PA Bulletin 24 February 2009
Connexions Surrey PA Bulletin
24 February 2009
The bulletin is produced every two weeks and we aim to keep you up to date with current issues and aware of news that is relevant to your day to day jobs. The bulletin sits alongside the PA Resource section of the website.
1: Surrey 14-19 News Update
2: Exciting FUN Y2Y North Downs Marathon
3: EMA Update
4: Change of PA Bulletin Contact details
5: Surrey Opportunities Fair - 4 March 09
6: NEET Update - inc Activities Flyer
7: Connexions Training Programme - Fully updated for 2009
8: External Training Programme
1: Surrey 14-19 News Update
Dear All,
I attach the latest edition of the 14-19 Newsletter which I hope that you will enjoy reading
Lin Le Versha
14-19 (FE) Consultant
Four S Head Office and Development Centre
Bay Tree Avenue, Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7UE
Phone: 01372-834444 Direct: 01372-834337
Lin.LeVersha@vtplc.com
2. Exciting FUN Y2Y North Downs Marathon/half walk or FUNdraiser: Sunday 29th March 2009
Fancy yourself as a marathon challenger?
Join us for the annual Exciting FUN Y2Y trek from Woking YMCA to Guildford YMCA to Redhill YMCA. The North Downs trek is a multi-terrain event for walkers and runners. You can take part in either the full marathon or the half marathon of 13 miles. The trek will take you across the beautiful North Downs and along some of the most scenic trails in Surrey and will prove to be both challenging and enjoyable
For the full distance runners / walkers a mini bus will be leaving the Woking YMCA (for map and directions click here) at 8am to take you to the start at Guildford for 9am. For the half distance runners / walkers a mini bus will leave Woking YMCA AT 9.45am to take you to the start at Box Hill for 10.45am. At the finish point of the YMCA Redhill you will be revitalised with refreshments form the welcoming staff and receive your well earned commemorative medal and hip bag! And champagne celebration!
This exhilarating trek is a great way to get fit, meet new people and raise funds for your local community. The cost of this exciting event is just £15 with all sponsorship raised going direct to the YMCA. Please also cascade this invite to groups and friends!
Funds raised will support the The Woking YMCA in the ever expanding work we do with and for young people. We work with some of the most vulnerable and isolated members of society, offering them help and support, particularly in times of need.
The Woking YMCA’s Ypod is an innovative youth centre in the heart of Woking. The Ypod runs a whole host of programmes aimed to meet the needs of Woking’s youth and young adult community. For more info on our programmes and how to get involved please see our website. www.wokingymca.org.uk
For details and an entry please email info@wokingymca.org.uk
Or………………….If you would like to sponsor us-please send cheques payable to Woking YMCA and mark envelope Y2Y North Downs, an online giving option will be sent soon.
Kind regards
Terry Eckersley
CEO, Woking YMCA Prof Dip Housing-CMS-DMS
Incorporated Registered No 1123987
T: 01483 757160
E: terry.eckersley@wokingymca.org.uk
W: www.wokingymca.org.uk www.ymca.org.uk
3. Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Update February 2009
Apply Early- Please ensure Year 11 leavers are aware of the EMA scheme and have access to the application form before they go on study leave.
- Young people applying early will receive their Notice of Entitlement in advance of starting their course in September, helping them to receive the support they need.
- 2009/10 EMA Application forms- pre order forms today! The 2009/10 EMA application packs are available to pre-order. Each pack contains an EMA application form and guidance notes for learners. Please remember to quote ref: LSC-P-NAT-090013.
- Please note that application packs will not start to be sent out until April 2009. Schools and Colleges have also been sent this message.
Support Materials to promote EMA
- Support materials to help learning providers promote and support EMA are now available. These include: EMA resource pack - designed to support you in classroom-based learning and highlight post-16 options available to young people. Ref: LSC-P-NAT-080120 and EMA Your Choice DVD - explains the benefits of EMA and how this has helped 5 young people stay on in learning who would otherwise have dropped out. Ref: LSC-P-NAT-080004
- To pre-order a quantity of 2009/10 EMA application packs and/or EMA Support Materials from LSC Publications, please call 0845 602 2260 or email: lsc@prolog.uk.com. Please remember to quote the reference when ordering.
Support for E2E Learners
- All E2E learners will receive the maximum £30 weekly EMA payment regardless of their household income.
- On top of the weekly payment E2E learners can also receive bonuses (Short Course model) but only if they continue to progress and meet targets set by their provider at the start of their programme.
Deciding on Payments
- Providers will translate collated information about attendance into decisions on whether to pay or not to pay EMA.
- An EMA recipient should only be paid where they have attended all the learning as agreed in their Contract Part 1 and met the standards of behaviour and effort required.
- If a learner breaches the agreed attendance and behaviour policy the provider should make a ‘don’t pay’ decision on the Learning Provider Portal.
- For further information, please see Annex 1 of the EMA Guidance for Providers 2008/09 on Authorised and Unauthorised Absence: http://ema.lsc.gov.uk/
Learner Support Service Stakeholder e-bulletin
- The latest Learner Support Service stakeholder e-bulletin is available. We are pleased to let you know about some improvements the LSC are making to the Interim Learning Provider Portal as well as updating you about the handover of the contract for administering all the Learner Support Schemes from Liberata to Capita. This can be accessed on the following link:http://www.lsc.gov.uk/providers/moneytolearn/lss/ebulletins/
- For further information about the Learner Support Service and to access all previous issues of this e-bulletin online, please clink on the following link: http://www.lsc.gov.uk/providers/moneytolearn/lss
For further information on the LSC's Learner Support initiatives, please contact Nadia Mughal, Partnership Adviser Learning and Skills Council.
T: 01483 803295 Mob: 07768 925670 or nadia.mughal@lsc.gov.uk
4: Change of PA Bulletin Contact Details
Today is my last PA Bulletin before going on maternity leave. I would like to thank all those of you who have regularly sent in articles for the Bulletin, and would like to encourage all PAs to continue to share information in this way.
From now on, the Bulletin will be put together by Jemma Campbell and Alanah Harrington and will continue to be sent out every two weeks. Please send any new articles to Jemma for inclusion in the Bulletin (jemma.campbell@surreycc.gov.uk ). Also, if you have any News items which would be relevant for young people, please send to Jemma for the News section of the website.
kind regards
Kirsty Baker
5: Don’t forget the Surrey Opportunities Fair
GUILDFORD SPECTRUM
Wednesday 4th March
Noon until 8 p.m.
If you know of a young person aged 16-19 who's wondering 'what next?', then bring them along to the Surrey Opportunities Fair.
With over 60 exhibitors, including employers, training providers, and colleges, they're bound to find something of interest!
Contact Chris Bussicott on 01483 519342 or chris.bussicott@surreycc.gov.uk for more details
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Job Vacancies for Young People
Did you know that there are a wide range of job vacancies, vacant college places and training courses all over the county waiting to be filled? As the majority don’t have particularly demanding entry requirements, they are an ideal choice for many NEET youngsters.
Our Centres produce regular listings of local opportunities. Vacancy Bulletins are now listed on the Connexions website Job search page and you can also pick up copies from your local Centre to share with the young people you are currently working with.
NEET Activities Flyer - Jan-Mar 2009
Due to recent staff changes, the NEET Activities Flyer for Jan-March 2009 has unfortunately been delayed. We would like to be able to distribute this as soon as possible so would be very grateful if you could send details of any NEET activities still open to young people between now and March 2009 to lynda.wilson@surreycc.gov.uk as soon as possible.
The aim of the document is to give you an indication of the types of activities/programmes that are available or are currently being undertaken.
NEET Activities Flyer - April - June 2009
The next edition of the flyer will cover the period April - June 2009 and ideally I would like to distribute it to you all week commencing 16th March which would allow you some time to speak with your NEET young people and potentially get them signed up onto a course/programme that may be starting within this period.
If you are involved in any NEET (16-18 year old) activities or know of any activities for NEET young people that are taking place between April and the end of June 2009 then please let me have the following details by 9th March and I will include the programme in the next flyer:
- Course title
- Brief description, to include, number of weeks, core content, referral process etc
- Agency/provider
- Dates
- Time
- Costs if any incurred by young person
- Contact name
- Contact details i.e. telephone number and email address
Clare Maryan
Connexions Surrey
Tel: 01483 519333
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Connexions Training Programme
Introduction to Connexions Aim: By the end of the course trainees will be able to: - Explain why Connexions was formed - Name the three key themes - Describe Connexions in 2008 - Explain their role in Connexions - Link targets to own contribution
Target Audience: This course is aimed at new PA’s in VT and the Voluntary Sector Pre-Course: It is advisable that all PA's are familiar with their organisation’s Connexions contractual targets prior to the event date. Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Trainer: Barbara Turley
Working Together to Meet the Needs of Young People. Aim: “Course will enable you to consider how social policy interacts with a multi agency approach to meeting the needs of young people and how a change management programme can be developed”. By the end of the course participants will be able to: - Explain what is meant by a young person centered approach - Demonstrate how social policy and government strategy supports multi agency working whilst putting the young person at the centre - Explain effective interagency working - Start some work as a result of the 2 days training that will be tracked within own organisation post training Pre-Course: All PA's must read the attached pre-course reading prior to the course date. Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Trainer: Barbara Turley To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager.
APIR/CAFAim: To enable participants to understand the rationale for, the potential benefits of and the effective use of the Connexions APIR Framework. To enable managers and supervisors to support the effective implementation and the use of the Connexions APIR Framework. To enable participants to links APIR with the Common Assessment Framework Date: 26th and 27th February 2009 Venue: HG Wells Centre, Woking Trainer: Barbara Turley
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Introduction to ADAPT Aim: To provide training on the use of Adapt and obtain a good understanding of the system. As a result of the course, participants should have a good understanding of Adapt and:- Be able to record work with clients - Adding new clients - Amending records - Recording contacts/plans - Recording letters - Joining and Leaving clients to NEET - Recording a Potential/Actual Endorsement - Telephone Contacts - Recording Group Sessions etc Be able to record work with providers/opportunities - Adding new providers - Amending records - Recording a visit - Adding an opportunity - Submitting to an opportunity - Recording the outcome of a submission - Putting an opportunity of HOLD and then back on to LIVE - Cancelling an opportunity
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. ADAPT WorkshopsAim: To provide training on the use of Adapt and obtain a better understanding of the system
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. CAMHS Everybody’s Business - E-Learning Course Aim:
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. CAMHS Twilight Session PAs will have already accessed the online training package (Everybody's Business) before attending a CAMHS twilight and that by the time of the twilight they will have either completed the course or be near to completion. Aim: The twilights are designed as a "question and answer" session to address any issues PAs have encountered in the training that have not been answered by the e learning itself. Also to help them to make links between the theoretical knowledge and their practice, and to think about how local CAMHS operates. As such, there are no separate outcomes for the twilight and there will be no pre-reading etc, as PAs will have done this during their completion of the e-learning package. East of County Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Trainer: TBC West of County Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Trainer: TBC To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Safeguarding Training provided by Surrey County Council. Training for Surrey County Council PAs only.
Course Date Time Venue 10/03/2009 09:30 Other Building 13/03/2009 09:30 Other Building 05/03/2009 09:30 Princess Alice Hospice 18/03/2009 09:30 Princess Alice Hospice 02/03/2009 09:30 Quadrant Court
To apply for this course: Please complete the attached SCC training application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Bereavement A morning workshop that covers working with grief, loss and trauma and the strategies for dealing with loss and trauma The half day workshop will include information about discussion of: · The impact of bereavement – losses and statistics · Teenage grief – exploring the specific impact of death of grandparent, parent after a long illness, sudden death, witnessing traumatic death as a result of a road accident, suicide and murder · Practical tools and coping strategies including making a memory jar – would everyone please bring a jar with lid and a pack of salt · What Jigsaw4u can offer you West of County: Date: 30 April 2009 Time: 9.00– 12:00 Venue: Guildford YMCA, Trainer: Anne Davies East of County: Date: 24 March 2009 Time: 9.00 – 12:00 Trainer: Anne Davies
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Benefits for Young People Benefits for young people is the ‘Cinderella’ service of the department for Work and Pensions. The rules governing benefit entitlement are complex and are often misunderstood and misinterpreted not only by those who work with young people but by Jobcentre staff. This one-day course aims to de-mystify the benefits system for young people and give young people’s advisers/workers the confidence to negotiate the ‘benefits maze’ on their behalf. A detailed course programme will be forwarded nearer the day but it will include: - Benefits for 16 & 17 year olds - The impact of care and/or educational status - Young people with disabilities and/or incapable of work - Housing benefit - Community Care Grants form the Social Fund - Severe hardship payments - Negotiating with the benefits system Dates: 14th April 2009 Times: 9:30-16:30 (lunch provided) Venue: Quadrant Court, Woking To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Equality and Diversity Training provided by Surrey County Council Aim: This course introduces the main equality legislation and the 6 current strands of diversity: religion and belief/ disability / age / sexual orientation / race / gender. It also raises awareness of prejudice and how actions can affect others. Target audience: This half-day workshop is open to all employees of the council who do not have any management responsibility.
To apply for this course: Please complete the attached SCC training application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Drug & alcohol awareness for staff working with young people Training provided by Surrey County Council Aim: To help participants address there role in substance misuse among children and young people. Target audience: This 1-day course will benefit all staff working directly with young people.
To apply for this course: Please complete the attached SCC training application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager.
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The following training courses are outside the Connexions training programme and therefore any costs will need to be met by your own organisation and not through the centrally funded Connexions programme.
1) In-Volve Training Programme In-volve offer a wide range of training opportunities that may be useful for PA’s - please find the training programme attached 2) Young People and Money For further information please visit. www.youngpeopleandmoney.co.uk
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