YLC e-bulletin 12th December 2023
12 December 2023 at 12:24
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This is a great opportunity for local organisations to submit information to this area about their offer for young people, events and even blogs/ pieces from young people you're working with!
Got a question about this? Email: info@ylc.org.uk
Training/ Workshops
Are you ready to acquire the skills needed to recognise signs of suicide and effectively intervene? This accredited two-day training is designed to equip caregivers with the tools to provide immediate support.
Key Details:
Date: Tuesday (6th) to Wednesday (7th) of February 2024
Venue: To be confirmed soon.
By expressing your interest, you will ensure that you are among the first to receive updates and detailed course information.
Click here to complete our Expression of Interest Form.
*Please see EOI form for prices.
Know what to do if someone is thinking about suicide by following the easy to remember TALK steps - Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep-safe.
Upcoming SafeTALK Training Sessions Across the Wakefield District:
- Tuesday, 6th February 2024, 9:30-13:30
St Mary's Community Centre, The Cir, Pontefract WF8 2AY - Tuesday, 5th March 2024, 9:30-13:30
The Salvation Army, Booth Street, Castleford, WF10 1SA
To book your free place please visit our website: www.younglives.net/events/calendar and choose the date right for you.
The Risk and Resilience Framework
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- Friday, 16th February 2024, 9:15 - 15:30 (full day session)
- Thursday, 07th March 2024, 9:15 - 12:30 (half day session)
- Tuesday, 16th April 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 (half day session)
Wakefield Suite, Ground Floor, Wakefield One, Burton St, Wakefield, WF1 2EB
The session will enable you to increase confidence in using the framework, recognise how it can complement your work, identify and overcome barriers to using the framework and share best practice.
Please note that this training is delivered with Public Health, as such your details will be shared with Wakefield Council for the purposes of booking you on the training.
To book your free place please visit our website: www.younglives.net/events/calendar/ and choose the date right for you.
Basic Awareness in Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Training |
- Tuesday, 9th January 2024, 10:00-13:00
The ADDY - The Old Quarry Adventure Playground, Sycamore Ave. Knottingley, WF11 0PJ
This course raises awareness of the signs and symptoms of abuse and what to do if you are worried and is designed for those delivering projects, activities or services to children, young people and vulnerable adults in the voluntary, community, social enterprise sector.
To book your free place please visit our website: www.younglives.net/events/calendar/
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Adverse Childhood Experiences awareness session
- Wednesday, 24th January 2024, 10:00-12:30,
Lightwaves Leisure Centre, Lower York Street, Marsh Way, Wakefield, WF1 3LJ
This session will cover:
- What are ACEs?
- What do we need to develop into a healthy adult?
- What impact do ACEs have on the child?
- How do ACEs impact the wider society?
- How does our blueprint shape who we are?
- How can we support people with multiple ACEs?
To book your free place please visit our website: www.younglives.net/events/calendar/
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Domestic Abuse - Basic awareness
"Through the eyes of a child"
- Wednesday, 14th February 2024, 9:30-12:30
venue: to be confirmed
The aim of this course is for professionals to develop a greater understanding of a child living/lived in domestic abuse and the issues that can arise for the family. The support professionals can provide for these families, how to identify what is needed and how to deliver it.
Aim: - Raise awareness for professionals around;
- Impact of Domestic Abuse on child/ren (Charlie)
- History of the child/ren’s exposure (Trauma/Ace)
- From a child/ren’s perspective
Outcome: - To improve and raise confidence and provide the knowledge for professionals when working with parents & children. To feel more confident
We will update the venue as soon as possible. Once confirmed you will be able to find this session on our website with the information how to book your place.
News
Exciting news! We have revamped WF-I-CAN website posters. If you want some for your space, please send us an email to info@ylc.org.uk and we will send them to you.
If you prefer the digital copy, just click on the picture and download them.
To influence the policy makers to understand the value of youth work, National Youth Agency (NYA) needs help to understand not only where youth work is taking place but also the types of roles, people currently do to meet young people's needs and where you are supporting allied professionals.
Click on the photo, and you will be directed to complete the survey.
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) is running a district wide campaign on what it means to be professionally curious and challenge in the district from Monday 11th December 2023.
To find out more, please download this document or visit this website.
The Big Ambition - Have your say!
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has launched The Big Ambition, a national survey of children and young people across England.
The Big Ambition aims to hear from children across England on what they think is important! In the lead up to the next General Election, the Children’s Commissioner wants to take children’s thoughts, opinions and ideas to decision-makers, to make sure that the Government hears young people’s voices on what they think needs to be done to make children’s lives better in England.
The Big Ambition survey will be open until Friday 15th December.
The Big Ambition - Have your say! (smartsurvey.co.uk)
Funding
Funding to Support Youth
- Led Social Action Across the UK
Co-op Foundation, in partnership with Co-op and the #iwill Fund, is offering grants of up to £20,000 for groups to support young activists, campaigners, disrupters, co-operates, and social entrepreneurs to lead social action to improve their communities and build upon Co-op’s vision of ‘Co-operating for a Fairer World’.
Through the Young Gamechangers Fund, a total of £600,000 is available for groups with an income of less than £250,000 that are:
- Committed to engaging in long-term projects as part of a network of young gamechangers.
- Focused on creating sustainable positive social change that aims to have a lasting impact on individuals and the wider community.
- Proposing or leading social action work that has a clear purpose.
- Rooted in the Young Gamechangers Fund priorities.
The deadline for applications is 19 December 2023 (noon).
To find out more, please visit: https://www.vsialliance.org.uk/funding-and-grants/funding-support-youth-led-social-action-across-uk
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