Extended services e-news - Issue 24, June 2007
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Contents
Section one: News
ContinYou, MA in Leading Community Learning
Training and consultancy for extended schools
ContinYou, Schools ETC Award 2007
Section two: Documents and resources
The Muslim Council of Britain, Towards Greater Understanding guidance
TDA, Governor Policy Briefing on planning and funding extended schools
FRILLS leaflet service
ContinYou, Involving Men as Fathers seminar and Preparing for Partnership with Parents facilitation training
Section three: Conferences and events
Joint commissioning through partnership working conference
IDeA and ContinYou, Integrated working: IDeA's evaluation toolkit
Forthcoming ContinYou conferences
Section four: Funding
Section One: News
ContinYou, MA in Leading Community Learning
Are you working in a school, children's centre or local authority? Looking for a postgraduate course? ContinYou provides an innovative three-year programme, ideal for all those working in a community-based context, and is accredited by Staffordshire University.
For more information, and to request an application form, call Sharon Rammell on 024 7658 8445, or email sharon.rammell@continyou.org.uk .
You can see this year's programme on the ContinYou website: http://www.continyou.org.uk/content.php?CategoryID=534 .
Training and consultancy for extended schools
ContinYou offers a wide range of tailor-made training and consultancy packages aimed at helping schools to deliver the core offer through effective partnerships with other agencies in their local communities. These include:
- Internal capacity audit
- Identifying potential local partnerships
- Training for school-based extended services managers
- Consultation
- Partnership support.
For more information on any of the above, visit the ContinYou website:
http://www.continyou.org.uk/extendedschoolsconsultation or call Chris Jones on 07713 984678.
ContinYou, Schools ETC Award 2007
Win £2,000!
Members of the Schools ETC network ( http://www.continyou.org.uk/schoolsetc ) are eligible to enter the Schools ETC Award for a chance to win up to £2,000 to support the development of extended services in your school.
Each year the Award has a different theme. This year the Award is offered to schools that are actively working to support community cohesion. Schools that apply for the Award and meet all the criteria will:
- receive a certificate of recognition
- have the opportunity to use the Schools ETC Award logo on their stationery
- receive advice on how to publicise their Award
- have an opportunity to win either £2,000 (first prize) or £1,000 (second prize).
The deadline for applying is 29 June 2007. For an application form, examples of ways to support community cohesion and more information, visit the ContinYou website:
http://www.continyou.org.uk/schoolsetcaward .
Alternatively, call 020 8709 9932 or email ( deirdre.de.barra@continyou.org.uk ).
Section two: Documents and resources
The Muslim Council of Britain, Towards Greater Understanding guidance
The Muslim Council of Britain launched its Towards Greater Understanding guidance document for schools on Wednesday 21 February. Based on best practice, the document gives information and guidance on how schools can respond positively to some commonly raised issues concerning Muslim pupils including participation in study support activity & engaging with the Muslim Community.
The full document can be downloaded from the Muslim Council of Britain website:
http://www.mcb.org.uk/media/presstext.php?ann_id=240
TDA, Governor Policy Briefing on planning and funding extended schools
The Governor Briefing on planning and funding extended schools is now available online, please go to the TDA website to download a copy:
http://www.tda.gov.uk/upload/resources/pdf/g/governors_policy_briefing_june.pdf .
FRILLS leaflet service
The FRILLS leaflet service seeks feedback on its proposed service for schools or Extended Schools Services. We hope it will save time to do this work once centrally and also improve information standards.
We have selected 50 leaflets and booklets, all free in multiple copies, to fulfil requirements of section 12 of the Childcare Act to provide a broad range of information to parents. They cover health, welfare rights, childcare, bullying, family relationships, road safety, leisure, education etc. Most are produced by governments departments or major charities.
Our service will send each subscriber one or more sets of the collection and update with latest editions or replacements. The cost is likely to be £40-£50 a year. The FRILLS service has been established for 15 years and currently updates 1,000 leaflets on behalf of our subscribers in 1/3rd of UK library authorities.
We are interested in what type of service you would like. Any feedback or expressions of interest would be valuable and individuals are welcome to contact Michael Stuart on michael.stuart@camden.gov.uk or by phone 020 7974 4007.
ContinYou, Involving Men as Fathers Seminar and Preparing for Partnership with Parents facilitation training
Involving Men as Fathers is a one day seminar which raises the issues around: policy, barriers, organisational barriers, environment, skills for working with men, recruitment etc. The seminar is for 20 participants costing £2,500 + VAT. Please visit the ContinYou website for further information:
http://www.continyou.org.uk/uploads/documents/doc_1228.pdf .
Preparing for Partnership with Parents is 3 days generic facilitation training aimed at children’s workers who would like to acquire the skills and confidence to work with parents. The course is accredited with OCN for 7 credits at level 2 and is mapped against NOS for Working with Parents. Training for up to 20 participants is £4,750 + VAT. Please see the ContinYou website for further information:
http://www.continyou.org.uk/content.php?CategoryID=1025 .
Alternatively, contact Gailyn Groves ( gailyn.groves@continyou.org.uk ) if interested in either Involving Men as Fathers or Preparing for Partnership with Parents.
Preparing for Partnership with Parents has been funded by the DfES to roll out to Early Years Workers in EM, WM and E of E – therefore your contacts may be aware of the package but not be eligible to access free training.
Section three: conferences
Joint commissioning through partnership working conference
- 5 July 2007, Birmingham
The Joint Commissioning framework is now an established way of pooling resources to provide unified children's services. This conference from Children Now aims to provide practical solutions to commissioning problems, focusing on needs assessment, pooling budgets and developing partnerships between agencies in the voluntary and statutory sectors. To find out more, visit the Haymarket Events website:
http://www.haymarketevents.com/conferences/ .
IDeA and ContinYou, Integrated working: IDeA's evaluation toolkit
We would like to give you advance notice that IDeA and ContinYou are holding two events on the theme of multi-agency working and its impact - 10th October 2007 in London and 20th November 2007 in Birmingham. There will be inputs from multi-agency teams who have piloted IDeA's integrated working and evaluation toolkit (please see below for further information) plus how you can evidence the impact of integrated working in a school's SEF. An agenda and details on how to book a place will be circulated to you nearer the time.
Integrated working: IDeA's evaluation toolkit
Target users: team leaders, senior managers, partners.
This activity aims to help evaluate the progress and impact of integrated working between teams.
The toolkit has been created to inform self-assessment and future development. It is organised in a series of components that will enable teams to adapt it to individual circumstances.
It is supported by questionnaires, interviews with key client groups involved with integrated services and the views of team leaders, partners and managers.
Information from the above is collated and evaluative feedback and constructive feedback is provided at a one day partner service event to identify next steps and learn from areas of success. This is followed up within six months when teams are helped to monitor and evaluate the impact of their action planning.
Forthcoming ContinYou conferences
Diversity, Success and Partnership
- Supplementary schools and stakeholders working together
- 27 November 2007, Paragon Hotel, Birmingham
This conference will focus on recognising and supporting the diversity and success of supplementary schools and promoting mutually beneficial partnerships between all stakeholders. For further information visit the ContinYou website:
http://www.continyou.org.uk/nrcconference .
Annual ContinYou Conference 2008
- Championing the voice of children, families and communities
- 18-19 March 2008, Hilton Metropole, Birmingham
This unique conference will share innovative examples from across the UK of people, projects and organisations who are championing the voice of children, families and communities. It will highlight for managers, planners and practitioners how policies and practice can connect together across boundaries to maximise outcomes for all. For further information visit the ContinYou website:
http://www.continyou.org.uk/championingthevoice .
Section four: Funding
Funding Masterclasses
Bob Jennings, former teacher of the year and consultant working on a number of ContinYou projects, runs masterclasses in various parts of the country in order to support schools and local authorities in writing bids and securing funding for their innovative projects. To find out more please visit the Progress Through Partnership website:
http://www.ptpconsultancy.com/ .
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