CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

‘Preparing for the Future’ – a good practice event

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Dear Colleagues

You are formally invited to:

Preparing for the Future’ – a good practice event
which will be held jointly by Voluntary Action Lewisham’s Children and Young People’s Forum and Lewisham Council’s Children and Young People’s Directorate, that will be taking place on
Wednesday 16th March
9.30 – 12.30pm,
at the Albany, Main theatre, Douglas Way, London SE8 4AG.

Please click on the link below for a map showing the location:
www.streetmap.co.uk

Warwick Tomsett – Head Commissioning & Christine Grice – Head of Access and Support will be formally launching the consultation on the Early Intervention Service and highlighting the commissioning opportunities for the Voluntary and Community Sector who work with children and young people in Lewisham. There will also be 4 workshops on the day that will discuss this in more detail as well as cover how VCS groups can evidence outcomes better, coming together more as consortiums, and finally building relationships with the private sector. Breakfast and Lunch will be included.

Please find attached at the bottom a copy of the agenda:

If you wish to book a place then please contact me, Jonathan Slater, VAL's Strategic Development Officer for Children and Young People by
emailing me at jonathan@valewisham.org.uk

or register online

I look forward to seeing you there

All the best

Jonathan Slater
Strategic Development Officer - Children and Young People
 
Voluntary Action Lewisham
120 Rushey Green
Catford
London
SE6 4HQ
Tel: 020 8314 7018
Fax: 020 8314 1315

Next Children and Young People's Forum

'Creating an offer for young people in Lewisham '

Picture of silhouttes of childrenVoluntary Action Lewisham's next Children and Young People's Forum will be taking place on
Monday 28th February, 1.30-5pm at the
Executive Suite of Millwall Football Club
The Den, Zampa Road, London, SE16 3LN.

Please click on the link below for a map showing the location:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=535416&y=178214&z=0&sv=SE16+3LN&st=...

Warwick Tomsett (Head of Commissioning) and Christine Grice (Head of Access and Support) will be giving an update on funding from Lewisham’s CYP Directorate following the Spending Review settlement, as well as Sandra Jones (Head of the Community Sector Unit) on opportunities to apply to Lewisham’s new grants programme. We will also be hearing from the Challenge on the rolling out the National Citizenship Service in Lewisham and the London Consortium for Learning on opportunities and support for the VCS to offer apprenticeships. Finally there will advice from UNISON’s Community & Voluntary Organisations Branch on the benefits of joining a Trade Union.

There will also be 3 workshops on the day that will discuss these themes in more detail as well as an opportunity to discuss how to support Lewisham's Child Poverty reduction strategy.

Please click on the links at the bottom of the page for a copy of the agenda and the notes from the previous CYP Forum

If you wish to book a place then please contact me, Jonathan Slater, VAL's Strategic Development Officer for Children and Young People by

I look forward to seeing you there

Jonathan


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Future Opportunities

Tuesday 30th November
9.30am - 12.15pm

The forum will cover:

  • The implications of the spending review
  • Consortium bidding
  • Using Council premises
  • Lewisham's Child Poverty reduction strategy

To register: call 020 8314 9411, email jonathan@valewisham.org.uk, or register online.

More details ....

Children and Young People's Forum

Picture of silhouttes of children'Future Opportunities'

VAL's next Children and Young People's Forum will be taking place on Tuesday 30th November, from 9.30am-12.15pm at the Lewisham Methodist Church Hall, Albion Way, SE13 6BT.

Please click on the following link to show the location of the meeting:http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=538359&Y=175413&A=Y&Z=110

Cllr Joan Millbank (Lead Member for the Third Sector) and Cllr Helen Klier (Lead Member for Children and Young People) will be giving a presentation on the implications of the spending review for the Children and Young People VCS in Lewisham in terms of funding and future opportunities that include consortium bidding and using Council premises that are no longer in use.

There will also be 3 workshops on the day that will discuss these themes in more detail as well as an opportunity to feed into Lewisham's Child Poverty reduction strategy.

If you wish to book a place then please contact Jonathan Slater, VAL's Strategic Development Officer for Children and Young People by

Support from the Start: CYP Forum

We’re pleased to invite you to our next CYP Forum meeting

Support from the Start

6 – 9pm, Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Leemore Centre Community Hub, Clarendon Rise, London, SE13 5ES

Click here for a location map

As ever, the meeting will be packed with updates on key developments in Lewisham, and offers excellent networking opportunities with both VCS and statutory colleagues.

  • Focus on early intervention and preventative work supporting children, young people and families
  • Updates and discussion with colleagues from Lewisham’s Integrated Youth Support Service (IYSS), Children’s Centres, Extended Services, Play and Recreation, and Youth Offending Service
  • Meet your new VCS Reps on Lewisham’s CYP Strategic Partnership – get feedback and feed in to local decision making
  • Share opportunities, information and ideas in the Open Mic session

Hope to see you there! Best wishes,
Kate


To register

To register, please:

We will need your name, organisation and contact details.

 

CYP Policy at a Glance

We hope this selection of recent and relevant policy documents is useful. Please contact us to suggest additions!

Policy in Lewisham

Children and Young People: General

Children's Trusts

Safeguarding Children and Young People

Commissioning

Children's Centres, Childcare and Extended Services

Youth Support Services

Children with Disabilities

Anti-Bullying

Children and Young People's Participation

Children's Rights 

Child Poverty

Children's Health

Children's Mental and Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Teenage Pregnancy, Parenthood and Sexual Health

14 - 19 Strategy

Children's Workforce Development

Play

 Youth Offending and Justice

 

Support with Schools

Schools can offer us great partnership opportunities, and are increasingly aware of the huge added value that we offer their students. In Lewisham, the Extended Services team works to support and develop joint working between education and the voluntary and community sector.

The downloadable resources below were developed by VAL and Lewisham Extended Services to help you forge closer partnerships with local schools:

 

Support with Fundraising

These links take you straight to some major funders of CYP work in London:

For a comprehensive guide to current funding opportunities, download the Lewisham Funding Guide '08 by clicking on the attachment below.

Key provider list for education and training services

The Learning and Skills Council has created a Qualified Provider Framework for providers of education and training services - a list from which the LSC will secure education and training services.

More information from Voluntary News

...And More Support

This directory contains links to other agencies offering a wide range of support. Please contact us with more useful links!

Accountancy

Arts

Children with Disabilities

Early Years

Funding and Fundraising

Governance

Legal Support

Local Information, Demographics and Statistics

Human Resources (HR) Support

Information Technology (IT) Support

New Groups

Policy - Local

Policy - National

Safeguarding

Social Enterprise and Community Interest Companies

Sports

Working with schools

Youth Groups

Youth Justice

Youth Participation

Support with Safeguarding

Lewisham Safeguarding Children Board is responsible for overseeing safeguarding in our borough.

If you think a child is in immediate danger, call 999.

For the NSPCC Helpline call 0808 800 5000.

 

  

SAFEGUARDING ESSENTIALS

To ensure the safety of the children, young people and vulnerable adults you work with at all times, it is your responsibility to:

1. Keep your Safeguarding Policy up to date

  • This policy is essential if you work with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults. It sets out your commitments and procedures for keeping them safe.
  • Click here for guidance and templates from The Safe Network.

2. Ensure staff have enhanced Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks where appropriate

  • Staff and volunteers must have a CRB check for each organisation where they have direct contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults
  • CRB checks are processed by agencies. Checks for volunteers cost much less than checks for paid staff.
  • Agencies which members have recommended to us in the past include Wrighton Education Service (020 7564 0480, email info@wrighton-education.com) and Human Resource Background Checks, a convenient online service.
  • Once a CRB disclosure is returned, it is the manager's responsibility to decide whether it is safe for that individual to work with children and young people. 
  • For further guidance visit the Lewisham Safeguarding Children Board website (tel: 020 7138 1446) and the Criminal Records Bureau website (tel: 0870 90 90 811)

3. Ensure you are OFSTED registered if you need (or want) to be

  • All childcare providers caring for children from birth to five years old must register on OFSTED's Early Years Register and deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
  • Most childcare providers caring for children from five to eight years old must register on OFSTED's Childcare Register. Some providers are exempt - click here for more details.
  • Some providers who are not obliged to be on the Childcare Register may chose to join the Voluntary Childcare Register. As well as helping you ensure quality, this may help you gain access to further resources - for example, Lewisham Children's Centres training is open only to VCS childcare settings with OFSTED registration.
  • For more information and registration forms, visit the OFSTED website or call them on 08456 404040.

4. Make sure staff, including volunteers, are well trained and up-to-date

  • Lewisham Safeguarding Children Board offers Safeguarding training on different topics and at different levels. For information on avialable training please go to the attachments at the bottom of the page. If you have any further queries please call 020 7138 1446 and/or email safeguardingboard@lewisham.gov.uk 

5. Ensure at least one staff member is trained in using the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) and ContactPoint

  • CAF and ContactPoint are systems which support practitioners in sharing information about vulnerable children. Click here to learn more and access free training.

6. Stay informed of new developments

  • Policy and practice around Safeguarding is constantly developing. Check this page regularly for updates.
  • Check The Safe Network for support and information aimed at voluntary and community organisations. 
  • The London Safeguarding Children Board website contains a wealth of updates and useful information.

For help or more information on any of above, please contact jonathan@valewisham.org.uk or call me on 020 8314 7018

Children & Young People's (CYP) Project

We are in touch with over 500 voluntary and community organisations working with children and young people in Lewisham!

We aim to support and develop a thriving voluntary and community sector working to improve the lives of Lewisham's children, young people and families.

We deliver:

Contact us to find out more and sign up to our email network:

Jonathan Slater, CYP Strategic Development Officer: jonathan@valewisham.org.uk, 020 8314 7018.

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