1:  Safeguarding Children Board Training
NB:  Please note that this is not required training and would need permission of your line manager.

We have places available on the following courses:

Understanding and Working with Sexual Abuse 7th October at Quadrant Court Woking, 12 places
Aim: To develop understanding and knowledge of sexual abuse and its effects on children, young people, their families and on professionals working in this field

Managing Allegations  9th October Gatton Park Reigate,10 places

Aim: To advise those employing adults to work with children in a paid or unpaid capacity, of their duties in respect of dealing with child protection allegations against them

Adult Substance Misuse the Impact on Children 17th November Princess Alice Esher, 18 places

Aim: To provide participants with an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills for safeguarding children whose parents misuse substances

Effective Interagency Assessment 24th November Quadrant Court Woking

Aim: To increase practitioner skills and confidence in multi-agency assessment work, with the aim of improving practice in the area of safeguarding children

Learning outcomes and further information can be found in the training programme attached

Angie Tregoning

Training and Development Manager

Surrey Safeguarding Children Board

01372 833318

07968 834947

www.surreycc.gov.uk/safeguarding

2:  Kick Cl’ass comes to Surrey with Chelsea Football Club! 
New football based E2E programme for 16-18 year olds referrals needed.

Sportiv8 yesterday opened its first Kick Class programme in Surrey for recent year 11 school leavers and Under 19’s not in education, employment or training.  Sportiv8 has established a unique delivery platform for the 16 week courses which include a combination of activities using various media platforms such as laptops, mobiles & gaming consoles and football related sessions.

Kick Class will be run at Molesey Youth Centre and Chelsea Football Club’s training facilities at Cobham and follows successful programmes already running around the Country, including Portsmouth FC and Reading FC in the South East Region.

Young people registered on the Learning and Skills Council funded course will undertake a range of qualifications and receive a weekly £30 Education Maintenance Allowance.

Sportiv8 is headed up by Russell Grocott Head of Education at Leicester City FC who commented, “the sportiv8 Kick Class has given young people interested in sport a new route to achieve success. It has been great so far to see how many of our students have progressed after the first programme and it is exciting to be able to offer this opportunity with the support of Chelsea Football Club, Football in The Community Programme and their outstanding facilities at Cobham”

For information on this initial programme which runs for 16.5 hours a week over 4 days,  information on the company or to refer a young person to the programme please contact Nicholas Gould who is handling recruitment for this initial programme and future programmes around Surrey: nicholas@sportiv8.com or 07889 252717

For further general information on sportiv8 and the Kick Class programme, please contact: Cheryl or John at sportiv8 cheryl@sportiv8.com  or john@sportiv8.com Tel: 024 76594530

Below are some comments from some of the other clubs involved who have already worked with Sportiv8 in other Counties.

Portsmouth FC, Community Manager, Gary Owers said “The programme has proved a great success with all the candidates benefiting. The groups have grown in confidence and self stature. They have shown commitment to developing a positive perspective to achieving their future goals and they have all become stronger characters with one student being employed directly by the club and 4 more sponsored through college. We start our third programme with Sportiv8 at the end of September and look forward to expanding the programme around Hampshire”

Lee Herron, Reading FC, Community Trust Manager, said, “We are delighted to be involved in the running of the second kick class here at Reading FC, we have seen the students grow in stature through the good work of the coaches and course content we are really looking forward to the start of many course over the next three years and the benefit that will bring to the young people of Berkshire”

Candidates are eligible for EMA of £30.00 per week, a travel allowance is available and a bonus may be available upon successful completion of the course.

Attached is original flyer (note course is now open for places till 29 SEPTEMBER 2008) giving further details along with a copy of our brochure.

3:  Guildford YMCA September News - Position vacant
It is with considerable regret that we announce the imminent departure of a respected colleague. Joy Ahearn has been a part of Guildford YMCA in various roles over many years, but she feels the time has finally come to move on.

Having worked at both Plantation and Bridge Street she has a broad range of experience with young people. She established the Nightstop project in 2004 and many young people owe her their thanks. Her work on homelessness prevention in local schools has been invaluable, as well as her work with individuals over the years and we will be sorry to see her go.

Needless to say we must find a replacement - details of the vacancy can be found here.