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July 30, 2010
3 Day Certified Programme in Working with Disabled Young People (SEN/LDD)
Dates: 4th, 11th & 25th November 2010
Venue: Stratford E15
This 3-day course is to support professional workers to develop practice in working with disabled young people. It aims to support the development of professional practice for workers to ensure positive outcomes for disabled young people.
The course will cover:
• Policies and initiatives relating to disabled young people
• The role of professionals working with young people
• Assessment and planning with disabled young people
• Transitions and transition planning
• Meeting the needs and supporting disabled young people’s aspirations
On successful completion the learner should be able to:
• Recognise barriers to developing practice
• Appreciate the impact of current legislation on professional practice
• Recognise the benefits and importance of adopting the Social Model of Disability
• Carry out an analysis on the service provided to disabled young people by a specific organisation
• Appreciate the history of disability
• Understand disability culture
• Recognize the benefits of accessibility and support
• Understand how to adopt the Social Model
• Appreciate possible barriers and solutions in professional practice
Certification:
Successful completion of the course will confer three credits, at level 3 from the Open College Network (OCN). Requirements for completion; full (100%) attendance and successful completion of a written assignment.
Cost: £310 per person including OCN Registration Fee. – Payment: Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please.
To book please visit http://www.lecp.org.uk/training-directory/ or contact LECP Training & Workforce Development, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830
NEWHAM - People working in Private, Voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please e-mail – training.administration@newham.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).
TOWER HAMLETS - People working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail –kristina.blackett@towerhamlets.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training). To book your place on the course please see below
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Office for Civil Society cuts £11m from Capacitybuilders, v and the Commission for the Compact
By Kaye Wiggins and John Plummer, Third Sector Online, 29 July 2010
Ministers Francis Maude and Nick Hurd also write to sector asking for cost-saving ideas
The Office for Civil Society will cut £11m from its 2010/11 budget by reducing its funding for Capacitybuilders, the Commission for the Compact and the youth volunteering charity v. The reduction brings the budget down from £147.9m to £136.9m, a drop of 7.4 per cent.
In a statement released today, the OCS confirmed it will cut £5m from v’s match funding budget and £1.95m from its annual grant, which had been set at £39m for the current financial year.
The OCS will also cut its funding to Capacitybuilder by £1.3m and to the Commission for the Compact by £400,000.
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How Best Can We Deliver Regional Economic Growth in a Period Of Deficit Reduction?
Date: Wednesday 15th September 2010
Venue: Queens Hotel, Leeds
Issues to be covered at this seminar include:
• How should we refine growth policy at a time of constrained public expenditure?
• How do we avoid a north / south divide and disproportionate impact on already deprived areas?
• How can we deliver a progressive, incentive – led approach, supporting what works?
• How might the public, private and third sectors best perform?
• How do we meet the challenges, opportunities and pit falls?
• And much more …………
To see the full programme, speaker biographies, venue information and booking details click here
Any problems, please contact our office on 01422 845004 or email seminars@cppseminars.org.uk
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July 29, 2010
Welfare Benefits for Young People
Date: 9th November 2010
Venue: Stratford E15
Cost: £90 per person
This course is aimed at all practitioners and managers working with young people (especially NEET groups) who need to be aware of the benefits young people may be able to access, and their criteria. It will incorporate all the benefits changes introduced by the new Government.
Programme outline:
• Overview of the benefits system
• Key benefits when making a benefit check
• Income support
• Income based jobseekers allowance
• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax
• Working Tax Credit
• The Social Fund
• Disability Living Allowance
• Attendance Allowance
• Passports
• Ways of maximising income
At the end of the workshop, participants will understand the structure of the benefits system, Identify possible entitlement to key benefits and appreciate the use of specialist benefit maximisation advice
Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. 10% early bird discount for bookings 60 days before the start of the course
To book please visit www.lecp.org.uk/training-directory
For further queries please contact:
LECP, Training & Development,
4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road,
Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830
NEWHAM - People working in Private, Voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please e-mail –training.administration@newham.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).
TOWER HAMLETS - People working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail –kristina.blackett@towerhamlets.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training). To book your place on the course please see below
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Key Seminar on Effectively Reducing Health Inequalities
Date: Wednesday 13th October 2010
Venue: Queen's Hotel, Leeds
This seminar will cover a variety of issues which include:
• What is the approach to health inequalities of the new Coalition Government?
• How will the Marmot Review be taken forward?
• What can we learn from the evidence for underpinning future policy and action?
• How should we recognise excellence in provision and learn across disciplines and boundaries?
• How will the proposed new Health Premium directly tackle disadvantage and reduce inequalities?
• How can we give greater access to preventative healthcare in disadvantaged areas?
• And much more ………..
To see the full programme, speaker biographies, venue information and booking details click Here
Any problems, please contact our office on 01422 845004 or email seminars@cppseminars.org.uk
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Welfare to Work 2010 Conference
Making the Pathway to Employment Simpler
Date: Thursday 4th November 2010
Venue: QEII Conference Centre, London
Welfare to Work is the leading forum for facilitating a national discussion on tackling unemployment. Following the announcement of the new coalition government’s Welfare Reform Bill, this conference is a timely opportunity to understand the new agenda, focus on recent data, locate areas for improvement and discuss the latest strategies to achieve both long-term and sustained employment in Britain. We look forward to hearing from a high level representative of the Department of Work and Pensions about the latest policy initiatives for tackling unemployment.
To view the full conference agenda and confirmed speakers, please click here.
To book online please click here or call FREE on 0800 542 9585
If you require any additional information, then please contact Laura Evans on 0161 211 3031 or email laura.evans@govnet.co.uk
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Working With Disabled Young People To Encourage And Enable Full Participation
Date: 14th October 2010
Venue: Stratford
Cost: £90 per person
Engagement of disabled children and young people in shaping services at a local level results in the provision of more appropriate services, and can help services work more efficiently and effectively, allowing for more flexible and tailored provision. Disabled young people need to be given the opportunities to develop their skills, gain experience and be given information to support their participation.
This course aims to give learners an opportunity to focus on different communication methods and raise awareness of the need for alternative techniques to encourage and enable participation by disabled young people
Learning Outcomes
• Understand barriers to communication
• Be able to work in partnership with those who know the child or young person best
• Understand a fully participative approach
• Be familiar with how to work with children who communicate using technology
• Understand ways to communicate with sensory impaired young people
Target audience
A wide range of staff and managers working with disabled young people and issues of participation.
Please note : participants should have already undertaken some disability awareness training such as “Introduction to Working with Disabled Young people”, or be aware of key issues and the ‘social model’.
To book please visit www.lecp.org.uk/training-directory
For further queries please contact:
LECP, Training & Development,
4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road,
Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830
NEWHAM - People working in Private, Voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please e-mail –training.administration@newham.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).
TOWER HAMLETS - People working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail –kristina.blackett@towerhamlets.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training). To book your place on the course please see below
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July 28, 2010
National Citizen Service – Applications to Run the Programme
National Citizen Service is a flagship initiative supporting the Government’s vision for building the Big Society. NCS will act as a gateway to the Big Society for many young people, by supporting them to develop the skills and attitudes they need to get more engaged with their communities and become active and responsible citizens.
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Communitybuilders and the Social Enterprise Investment Fund are put on hold
Communitybuilders and the Social Enterprise Investment Fund, the grant and loan funds for developing social enterprise, will not pay out any more money until further notice while a government review is carried out.
The funds, set up by the Labour government to provide investment for community cohesion and to develop new social enterprises in the field of health, are worth about £170m between them. Both are administered by Social Investment Business, which also ran Futurebuilders England, the government-backed loan fund recently closed down by the new coalition government.
A spokeswoman for Social Investment Business said both funds had been suspended pending a review, but neither was closed and applications were still welcome.
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July 27, 2010
Workshop For Voluntary Groups On How To Cost Bids Realistically!!
Date: 30th July 2010
Time: 10am - 3pm (9.30am registration)
Venue: St Georges Centre, St Georges Road, Dagenham
FREE lunch will be provided!
!!BOOK NOW!! LIMITED PLACES
For more information or to book your place please contact:
Jessica Collins-Smith (Development Team Administrator) at jessica.collins-smith@bdcvs.org.uk
Tel: (020) 8227 5482
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The International Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal Evaluation Courses
These are run at a variety of locations across the UK. At present the courses are:
• How to Effectively Evaluate Neighbourhood Renewal Projects and Programmes
• How to Effectively Appraise Neighbourhood Renewal Projects and Programmes
• How to Effectively Manage Neighbourhood Renewal Projects and Programmes
• How to Engage Local Community Groups in Neighbourhood Renewal Projects and Programmes
• How to Effectively Evaluate the Impact of Public Health Promotion Projects and Programmes
• Evaluation Master Class analysing the Softer Outcomes and Impacts of Regeneration Projects and Programmes
Please visit www.neighbourhoodjournal.com for further information. Attendance at these day long training courses costs £175 per person plus VAT. To book please email info@neighbourhoodtraining.co.uk
In-house Training
Any of the above training courses can be run from the comfort of your own offices for between 8 and 30 attendees. This competitive option is ideal for larger organisations that may have multiple attendees at the same course and is available at a rate of £500 per day plus VAT. To book please email info@neighbourhoodtraining.co.uk
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International Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal 2nd Annual Conference and Awards London UK
Date: 17th and 18th November 2010
This annual event and awards ceremony, gives delegates the chance to listen to a variety of excellent speakers. Promotional display space packages are also available.
The coast of a 2 day delegate pass is £175 per person plus VAT and the cost of a display space package is £750 plus VAT.
To book a delegate pass, display space or submit an award please email info@neighbourhoodtraining.co.uk
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Training Courses at acmtraining.co.uk
acmtraining have a range of practical, effective and economical one-day workshops to help your organisation develop during this difficult economic climate. Over the past ten years they have worked with more than 10,000 individuals and count close to 1,000 organisations as repeat clients. Some training courses offered include:
Effective Training Skills - train the trainer
Conflict Resolution Tactics
Stress Management Techniques
Dealing with Organisational Change
Team Building for Successful Groups
Mediation & Negotiation Strategies
Leadership & Supervisory Skills
Facilitation Skills
Marketing & Customer Service Strategies
To view full programme details, venues and dates please visit www.trainingdevelopment.biz. Bookings can be made in several ways – A fully secure online booking system or alternatively, bookings can be made by email to bookings@trainingdevelopment.biz, by telephone on 01584 890970, or by fax to 01584 890810.
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July 23, 2010
London Councils Grants Committee update [14 July]
The New London Councils’ Grants Committee has 20 new members. The committee is dominated by Labour, with 18 seats. The new chair of the committee is Mayor Sir Steve Bullock (Lewisham). There are 3 vice chairs Cllr Helal Abbas (Labour, Tower Hamets), Cllr Stephen Carr (Conservative, Bromley) and Cllr Penny Shelton (Liberal Democrat, Kingston upon Thames.
The Grants Committee discussed the ‘Review of the future role and scope of the London Boroughs Grants Scheme’ at some length and want a report in November and decisions to be made on the future of the scheme by December.
They made a recommendation to the Leaders' Committee to proceed with the review following the scope and timetable outlined in the paper that was presented to it by London Councils’ officers.
Grants committee want more information from London Councils’ officers on the periods under which the current commissions will end, legal advice as to what is and what isn't possible (with regard to ending commissions) and the possible implications.
The committee agreed that a very substantial part of the budget would be 'repatriated' to boroughs, they discussed the potential for sub-regional money to also be 'repatriated' and to be distributed as groupings of boroughs saw fit.
This would leave a residual pot for truly pan-London commissions. We do not know at this stage what those truly pan-London services might be. There is no guarantee that any of the money will be spent on the VCS locally.
The committee agreed that they cannot guarantee that any commissions will be continued past 31st March 2011.They therefore agreed to send a letter to all funded organisations to that effect. It may be that all current commissions will be cut at the end of March 2011 but it may be that they will continue after that until the end of the current arrangements.
The impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review and Local Government Settlement (expected in October) is also a key factor.
What appears certain however is that the London Councils grants budget will be very much smaller when the new commissioning round begins (in 2011, with the majority to begin in 2012).
We are unsure as to what, if any, the impact of potential cuts might be before then.
This for VSF and VSF members is the ‘worst case scenario’. It may of course end up being better for members with the programme being wound down over a longer period of time, time in which we can all plan for the future. There seems to be still a great deal of uncertainty not least of which is the very difficult funding environment away from London Councils.
It was agreed to do some further work on the future of the Strategic Monitoring Zone groupings. A recommendation was made by officers to reduce the number of SMZs from 10 to 6.
Councillors did make reference during the meeting to 'we need to work with our valued VCS partners' and there will be consultation with the sector - we don't know when that consultation will be.
That will be our opportunity to feed in our views and evidence of the impact of our services on beneficiaries in London. It will also be important for us to demonstrate why we think it is essential that some services are commissioned regionally or sub-regionally.
There will be a fundamental change in the London Boroughs Grants Scheme and we should not assume that any of our commissions are guaranteed post March 31st 2011. As a result and to minimise the risk to our organisations we should be making contingency plans.
Start making plans based on the assumption that none of us are guaranteed funding beyond March 31st 2011 – it may never happen but best to be prepared!
What you can do straight away:
Contact VSF with your concerns – tim@lvsc.org.uk
Contact VSF with evidence of the impact of your work - tim@lvsc.org.uk
Contact VSF with reasons, supported by evidence, why your work must be commissioned regionally or cross-borough - tim@lvsc.org.uk
If your work is best delivered locally, tell us - tim@lvsc.org.uk
Contact Grants and Leaders’ committee with your concerns (lists on the VSF website)
VSF invites all members to submit items, notices and advertisements for inclusion in the bulletins. The bulletin is due to go out on the penultimate or last day of the month - please get copy to tim@lvsc.org.uk a week before that deadline
Any suggestions for articles for the next bulletin, or anything you would like to see included, if you would like your work showcased please email tim@lvsc.org.uk.
Please also let us know what you think of this bulletin so that we can improve our service to VSF members.
This bulletin comes from:
London Voluntary Service Council
4th Floor
88 Old Street, London EC1V 9HU
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In Our Name Launch of Almanac Questionnaire
Kairos in Soho (KiS) and the In Our Name project partners, London Friend, PACE and the Metro Centre, are excited to announce the launch of the The In Our Name Almanac Questionnaire.
The questionnaire is for not-for-profit lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups, organisations and projects based in and/or serving Greater London. The information produced from the questionnaire will form the basis of the 2010 London LGBT Voluntary and Community Sector Almanac - a new comprehensive annual print publication about the London LGBT voluntary and community sector (VCS).
The Almanac will provide up-to-date statistical and strategic information about the diverse LGBT voluntary and community sector in London, so that LGBT organisations can access an information base for lobbying, planning and development, and envision their strategic context. The Almanac will also give organisations the opportunity to showcase their work to others in the sector. LGBT VCOs, funders and infrastructure organisations will receive a free printed copy of the Almanac.
This will be the first comprehensive mapping since the publication of the PiP Report - the first mapping of the London LGBT sector in 2006/7 conducted by KiS. At this particular time, at a relatively high point of legislative and policy attention to LGBT equality, alongside significant economic turmoil, we have an opportunity to fully monitor the impact of the changing political and economic climate on the LGBT sector as a whole, and on diverse LGBT communities of identity, through the production of a year on year report. These findings will be useful for monitoring the impact of the changing political and economic climate on voluntary and community organisations working in equalities and diversity.
The In Our Name Almanac Questionnaire is available here: http://www.kairosinsoho.org.uk/almanac.asp
If organisations would prefer to complete the survey over the telephone, or in hard copy they can ring Kairos in Soho on 020 7437 6063.
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July 22, 2010
Talking about Managing People - Employment and HR conference
Date: 27th October 2010
Venue: The Window, Islington
We thought you'd like to hear about this new opportunity to focus on some of the key employment law and HR issues faced by the voluntary and community sector.
Hot topics this year include
• The impact of the Coalition Government on employment issues for the voluntary sector
• The new Equality Act
• Safeguarding vulnerable people
Booking opens very soon so register your interest now to make sure you benefit from an early booking discount at this popular learning and networking event.
Email peace@lvsc.org.uk or telephone Clare on 02033498914 or Shirley on 02033498913
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Lasa European Not-For-Profit Technology Conference - Will The Cloud Save The Sector?
Opportunities for Efficiencies and Innovation
Date: 28th - 29th September 2010
Venue: Garden Museum, London, SE11
Formerly the Circuit Rider Conference, this annual event is for anyone interested or involved in voluntary sector ICT support and development.
For more information and booking please visit the UKRiders site
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July 20, 2010
Practical Skills Supporting & Supervising Volunteers
Date: 5th October 2010
Venue: Stratford E15
Cost: £90 per person
This workshop can be considered as the follow up to all delegates who attended the ‘introduction to managing volunteers’.
The Supporting & Supervising Volunteers session is a practical course aimed at addressing the difficult and common issues surrounding the management of volunteers in a range of sectors.
The course will cover managing volunteers in your organisation
• Supervision skills for the voluntary sector
• Developing and enhancing techniques for difficult and challenging volunteers
• Developing effective skills for the supervision process
• Best practice within the Supervision process
Anyone managing volunteers, individuals seeking to develop or enhance supervision skills.
To book online please visit the LECP website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training-directory/ or contact:
Training & Workforce Development,
LECP, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road,
Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830
NEWHAM - People working in Private, Voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please e-mail – training.administration@newham.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).
TOWER HAMLETS People working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail – kristina.blackett@towerhamlets.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).
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July 08, 2010
ACEVO Events and Courses
Positioning your Brand Successfully Master-Class
Date: 9th September 2010
Time: 9am – 1.30pm
Venue: London
Engaging with Government and Parliament
Date: 21st September 2010
Time: 10am – 2pm
Venue: London- Other locations available
Using Celebrities to maximise your Organisations Success
Date: 24th September 2010
Time: 12pm – 2pm
Venue: London
Making the Transition to Adapt to Individual Budgets
Date: 29th September 2010
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: London- Other locations available
Are you doing well as a CEO?
Leadership Skill and Organisational Effectiveness
Date: 14th October 2010
Time: 12pm – 2pm
Venue: London
Lunch with Andy Street, Managing Director, John Lewis
Engaging your Employees through effective Leadership
Date: 3rd November 2010
Time: 12pm – 2pm
Venue: London
For further information about these events / courses please click here or visit www.acevo.org.uk
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July 02, 2010
City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London join forces
These related grantmakers have fully amalgamated, with effect from 30 June. The new organisation will be known as Trust for London.
For further information click here
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