Bulletin 23 April 2010
Child poverty: A challenge for the UK a Challenge for the North East
The centre is pleased to announce a seminar on Thursday 13 may 2010
In St Peter’s Campus, Prospect Building, Lecture Theatre 009
From 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm
(Refreshments at 4.30 pm in Lower Cafeteria)
By Mr Martin Nary
Chief Executive of Barnado’s
ON THE SUBJECT OF
CHILD POVERTY:
A Challenge for the UK and a Challenge for the North East
To reserve a place at this Seminar please email: freda.brown@sunderland.ac.uk
North East Regional Launch of the Risk Taking Behaviour Toolkit
Background
The project was commissioned by Government Office for the North East in November 2010. This was in response to an identified need relating to early identification of multiple risk-taking by young people, with a particular focus on the link between alcohol misuse and teenage conceptions. The purpose of the resource is:
• To facilitate the development of locally defined arrangements that support early identification of risk
• Enable the delivery of interventions that minimise risk and improve outcomes for young people.
Conference Arrangements
Date: May 20th 2010 (Full day)
Venue: Wynyard Park
Wynyard Park House
Wynyard Avenue
Wynyard
Billingham
TS22 5TB
Conference Aims
• To disseminate the toolkit and learning from the regional research
• To celebrate good practice across the Region
• To facilitate consideration of the quality standards and decisions about next steps locally & regionally
Attendance
Attendance is targeted widely across universal, targeted and specialist provision. In particular practitioners, managers and commissioners from the children’s workforce are encouraged to attend.
Ten places have been allocated per local area. If areas are oversubscribed most appropriate attendance will be prioritised by local teenage pregnancy and substance misuse leads.
Please book online
Registration will close on May 7th 2010.
Do You Have A Good Cause For Which You Want To Raise Funds?
If you do then why don’t you take part in one of Mobex North East’s:
GEET BIG NORTH ABSEILs
In partnership with the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne we are offering people the chance to raise money for their good cause from what we believe is the highest abseil in the North East. The registration fee is £25 per person – anything you raise above that will go to the charity or good cause of your choice.
The registration fee goes directly to the work of our charity – working with young and disadvantaged people in the North East.
Choose from the following dates:
Sunday April 25th – Rainbow Trust morning – places available for the afternoon
Sunday May 23rd – Places available throughout the day
Sunday June 27th – Places available throughout the day
Sunday July 25th – St Oswalds – Booked all day
Sunday August 22nd – Places available throughout the day
Sunday September 26th – Places available throughout the day
Sunday October 31st – Places available throughout the day
For more information please check out our website:
www.mobexnortheast.org.uk
To register please contact Danny on:
Telephone: 0191 2302830
Email: danny@mobexnortheast.org.uk
Enter as an individual or a group.
Open to over 18’s only.
Launch of the UK Youth’s Campaign toolkit
UK Youth’s Hearing Unheard Voices project is funded through BIG lottery fund for 3 years; to give young people the skills and opportunities to speak up to shape services, through media and campaigning activities. HUV is aimed at young people aged 11-18, with a particular focus on those who are rarely heard such as homeless/ carers/refugees/ LGBT/ BME/ disabled/ parents and NEET’s.
This training day is aimed at workers working with young people on campaigning. The training day is heavily subsidised by UK Youth and each delegate will receives a free copy of the brand new Campaign Challenge Toolkit.
The day will be centred around UK Youth’s new Campaign Challenge toolkit, with a morning session on campaigning leading into media training in the afternoon. The toolkit will provide resources and activity ideas which can be taken away with you as well as an outline on how to incorporate accreditation into campaigning.
The toolkit focuses on equipping young people with the skills and resources to be able to start a campaign. The training will equip you as the service provider with a better understanding of what campaigning is; along with ideas on how to generate publicity and approaching the media. This will enable you to go away and plan your first campaign with your group of young people.
The Campaigning Challenge Toolkit will be launched through a number of national training days entitled ‘Developing and Promoting a Campaign with Young People’
At the end of this training, participants will have gained knowledge on:
• Understanding of what campaigning is and what it can achieve
• Developing a group culture for campaigning within your group
• What is essential and important for campaigning
• Planning a campaign: strategy, timing, expertise and budgets
• A detailed look into how new social media can have an impact in campaigning
• How to implement a media strategy into the campaigning
• A clear understanding of how to use the Campaign Challenge Toolkit accreditations.
When, where and how much…
The details of the training days are below: Monday 7th June 2010- Durham
The times of the training is from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
The cost of the training day is £50 plus VAT per person.
A sandwich lunch will be provided
What to expect…
Each delegate will receive a free copy of UK Youth’s new Campaigning Challenge Toolkit to take away with them.
Places on this course are limited to ensure that the training day is an effective one and are available on a strictly first come, first served basis. Please note that it is expected that there will be a high demand for places so would advise you to book your place on the event promptly.
To book your place, please go to Training Calendar to download and return your booking form to Charmaine Simpson.
