Newtown/Llanidloes Get Together 6th March, Newtown, 4pm-6pm

Announcement of a Review of the Powys Young Carers Service

Announcement of a Review of the Powys Young Carers Service

Powys Carers Service has seen the number of Registered Young Carers increase by more than 30% over the last year and we have reached a critical point in our growth as a service. This means that we cannot keep opening our doors to new Young People at the same rate as we have seen over the last few years. With this in mind we have decided to review the status of ‘Young Carer’ and the services that we offer. This Review will take place from January until the end of March and we will be giving you opportunities to feed in your thoughts and ideas to this process.

The results may see a change in the definition of what a Young Carer is and therefore a reduction in the numbers of Young Carers registered. There may also be changes to the services we offer in order to target our funding and resources to those most in need.

We plan to consult and seek the views of young carers & their families, schools, youth service, social services & other support agencies in Powys. We will also be talking to other Young Carers Services in the UK to find out what they offer.

We will do this in the following ways

paper questionnaires

online surveys

website forums

facebook, twitter & email

face to face meetings

consultation events

telephone conversations

sessions in schools & colleges

conversations within young carers clubs

Consultation with statutory services and our commissioners

It is important that we gather the views of as many people as possible and we would be delighted to hear from you about your opinions and ideas. Please let us know what you think would be the best way to feed in your views. We will commit to be as inclusive as possible in this process and meet your identified communication preference

Please reply to dux@powyscarers.org.uk and label your email REVIEW

Or call 01597 823 800

Dux : Team Leader : Powys Young Carers

Play Radnor's Newsletter - take a look NOW!

Take a look at Play Radnor's Newsletter which tells you about what they are upto, including:

Dig for Fun at the Play Radnor garden every Monday afternoon at 1.30pm

Forest Schools programme

The Hungry Caterpillar - stay & play sessions at Ysgol Trefonnen

It's not scrap

Project Wild Thing


Download Play Radnor's Newsletter HERE

Opportunity for those interested in a Career in TV

The Network is a free media training event held at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August, designed for anyone interested in a career in TV. 

Last year, 50 people – including 5 from Wales – took part in various practical activities including

• Making the News with Sky News
• Scriptwriting and Directing with Casualty
• Production skills with CBBC
• Research and Shooting with the Million Pound Drop
• Pitching your own idea with Thames TV (The X Factor, Take Me Out)

One of last year’s participants, Max Davies from Aberystwyth, was working part-time in a bar when he applied for the Network, having been unsuccessful applying for work with the BBC and Channel Four.  Now working in Cardiff in documentary production for Wild Dream Films, he believes his experience with The Network was the kickstart his media career needed.

 

“The Network 2013 was without doubt one of best few days of my life” says Max, “I was directed to interviews with the likes of RDF and TwoFour.  I'm also co-producing the launch of Casualty's 'Behind the Scenes' content.”

 

Max is just one of the many participants now working in the media.  To get a foot in the door with The Network 2014, there’s no need to have any qualifications or experience, just a passion for getting into television.  If you meet the following criteria, you can apply: 

• You must be over 18 years of age by August 2014
• If you are in full time education you must currently be in your final year of college/university and available for work in 2014
• This is not a scheme for presenters. The Network is a training opportunity for those who want to work behind the camera
• You must have less than 3 months PAID experience in TV

The deadline for applications is 31^st March 2014 – it’s completely free to apply for The Network, and successful applicants will have free accommodation and meals in Edinburgh in August. 

 

Apply online at www.thenetwork-tv.co.uk

PAVO Development Officer Support via SKYPE 13th February 11am-2pm

SKYPE SESSION

Would you like to attend one of our outreach sessions, but find it hard to attend? Take part in our Skype session, where you can take the opportunity to chat with a Development Officer about your queries.  

THURSDAY13^TH FEBRUARY 2014 from 11 am – 2pm.  

Skype name: pavo.development

Powys teaching Health Board: Public Appointments Vacancies

Powys teaching Health Board Public Appointments 

Two posts are currently being advertised for Powys teaching Health Board

• Vice Chair to Powys Teaching Health Board
• Independent Member (Third Sector) to Powys Teaching Health Board

For more details about the posts and application forms click    Powys teaching Health Board Public Appointment

Closing date  24 February 2014.

Powys Environmental Partnership: Annual Conference

Annual Conference
6th March 2014 10am - 1.30pm
WLGA Building, Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground, Llanelwedd, LD2 3SY

Agenda includes presentations from:

Ystradgynlaid Volunteer Centre: Pressing for More

Llangattock Community Woodland Group: Green Craft

Celf o Gwmpas: Reaching Out, Reaching In

Ecosystems Approach by Dr James Latham

"The Wales we Want" a national conversations for future generations

Please confirm your attendance by Friday 28th February to:

pep@powys.gov.uk or phone: 01597 826165

Children & Young People's Partnership - Check List

We are piloting a process to find out if organisations working with children & young people in Powys are aligning the way they work to help support families in Powys.

You can now download a checklist to work through with:

• your volunteers
• your staff
• your trustees

to find out where you are on a scale from "Flying High"  to not even being on the starting blocks.  Most organisations will fall somewhere in between, ofcourse.

The checklist covers:

Safeguarding
Children's Rights
Working with other Agencies
Inclusive practice
Planning & Monitoring


You don't have to do all sections.  Just concentrate on one area for development then move onto the next.

Click here to Download a copy

Once you have worked through a section and have identified information or support please contact PAVO who can point you in the right direction.

Don't forget to leave us feedback on this.  We can only improve this if you tell us how it is, or isn't, working.

Newtown Neighbourhood Get Together Thursday 6th March 4pm- 6pm

The planning for the Newtown Neighbourhood Get Together is shaping up.

We've booked the Evangelical Church, Llanidoloes Road.

We've asked a couple of organisations to share their experiences with us on how they involve families and recruit volunteers to help with the running of their organisations.

We want to include:

• Interactive Zone 
• who's who in Newtown - make sure everyone knows who you are and what you do.
• what is family life like in Newtown and area?  What's good/what could be better?
• Info Zone
• PAVO Services information on running your group safely and legally
• Register on InfoEngine

If there is anything specific you would like to see please let us know.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Working Positively with Autistic Children in Early Years, Children in Wales Training

Working Positively with Autistic Children in the Early Years

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Working Positively with Autistic Children in the Early Years 12 May 2014, Wrexham - Booking Form 23 May 2014, Cardiff - Booking Form A one-day course The course will cover:  Non-members £135 This course is also offered as in-house training, please contacthannah.sharp@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

If you are interested in future Children in Wales courses, please visit our website or join our mailing list.  **Remember that you can attend at a cheaper rate if your organisation is a member of Children in Wales. Join here**

Gweithio'n Gadarnhaol gyda Phlant Awtistig yn y Blynyddoedd Cynnar 12 Mai 2014, Wrecsam -  Ffurflen Archebu  23 Mai 2014, Caerdydd - Ffurflen Archebu  Cwrs undydd       Mae Gabrielle Eisele yn hyfforddwr profiadol sy'n gweithio ym maes anabledd ac sydd â diddordeb penodol mewn hybu ymddygiad cadarnhaol a chyfarthrebu cynhwysol gyda phlant sydd â lleferydd geiriol cyfyngedig neu ddim o gwbl. Mae Gabrielle yn hyrwyddwr arbenigol sy'n gweithio gyda phlant a phobl ifanc anabl ledled Cymru.  Mae'i gwaith hi gyda phlant a phobl ifanc wedi rhychwantu mwy na deng mlynedd ar hugain mewn swyddogaethau mor amrywiol â chynghorwr i Gronfa'r Teulu, gweithiwr Portage, Arweinydd Clwb i Gymdeithas Genedlaethol Awtistiaeth, athrawes ysgol uwchradd, tiwtor coleg, gweithiwr plant i Cymorth i Ferched Cymru, a phypedwr.  Mae cefndir Gabrielle mewn seicoleg ac addysg, ac mae hi ar hyn o bryd yn gweithio ar ei Gradd Meistr mewn Chwarae Datblygiadol a Therapiwtig.  Mae Gabrielle hefyd yn rhiant i berson ifanc sydd ag awtistiaeth.     Mae rhai o'n cyfranogwyr cwrs blaenorol wedi gwneud y sylwadau canlynol:  "Yn procio'r meddwl, yn ddeallus ac yn ddiddorol iawn" "Rwy'n methu aros i fynd yn syth yn ôl a chreu basgedi chwarae a phasbortau cyfathrebu!"  "Bydda i'n mynd â llawer o bethau i ffwrdd gyda fi ac yn eu trafod gyda'r staff"    COST: Aelodau £115 Heb fod yn aelod £135 Mae'r cwrs hwn yn cael ei gynnig fel hyfforddiant mewnol hefyd, am mwy o wybodaeth cysylltwch â hannah.sharp@childreninwales.org.uk.

Os oes gennych ddiddordeb yng nghyrsiau Plant yng Nghymru yn y dyfodol, ewch i'n gwefan neu ymunwch a'n rhestr bostio. **Cofiwch y gallwch fynychu am gyfradd ratach os yw'ch corff chi'n aelod o Plant yng Nghymru. Ymunwch yma**

Methods for involving young people training: Participation Cymru

This is a bilingual message: please scroll down for Welsh text. Mae hon yn neges ddwyieithog, gyda’r Gymraeg isod.

Methods for involving young people Thursday 10  April 2014 - PAVO Llandridod Wells  Cost WCVA Members £125 Voluntary Organisations £155 Others £185

Trainer: Dynamix Duration: 1 day Format: Training course

Aims: To acquire a toolbox of participative methods for involving young people. Content: This practical and participatory course will boost your confidence and skills when trying to engage with young people. Participants will share a toolbox of participative methods for consulting with/involving young people, explore the values of meaningful participation and learn skills that are practical, fun and transferable. Learning outcomes: By attending this course participants will: be able to share a toolbox of participative methods for consulting with/involving young people be able to explore the values of meaningful participation be able to develop practical and transferable engagement skills Who is this course for?  Practitioners who work with young people and wish to develop new, innovative ways with which to engage them. Also coming up soon... Advanced social media for e-participation - 19 March 2014, Cardiff Action learning sets - 8 April, 6 May, 3 June & 1 July 2014, Merthyr Tydfil Confidence at public events - 13 May & 17 June 2014 March 2014, Merthyr Tydfil

Participation Cymru Wales Council for Voluntary ActionBaltic HouseMount Stuart SquareCardiffCF10 5FH 02920 431 757 To unsubscribe from our mailing list please emailparticipationcymru@wcva.org.uk

Cyflwyniad i adrodd straeon mewn sefydliadau Dydd Iau10  Ebrill 2014 - PAVO Llandridod Wells Cost Aelodau WCVA £125 Mudiadau Gwirfoddol £155 Eraill £185

Additional Learning Needs ages 3-11 Consultation

Powys County Council are proposing a new structure for supporting pupils with special educational needs currently assessed in pre-school and who receive their education in mainstream primary specialist centres.

You can view the consultation document here

PAVO will collect views of parents/children via third sector organisations to feed into this consultation.  If you wish to have further support please contact us at PAVO.  You can record your comments using the attached form:

Consultation Response Form

You can also feed your own views into the consultation process directly to Powys County Council.

Additional Learning Needs ages 3-11 year olds

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Consultation: Draft Children's Rights Scheme 2014

Draft Children’s Rights Scheme 2014

Arrangements for having due regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when Welsh Ministers exercise any of their functions.

This consultation sets out the scheme to ensure that Welsh Government Ministers take due regard to Children's Rights and the United Nations Charter on the Rights of the Child when they exercise any of their ministerial functions.

You can find a copy of the Consultation Documentation, including a version for Young People 

HERE

If you wish to contribute towards a third sector response you can Complete an online survey for PAVO's response here.

We will collate responses (BY 20th February) and this will feed into responses:

1)  on behalf of the 3rd Sector in Powys, from PAVO.

2) via the Powys Children & Young People's Partnership.

3) via Children in Wales

4) via Play Wales

You can also submit your own response directly to Welsh Government.

For a copy of our DRAFT response please see below:

Breaking into News: 18-25 year olds potential broadcast journalists

SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT BREAKING INTO NEWS

It would be great if you could help us spread the word about this fantastic opportunity to the young people you work with, giving them a chance to get their voice heard. No experience is necessary, just enthusiasm and great ideas.

What it’s all about?

Media Trust and ITV News gave partnered to launch Breaking Into News to offer 18-25 year olds the chance to be mentored by experienced broadcast journalists from the ITV newsroom in London and around the UK in writing, reporting and production skills. The initiative is specifically designed to encourage diversity in broadcast journalism and to support young people from across the country who wouldn’t normally have this kind of opportunity.

Media Trust reaches out to a huge range of young people across the country that might not normally have the opportunity to gain industry insight and expertise. We use the media as a tool of engagement to change lives, giving people the chance to learn new skills, gain confidence and make positive life steps. The Breaking Into News initiative enables a diverse group of young people to       talk about the things that matter to them and get their voices heard.

Breaking Into News is for 18-25 year olds across England and Wales. The closing date for all entries is Friday 21^st February at midday.  Nine finalists will be selected (one from each ITV News region) and given the opportunity to work with mentors to develop their ideas and turn them into a news report for their local ITV newsroom with one lucky finalist presented with an iPad and given the opportunity to spend the day with the team producing the ITV News at Ten.

What's in it for the young people?

This is an opportunity for young people to have their say about something that matters to them and their local community and potentially have it shown on television.

The goal is for each finalist to produce the best news report that they can. They will be supported by an expert broadcast journalist who will provide guidance, encourage them to develop their ideas, give constructive and professional feedback and listen.

Each finalist will be supported with a minimum of three mentoring sessions between 10^th March and 31^st March 2014 based at their regional newsroom.

What do they have to do?

Young people must submit a completed entry using the Application Form available at "http://www.mediatrust.org/breakingintonews" before the closing date of midday 21^st February 2014.

If successful all Finalists must be available to attend the training day on 7^th March 2014 at ITV News’s network newsroom in London (200 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8XZ) and a minimum of three mentoring sessions between 10^th March and 31^stMarch 2014 based at their regional newsroom. Entrants must also be available to pitch their final report on 2^nd or 3^rd April 2014 in London. Full Terms & Conditions are available at "http://www.mediatrust.org/breakingintonews"

Need some inspiration? Simply visit www.mediatrust.org/breakingintonews for some top tips from ITN’s journalists or watch some of the final news report from the previous years:

http://www.itv.com/news/london/2012-11-16/london-tonight-report-scoops-diversity-award/

http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2013-01-30/breaking-into-news-popularity-of-drug-mcat-on-the-rise/

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2013-01-27/nuns-turn-to-twitter-to-spread-the-word/

Help us get the message out

We have put together a pack of information to help you share Breaking Into News with the young people you work with. It would be great if you could put up the poster in your organisation. We would really appreciate it if you could also share the info across your social media platforms and E-Newsletters; linking to the competition from your Facebook page and Twitter.

Twitter

Our Twitter handle is @media_trust and we using the Twitter hashtag #BreakingIntoNews.

Suggested tweets for your audience could be: 

Love to shoot films with your friends at the weekend? Apply now for #BreakingIntoNews & bring your ideas to life http://ow.ly/sq5Gk

Want to be mentored by top broadcast journalists? Aged 18-25? Apply now for #BreakingIntoNews & get your voice heard http://ow.ly/sq5Gk

Have you got a passion for film and want an opportunity to showcase your skills? Apply for now #BreakingIntoNews http://ow.ly/sq5Gk

Want to learn more about the newsroom? Enter #BreakingIntoNews with @Media_Trust & @itvnews now http://ow.ly/sq5Gk

Facebook

Add some info about the competition on your Facebook page with a link to further details and the application form: www.mediatrust.org/breakingintonews

Articles for e-newsletters

If you have an e-newsletter it would be great if you could include a promo about Breaking Into News, remember to include the closing date of Friday 21^st February 2014 at midday.

Attachment and its Role in Children's Lives Training

Attachment and its Role in Children's Lives

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Attachment and its Role in Children's Lives 19 March 2014, Rhyl - Booking Form 2 April 2014, Merthyr Tydfil - Booking Form  A one-day course   This course is aimed at all those interested in the emotional development of babies and children, and particularly those working with, or supporting children and families in stressful circumstances. Attachment disorder has come to be understood as a major contributor to behavioural and emotional problems in children, and in the development of personality disorders in adulthood. Understanding the importance of attachment in early development and how to recognize when family bonds are undermined are critical skills for those working with families. Practitioners also need skills in direct and systemic work to support children with attachment difficulties. This course therefore also describes the interventions that are available if you are working directly with children and their caregivers.  The course will explore:  Why attachment matters How attachment patterns are formed What happens when attachment goes wrong How observation can help us assess attachment What we can do to strengthen and repair attachment relationships within families   About the Trainer:  Veronica Grant worked as a social worker for many years and later as a children's advocate for children in need of protection, in the care system or facing exclusion from school. Over the years Veronica has provided training and consultancy to a wide variety of organisations from sports and faith groups, commercial organisations and organisations within the statutory and voluntary sectors. She has also undertaken a number of consultations with children and young people, some for Welsh Government, to inform reports and service provision. Veronica now works as a Play Therapist for children who have experienced trauma or are encountering emotional or behavioural difficulties.    COST: Members £115  Non-members £135    This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact hannah.sharp@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

If you are interested in future Children in Wales courses, please visit our website or join our mailing list. **Remember that you can attend at a cheaper rate if your organisation is a member of Children in Wales. Join here*

Upcoming training   March 2014: 6 - Recognising and Responding to Bullying Behaviours, Merthyr Tydfil 7 - Understanding How to safeguard the Welfare of Children and Young People ~ Accredited Training Level 2 through Agored Cymru, Wrexham 10 - Working with Fathers, Wrexham 13 - Getting to Grips with Child and Family Policy in Wales, Conwy 20 - Reducing Home Accidents in Early Years Childcare Settings, Rhyl 20 & 21 - "Keeping Our Children Safe" Training for Designated Person for Child Protection, Cardiff 24 & 25 - Working with Groups, Carmarthen 26 - Working with Fathers, Cardiff click for Welsh

Childcare Business Support: Train & Gain Saturday 5th April 2014

Llaw yn Llaw

 Childcare Business Support
tel: 01597 829678
e-mail: michael@llawynllaw.co.uk

‘Train & Gain with Business Support’

Saturday 5^th April 2014

To be held at: Trefonnen School, Llandrindod Wells

10:00 am – 3:00 pm (lunch to be provided)
 

PROGRAMME
10:00 am	Coffee & Registration
10:15 am	Introduction
10:30 – 11:30	Workshop 1
11:40 – 12:40	Workshop 2
12:45 -1:45 pm	Lunch & Networking
1:45 – 2:45	Workshop 3
3:00 pm	Finish

 

Workshops Include
 

• Supervision
• Committee Guidance
• Accident Prevention
• Health & Safety
• Referral and Recruitment with Social Services
• Welsh Language Support for English Settings

To book your place at the event and into workshops, 
Please download and  complete the  booking form below.

 

         

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