0-25 VCS Forum Newsletter - 8th February 2023
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The Department for Education (DfE) has set out its long-term plans for the reform of children’s social care in England. It is seeking feedback on its implementation strategy, a new national framework for children’s social care and new rules on employing agency workers. Consultation on all three documents will run until 11 May, with the government’s response expected in September. NSPCC Learning has published a news story setting out what the three consultations cover, and the government’s next steps. A CASPAR briefing providing a more indepth summary will be published next week.
Read the news story: Long-term strategy launched to fix children’s social care
Read the consultation documents: Stable homes, built on love: implementation strategy and consultation: children’s social care reform 2023
Children’s social care national framework: a government consultation on principles for practice, expected outcomes and indicators: statutory guidance (PDF)
Child and family social worker workforce: government consultation (PDF)
UK Youth and the Pears Foundation - Cost of Living Grants – Unrestricted grants for up to 3 years are available to UK youth organisations with an annual turnover of £500,000 to help them cover rising operational costs due to the cost-of-living crisis.
Lawrence Atwell's Charity (The Skinners' Company) - Revenue grants up to £10,000 per-year for up to 3 years are available for registered charities and Community Interest Companies in England and Wales that are helping disadvantaged young people move into employment or become employment ready. Grants are also available for individuals. Application deadline: FRIDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2023 for the Charity’s April 2023 meeting.
The Magdalen Hospital Trust – One-off project grants, usually for between £200 and £3,000, are available to smaller UK registered charities with an annual income of under £150,000 working with disadvantaged children aged 25 and under. Application deadline: TUESDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2023. Further application windows for 2023 are provided.
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust - Capital, revenue and core grants up to £5,000 are available to help establish recently formed UK registered charities that are working to nurture and support family life - application deadline Wednesday 1st March 2023
The Youth Music Trailblazer Fund Round 4 – Grants of between £2,000 and £30,000 are available over 2 years for constituted UK organisations for projects that encourage children and young people aged under 25 to make, learn and earn in music. Deadline 24th February 2023 at 5pm
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Free training from HMRC: Statutory Sick Pay - who qualifies, how to calculate and pay Statutory Sick Pay, what qualifying days and linking periods are, and what records to keep - Register here
Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay - Find out about who qualifies, how much they’re entitled to, keeping in touch (KIT) days, key dates, claiming back some or all of what you pay, and record keeping - Register here
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NSPCC Learning has collated resources on online safety ahead of Safer Internet Day on 07 February 2023 which include various courses and guidance aimed at schools and organisations.
Find out more: Online safety resources for schools and organisations
Ofcom have published a report on the challenges of regulating online platforms and the importance of companies being transparent about their users’ experiences and safety. Findings include: establishing a set of metrics that all services can use to moderate content could improve the reporting of illegal content and content that is harmful to children; and even if the overall levels of content violating a platform’s policies are low there could still be a risk of harm if children are more likely than average to be exposed on a repeated basis. Recommendations include: there needs to be systemic changes to platform design and within companies to improve online safety regulation. Looking ahead to online regulation: It’s time to rethink transparency reporting
Download the report: Transparency reporting: the UK regulatory perspective
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report looking into the prevalence of pornography exposure among young people and its impacts on children’s safety and wellbeing. The report collates data from focus groups with 13- to 19-year-olds and a survey of over 1,000 16- to 21-year-olds in England. Findings include: 10% of participants had accessed pornography by age nine, 27% had seen it by age 11; 79%, of young adults aged 18-21 had seen pornography involving sexual violence before turning 18; and of those who had watched online pornography, young people who first watched pornography aged 11 or younger were significantly more likely to present lower self-esteem scores than those who first watched pornography aged 12 or over. Read the report: ‘A lot of it is actually just abuse’- young people and pornography
The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has launched a campaign ‘Shaping Us’ to promote the importance of the early years of childhood. It aims to increase understanding of how brain development before the age of 5 can influence: building social connections; developing a sense of self; and managing emotions. The campaign includes five videos on these topics. Visit the page: Shaping Us Read the news story: The Princess of Wales launches ‘Shaping Us’ campaign to raise awareness of the unique importance of early childhood
The Office for National Statistics – tool to enable you to use data, statistics and demographics by different area types. Use the tool to choose different topics from Census 2021 data, save the area you have drawn to use again, export your area profile as an image or spreadsheet in a simple file format or add your profile to a website. Check out their website to Create your own profile.
Stop Loan Sharks - February Newsletter - https://www.stoploansharks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Stop-Loan-Shark-Newsletter-Winter-2022-23.pdf
🌈Space Youth Project February 2023 newsletter (mailchi.mp)
AET Impact Report 2022 (mailerlite.com)
News from the Children's Commissioner for England (mailchi.mp)
My Time Young Carers Winter 2023 Newsletter
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Do you have what it takes to ‘Step Up’ to social work? Social work is both a challenging and rewarding career through which you can make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children and families. The Step Up to Social Work programme is a unique opportunity to receive support while you are training to start a new career in social work. If you are interested you can find out more on the government’s website – I’d be really happy to talk to anyone who is thinking of applying and wants to find out more about being a social worker.
