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One Children's Workforce
Do you Work or Volunteer with Children and Young People? Come and Be Counted!
Do you work or volunteer with children or young people? e.g. as a sports coach, youth worker, befriender, play and stay assistant?
Do you work in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland?
Is your group or organisation private, voluntary or independent?
Come and be counted!*
Cutting Red Tape to help the local VCS
Nick Hurd MP, the Minister for Civil Society has written to NAVCA Chief Executive, Kevin Curley, asking for information about the five burdens - either regulations or processes - that most impact on NAVCA members.
NAVCA are asking VCS organisations to write to them explaining the regulations or processes which hinder their work most. They are asking that responses indicate clearly whether the regulation or process should be changed (and if so, in what way) or eliminated.
Skills for Care Accolades - the Children's Workforce Development Project through to the final
Volunteering England launches two volunteer management initiatives
New Support Resource for People Managing Volunteers
Children and Young People's Workforce Glossary
Lack of a common language is a key barrier to working effectively. This glossary has been produced by the Leicestershire Children & Young People's Board to assist the understanding of members of the children and young people's workforce.
The glossary seeks to do this by:
- Explaining core concepts and definitions which are commonly confused ormisunderstood
Nominate Your Hidden Hero today - Leicestershire's Hidden Hero of the Year 2010
Do you know a Hidden Hero?
Is there a Hero hiding near you?
There are thousands of Hidden Heroes across Leicestershire giving their time for free, helping to make a difference to their local community. This can be something small or a lifetime commitment. From spending an hour a week helping local children to read or painting a fence to a full time role supporting somebody with learning disabilities - they are all Hidden Heroes.
Elections for Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) representation on the Leicester Children's Trust Board
A meeting is being held on Wednesday 26th May 2010 (between 2:00 and 5:00pm - venue to be confirmed) to elect VCS representatives for the Leicester Children's Trust Board, which is the top level multi-agency partnership for developing services for children young people in the city. The Leicester Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership (LCYPSP) has changed into the Leicester Children's Trust Board.
