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WEEKLY NEWS FROM VOYC DEVON
I hope that you're all having a good half term. Sadly I have to say a fond farewell to Kerrie Clifford who has recently moved to work full time with Active Devon. We will greatly miss having Kerrie here at the VOYC Office and I would like to thank her for her significant contribution to the work of VOYC over the last three years. I am pleased to say that the final part of Kerrie's work with us was helping me to recruit her succesor. We were fortunate to have a massive response to our recruitment advert and as a result we interviewed four excellent candidates. I am pleased to let you all know that Jeanette Brown has joined us and is already putting out lots of tweets and facebook content. I will let Jeanette introduce herself over the coming weeks. As a result of the staff changes the e-bulletin is being re-designed and so please bear with us over the coming weeks.
Best Wishes,
Mark Goodman mark@voycdevon.org.uk
VOYC TRAINING
Child Protection Training - Group 2 on 5 March 2018, Exeter
Info and booking HERE
Child Protection Training - Group 3 (Designated Safeguarding Officer) on 19 March 2018, Cheriton Bishop
Info and booking HERE
LOCAL NEWS
The Youth Work Works Conference 2018 Saturday 24th February 2018 10am – 1pm
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Devon Children & Families Partnership VCS Reference Group Meeting
Wednesday 14th March 2018
The 100 Club, Wear Barton Road, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 7EH 2 – 4pm with tea / coffee available from 1.30pm
The Main Speakers are:
Mark Gurrey: The Joint Chair, Devon Children and Families Partnership being responsible for Safeguarding
Ashley Arkless: the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Operations Manager
This is your chance to hear from and ask questions of these two influential people so please try and join us on the 14th March when you will have the opportunity to:
To book your place email admin@voycdevon.org.uk
The Devon Sports Awards
Nominations are being sought for this year's Awards and they close on 31st March. Details and nomination form are on the website at www.activedevon.org/dsa2018
Research from Exeter University
Excluding children from school may lead to long- term psychiatric problems and psychological distress, a study of thousands of children has shown.
Research by the University of Exeter, published in the journal Psychological Medicine found that a new onset mental disorder may be a consequence of exclusion from school.
The study also found that – separately – poor mental health can lead to exclusion from school.
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_595920_en.html
Devon Children and Families Partnership (DCFP)
The DCFP have now added more safeguarding courses from April onwards and details of these also available on their website.
SEND Parent Information Events
You are not to late for some of the series of parent information events across Devon during the 2018 spring term. The events are information sessions for parents and carers, where you can find out more about how Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support works in Devon. Our aim is to help you to understand the system in Devon.
NATIONAL NEWS
UK Youth Voice is the national steering group, made up of 28 young people from across the UK, which sits right at the heart of UK Youth. We strengthen links between youth organisations, build relationships with decision makers and inspire other young people to take action. As well as having a national platform for your voice on all things relating to young people and youth work, you will have the incredible opportunity to travel all over the UK, meet new people, and develop a whole range of skills which will look great on your CV including; communication skills, teamwork, organising events and leadership. You will also get the opportunity to grow your network and lead on campaigns that could make a difference to thousands of young people across the UK.ken sleep to care for unwell family members.
For more informaiton go to UK Youth Voice https://ukyouth.formstack.com/forms/ukyouthvoice
Young people's happiness and confidence at record low, Prince’s Trust study finds young people's happiness and confidence levels are at a record low as concern around lack of job opportunities mounts, a survey has found. The Prince's Trust's annual youth index measures young people's happiness and confidence across a range of areas, including their health and career prospects, attributing an overall score out of 100 based on the responses to a series of survey questions. This year the overall index score was 69, making it the first time since the index launched in 2009 that it has fallen below 70. Almost half (44 per cent) of the more than 2,000 young people aged between 16 and 25 who were surveyed said they feared there would be fewer job opportunities for their generation over the next three years.
FUNDING
Recently added funding streams include:
See the rest of our funding pages HERE
JOBS
Recently added jobs include:
- NCS Team Leader x 10 - Newton Abbot, closing date 7th May
See the rest of our jobs pages HERE