0-25 VCS Forum Newsletter - 1st March 2023
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AECC, AUB and Bournemouth University are working in partnership to host a Family Fun Day in the Easter Holidays for care experienced and foster families on Wednesday 12 April 2023, drop in 10.00 - 15.00.
There will be lots of fun activities on offer for all the family! Including a free BBQ at 12. We will have lots of activities to get involved in, including tote bag decorating, cyanotype printing, sporty activities and tours of both AUB and BU’s campuses. This will all be free.
Further information, including the booking form can be found online here
Artz+ Sportz+ Easter programme has now arrived hot off the press!
For all bookings please email us at leisurewdwp@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk with the following details;
- Please include your name and child’s/children’s name, telephone number, chosen workshop/s and number of spaces required.
- Please also indicate if you would like lunch or not on the activities where applicable
- Please send us your HAF code where applicable
Booking line closes on Wednesday 1st March 2023 and allocation will take place on Thursday 2nd March 2023. Any remaining places will be advertised on Facebook.
Please note the telephone booking line number is no longer in use. All bookings must be sent via email.
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The Toy Trust – Grants generally of less than £5,000 are available for smaller UK registered charities providing projects that support disadvantaged and disabled children aged 13 and under and their families. Grants are available for UK charities for activities within the UK and overseas. Deadline 15th June 2023
Magic Little Grants Programme for 2023 – One-off grants of up to £500 are available for small, local community groups and charities, including Community Interest Companies, in England, Scotland and Wales for projects in the areas of the arts, physical activity, biodiversity, environmental sustainability, green spaces, improving community access to outdoor space, mental health and wellbeing, the relief of poverty and support for marginalised groups - deadline 31st October 2023
The Henry Smith Charity Holiday Grants for Children – Grants of between £500 and £2,750 for UK youth clubs, charities, not-for-profit groups and schools to provide recreational trips or holidays for children aged 13 years and younger who live in an area of high deprivation and are experiencing disability or disadvantage. Application deadline - Friday 19th May 2023
Woodward Charitable Trust - Grants are available for locally based small-scale registered charities in the UK to support children's summer playschemes - maximum value £1000 - applications are now open with a deadline of 6th April 2023 (noon)
Barclays Community Football Fund – Grants of up to £500 are available to UK not-for-profit organisations, including community groups, youth groups and traditional football clubs, to make football more inclusive and accessible within communities. Deadline for applications Sunday 31st December 2023
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST FUNDING
If you work or volunteer in a role where you help Dorset residents, you can sign up for Embedded Digital Champion training to help service users get online. Dorset Council offers totally FREE Embedded Digital Champion training to anyone in Dorset who works directly with residents. The training is online and takes up to 5 hours.
Watch this short video to find out what it’s like to become an Embedded Digital Champion. It stars Digital Norma, a GP receptionist who becomes more confident in helping her patients use the surgery’s online services.
You can sign up for the training and view dates by clicking here. If you’d like to discuss the training, email us at edc@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Community Cares Festival of Learning - Online learning sessions for those working with children in a social care setting (communitycarefestival.co.uk)
Home Start West Dorset- Within my Reach
Within My Reach is empirically informed research-based curriculum designed to build upon the existing strengths and skills of a relationship in order to create a more stable union. The course promotes healthy relationships where participants are able to communicate their needs without repression.
The course aims to help participants protect and stabilise their relationships, choose new relationships wisely, or leave relationships safely. In addition, the course aims to help those with children or complicated experiences of parenting to navigate their relationships in away that improves the odds for themselves and their children.
Who can attend?
The course is specifically designed to be taught to one member of a relationship at a time. The course is open to all couples whether they are married, separated and co-parenting or in co-habiting relationship. If the second member of the relationship would also benefit from attendance, they will be offered a place on the following course. Participants must live in the Dorset Council area.
The course is NOT designed for use where there is recognised current and ongoing domestic abuse.
Referrals can be made by professionals or parents may self-refer. For more information please email Rachel Folland- rachel@homestartwestdorset.co.uk
Dorset Youth’s New Website Training:
We recently held 2 online training sessions for organisations who wanted to have access to their own page on our new website. If you missed out but are interested in having access to your page on our website. Please email info@dorsetyouth.com
YOUTH WORK TRAINING DAYS
Interested in any of the following training at the training day that we are running at Beaminster School on Saturday 11th March –
- Facilitating Music Tech Sessions in your setting [3 hour workshop]
- Using Music & Creativity to support Youth Work [1.5 hour workshop]
- Talk About Alcohol [1.5 hour workshop]
- Young People’s Choices Around Cannabis [1.5 hour workshop]
- 101 Ideas to do at youth club? (1.5 hour workshop)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid [6 hour workshop - running all day]
- Emergency First Aid at Work [6 hour workshop running all day]
- C Card Training [3 hour workshop running in the morning only]
Initial booking closes on Wednesday 1st of March using this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/youth-work-training-day-beaminster-school-tickets-528281312627 - this will enable us to finalise the timetable for the day.
If you can't attend this day don't forget we have a second Training day on Saturday 25th March at Queen Elizabeth School, Wimborne https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/youth-work-training-day-queen-elizabeth-school-wimborne-tickets-546073509567
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST TRAINING
British Heart Foundation - learn CPR in 15 minutes with RevivR - what everyone should know.
As part of the 0-25 VCS Forum, we have been asked to complete a short questionnaire on behalf of the Dorset Families Matter Team to help review the Early Help system in Dorset. Please take a moment to share your views with the team by following this link - VCS Form. Closing date for your responses is 11th March, responses will be shared with us from this survey.
South West Grid for Learning - March 2023 Newsletter - https://us18.campaign-archive....
NSPCC Learning has published the latest post in its Why language matters blog series. The blog looks at why it's important to focus on the reasons behind a child’s behaviour, rather than labelling them as 'attention seeking'. The blog looks at the reasons why children might use behaviour to indicate that something is wrong and argues that reframing 'attention seeking' as 'in need of attention' can help prompt professionals to consider the child's underlying needs.
Read the blog: Why language matters: in need of attention, not ‘attention seeking’
Dorset Council SEND Newsletter - Your February 2023 SEND newsletter (mailchi.mp)
Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership February 2023 Newsletter PDSCP February 2023 – Discover your essential news and training links inside (mailchi.mp)
To promote and share your job vacancies and volunteering opportunities, email details to 0-25vcs@dorsetyouth.com and we will add them here
SWRAC are in the process of looking for fun engaging community Action Project or work experience for our young People.
What we are looking for: Our Vocational group – 12th -23rd June every day for 2-week Individual placements. Our Traineeship- Group size 15 Work Experience to commence 17th April for 2 week this normally is a community project With a member of staff. Then they have individual WEX from the 3rd of July for 3 weeks.
We also have SEN Prep for Work- 18 Learners can be broken down into 3 groups all groups would be supported by a SWRAC member of staff. Every Friday starting from WK beginning 20th February – 31st March 17th April-26th May 5th June-7th July 17th July -18th Aug Each rotation is 6wks but could be broken down into prep for placement in SWRAC for 1-2 weeks then on project for 4.
We are very open to work with groups like yourselves so can be very flexible in our approach.
Supported Internships – This is placement for individuals or groups depending on availability 4days a week for up to a year, We have been working very closely with Carlton Hotel and Golf catcher and have our very own on-site classroom, We understand the demands on companies, so we want to work together to help the young people move forward https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-dorset-63988627
We are very keen to broaden our learners’ aspirations so are welcoming career talks and tours, if you or any of your team have any availability for this, please do let me know!
We are in the very early stages of planning a supported internship awareness and Networking Lunch on the 27th March if you would like to attend or have a stall please let me know 😊
Dionne Polychronopulos
Employer Engagement Officer
South West Regional Assessment Centre
Mobile: 07593440076
Tel: 01202 848099
Email: dionnepolychronopulos@swrac.ac.uk
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New Free Membership offer for clubs & Groups
We have reviewed how we support local Clubs & Groups in Dorset, we want to make sure we can support you so you can carry on providing your fantastic service. There is no longer a affiliation fee to become a member but we will be asking for all new and existing members to complete our new membership form for 2023.
By completing this membership form we can help with the following:
- Networking (Coming soon- regular network meetings in the localities)
- Updates & Newsletters from our 0-25 VCS forum
- DBS checks & governance support
- Advice & Guidance for established an new organisations
- Training and Development
- Youth opportunities (Coming soon- young leaders & young ambassadors)
- Access to CRM for data capture (Coming soon)
- Knowledge Hub- advertising your service on the Dorset Youth website
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