About Care Experience (ACE) have produced their own newsletter.
Young people have done all the work and put it together to create visibility for the group and raise awareness of care issues.
If you are currently working with any young people who are in receipt of care or care leavers you can pass on this newsletter as ACE are continually recruiting and would welcome new members.
The new Centre for HIV & Sexual Health Training and Publications catalogue (Spring / Summer 2011) is now available. You can download a pdf version here.
The Centre for HIV and Sexual Health has been a part of the NHS for 24 years and has a history of providing high quality, cutting edge, sexual health training, conferences, publications and resources.
Although the course application form can be found within the catalogue, please remember to discuss with, and get the approval of your line manager before making an application to L & D for funding support.
This year`s NVQ Centre Award Ceremony was held in Star House on 21 July and although not everyone achieving awards was able to attend there were still over 40 people present, including Sheffield Futures employees and people from other organisations that the Centre has supported over the past year.
Helen Bennett (L & D Team Leader) presented certificates to those who had completed awards in Advice and Guidance (levels 2, 3 and 4), LDSS and Youth Work (levels 2, 3 and Introduction) as well as additional awards such as ECDL and Customer Service.
The Ceremony not only offered the opportunity to formally present candidates with their certificates but also provided the chance to acknowledge the hard work, dedication and ability involved in the acheivements, as well as recognising the personal support, tuition and assessment provided by the NVQ Centre team.
It was also a chance for candidates to meet up with each other again and chat over tea and cakes!
If you would like to contact our team, please visit the NVQ Centre page.
The Summer 2010 edition of the Sheffield Futures Resources Newsletter is now available. Local schools, colleges & training providers will be receiveing a copy of the newsletter shortly and it is also available in PDF format below. The newsletter has useful snippets of information, including details of free resources to order and useful websites.
The Summer edition has details of how to order the EMA application packs for 2010/11 and also the DCFS copies of ‘Which Way Now?’ and ‘It’s Your Choice’. These will not be sent out automatically, so schools must order their own stocks.
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College has become the first secondary school in Sheffield to gain the new Sheffield Quality Standard for Careers Education, Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) which incorporates the Government’s national standards for Information, Advice and Guidance.
The school has held the careers quality award since 1999 but the new standard provides a stronger and more rigorous framework against which schools and colleges can review their provision and recognises the quality of their careers programmes. In order to gain the new award, the school underwent a thorough assessment day during which the assessors met with current school students, senior managers and other staff including Denise Powell, careers co-ordinator, and gained a clear understanding of the level of careers provision on offer to all students.
The school was praised for its support of students in encouraging them to achieve their career ambitions and aspirations. Susan Holland, Information and Guidance Services manager at Sheffield Futures, was delighted that the school has been successful in achieving the new Quality Standard careers award: “I would like to offer my congratulations to all the staff at Handsworth Grange Community Sports College who contribute to the Careers education, advice and guidance programme, for their achievement of the local quality standard and the way they continue to maintain and uphold the high delivery standards of careers education and guidance.”
Handsworth Grange head teacher, Ms Anne Quaile praised staff involved in the delivery of the careers programme: “All our staff work incredibly hard to support young people in making the right career choices. I cannot praise Denise and her team highly enough, well done to all.”
2009 Sheffield School Leaver Destinations presentation as delivered by Susan Holland, Information & Guidance ServicesTeam Manager, Sheffield Futures.
2009 School Leaver Destinations
(Powerpoint presentation)
Photos from the Part Time Youth Workers Conference which took place at The Source in January.
A reminder about the PWN event in Leeds taking place on Wednesday this week.
The PWN-YH is the participation workers network in the Yorkshire & Humber region, linked to the English Participation Workers Network – PWNE.
Wednesday 18th November 10.00am – 1.00 pm + lunch
Belle Isle Centre, Leeds, LS10 3DZ
Participation workers with children & young people
Various participation resources and information will be available, as will registration with the PWNE gateway
9.45am – Arrival and refreshments
10.00am – Welcome and introductions
10.00am – 11.15am – Participation Strategies
i. Sheffield City Council – Joe Green
ii. Refresh& action planning- Calderdale -Jo Heyes and Anne Gomersall
iii. NSPCC’s participation review & the implications of the current economic and political climate- Ruth Phillips, NSPCC
11.15am – 11.30am – BREAK
11.30am – 11.50am – Youth of Today – Zelda Heney
11.50am – 12.10pm – Young Advisors – Ste Reddy
12.10pm – 12.30pm – York IYS invites network members to share ideas and practice re
i. use of social networking – Carol Pugh
ii. how youth councils fit with the main Council – Sarah Nicholson
12.30pm – 1.00pm – Updates
1.30pm – Lunch and DEPART
Quality, Choice and Aspiration – A strategy for young people’s information, advice and guidance
DCFS (October 2009)
This strategy has been informed and influenced by the report ‘Fair Access to the Professions’ by Alan Milburn and his panel. The plans outlined in this report build on Alan Milburn’s report and take forward the majority of the recommendations relevant to IAG.
It also builds on the Schools White Paper, which stated that it was both a moral and an economic imperative to ensure every young person turns 18 with the knowledge, skills and qualifications to give them the best chance of success in adult life in the 21st century.
Students who started secondary school this September will be the first to stay in learning until 18. High quality IAG will be essential in enabling these young people to make the most of the new opportunities that will be available to them.
A quick reminder about the Youth Work Week Conference taking place in Sheffield tomorrow (4th November).
This conference is being organised by YASY (Youth Association South Yorkshire) in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Futures. The event will focus on the continuing relevance of youth work to today’s young people and will showcase the diversity of provision in Sheffield.
Location: Robert Winston Building, Sheffield Hallam University Collegiate Campus, Broomhall Road, S10 2DN
Time: 4pm -9pm
The work of members of VYSI (the Voluntary Youth Sector Initiative network which is co-resourced by Sheffield Futures and YASY) will be displayed and the workshops will be delivered by students from the University’s Youth and Community Work course, youth workers currently working with young people in Sheffield and a number of experienced youth work leaders and theoreticians.
The conference is aimed at all those concerned with youth work and the situation of young people – including youth workers, youth work students and decision makers with an interest in work with young people in Sheffield.
Download the PDF flyer for more information.
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