CHSCB have good availability on the newly scheduled courses:
Group B: Working together to safeguard children
(1day course) 18 May 2011
Lunchtime seminar: Children who demonstrate harmful sexual behaviours
(12:00 – 14:00) 25 May 2011 (Aims and outcomes confirmed shortly)
Group B: Risk assessment, analysis and decision-making
(2 day course) 09-10 June 2011
Group A: Working with diversity in safeguarding children
(1 day course) 29 June 2011
Group A: Safeguarding children - a shared responsibility
(1 day course) 13 July 2011
Group C: Managing allegations against professionals working with children and young people
(1 day course) 19 July 2011
Please apply online via the training calendar http://www.chscb.org.uk/content/14/training rather than using the hard-copy training application form, in order to save you time and paper. However, we still accept hard-copy training application forms in circumstances where this is not possible. If you require a hard-copy application form, please get in touch.
As a reminder, the CHSCB multi-agency training is open and free of charge to all professionals from agencies who work with children and young people in Hackney and the City of London area. The training is categorised into 3 different training audiences; Group A, B and C – please see the information on these categories in the training brochure which can be downloaded from the website. It is important that you have attended a Group A training course, or an equivalent introductory safeguarding children course in another borough or organisation, before undertaking Group B or C courses. This information will be requested on the online training application form.
The website will send you an automated message with confirmation.
"Like many in Hackney, we are very concerned about the impact on the borough's most vulnerable residents of the recent cuts announced by the Government. The Government's own changes to Housing Benefit, Job Seekers Allowance, and other benefits are all likely to affect most those in need." Mary Cannon, CEN Chair
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Positive for Youth - Your chance to shape London's contribution tothe forthcoming strategy
PYL would like to invite you to our consultation event on Positive for Youth - your chance to shape London's contribution to the Government's forthcoming youth strategy, programme attached. Currently the Department for Education is seeking comments, suggestions or questions relating to the Positive for Youth draft documents, which can be found here http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/youngpeople/a0076757/positive-for-youth-let-us-know-your-views and are being updated periodically. Although no deadline has been set yet for final contributions the government intends to develop the strategy 'with significant input from the sector over the summer'.
Our event will draw together all of the issues in one place and will also enable you to contribute to a Pan London response from PYL to the government. This event is open to senior managers in the voluntary and community and private sectors, and local authorities. There is no attendance charge for this event.
If you would like to attend on Wednesday 22nd June 2011, 1.45pm to 4.30pm at Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3RB, please contact:
| Lucy Sandford | |
| 020 7332 3599 | |
| lucy@pyl.org.uk |
Government makes vetting and barring U-turn!
The government has taken a U-turn on plans to scale back the age limit on vetting and barring arrangements for children's professionals.
But ahead of a debate at the committee stage of the bill today the government has added an amendment to keep the cut off age at 18.
Andrew Flanagan, chief executive of the NSPCC, which had lobbied for the amendment, said: "The government’s amendment is absolutely right. We welcome this wholeheartedly as it will make a huge difference to the safety of young people.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletin/cypnow_daily/article/1067841/government-makes-vetting-barring-u-turn/
Professionals working with 16 and 17-year-olds will not be exempt from vetting arrangements.
Under the Protection of Freedoms Bill the arrangements would have no longer applied to those working with only 16- and 17-year-olds.
Andrew Flanagan, chief executive of the NSPCC, which had lobbied for the amendment, said: "The government’s amendment is absolutely right. We welcome this wholeheartedly as it will make a huge difference to the safety of young people.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletin/cypnow_daily/article/1067841/government-makes-vetting-barring-u-turn/
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Personalisation briefing: Implications of the Equality Act 2010
This at a glance briefing examines the implications of the Equality Act 2010 for personalised adult social care. The Equality Act 2010 provides a legal framework which can support personalisation in adult social care. They are both about ensuring individuals receive services that are respectful, effective and accessible. It is essential that care providers from all sectors understand the implications for them. http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance41.asp
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Event: Power and Knowledge creation: towards a theory of user control and community integration in voluntary action research
Who creates, controls and measures knowledge in the voluntary and community sector? What role is played by service users and volunteers, universities, voluntary sector organisations and umbrella organisations such as NCVO? Join NCIA’s Andy Benson at the ARVAC annual lecture in London on 9 May 2011 to explore these questions and more.
Association of Research in the Voluntary and Community Sector (ARVAC) annual lecture
Power and Knowledge creation: towards a theory of user control and community integration in voluntary action research
9 May 2011, 2 – 5pm
The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters
101 Newington Causeway
London SE1 6BN
The speakers are:
- Ian Bruce, Cass Business School
- Bernard Harris, University of Southampton
- Angela Ellis Paine, Third Sector Research Centre
- Andy Benson, NCIA
The event has been designed to actively engage academics, practitioners and policy makers in these issues, which are gaining particular importance in today’s economic and policy climate.
Attendance is free but places are limited, please register and book a place by contacting: community@uea.ac.uk or 01603 591561.
Party Conference Bursary Scheme
The scheme gives smaller organisations the chance to send a representative to either: the Liberal Democrat, Labour or Conservative Party conference. Participating groups get the chance to put MPs on the spot, attend fringe events and discuss key issues such as the Big Society or the impact of spending cuts on their organisation at a special roundtable discussion. Open to voluntary and community organisations with an income of less than £500,000. Winners receive a two-day conference pass, one night’s accommodation and reasonable travel expenses.
Closing date: Friday, 20 May
Please contact: http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/partyconferencebursary
A beginner's guide to commissioning
- Do you support organisations in your community?
- Are you new to this thing called 'commissioning'?
- Do you want ideas for more effectively working with the public sector?
The commissioning of local public services and the impact on communities and organisations is as important as ever. Huge numbers of people play some role in supporting voluntary and community organisations to navigate this often complex world of local commissioning, but where do you start?
NAVCA have provided, for the first time, a guide for development workers starting out on this journey of supporting organisations to engage with the commissioning landscape.
The guide covers:
- what commissioning is
- why it is important for development workers
- ways of supporting organisations
- ideas for working with the public sector
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