CYPL News - May 2011

Lancashire voluntary sector consortium

Voluntary, Community and Faith (VCF) organisations delivering children, young people and family (CYPF) services in Lancashire are coming together to form a consortium. A consortium working group has been tasked by the VCFS CYP Reference Group, and the COF Consortium Partner’s Group following their meetings in March 2011, to drive the development forward. The main aim of the consortium will be to secure CYPF related contracts and funding agreements for member organisations and to manage these contracts and funding agreements through a joint approach.

Lancashire YPS Re-organisation

The final reorganisation of Lancashire's Young People's Service has now been agreed by the Cabinet Member for Young People at his meeting on 10 May and by the Leader at his meeting on 13 May. A brochure has been produced which provides a summary of the reorganisation, and provides specific details of the way in which the agreed reorganisation will affect each District. To download a copy of the brochure visit: Final Briefing

Diversity in apprenticeships project

The new ‘Diversity in Apprenticeships’ project can help you apply for an apprenticeship and prepare for interviews, if you:

Are 16-18
Are from an ethnic minority group
Have learning difficulties or disabilities
Are working with the Youth Offending Team
Are pregnant or a young parent
Are supported through leaving care
Are unemployed with few or no qualifications
OR if you want to work in an industry that is usually dominated by the opposite sex (e.g. females in to engineering or construction or males in to child care or hairdressing)

If you fall in to any of the above categories and live in Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Rossendale, Burnley, Nelson or Colne, this is an excellent chance for you to begin your career journey and get in to the world of work.

You will receive mentoring sessions from us in the early weeks of the apprenticeship and you may qualify for financial support for any start up costs such as clothing or equipment.

Contact us on 01254 267780 or email apprentices@cxl-uk.com

Independent Advocacy Qualification

East Lancashire Advocacy Service in partnership with Action for Advocacy are offering a City and Guilds Accredited Advocacy Qualification.

6th Annual Multi Faith Football Tournament, Blackburn

A multi faith football tournament is being organised for the 6th year running by the Inter-Madrassah Organisation (Creating Champions for the Future) in Blackburn.

The organisers would like teams from different faiths and towns to take part so that they can have a multi faith and cohesive tournament and the tournament is open to following age categories: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11.

The Challenge - 12 teammates, 3 weeks, 1 unbeatable experience

The Challenge is your chance to show yourself and others what you can do. Are you up for it?

An evaluation of the Holding Families East Lancashire (Pilot) Project

Holding Families offers a whole-family treatment service to families with parents with substance problems, with a strong desire to engage in work concurrently with parents and with their children in the hope that:-

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust Self-Harm Conference

Self-harm is a significant issue in mental health services across our inpatient and community services. Dealing with individuals who self-harm is a complex process and it poses a

major challenge for staff working in a range of services. A self-harm strategy has been developed to support this work, a key principle of this is that the needs, well-being and care of individuals who self-harm are absolutely paramount.

Zumba classes

Following the success of the Zumba Class which takes place at the Centre @ Halton on a Thursday evenings, the Centre are now starting a second Zumba Class to keep the community on its toes! This class will take place on Wednesday evenings 8.30pm - 9.30pm. First class will be Wednesday 1 June 2011.

Giving White Paper

The Government has launched its Giving White Paper, which is says will make it easier and more attractive for people to give time and money to good causes. It follows evidence which suggests levels of giving time and money have flat-lined in recent years.

All-age careers service

Minister of State for Further Education and Lifelong Learning John Hayes has set out further details about the all-age careers service in England, which will be established by April 2012. This includes new arrangements for careers guidance accessible from September 2011. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will: continue to fund a high quality online and helpline service for adults.

Review of Child Protection

The Department for Education has published The Munro Review of Child Protection: Final Report - A Child-Centred System. The report says that 'bureaucratic' aspects have become too dominant in child protection work, and that the system has become characterized by individuals 'doing things right' rather than 'doing the right thing'. It proposes that front-line social workers should regain the freedom to decide what was best for children.

Commissioning and PQASSO

Commissioning and Quality, PQASSO (Quality Assurance System) has produced a new leaflet which looks at how the two most commonly used quality standards in the sector - PQASSO and ISO 9001- compare. In addition PQASSO has started to make moves to test an online version which will make the 'voluntary sector led' Quality Assurance System even more accessible.

Attend the party conferences with NCVYS

NCVYS is attending all the party conferences this year and is pleased to invite you to be a part of the Youth Zone, a cost effective solution for members to attend the conferences and showcase their work to leading politicians, councillors, businesses and party delegates.

Leeds City Museum earns participation award

Leeds City Museum is the first organisation in the country to achieve the National Youth Agency’s Hear by Right Bronze Award.

NCVYS Young Partners Award open for nominations

The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) has officially opened nominations for this year’s prestigious Young Partners Award. The Awards is a celebration of voluntary and community youth organisations and projects working in partnership with young people who are actively involved in the decision-making processes of their work.

NCB asks Government to listen to children and young people on reforming the NHS

Sir Paul Ennals Chief Executive of NCB has written a blog post on the Guardian website asking for NHS systems to be designed around the needs of children and young people and not just the needs of adults. He said: “In all the debates about the proposed health reforms, children have been almost invisible.”

Sector campaigning must take a back seat to service delivery, says RNIB Chair

Charities should consider ditching the word 'charity' in favour of social enterprise and must begin to view themselves "more as product developers and less as campaigners", RNIB Chair Kevin Carey told the CFDG conference this morning.

Rewarding innovation and inspiration - Enter the Children and Young People Now Awards

The Children & Young People Now Awards have become the gold standard for everyone working with children, young people and families. Now in their sixth year, these awards provide a great source of pride and recognition for all those who strive day in, day out, to improve the lives of others.

They offer an opportunity to raise the profile of projects and initiatives to funders and the general public. And they present a tremendous showcase of learning and best practice from across the country that can be an inspiration to all.

Charities Bill

The Cabinet Office has published a summary of responses to the draft Charities Consolidation Bill. The consultation was carried out in late 2009 by the then Office of the Third Sector. The document also contains the Government's response to the consultation and the next steps that it will take. Visit: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Youth unemployment

Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg have launched Supporting Youth Employment. This is an overview of the government's plans to tackle youth unemployment. The measures aim to tackle some of the long term structural barriers that stop some young people from getting a job and starting their career. They include a new £60m package to create apprenticeships and work placements in private firms later.

Analysis of youth service savings

Children & Young People Now has asked five councils "to explain their thinking as they strive to make savings to youth services".

West Sussex will "End direct delivery of universal services and target resources at the most vulnerable young people" to save £2m.
Oxfordshire will "Merge youth services with others relating to young people and families and employ a youth hub model" to save £4.2m.
Manchester will "Hand over universal youth services to the

'Broke, not broken' - Prince's Trust Report

Thousands of young people from the UK’s poorest families believe they will achieve 'few' or 'none' of their goals in life, warns 'Broke, not broken', a new report by The Prince’s Trust and RBS.

Big Society Bank

Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has endorsed outline proposals for the development of a Big Society Bank presented by the Independent Advisers, Sir Ronald Cohen and Nick O'Donohoe. The Minister has also directed the Big Lottery Fund to establish an interim Investment Committee which will use dormant account money it has received to start making investments from this summer. The Big Society Bank will act as a wholesale investor for social investment and champion the sector to the public, stakeholders and investors.

National Citizen Service costs

Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, Tessa Jowell has asked the Cabinet Office which National Citizen Service pilot projects charge participants to take part; and how much each such project charges per participant. She also asked for an estimate of the average amount that a young person will pay to participate in a National Citizen Service pilot. Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd set out the charges by NCS provider in a table.

Ambitious social entrepreneurs

The Big Venture Challenge is a national competition, run by UnLtd, to find 25 ambitious social entrepreneurs in England. Winners will get an initial £25,000, plus the opportunity to pitch for up to £150,000 of seed investment, if this can be matched by loans or equity from co-investors. They also win business support and mentoring. The deadline for applications is 30 June 2011. Visit: www.bigventurechallenge.com/

The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust

The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust is a small trust which gives grants mainly to schools and youth groups wishing to carry out projects which will develop disadvantaged young people's existing interest in the great outdoors. Visit: www.andyfanshawe.org/index.php

Big Lottery Fund to move to online applications for funding

Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund, has said it will move to online applications for its funding. Wanless made the announcement at the 6th National Digital Conference, where he said the funder would be going “digital by default” and moving to a push for online applicants for funding: “Paper form applications have duplication and errors which are eliminated online,” he said. “Online is more efficient and good value for the sector.”

Manchester Active Voices Residential Leadership Programme

Manchester active voices will be runninging its 3rd residential leadership programme in july , this is for young people aged 16-26 from the northwest.

The course will enable you to develop leadership potential, placing you in a stronger position to achieve your goals. You will:

Abbeyfield Week – Invitation to join the Intergenerational skill swap 10th to 19th June 2011

Schools, youth organisations and local groups are invited to join Abbeyfield, a national (UK) charity providing housing with care for older people, in their first intergenerational skill swap programme of events across the UK.