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| | | | | | | | | Dear play colleagues, | | | Welcome to the SkillsActive Playwork West Midlands E-zine which is a bi-monthly newsletter. Information about events, training, publications, conferences or other items of interest to the play community for the October e-zine should be emailed to us by Friday 17 October 2008 to wmplay@skillsactive.com. Bookmark our website and check regularly for news updates and events in the West Midlands area http://www.skillsactive.com/playwork/arounduk/westmidlands/playwork. SkillsActive Playwork West Midlands contact details: Steve Jolly, Regional Development Manager: Mobile 07590 184373Jayne Olden, Administrator: Mobile 07894 479917SkillsActive Playwork West Midlands PO Box 14762BirminghamB45 5DB |
| | | | | | REGIONAL NEWS | | | | Steve Jolly joins SkillsActive West Midlands, Steve says....... "Hello, my name is Steve Jolly and I am the new Regional Development Manager for SkillsActive Playwork West Midlands. My previous employment was at West Midlands Learning and Skills Council. I have experience of playwork and playwork qualifications and funding. I will shortly be following up work previously started by my predecessor in connection with funding opportunities, engagement on issues pertaining to the sector - and generally making a nuisance of myself! If you’d like to contact me with any questions or more importantly, the answers to any issues or problems you may have, please feel free. I look forward to working closely with you in due course." Playday 2008 - Tell us how your event went and we will publish the best stories in our next E-zine, email us at wmplay@skillsactive.com. Further info and how to receive Playday updates by email visit http://www.playday.org.uk/. Success stories wanted! Do you have a play-related success story you would like to share? Let us know and we will publish in future E-zines wmplay@skillsactive.com. | | | | | | | | FUNDING | | | | Guide to Funding Sources - The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) in conjunction with National Council for Voluntary Child Care Organisations (NCVCCO) has launched a free guide outlining sources of funding to support the development of the voluntary and community sector children and young people’s workforce. Download a free copy from www.ncvys.org.uk or email nichola@ncvys.org.uk. Level 3 Qualifications Initiative For full details of funding opportunities for Level 3 NVQ in Playwork from September 2008 visit http://www.skillsactive.com/playwork/qualifications. | | | | | | | | NEWS, POLICY AND PRACTICE | | | | Early Years Core Briefing New Qualifications List - for those delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage. From 1 September 2009 the new Qualifications List will replace the Early Years and Playwork Qualifications Database. The third Core Briefing about the revision of the Early Years and Playwork Qualifications Database and the development of the new Qualifications List has bee published. Further info from info@cwdcouncil.org.uk. Visit http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/. The West Midlands Employers Network Sign up to the West Midlands Employers network and keep up to date with training opportunities, important announcements and receive support. SkillsActive – Find out about the partnership SkillsActive has with the nine regional playwork centres across the UK: http://www.skillsactive.com/playwork/arounduk/westmidlands/playwork. Get SkillsActive! Get involved! Build your organisation with a skilled and motivated workforce. SkillsActive Membership starts from £25*. Be part of the organisation that is leading the way in raising skills standards, ensuring a highly skilled and motivated workforce. Visit www.skillsactive.com/get-involved or call 0207 632 2000.*All prices are plus VAT and capped at £250 plus VAT. | | | | | | | | EVENTS | | | | Full events listing can be found on Playwork West Midlands website http://www.playworkwestmidlands.org.uk/ 5-7 September - The Sixth Beauty of Play, Staffordshire. The event is a great one for recharging your batteries after a long year/heavy summer/time off and gets you really well set up for the new school year. The presentations and gatherings are ideal for all levels of experience across the sector appealing alike to playworkers, playwork trainers and deep thinkers. Further info tel. 0114 255 2432, email info.ludemos@virgin.net. 18 September - Inclusion into Practice Conference. Coin Street, Neighbourhood Centre, London SE1. The conference will focus on strategic management and development, to enable planners, commissioners and providers to attain, maintain and develop quality inclusion in practice within the statutory and voluntary play, childcare, youth and leisure sectors. Further info from Carly Brown at KIDS info@yp-in.biz or tel. 0207 359 3073. 15 October - YP-in (Young People's Inclusion Network) Roadshows 2008. BVSC, Birmingham. Sharing our learning to help you find answers. Aim: to challenge discrimination and provide a model to help youth and leisure services be more inclusive. Series of events across the UK. Contact Carly Brown at KIDS info@yp-in.biz or tel 0207 359 3073. 6 December – Play and Health: Investigating the Links. Lakeside Centre, Aston University, Birmingham. . Free national policy seminar to investigate the potential for joint work between the play sector and children’s health services. Enquiries tel. 020 7843 6042/6441, email conferences@ncb.org.uk. | | | | | |
| | TRAINING | | | | Kids NDD – Accredited inclusive play training courses, see website for further information http://www.kids.org.uk/. Common Threads – Training for Play Rangers, Summer Playscheme Training. T2T – training programme for trainers begins in September. |
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