assessment of personal and social development, as well as psychology applied to special educational needs. Brahm focuses on policy and practice issues, concepts and values, emotional and behaviour difficulties, moderate learning difficulties and pedagogic issues.

 

                        
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