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Jan

FREE places on the 19 day Outward Bound 'Skills for Life Award' course

VOYC Devon has been asked by the Sir Francis Chichester Trust Administrator to advertise this fantastic opportunity. If you would like to contact the Trust Administrator directly, please email Anthea Parkyn info@chichestertrust.org.uk

The Sir Francis Chichester Trust is once again offering FREE places on the 19 day Outward Bound 'Skills for Life Award' course to young people who live in Devon and who are aged 16-19 (at the time of the course, which will be July/August) and to ask that you give some thought as to whether any of the young people that you are working with might benefit and if so encourage them to apply.

The course is designed to help participants make an effective transition into sixth form, further education or work and is a chance to have a life-shaping adventure with people from all over the world, to know what they are truly capable of achieving and to stand out in a crowded market place. The courses are held at the Outward Bound centres in the Lake District, Wales and Scotland.

The aim of the Skills for Life Award course is that young people challenge themselves, demonstrate progress through 1:1 action planning focussed on personal development, work outside of their normal friendship group and leave with a breadth of experience that will enrich personal statements and set them aside from other young people. The main benefits for the young people are seen in greatly improved self-confidence and team working abilities, together with raised aspirations.

The Trust looks for candidates that wouldn't normally have a chance to undertake anything of this nature and will be able to enjoy and benefit from the experience. Please note that we cannot support any young people that at the time of their course are subject to a youth offending order and also that if a young person has been supported by the Trust previously they are unlikely to be funded for a further course.

The Sir Francis Chichester Trust will meet the full course fee (£1,949pp) for successful applicants and ask that they are responsible for their own transport to the Outward Bound centre of their choice. However, if transport costs are prohibitive then we will look at additional support if possible.

The closing date for applications is Monday 12th February with interviews for those shortlisted being held 15th and 16th March in Exeter and young people applying must be available on one or other of these dates. An application form can be downloaded from the Trust website http://chichestertrust.org/ and there are further details and a video clip about the course there as well. You can also download the Trust's Newsletter from the website and this has some feedback from young people who attended a course and were supported by the Sir Francis Chichester Trust. also be glad if you could perhaps pass this information to colleagues who may know of young people for whom this would be appropriate. It is a wonderful opportunity for young people who wouldn't normally have a chance to undertake anything of this nature and if you have any queries then please do get in touch.

Devon Pre-school Learning Alliance

Spring 2018 Training brochure (FREE)

Lots of practical courses to help staff in pre-school settings including:

Managing Disciplinary Grievance and staff Capability in the Early Years Settings
Managing the Pre-school Finances
Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO’s) - What they are and how they work

And lots more free courses. Don't miss out on this opportunity for some essential trinaing and wonderful CPD opportunities. Read on here

Important survey - VI children in Devon

Survey about the future provision of services for VI children in Devon (Not Plymouth, Torbay, Cornwall, Somerset or Dorset.)

Please do take the time to fill it out and more accessible formats are available upon request laura.hughes@moorvision.org

The closing date is 9^th Feb.

Survey here: https://new.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay/categories/education/

Celebrating Youth Social Action in Devon

Exwick Youth Council was created to help give a voice to local young people, helping them to be heard and encouraging their involvement in community decision making. They are empowered to be a bridge between both young and old and have established a real sense of community cohesion. Read more

New places available on youth mentoring service

Support services are available to 15-24 year old young people in Tiverton, Exeter and surrounding areas. These services are free to both the young people and to external referral agents.

Please complete this referral form with as much detail as possible and send to jemma.flower@youngdevon.org. Once received they will then be in touch to arrange a suitable time to meet with the young person and discuss the options available to them. Please be aware young people will need to fulfil the eligibility criteria and provide their National Insurance number and official ID before support can begin.

Please feel free to share this information and the referral form to any colleagues or any other young people’s services in your area.

Devon County Skills for Young People (DCSfYP) CSW mentoring:

The DCSfYP project is a one to one mentoring project aimed at 15-18 year old NEETs across Devon. Personalised support is provided to help young people get back into work, education or training through targeted advice and guidance sessions. Support is available to help young people access courses, complete job applications or simply gain the confidence to attend a job interview. Once referred, each young person is assigned a mentor who will work alongside the young person to help them gain new experiences and develop new skills to help them access career and training opportunities.

Empowering Enterprise BBO mentoring:

This mentoring project comes under the Building Better Opportunities project funded by the National Lottery and European Social Fund, we are able to support those young for a longer time period. Aimed at 18-24 year olds who are at the most risk of social exclusion and who require additional support to access the jobs market- this is a more intensive style of mentoring which is tailored to each individual.

For further info please visit www.petroc.ac.uk/college-information/projects/empowering-enterprise