PA Bulletin 2nd November 2009
The Connexions Surrey 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.
UPDATE: How well are we doing in 2009? Click Here for the latest graphs on NEET & Unknowns.
Job Opportunities for Young People: 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. Please also direct your young people to our website and encourage them to spend a few minutes completing a few questions which will open up the database of jobs relevant and available to them.
NEET Activities CALENDAR: You will see to the top left of this screen there is now a Not in Education Employment or Training (NEET) Activities Calendar. To publicise an event please contact: Jemma Campbell-Scott at Connexions Surrey jemma.campbellscott@surreycc.gov.uk - Tel: 01483 519350
3. Connexions Training Programmes
To register for any of the following courses: Please complete the attached application form and email it to Corinne Ford at mailto:corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager.
NCFE Award in Safeguarding Children and Young People Level 2
All Voluntary Sector Personal Advisors who have not been able to complete Surrey County Council Safeguarding Children Training Modules 1-3 must enrol onto this new course. VT PAs will be able to attend a new in house Safeguarding Children course or refresher in the new year so need not apply to do this course. Please also bear in mind that Safeguarding Children must also be updated every 3 years.
This course takes the form of up to 9 weeks’ distance learning after enrolment. Course material is divided into 3 sections:
Section 1 – Explore and understand roles in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people - Learning outcomes include:
Identification of the ways in which children and young people can be harmed.
Investigation of the different types of abuse and the importance of a healthy environment.
Introduction of skills required for effective communication with a range of different professional agencies.
Section 2 – Understand legislation and policies which safeguard children and young people - Learning outcomes include:
Identification of different legislation and policies which safeguard children and young people.
Identification of the role of the Local Safeguarding Children Board and the Common Assessment Framework for children and young people and knowledge of how to use them.
Section 3 – Develop personal skills to contribute to the safeguarding of children and young people - Learning outcomes include:
Understanding of the role and value parents and carers can have in supporting their children and young people to achieve positive outcomes.
Development of skills required for promoting personal safety for children and young people and methods for protecting yourself from allegations of abuse.
Any or Personal Adviser from the Voluntary sector who is not a Surrey County Council employee should contact Corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk to arrange an enrolment
Alternatively there are enrolment sessions held at NESCOT (Ewell) which are held on:
Wednesdays at 1pm
If you would like to attend a Wednesday session please send a nomination form specifying which Wednesday you would like to go to and Corinne Ford will arrange for your inclusion.
ADAPT Workshop
Aim: To provide training on the use of Adapt and obtain a better understanding of the system and to:
Manipulate data in a record card
Manipulate data in the daily planner
Run both formal searches and a magic search
Manipulate search result
Print search results
Run a report to obtain statistical data
Dates
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Times |
Venue |
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12th Jan 2010 |
09:45-3:30 |
Redhill Connexions Centre |
4. Surrey County Council Courses The following courses can be booked directly using links below. Please ensure a copy of your application form is sent to corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk
Preventing Teenage Pregnancy and promoting young peoples’ sexual health well - being.
Aim
To be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence to support the needs of young people in relation to their sexual health and relationships.
Professionals are appropriately skilled and confident to support teenage parents to improve their own life chances and those of their children.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course participants will have had the opportunity to:
Learn about the concept and model of delay and how it differs from ‘abstinence’ work.
Explore a range of practical ways of working with young people to help them make positive and healthy decisions for themselves.
Gain an understanding of the different types of contraception available including emergency contraception and long acting reversible contraception and how they work.
Be able to appropriately support young people to access sexual health services.
Gain knowledge of the different types of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s)
Develop a further understanding of key legal and policy issues relating to young peoples sexual health.
Ensure that young people are aware of the range of locally provided sexual health resources and services and how to signpost to them.
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Date |
Times |
Venue |
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1st Dec 2009 |
09:30-4:30 |
Runneymede Centre, Chertsey. |
This course is free and available to all Connexions Personal Advisers but there are limited places available
Please book on by completing a SCC nomination form SCC training form.doc and send to corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk
Young people and mental health
Aim:
To understand the emerging signs of mental health problems in young people.
Content:
This course focuses on current thinking and practice in the expanding field of young people and mental health. When is an apparent mental health problem ‘just part of growing up’? What are the emerging signs of mental illness in younger people? How, as professionals, can we assess and intervene effectively whilst being aware of the dangers of stigmatisation?
Target audience:
This 1-day course will benefit all those who work directly with children and young people and their families
Objectives:
By the end of the training participants should be able to:
Identify the developmental tasks of adolescence,
Identify severe emotional/behavioural disturbances in young people,
Understand current development in the law and service development,
Develop risk management skills and ways of effective working,
Develop skills in working with the young person within the family context.
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Dates |
Times |
Venues |
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9th Feb 2010 |
9.30am – 4.30pm |
Quadrant Court, Woking |
This course is free and available to all Connexions Personal Advisers but there are limited places available. Please book on by completing a SCC nomination form SCC training form.doc and send to corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk
CAF One Day Multi-Agency training for Users- now a Half Day training course
Course aim
To enable participants to gain a good understanding of the purpose and process of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF). To enable participants to use the Common Assessment Framework in practice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
Conditions of acceptance of a place on this course
All participants must have agreed with their manager to attend the course.
Please note: As these courses are now half a day, lunch we will no longer be provided. However, feel free to take your pack lunch.
CAF Half Day Lead Professional Training
This course remains a half-day course, starting at 1.30pm to finish at 4.30pm. To book a place, please select CAF Half Day Lead Professional Training from the CAF Training page. Most dates are now combined with the Half Day Multi-Agency Training as explained above.
If you want to book onto either of the courses mentioned above please select CAF Half Day Multi-Agency training for Users from the CAF training page and complete the e-booking form.
Prior to attending either the CAF Half Day Multi-Agency training and the CAF Half Day Lead Professional Training, it is mandatory to complete the CAF Basic Awareness e-learning course and the CAF Lead Professional e-learning course. If not completed, this will affect your learning on the day. It is also advisable to complete the Information Sharing e-learning course and the Integrated Working e-learning course. These courses are intended to give all staff and partner agencies a good understanding of the CAF assessment, the role of a Lead Professional and Integrated working and are open to all Connexions Personal Advisers.
Bookings can be made on both the internal and external SCC websites.
How to book a place on the Multi-Agency Training for Users Course?
Click on the e-booking form links as above
Select a suitable date and venue, click on 2009 at the top. This will put the dates in order from January 2009. The form will display by clicking on the selected date.
Complete and submit the form. Please allow a few minutes for your form to go through the system.
Make sure you print a copy to keep a record of your booking with the reference number and details of the venue.
If you experience any difficulties with the system, please contact Françoise Noël, CAF Project Assistant for help on 020 8541 7108.
Please ensure a copy of your application form is sent to corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk
CAF training -Half day refresher course for users
This course has been designed for professionals who have received training eight to twelve months ago and for professionals who are already familiar with the ECM Agenda and the Assessment Framework
It is vital at this time for the CAF implementation across the County, which is gathering pace that all professionals are up to date and secure in their understanding of the CAF 5-Step process. Attendance will give an opportunity to professionals to update their knowledge on current CAF processes and new arrangements to query if a CAF Assessment has already been undertaken on a child. To book a place, complete the attached e-booking form online and keep a copy for your records once you have submitted it. Please ensure a copy of your application form is sent to corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk
5. Introduction to working with children and young people
Guildford College is working in partnership with Surrey County Council to offer a four week introductory course to learn more about rewarding careers in the childcare profession. Please promote in case there are young people who might be interested.
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6. Civilian Apprenticeships with the Ministry of Defence – Please Promote
Leaving school or college and/or looking for a job?
Have you got what it takes to become an engineer supporting Britain's Armed Forces?
Interested in working on military equipment?
Then see if what you've got to offer, matches what we're looking for!
Follow the link below to read more.
Civilian Apprenticeships with The Ministry Of Defence.htm
Points of contact for Apprentice Recruitment:
DE&S TDAP
1332 Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow House
G2 8EX
Tel: 0141 224 2219 / 0141 224 3732
Email: DES-TDAP-1b1
7. Army Careers Event 10th December 18:45-20:30 - Please Promote
Farnborough 10th December 18:45-20:30
Have You Considered the Army as a Career Option? Why not?
Attend an event run by the Woking Army Presentation Team at a school in Farnborough; this event will provide you with all the information you will need to consider a career in the Army, answering any questions you might have about life in the Army designed for the 21st century. The Army currently offers 140 different trades; there is something on offer for anyone considering joining.
What is the package?
You would become part of a highly motivated professional team, learn and develop new skills gaining recognized qualifications throughout your training and career which includes being taught to drive the many vehicles in use by the Army. In addition benefit from: subsidised accommodation, free dental and medical care and a highly competitive pension scheme. We train and operate throughout the world therefore the opportunities to travel are endless, if you are a keen sportsman or woman or just like the adventurous side of the outdoors - an opportunity to take part in activities such as: Kayaking, Mountain Biking and Skiing to name but a few, the Army have teams and clubs competing and training throughout the world.
If you wish to gain additional information to discuss at the event why not look at the Army Careers Web Site at: www.armyjobs.mod.uk
This is an invitation only event - so if you would like to receive an invitation with further details please contact Jemma Campbell-Scott 01483 519350 / jemma.campbellscott@surreycc.gov.uk and we will pass on your details to the Woking Army Careers office who will send you an information pack.
8. Army Career Presentations Available for Schools
There is a new Army Careers Office opened up in Woking. They have teams that are happy to come to schools and colleges to give presentations and provide leaflets etc on armed forces careers. Please contact Captain Graeme McDonald on 01483 765043 or email aca.berks@aca.mod.uk if you would like to organize one of these events at the school where you are based.
Army Teen Zone http://www.camouflage.mod.uk/pages/default.aspx
Parents are being given guidance on how to recognise signs their child may be in a gang. The advice booklet coincides with the launch of a charity in Birmingham set up by the mothers of two teenagers who were killed in a drive-by shooting.
The home secretary said parents needed to know the signs of gang involvement and where to turn if they were worried.
But youth worker Shaun Bailey said by the time there were visible signs of membership it was "way, way too late".
The guide has been produced by the Home Office together with police, local authorities, parenting organisations and community groups including Mothers Against Violence.
10. National Connexions Network News
11 Catch22 - Set 4 Success Project – Please Promote
The aim of the project is to prepare those young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) or those at risk of becoming NEET for working life. To provide personal development and employability skills to those young people who have not achieved their full potential. To provide a frame work that will enable and support young people, whatever the level of need, through a process of person centered planning to identify and access employment related goals and develop the skills to sustain employment.
Eligibility
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Age 14 – 19 Years
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Children in Care / Care leavers
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NEET or at risk of becoming NEET
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Living in the south east region
Contact: Lucy Robertson 07760 177 671 lucy.robertson@catch-22.org.uk
12. Your Details Please (PA’s Only)
Hello, we are constantly trying to ensure we have up to date information for our PAs. A request for information was sent to those PA’s we have incomplete details for on the 23rd October. If you have not responded to that email could you please let Jemma.campbellscott@surreycc.gov.uk know the following details so that we can ensure our PA records are complete. Once this list is complete – we will be sharing it with you.
Work Base Address - Full address please including town and postcode for correspondence.
Work Telephone number - the one you use the most.
Your main field of work i.e. Teenage Pregnancy LDD etc.
What schools/colleges you work at.
Email Address
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