!ASD Information Day - 6th October 2015!

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Information Day

Information Day for Parents, Carers and Professionals in Powys 
Tuesday 6th October 2015 9.30am - 4.30pm
Castle Hotel, Brecon, LD3 9

The ASD Strategic Action Plan for Wales was launched in 2008, the first of its kind in the world! Powys has its own ASD Plan that is being actioned by multi agencies working together to meet the needs of those with an ASD.

We would like to invite up to 75 parents, carers and professionals working with children and young people with an ASD to an information and training day. The event will comprise information and workshops to further your knowledge in relation to ASD and also provide the opportunity to network with fellow carers and professionals during the day


For more information please click Here

Children & Young People's Partnership - Evidence Based Interventions/Programmes Required!

As part of the Children & Young People's Partnership planning processes partners will be reviewing the Strategic Interventions Framework and identifying any workforce development needs, as a result.

The CYPP commissioning strategies means that the CYPP are committed:

1 - to commission interventions/programmes that meet a clearly identified and evidenced need in Powys

2 - Where possible to work with strongly evidence based interventions/programmes

3 – To ensure any interventions are widely developed across a multi-agency workforce and that ongoing training and support is programmed through the central training unit

4 –To ensure that any evidence based interventions are delivered with fidelity and that appropriate support and supervision is put in place.

5 – To ensure any interventions/approaches are complimentary and fit within a whole system, multi-agency approach.

If there are any evidence based interventions/programmes your services use and they contribute towards better outcomes for children & young people please pass onto Yvonne at PAVO.

Welsh Government's Quality Mark Assessor Role: Deadline 5th October

Please note the new date for expressions of interest for the Quality Mark assessor role

http://gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/skillsandtraining/youth-work/quality-mark/role-of-the-assessor/?lang=en&asdf  

http://gov.wales/topics/educationandskills/skillsandtraining/youth-work/quality-mark/role-of-the-assessor/?skip=1&lang=cy

The assessor role provides a great opportunity for professional development and enhancing your knowledge and experience of youth work across Wales. Those wishing to express an interest in becoming an Assessor for The Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales should:

·        Read the 'role of the assessor' document

·        Send a CV and personal statement in Welsh or English (of no more than 500 words) outlining their suitability for the role to YouthWork@Wales.GSI.Gov.UK 

·        Be available to attend a training event in Cardiff on 22 October 2015 and then complete a short practical exercise.

The closing date : 5pm 12^th October 2015.

Kind regards

Miss Sam Evans
Uwch Rheolwr Strategaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid/ Senior Youth Work Strategy Manager

Gangen Strategaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid / Youth Work Strategy Team  Cangen Cymorth a Chanllawiau Ieuenctid / Youth Support and Guidance Branch  Is-adran Polisi Sgiliau & Ymgysylltu Ieuenctid / Skills Policy and Youth Engagement (SPYE)
Yr Adran Addysg a Sgiliau (AdAS) / Department of Education and Skills (DfES Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government www.cymru.gov.uk/ymestynhawliau /www.wales.gov.uk/extendingentitlement

Substance Misuse Services: Meet the Buyer Event 15th October, 9.30am, Antur Gwy, Builth Wells

Powys County Council on behalf of Powys Area Planning Board (APB) for Substance Misuse will commence the procurement of Tier 2 and Tier 3 substance misuse services in October 2015. The Council is issuing this Prior Information Notice to provide a brief summary of its intentions to prospective tenderers.

The APB has published a draft Commissioning Strategy for public consultation and wishes to commission reconfigured services with a focus on early intervention and prevention, as well as recovery, with clear outcomes for service users.

The Council wishes to procure tier 2 and 3 services for young people and for adults, including those known to the criminal justice system, ready for these services to begin delivery from 1 April 2016 for at least 3 years. The successful tenderer(s) will be required to work in close partnership with the clinical service provider.

The estimated budget available for all procured services will be approximately £1,000,000 per annum excluding VAT. Services will be lotted and the Council welcomes collaborative / consortium tenders for individual or multiple lots.

The anticipated timeline for the procurement process is:

Milestone	Date
Place OJEU Tender Advert	9 October 2015
Supplier Awareness / Meet the buyer event	15 October 2015
Tender Documentation Issued	9 November 2015
Deadline for Tenders to be returned by	9 December 2015
Contract Award Notice & Contract Mobilisation	1 February 2016
Contract Commencement Date	1 April 2016

The dates and budget figure provided are indicative and may be subject to alteration by the Council.

The Supplier Awareness / Meet the buyer event will take place from 9.30am onwards on 15 October 2015 at Antur Gwy, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3BA - to find out more about the tendering process, please confirm your attendance by contacting Rachel Thomas on 01597 826058 or email rachel.thomas@powys.gov.uk.

Consultation: Improving opportunities to Access the outdoors

Improving opportunities to access the outdoors for responsible recreation

Access to the outdoors for recreation is a key part of our natural resources policy.

Start of consultation:10/07/2015

End of consultation:02/10/2015

RELATED LINKS

Rights of way and wider access

Everyone should have the chance to experience parks, woodlands, mountains and the coast through a range of activities. Outdoor recreation makes a valuable contribution to Wales and creates a number of health, environment, social and economic benefits.

We are seeking views on:

• ways to reduce the costs and burdens associated with administering public paths and wider access
• how we could better meet current and future recreational needs
• ways to tackle some of the practical difficulties of improving opportunities for all, not just for those who can afford to travel or those who are already enthusiasts about an activity.

HOW TO RESPOND

Please submit your comments by 02 October 2015, in any of the following ways:

EMAIL

AccessandOutdoorRecreation@wales.gsi.gov.uk

POST

Landscape and Outdoor Recreation Branch
Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group
Welsh Government
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3UR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Any response you send us will be seen in full by Welsh Government staff dealing with the issues which this consultation is about. It may also be seen by other Welsh Government staff to help them plan future consultations.

The Welsh Government intends to publish a summary of the responses to this document. We may also publish responses in full. Normally, the name and address (or part of the address) of the person or organisation who sent the response are published with the response. This helps to show that the consultation was carried out properly. If you do not want your name or address published, please tell us this in writing when you send your response.

CONSULTATION DOCUMENTS

Consultation document (File size: 319KB)

Young person's consultation document (File size: 1.8MB)

Consultation response form (File size: 89KB)

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POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL BUDGET SIMULATOR

PCC's budget simulator goes live today & will be open for 6 weeks. It invites people to engage with PCC's processes for deciding how to prioritise its spending decisions:

http://www.powys.gov.uk/en/corporate/find-out-about-consultations-in-powys/powys-budget-challenge/

Please encourage volunteers, staff and those using your services to take part.

Supporting Youth Services in Powys: Help Us Help You

Help Us Help You ….

Further to our announcement in August regarding the future of youth services in light of very difficult budgetary pressures, PAVO is about to embark on an assessment of the capability of the voluntary youth sector in relation to open access youth provision.

We are drawing up an in-depth survey to map out the provision currently on offer from the voluntary youth sector.  The survey will generally cover the:

·           extent,

·           quality,

·           sustainability

·           and safety of provision.

The information from this survey will be crucial to inform planning of resources and support for groups.  The voluntary sector may well have to meet an increased level of demand, in terms of the numbers of young people and meeting their specific, sometimes challenging, diverse needs.

In addition to the survey, we will be arranging opportunities to bring together and meet with groups in the very near future to hear more about the opportunities your group provides to young people.

This will be an exciting opportunity for voluntary youth groups across Powys to plan and shape with us the future face of youth provision.

So that we gather the right information it would be helpful if your organisation is a PAVO member and/or registered on Powys InfoEngine.

If you are affiliated to a national organisation please make sure your representatives are able to provide the information to feed through to us.  We look forward to working with all our partners to create the best possible opportunities for young people in Powys to achieve their potential.

Look out for the survey coming your way during October, share and spread the word and help us help you.

You can become a member of PAVO by visiting the PAVO website:  http://www.pavo.org.uk/about-pavo/join-pavo.html

You can register your organisation on Powys InfoEngine via:

http://powys.info-engine.org.uk/

PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR CONTACTS AND NETWORKS 

Extending the Age Range for Registration of Childcare Provision

Written Statement - Initial response to Welsh Government Consultation on Proposed Changes to Childcare Regulation and Registration in Wales

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Last updated 24 September 2015

Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty

A twelve week consultation seeking views about changes to the registration of childcare provision in Wales closed on 5th June 2015.   It covered a number of issues surrounding childcare registration and over 130 responses were received.

A summary of these and the Welsh Government’s response to all the issues raised will be published later this autumn. However, there  is one which I can publish today.

Making Every Contact Count

CASCADE Annual report

CASCADE, is a new reseach centre within the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, with the aim of improving the 

well-being and safety of children and their families who are living in challenging circumstances.  CASCADE is concerned with all 

aspects of community-based responses to social need in children and families, including family support services, children in 

need services, child protection, looked after children and adoption.

Their annual report HERE  outlines their research themes. For the Welsh version Click here.

Participation Cymru training

Training with Participation Cymru - to view, please click here

Ystradgynlais Carers Group - IMPORTANT WORKSHOP for all local organisations and groups

Carers of family and friends in Ystradgynlais invite local groups and organisations to share your expertise on local sources of help and support on 18^thNovember 2015 at 1.15 in Ystradgynlais Welfare Hall (light lunch provided). At the last workshop we each committed a small action to make access to services easier for Carers (see attached)

You can confirm your attendance and dietary requirements with an e-mail to sharon@powyscarers.org.uk or phone the office on 01597 823800 so that we can plan.

Because your time is so precious we aim to make the workshop highly productive and useful for every participant. The spirit of the last event was very inspiring and we are sure that by working together we will make significant progress.

Shared Purpose: Shared Future - draft statutory guidance for the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

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Rhannu Pwrpas: Rhannu Dyfodol- drafftio canllawiau ar gyfer Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015

Rwy’n ysgrifennu atoch i’ch hysbysu bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi ei ganllawiau statudol drafft ar gyfer ymgynghori arno ac fe hoffai gael eich barn ar y cynnwys.

Mae’r Ddeddf yn darparu pwrpas cyffredin sy’n cael ei rwymo mewn cyfraith a ffordd o weithio er mwyn rhoi hwb i weithgareddau cyrff cyhoeddus.  Bydd hefyd yn rhoi ffurf i drefniadau cynllunio a threfniadau corfforaethol yn y dyfodol.  Mae hefyd a’i nod ar sicrhau bod cyrff cyhoeddus yn cydnabod y myrdd o fuddiannau a ddaw wrth iddyn nhw fodloni’r holl nodau lles yn ogystal â’r ffordd y maen nhw’n gweithio gyda’i gilydd.  Ein gobaith yw y bydd y canllawiau drafft hyn yn rhoi’r help sydd eu hangen ar gyrff cyhoeddus i fodloni gofynion uchelgeisiol y Ddeddf.

Yn gynharach eleni, cynhaliodd Llywodraeth Cymru ymarfer ymgysylltu gyda rhanddeiliaid oedd â diddordeb yn y mater, wedi’i seilio ar ddogfen drafod, ynghylch y canllaw statudol.  Roedd yr adborth a gafwyd yn help mawr i ni wrth lunio’r fersiwn drafft presennol ac rydym yn ystyried cyfraniadau pellach ynghylch y ddogfen hon.

Bydd yr ymgynghoriad ar agor rhwng 7 Medi ac 16 Tachwedd 2015.  Yn ystod mis Hydref, cynhelir pedwar digwyddiad ymgynghori – mae’r manylion amdanyn nhw ar gael yn y wefan isod. Rwy’n eich annog chi a’ch tîm arwain i fynd i’r digwyddiadau hyn.  Hefyd, bydd deunydd ar gael yn ystod yr ymgynghoriad i’ch helpu i gael trafodaethau o fewn eich sefydliad ar sut i gael y gorau o ddeddfwriaeth newydd cyn y daw i rym ym mis Ebrill 2016.

Ymgynghoriad ar y canllawiau drafft statudol i gyrff cyhoeddus ar Ddeddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015.

http://gov.wales/consultations/people-and-communities/shared-future-shared-purpose/?skip=1&lang=cy

Shared Purpose: Shared Future - draft statutory guidance for the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

This post is to inform you about the plans of the Welsh Ministers to consult on draft statutory guidance for the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. 

The Act provides a legally binding common purpose and way of working to drive forward the activities of public bodies across and will shape their future planning and corporate arrangements.  It also aims to ensure public bodies recognise the multiple benefits they make to all the well-being goals as well as how they work collectively with each other.  Our intention is that the draft guidance provides public bodies with the tools to meet the ambitions of the Act.

Earlier this year the Welsh Government ran an engagement exercise, based on a discussion document, for the statutory guidance with interested stakeholders.  The feedback received provided valuable evidence to inform the current draft and we are looking for further contributions against these document.

The consultation runs between 7 September and 16 November 2015.  Four consultation events will be run during October, details of which are on the website below. I encourage you or a representative from your organisation to attend these events.  Materials will also be made available during the consultation to help you have the conversations in your organisation on how public bodies can get the best out of the new legislation, in advance of the duty coming into force in April 2016.

Consultation on the draft statutory guidance to public bodies on the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

http://gov.wales/consultations/people-and-communities/shared-future-shared-purpose/?status=open&lang=en

Level 2 training Award in Playwork with Dyfodol Powys Futures

Dyfodol Powys Futures in partnership with YMCA is running a Level 2 Award course in Playwork. This is likely to start in October in Llandrindod Wells on Saturdays. There will be 6 sessions including the induction although not on consecutive Saturdays and participants will need to complete 35 hours of Playwork Practice and submit coursework to complete the Award. There are FREE places. If you are interested you will need to complete an application form ASAP. 

The dates are likely to be 3, 10, 24 October; 7, 21 Nov; 5 Dec although not definitely confirmed yet.

For application forms and further information please click on the links below. The flyer is blank as dates not yet finalized but contains information about course content.

If you are interested please complete a form and email back to the address on the application form

Flyer 

Application form

Food & Nutrition Free Courses Available for Families

Do you work with older people and their families?

Interested in food and nutrition?

        Good Nutrition for Older People- Preventing Malnutrition 

 half day course

                                is the course for you…

 Monday 21st September 2015

12.30pm—3.30pm

Llandrindod Wells Hospital

 Wednesday 30th September 2015

12.30—3.30pm

Bronllys Hospital

Or for a more indepth course why not try..

           Community Food and Nutrition Skills Course

Agored Cymru Level 2. 

Tuesday 17th November & Tuesday 24th November

Newtown Hospital

See attached flyers for further information. Please circulate this email and  flyers to all your staff and volunteers. Further courses in the north of Powys  will be available later in the year.

To book a place on this course please complete the booking form and return to the training department at Bronllys Hospital. 

For further information or to register interest for courses in North  please contact: 

Heide Smith, Dietetic Support

Heide.smith@wales.nhs.uk/  01874 71 2734

Llaw yn Llaw - Train & Gain with Business Support with Workshops

Please fill in the slips below to confirm attendance and to select your workshop choice

Guidelines for Physical activity levels for under 5's

Please click on the links below to view the documents

Guidelines for Physical activity levels for under 5s - not yet walking
Guidelines for Physical activity levels for under 5s - walking

Community Food and Nutrition Skils course

To download a booking form click here

Activity Training for After School Clubs .... Sign Up Now

Children & Young People's Partnership Thematic Meetings

The next round of Children & Young People's Partnership Thematic Meetings are coming up in September. The meetings are focused on 4 areas of development:

Infrastruture covers: Team Around the Family, Commissioning, Participation, Welsh Language, Workforce Development and supporting Community Led Services.

Emotional Health & Wellbeing covers: Strategically planning services which increases the resilience of children & young people in Powys.

Family & Behaviour Support covers: Flying Start programmes, anit-bullying programmes, parenting support and childcare.

Integrated Disability: Short Breaks Statement review, Parents/Carers Forum development, increasing take up of TAF by those with disabilities.

Please find attached a copy of the last CYPP Update Briefing following the meetings held in April.  Contact Yvonne if you wish to discuss anything further and feed into these discussions.

CYPP Update Briefing - please click Here

Flu campaign for childcare providers

Flu Campaign

The link is to 3 promotional videos regarding the Flu vaccine which are important training resources for childcare providers regarding the childhood flu vaccine programme starting this month. The videos are of 1 parent talking about why they vaccinate their children and 2 childcare providers talking about how they plan to  promote the flu campaign this year

https://www.youtube.com/user/PowystHB

There is also a great new 10 min on-line course aimed at non-nhs staff about the Flu vaccine- see link below. This course will generate a certificate and can be included in childcare providers professional development files

http://nww.immunisation.wales.nhs.uk/immunisation-e-learning#FluOne

A guide on accessing the course

‘How to guide’ to accessing immunisation e-learning modules

Also information on how to create log-on and user name

Contact us at phw.immslearning@wales.nhs.uk.

Tell us your name, job title and place of work.

A username and password will then be created and emailed to you.

Introduction to e-participation and social media / Cyflwyniad i e-gyfranogaeth a chyfryngau cymdeithasol

ntroduction to e-participation and social media / Cyflwyniad i e-gyfranogaeth a chyfryngau cymdeithasol View this email in your browser

Introduction to e-participation and social media Tuesday 13th October 2015 10am - 4pm WCVA, Rhyl Cost  WCVA Members: £125 Voluntary Sector: £155 Private and Public Sector: £185   Aim: For participants to explore how they could use social media within their own organisation to engage with service users and communities.     Content: Participants will explore the use of social media as tools for citizen, community and service user engagement. This course will enable participants to explore and identify opportunities for using e-participation and social networking technology within their area of work. Participants will evaluate methods of e-participation and social networking; identifying opportunities and limitations. With a focus on current technologies and relevance within Wales, this participative course will draw on participant’s experiences, case studies and examples where social media have been used in engagement and participation activities. Learning outcomes: By the end of the course participants will be able to:   Discuss methods for engaging people through use of social media, and identify those that may be relevant to their needs Evaluate methods of e-participation and social networking in relation to their area of work Analyse case studies where e-participation has been used Explore the technology Identify barriers to participation using social media Recognise the needs of different audiences and steps to meet needs Know how to access additional information and resources Who this course is for: Frontline staff and managers looking to develop the use of technology as a method to engage with service users and communities   Book your space here   Also Coming up soon... Graphic facilitation and visual note taking - 6-7 October, Cardiff Workshop: Engaging through pictures - 22 October, Carmarthen   Participation Cymru Wales Council for Voluntary Action Baltic House Mount Stuart Square Cardiff CF10 5FH 02920 431 757 participationcymru@wcva.org.uk   To unsubscribe from our mailing list please email participationcymru@wcva.org.uk Cyflwyniad i e-gyfranogaeth a chyfryngau cymdeithasol Dydd Mawrth 13 Hydref 2015 10am - 4pm WCVA, Y Rhyl Cost Aelodau WCVA: £125 Mudiadau Gwirfoddol: £155 Sector cyhoeddus a phreifat: £185   Nod: Bydd cyfranogwyr yn archwilio sut y gallent ddefnyddio cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn eu mudiad eu hunain i ymgysylltu â defnyddwyr gwasanaethau a chymunedau. Cynnwys: Bydd y cyfranogwyr yn edrych ar sut i ddefnyddio cyfryngau cymdeithasol fel dulliau o ymgysylltu gyda dinasyddion, y gymuned a defnyddwyr gwasanaethau. Bydd y cwrs yn dysgu’r cyfranogwyr i chwilio am a dod o hyd i gyfleoedd ar gyfer defnyddio technoleg e-gyfranogi a rhwydweithio cymdeithasol yn eu maes gwaith arbennig nhw. Bydd y cyfranogwyr yn gwerthuso dulliau o e-gyfranogi a rhwydweithio cymdeithasol; gan nodi’r cyfleoedd a chyfyngiadau. Gyda ffocws ar y technolegau presennol, a’u perthnasedd i Gymru, bydd y cwrs cyfranogol hwn yn defnyddio profiadau’r cyfranogwyr, astudiaethau achos ac enghreifftiau lle defnyddiwyd cyfryngau cymdeithasol mewn gweithgareddau ymgysylltu a chyfranogi.   Canlyniadau dysgu: Ar ôl mynychu’r cwrs hwn byddwch yn gallu ....   Trafod dulliau ar gyfer ymgysylltu â phobl drwy ddefnyddio cyfryngau cymdeithasol, a nodi'r rhai a all fod yn berthnasol i'w hanghenion Gwerthuso dulliau o e-gyfranogaeth a rhwydweithio cymdeithasol mewn perthynas â'u maes gwaith Dadansoddi astudiaethau achos ble defnyddir e-gyfranogaeth Archwilio’r dechnoleg Nodi rhwystrau i gyfranogaeth pan ddefnyddir cyfryngau cymdeithasol Adnabod anghenion cynulleidfaoedd gwahanol a chamau i’w ddiwallu Gwybod sut i gael gafael ar wybodaeth ac adnoddau ychwanegol   Ar gyfer pwy mae'r cwrs: Rheolwyr a staff rheng flaen sydd am ddatblygu eu defnydd o dechnoleg i ymgysylltu gyda defnyddwyr gwasanaeth a chymunedau.   Archebwch eich lle yma   Hefyd ar y gweill yn fuan... Hwyluso drwy ddefnyddio graffeg a chymryd nodiadau gweledol - 6-7 Hydref , Caerdydd Gweithdy: Ymgysylltu trwy luniau - 22 Hydref, Caerfyrddin   Cyfranogaeth Cymru Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru Tŷ Baltig Sgwâr Mount Stuart Caerdydd CF10 5FH 02920 431 757 participationcymru@wcva.org.uk     I ddadgofrestru o’n rhestr postio e-bostiwch participationcymru@wcva.org.uk os gwelwch yn dda.

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