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  Young Suffolk’s Introduction to Youth Volunteering

FREE Seminars

Lowestoft, 19^th September, 2 to 4pm

Bury, 23^rd September, 2 to 4pm

Ipswich, 3^rd October, 2 to 4pm

Further information attached!

To book your place at a FREE SEMINAR near you t: 01473 748743

or e: paulmartin@suffolkonline.net

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Do you enjoy working with children and young people?
Young Suffolk's career development workshop could help you to the right path!
Friday 19 September 2008, 9am - 1pm, Apollo Youth Centre Halesworth
Cost: Free
Click here for information and application form
   

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****Important Information for Young Suffolk Members****

Do you want to get involved in the 

IiC NEET Programme Reducing Youth

Unemployment Project?
  

Information is now available here! Project is aimed at young people 16 to 19 year old!

IiC Grant agreement template

2008 - 06 - 30 IiC Project Brief for Programme Delivery Partners

2008 - 07 - 07 Letter Template fro IiC NEET

Appendix 2 Exit Action Plan Form

Appendix 2 Individual Action Plan Form

Appendix 2 Register 

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FILM PREMIERE -

ANGUS THONGS AND

PERFECT SNOGGING

JULY 2008

We raised £1,352.00 - Thankyou to everyone who helped us achieve this!!!!


All proceeds from this event will be used to establish a special fund aimed at supporting Young Suffolk’s smaller member organisations. These small organisations often do not qualify for grants from the usual sources. The money raised will provide much needed funding for essentials like rent, basic equipment, payment of part-time staff and other vital expenses.

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OPPORTUNTIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (NEET)

The Princes Trust and the Ipswich Town Football Club have put their heads together and come up with a fantastic new venture for young people (NEET’s- not in employment, education or training) aged 16-25 to join an accredited team building course (City & Guilds Level 1/2 Basic Life Skills).

The 12 week course covers adventure and outdoor pursuits, community challenge, work placements and lots more work in basic life skills. The course is participative so the young people will be involved in the planning and executing from start to finish.

The next course starts in September

Places are filling up fast as only 15 young people at allowed on each course so please book asap.

For further information or to book please contact David Smith

e: david.smith@itfc.co.uk

t: 07826316292

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Introduction to Working with Children & Young People
Young Suffolk are delighted to offer this OCN accredited course in 2008.
The 9 sessions will be facilitated by Donna Lancaster,
an inspirational trainer with years of experience.

Please click here for more details     Please  click here for the booking form 
Or call Sarah at the Young Suffolk office on 01473 744187
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Racial Equality Means Business 8 October 2007Grafton House, Russell Road, Ipswich

10:00 – 12:00

free workshops aimed at assisting you to enhance your business potential through practical advice and guidance, and giving you the tools too to deal with allegations of racial harassment and discrimination at work.  Click here for more details
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Bury Mental Health Forum Art Competition
for young people for World Mental Health Day on 10th October

Download details here
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The Community Champions Fund has been a brilliant small funding scheme for
 coalface voluntary groups and charities doing great work– it was financed by
The Department for Education and Skills and is due to close in March 2008.

Please help stop this happening by adding your support to the petition to save Community Champions.

The petition was created by Dorothy Newton and reads:

'We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ensure

Community Champions awards continue to give active individuals

the opportunity to do extraordinary things and make a real

difference in their communities.'

Click on the link below to get started.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/save-champions/

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Common Assessment Framework(CAF)UPDATE:
 CAF TRAINING!*

For a quick guide to CAF please click here

For the CAF Autumn Training Calendar click here.  For your local training please click the following links:

South Suffolk, Sudbury  Thurston, Woodbridge & Kesgrave, Framlingham & Leiston, Waveney & Blyth

 *IMPORTANT NOTICE*:  Travel and childcare expenses can be claimed back by voluntary organisations.
Please click here to download the expenses claim form.

The funding for this has been provided by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) to make training opportunities linked to CAF more accessible to volunteers and employees in the voluntary and community sector.
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ESF Questionniare -  IPOD or High Street Shopping Vouchers up for Grabs!
Can you help  find 16-19 year olds who are in employment and who have been employed for at least 3 months. Respondents must not be currently involved in any sort of formal or nationally recognised training scheme, such as NVQ’s, Apprenticeships and A levels. They can be working either full or part time.

What is in it for us?  We find out why 16-19 year olds are reluctant to train

What's it in it for the young people? Well, if they fill in the questionnaire they will get the chance to win an IPOD or £50 of High Street Vouchers!! 

For more information contact:

Kerry Garman & Cheryl Pashely

Phone: 01206 366341

KGarman@TBGLearning.com

Its nearly here!  Positively Active - a celebration of the positive activities that are going on in Suffolk for young people and an event for your organisation to be seen at!
Get the invitation - See the huge and varied programme - See the Exhibition floor plan - Get directions -  Want to come? Email us or call 01473 744187 and ask for Sarah or Alison!
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Joint Area Review - want to know more?  Please click here to find out more!
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Better late than never! Big CONGRATULATIONS to all at 4YP!  In January 2007, Suffolk Young People’s Health Project – 4YP achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard, awarded by Volunteering England, which recognises the excellent work they do with volunteers, and makes them the first organisation in Suffolk to achieve this nationally recognised award. Click here to see the proud recipients and please click here to read more about this wonderful achievement!
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Introducing a name for the Information Sharing Index

The national Information Sharing Index, part of the Every Child Matters programme to improve outcomes for children, is to be known as ‘ContactPoint’, with immediate effect.

ContactPoint will provide a quick way for those working with children and young people to find out who else is working with the same child or young person, making it easier to deliver more coordinated support. It will be available to authorised staff who need it to do their jobs.

The website www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/contactpoint/ will include updated information about the tool, including the ContactPoint Fact Sheet.

For more local information please contact: Alice Redfern, Suffolk County Council, ContactPoint Implementation Manager e:  Alice.Redfearn@cexec.suffolkcc.gov.uk
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Another chance to make a difference:
Children & Young People's Services in Suffolk  have drafted a Performance Handbook which has pulled together a wide range of information and performance data around the five Every Child Matters Outcomes, linked to the priorities identified in the Suffolk Children and Young People’s Plan.

A rich picture has begun to emerge from this wealth of information which it is hoped will inform and support the review of the Children and Young People’s Plan over the next few months. But even at 106 pages, this draft is incomplete because it still needs lots of input from the VCS! 

Please click here to read the plan.  Please click here for the proforma to submit your suggestions to by the end of March for a the revised April edition.

Please click here to read the covering letter from Lynn Baran, Head of Information and Performance.
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Suffolk Clubs for Young People require a
Youth Worker  (100 hours per annum) to support and develop existing youth provision within a ten mile radius of Ipswich.
This post will be subject to a CRB check - Hourly rate:  £10.00
Closing date: March 20th 2007
Interested?  Please contact John Garwood - Tel:  01449 721803
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Stoke by Nayland Youth Club requires a youth worker (3 hours per week) to support and develop youth provision for young people aged 11-16 years

The club opens from 7pm-9pm, Tuesdays,

in the village hall

· 3 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

· JNC pay & conditions

· This post will be subject to a CRB check

If you are interested, please contact

Lynn Mash

01473 613579

Closing date: March 15^th 2007

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Children and Families Forum Event 27 February 2007: 
A 'must attend' event for all sectors who work with children and young people in Suffolk
Please click here for the booking form and flyer (word)  flyer pdf
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Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund! 
Its here - grab it while you can!  Download the brief here or ring 01473 240183 NOW!

Click here to download the Poster!  Click here for the flyer!  Click here for one more!
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Big Boost Reminder:

The Big Boost is a new scheme where, groups of young people can get awards from £250 to £5,000 to help get their ideas off the ground.

If you’ve got an idea and want to find out if you could get support to make it happen contact Helen Wilkinson at the Prince’s Trust or phone on 07904 900736.
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 Raleigh Outdoor Adventure Residential (ROAR) - Opportunities for young people.  For more info please contact Raleigh International t: 020 7371 8585 www.raleighinternational.org


Christmas in Coming - Order your Prince's Trust Christmas Cards!
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Common Assessment Framework (CAF) Training 22 Nov 2006:
The CAF is a standardised approach to conducting an assessment of a child's additional needs and deciding how those needs should be met. Please click here for the booking form for the Felixstowe venue
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Local Democracy Week 2006 will take place from 16th - 20th October  
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Click here to see the article Felixstowe TV have put on their website about
Level 2s AGM held on 9 May - Great Street dance video...
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Rochford Trust are pleased to inform announce  the appointment of Mrs Liz Newman as Full time Centre Manager. Liz takes up her post on 8th. May and her contact details are: Rochford House  19 New Street Woodbridge IP12 IDY

T:01394 388538   E: manager@rochfordhouse.co.uk      

All general contact should go to Liz                                                                 

Robin shall continue as part time Development Officer and his contact details remain  18 Roxburgh Road Ipswich  IP4 3HN  T:  01473   723573    E:  robin@rochfordhouse.co.uk      

A big welcome to Liz from Young Suffolk!    

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For the new SCB procedures please click here - please note that these procedures are final documents issued by the Safeguarding Board to reflect statutory guidance as set out in the Children Act 2004 and Working Together 2006.For the guidance notes please click here.
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Oct 06:  FLASHeMAIL * WANT TO GET SOME ANSWERS?
THEN MAKE A DATE and check out
this YOUNG SUFFOLK WEBSITE Page for the latest
Local Democracy Week Political Speedating timetable
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Sept 06:  Prince's Trust BIG BOOST NETWORKING DAY
Wednesday 18 October 2006
Girton College, Old Hall
Cambridge

For further information and to secure your place, contact Vicky Marlin on 01234 365990  e: Vicky Marlin  w: Prince's Trust

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Sept 2006:   Job Opportunity with Suffolk Clubs for Young People, in association with Nayland Youth Club
Youth Worker required to work at the club on Tuesday evenings, 6.45pm-9.15pm.

JNC pay and conditions apply *  £7.18 ph *  CRB check
Closing date Sept 21^{st *} Interviews will be held on week commencing Sept 25^th 2006

If you are interested please contact Lynn Mash t: 01473 613579

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Sept 2006:  A Message from County Councillor Ben Redsell: Suffolk County Council

No-one listens to young people? Let’s change that!

Local Democracy Week puts the spotlight on tomorrow’s voters. The aim is to connect, involve, enthuse and engage young people with Local Government and local politics.

In Suffolk we want young people to tell us the ONE THING they would like the county council to do for them over the next year.

How?
 
By building a democracy wall on Thursday 19 October at 7:00pm @ Endeavour House, Ipswich!
By encouraging young people in your group to take part, write their views on the brick and send it in!
By not allowing the Council Leader, Jeremy Pembroke, to go past the wall until he has picked ONE IDEA to take forward!

 

CONTACT: Vicky Smy t: 01473 264396 for your brick!

It’s a real chance for young people – from right across the county to talk face-to-face about the issues that most affect and concern them. After the building of the wall we’ll bring all the young people together in the Council Chamber for a group discussion about all the ideas you have put forward. This will be an opportunity to hear how the council makes decisions and about the budget process. We will also give you a few tips on how to take forward ideas to politicians in the future. Afterwards all participants will also receive a goodie bag!

In summary

Hold a discussion in your group as soon as you can and get the views written on the bricks.
Agree who will ‘officially’ represent your group on Thursday 19 September. (But as many as are interested are more than welcome to come along and watch the wall being built and join us in the council chamber.)

If you have any questions please contact Vicky Smy on t: 01473 264396