Events

Generations In Touch… (5:30PM - 8:30PM)

 

As part of the Generations in Touch project, the British Red Cross are offering therapeutic massage training for anyone with an interest in learning relaxing massage skills.  We are specifically looking to involve people 25 years and under and 50 years and over.   (see attached Next training poster)

Next massage training:

Session 1             Tuesday, 31st August                      9.30 am – 3.30 pm
Session 2             Wednesday, 1st September         5.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Venue:                 Red Cross House, Livingstone Way, TAUNTON, TA2 6BD

Refreshments will be provided.

Generations in Touch is one of the Company of Voices intergenerational projects, being led by CHYPPS

Positive Awareness Campaign (12:00PM)

"It's hard when people don't understand" - Promoting positive images of disability from a parents point of view.

Come along and have a coffee and join other parents to design a postive awareness campaign to launch in the autumn.

This could include sharing positive experiences and images of disability of finding out more about what exists to support families affected by disability.

 Positive Awareness Campaign Poster

 

A Last Night Of The Proms Concert In Aid Of Yeovil Young Achievers Trust (7:30AM - 7:30AM)

Last Night at the Proms will be performed by the British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at the Octagon Theatre, Yeovil on Friday 3rd September at 7.30pm.

Tickets at £24.50 each are now available from Brian Murray, Chairman of Trustees on 01460 240984, from Old Mill Financial on 01935 426181 or from the Octagon Theatre Box Office on 01935 422884.
 
The aim is to fill all 625+ seats in the Octagon on 3rd September for an evening of quality music and fun and in doing so raise funds to support local young people.

 Last Night at the Proms poster

www.yyat.co.uk

Last Night Of The Proms Concert (7:30PM)

...to benefit YYAT

 performed by The British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Click here for the flyer.

Fantastic Fun Filled Activity Day (10:00AM - 3:00PM)

A Fantastic Fun Filled Activity Day at Selworthy School, Taunton, TA2 8HD. Led by the fabulous team of Children’s World.

Saturday September 4th, 10am – 3pm

 Fantastic Fun Filled Activity Day flyer

 

Youth Funding Surgeries (5:30PM - 8:30PM)

Are you aged 8 – 19 years?  Got a great idea?  Want to get involved?  Fancy trying something new?

Need funding to make it happen?

The Somerset Youth Funding Panel is a group of young people who are responsible for the distribution of various types of funding for young people.

Come to one of the surgeries to:

• Find out what funding is available
• Learn about how to access funding
• Get advice on your application
• Consider joining the panel!

Wednesday 9th June     -     The White Building, Portway, Wells

Wednesday 16th June   -     Bridgwater YMCA, Friarn Avenue, Bridgwater

Wednesday 14th July     -     Morley House, 26 West Hendford, Yeovil

Wednesday 8th September -  Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton

All sessions are 5.30 pm – 8.00 pm

For more information contact Angela on:  01823 410134 or email: aderry@somerset.gov.uk
Integrated Youth Services Team, Hestercombe House, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8LG

http://www.somersetyouth.co.uk

Download a poster here: 

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UK Youth's Peer Qualifications Programme (10:00AM)

Recognising Young People's Achievements

Introduction to Peer Qualifications
Training Day
Only £99 + VAT per person

UK Youth is offering training for organisations wishing to register to run the Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Peer Education and Peer Mentoring qualifications direct with Edexcel as well as being a requirement for UK Youth's registered centres.   This one day training uses activities and group discussion to provide participants with a practical working knowledge of accrediting your peer education or peer mentoring project using these exciting new qualifications.

• Tuesday 7th September 2010            Cheltenham (TBC)  
•  Friday 1st October 2010                    London (TBC) 
• Wednesday 6th October 2010           York (TBC) 
• Monday 11th October 2010               Liverpool (TBC) 
• Tuesday 9th November 2010            Nottingham (TBC)

If you wish to book a place on these training days, please download the booking form from http://www.ukyouth.org/whatwedo/Training+Calendar/peertraining    (Opens in a new window)

All of the qualifications are appropriate for young people aged 14 years and above. 

For more information about the Peer Qualifications Programme, please download the information pack and leaflet at: http://www.ukyouth.org/whatwedo/Programmes/Peer (Opens in new window)

 

Introduction To Board Governance For ‘not-for-private-profit’ Enterprises (9:30AM - 12:30PM)

Puxton Park, M5, junc 21
Date: Thursday 9th Sept (9.30am – 12.30pm)   With: Peter Weeks   Cost: £75

For further information or details about courses, please visit: www.cascadetrainingplus.co.uk (Opens in new window)

For all enquiries regarding bookings, please contact:

lauren@cascadetrainingplus.co.uk  Tel: 07854 208369

Introduction To Board Governance For ‘not-for-private-profit’ Enterprises (Puxton Park, M5, Junc 21) (9:30AM - 12:30PM)

New! The first of our 'In a Nutshell' series of half day workshops... book onto both courses and receive a £10 full day discount and free lunch!

 (Puxton Park, M5, junc 21)

With: Peter Weeks

Cost: £75

Positive Awareness Campaign (12:00PM)

"It's hard when people don't understand" - Promoting positive images of disability from a parents point of view.

Come along and have a coffee and join other parents to design a postive awareness campaign to launch in the autumn.

This could include sharing positive experiences and images of disability of finding out more about what exists to support families affected by disability.

 Positive Awareness Campaign Poster

 

Risk Management For Board Members Of 'not-for-private-profit' Organisations (1:30PM - 4:30PM)

Risk Management for Board Members of 'not-for-private-profit' Organisations

(Puxton Park M5, junc 21)

With: Peter Weeks

Cost: £75

Playing With The Elements - 3 Day Course (All Day)

This three day playwork training course is endorsed by SkillsActive at Level 3 and is designed for Playworkers and others who work with children aged 4 – 16 years, who want to enable and facilitate high quality outdoor play opportunities.

Aims of the course are to:

• Recognise the importance of children’s outdoor play and interaction with natural elements;
• Enable direct experiences with each of the natural elements and explore practical elemental activity ‘springboards’ that can be adapted and modified to different settings;
• Provide knowledge, information and guidelines on the principles and best practice of outdoor playwork, including awareness of how to overcome specific barriers;
• Explore ways in which any play provision can be improved or added to in order to best facilitate elemental play outdoors;
• Introduce conceptual ideas about children’s play through considering the importance and significance of the four natural elements.

Day 1: Saturday 26th June 2010

Day 2: Saturday 7th August 2010

Day 3: Saturday 11th September 2010
 
Time: 0930 – 1700hrs

Location: The Magdalen Project, Chard & Woodland Play Centre, Crowcombe
Closing date for application forms is Friday 11th June 2010

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Registered Office:  Puddies Meadow  Crowcombe  Taunton  Somerset  TA4 4AE

Central Somerset Outdoor Partnership (1:00AM - 1:00AM)

Wilderwoods forest school  www.wilderwoods.org

OPEN DAY
Hallr Wood West Charlton
Sunday 12th September
Open Day Flyer

GET OUT IN THE WOODS AND GO WILD! (2:00PM - 5:30PM)

Come and visit our woodland conservation project involving community and young people

Click here for the flyer

Community Organisers – Tell Us What You Think? (10:30AM - 12:30PM)

The Government is proposing to train Community Organisers to help Create a Big Society.
See above details of two workshops to be held in September in Bristol (13th) and Plymouth (15th)

 Event Flyer

Community Organisers: Regional Events (10:30AM - 12:30PM)

What will make Community Organisers a success?
Are you a Community Organiser? Can you help the government identify what a community organiser is and what support they need?

Government Office for the South West are hosting two workshops where participants will be asked to identify:

• What you do already
• What works, and what doesn't
• What encourages people to come forward
• What skills, support, are needed and
• What obstacles need to be overcome to make Community Organisers a success

Workshop 1: Bristol
Monday 13 September, 10.30 - 12.30 at Government Office for the South West, 2 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6ED.

Workshop 2: Plymouth
Wednesday 15 September, 10.30 - 12.30 at Government Office for the South West, Mast House, Shepherds Wharf, 24 Sutton Road, Plymouth PL4 0HJ

Reserve your place by contacting Heather Milsom (heather.milsom@gosw.gsi.gov.uk / 0117 900 1890) by Wednesday 8 September with your name, organisation, contact details and any specific requirements you may have. Or for more information contact Margaret Firth, Stronger Localities Lead, Stronger Localities Directorate, Government Office for the South West, margaret.firth@gosw.gsi.gov.uk / 0117 900 1773

Somerset Child-Safe - FREE Training (6:00PM - 6:00PM)

Introduction to Child Protection – Basic Awareness

FREE training course to be held on Monday, 13th September 2010 at 6 pm
At Minehead Rugby Club

See attached  Training Advert for full details on how to book

CAF (Common Assessment Framework) Training (9:00AM)

CAF Card training for practitioners trained in CAF (Common Assessment Framework)

The dates of the training are:

Early Years Training
September 15th at Great Bow Wharf in Langport. The day begins at 9:00am and concludes at 4:00pm.

Standard Training
September 14th in the Luttrell Room, County Hall, Taunton. Times as above.

We would be grateful if you could circulate this to all voluntary sector agencies. If staff would like to attend, please ask them to complete the booking form and return it to me via email.

 Booking Form

C4EO Training Events - Youth Knowledge Workshops (9:00AM)

 Youth Training Events.pdf

Local workshop is on 14th September in Taunton. Please contact for more information and event times.

South Somerset Funding Fayre (2:00PM - 8:00PM)

South Somerset Funding Fayre - September 14th 2010 - 2pm-8pm

KEEP DATE FREE!***
We would like to bring your attention to a funding fayre which SSVCA are hosting on the 14th September 2010 at Westlands Conference & leisure Complex between 2pm and 8pm.

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(funders list is expanding and so further details will be added prior to print)

Places are FREE and unlimited for the fayre; however the workshops will be limited to room capacity and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Workshop titles are subject to change and if you would like to know more about the themes on offer during the day, please contact Donna on 01935 475914. 

CAF (Common Assessment Framework) Training (9:00AM)

CAF Card training for practitioners trained in CAF (Common Assessment Framework)

The dates of the training are:

Early Years Training
September 15th at Great Bow Wharf in Langport. The day begins at 9:00am and concludes at 4:00pm.

Standard Training
September 14th in the Luttrell Room, County Hall, Taunton. Times as above.

We would be grateful if you could circulate this to all voluntary sector agencies. If staff would like to attend, please ask them to complete the booking form and return it to me via email.

 Booking Form

Become A Local Funding Central Champion - Free Training For Funding Advisors (10:00AM - 2:00PM)

This is a practical workshop for funding advisors and development workers, demonstrating the many features of Funding Central (including interactive tools).

In these uncertain economic times, there are many funding and finance opportunities to tap into, but where are they and how can frontline groups access them?

Funding Central is a dynamic website enabling charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises to search for funding from thousands of funding and finance opportunities, covering grants, contracts and loan finance from national, regional and local sources – it is free to register and there is no charge to access its tools and resources.

Funding Central is designed to support delegates' important work with frontline organisations helping them to develop and implement sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs. The site makes life easier by bringing together a range of practical guides, tools, information and real life case studies in one memorable place.

This session is designed to ensure that users get the most out of Funding Central, regardless of their level of experience using the site. As Funding Advisors and Development Workers, the tools and resources on Funding Central are designed for delegates to use with organisations as they search for opportunities, asking them to think beyond the next pot of money and plan now to ensure their future.

 In this practical workshop, delegates will register (or get the most out of their registration), create their personal page, use the Guided and Advanced Searched, know how to find potential partners, use a range of interactive tools and access support and advice. There will also be the opportunity to feedback experiences with frontline groups, ask questions and contribute ideas about Funding Central.

If you are a frontline organisation, please refer to the events titled “Funding Central: Searching for suitable and sustainable funding” in your area listed on Funding Central.

FREE Social Enterprise Advice Clinics (10:00AM - 4:00PM)

FREE social enterprise advice clinics in Devon & Somerset.

• 15 September Barnstaple
• 6 October Bridgwater
• 1 December Honiton

If you run a social enterprise or established community organisation and need good advice to develop your ideas further, here is an opportunity for a one-to-one chat with one of our qualified advisors.

The advisors are social enterprise specialists and will provide no-obligation, practical advice on how to grow your organisation to the next stage.

Appointments can be booked for one hour between 10am and 4pm.

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Community Organisers: Regional Events (10:30AM - 12:30PM)

What will make Community Organisers a success?
Are you a Community Organiser? Can you help the government identify what a community organiser is and what support they need?

Government Office for the South West are hosting two workshops where participants will be asked to identify:

• What you do already
• What works, and what doesn't
• What encourages people to come forward
• What skills, support, are needed and
• What obstacles need to be overcome to make Community Organisers a success

Workshop 1: Bristol
Monday 13 September, 10.30 - 12.30 at Government Office for the South West, 2 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6ED.

Workshop 2: Plymouth
Wednesday 15 September, 10.30 - 12.30 at Government Office for the South West, Mast House, Shepherds Wharf, 24 Sutton Road, Plymouth PL4 0HJ

Reserve your place by contacting Heather Milsom (heather.milsom@gosw.gsi.gov.uk / 0117 900 1890) by Wednesday 8 September with your name, organisation, contact details and any specific requirements you may have. Or for more information contact Margaret Firth, Stronger Localities Lead, Stronger Localities Directorate, Government Office for the South West, margaret.firth@gosw.gsi.gov.uk / 0117 900 1773

Community Organisers – Tell Us What You Think? (10:30AM - 12:30PM)

The Government is proposing to train Community Organisers to help Create a Big Society.
See above details of two workshops to be held in September in Bristol (13th) and Plymouth (15th)

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‘Managing Lone Workers’ (Sparkford, Yeovil) (1:00AM - 1:00AM)

10% Discount on all bookings confirmed by the end of August for any October course.

Date: Thursday 16th September  
With: Gillian Jeffery   Cost: £129
Book by the end of Friday 30th July and receive 10% discount!

For information or details about courses, please visit: www.cascadetrainingplus.co.uk

For all enquiries regarding bookings, please contact:
lauren@cascadetrainingplus.co.uk  Tel: 07854 208369

For all other enquiries, please contact:
lindy@cascadetrainingplus.co.uk
Tel: 01278 455830/07866 94357

Find Your Way Around Word And Excel 2007 (9:30AM - 12:30PM)

For those new to Office 2007, these two short workshops will help you find your way around Word 2007 and Excel 2007. 

Learn useful tips that you can pass on to others in your team.

Word 2007 - Thursday 16th September 9.30am - 12.30pm.  Langport  £40

Excel 2007 - Thursday 16th September 1.30pm - 4.30pm.  Langport  £40

Special price of £60 if you do both Word and Excel training.

 

Positive Awareness Campaign (12:00PM)

"It's hard when people don't understand" - Promoting positive images of disability from a parents point of view.

Come along and have a coffee and join other parents to design a postive awareness campaign to launch in the autumn.

This could include sharing positive experiences and images of disability of finding out more about what exists to support families affected by disability.

 Positive Awareness Campaign Poster

 

Disability Somerset Exhibition (All Day)

North Petherton, Somerset

Compass Disability Services is celebrating its 10th Birthday. As part of the celebrations they are launching Disability Somerset, which is an exhibition put together to promote independent living. The Disability Somerset Exhibition will cover the entire spectrum of disability and is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to promote services, products, equipment, mobility aids or anything at all that relates to disability.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss your requirements in more detail please do not hesitate to contact Michelle Edwards by e-mailing: Michelle@compassdisability.org.uk

Opportunities For Social Enterprises And Interested Parties In Somerset! (10:00AM - 5:00PM)

FREE social enterprise conference in Glastonbury on 17th September.

Opportunities for social enterprises and interested parties in Somerset!

Further information about a FREE social enterprise conference in Glastonbury:

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Grassroots Glastonbury - a first for Somerset!

Almost every day we hear news of yet another company making huge profits or awarding big fat bonuses to bosses who fail. The public are understandably feeling sick and tired of hearing about private sector profits made at the expense of hard working ordinary people, but it doesn’t have to be like this!

An alternative business model – and one which is growing fast – is the social enterprise model. A social enterprise is a business, but one that is run for the benefit of all the stakeholders, not just investors.  A social enterprise rewards employees adequately, but not excessively, and reinvests surplus profits in the local community, or society at large through helping others.   

Raising awareness  of how this works is the job of ‘GRASSROOTS,’ a one day conference expected to attract up to 200 prospective and active social enterprise leaders and invited guests from across the region on Friday 17th September, in Glastonbury.
Businesses across Somerset and beyond involved with or interested in social enterprise or creating an ethical, responsible, community based trade will benefit by attending. 

The day has been organised to raise awareness, provide useful new contacts and show how the ‘not-for-private-profit’ business sector is remaining resilient in these tough economic conditions. Lessons learnt and advice on how to cut costs by improving your business’s environmental policies will be shared.

GRASSROOTS conference places are currently being offered free. Please visit www.somerset.coop (opens in a new window) for more information and a booking form.

We look forward to seeing you at GRASSROOTS GLASTONBURY!

 Other FREE social enterprise advice clinics in Devon & Somerset.

28 July    Exeter
18 August Taunton
26 August Exeter
15 September Barnstaple
6 October Bridgwater
1 December Honiton 

Positive Awareness Campaign (10:00AM)

"It's hard when people don't understand" - Promoting positive images of disability from a parents point of view.

Come along and have a coffee and join other parents to design a postive awareness campaign to launch in the autumn.

This could include sharing positive experiences and images of disability of finding out more about what exists to support families affected by disability.

 Positive Awareness Campaign Poster

The Charity Accountants’ Conference 2010 Announced (9:00AM)

The Directory of Social Change and Sayer Vincent Consultants and Auditors have partnered once again with media partner Charity Times to bring you The Annual Charity Accountants’ Conference. This two-day conference, held on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 September 2010 in Bristol, offers training, plenary, panel session and up to ten hours CPD. Whether you are new to finance in the charity sector or are looking to learn more about the latest changes in the sector, you can’t afford not to be there!  Book now.

http://www.dsc.org.uk/Conferences/@40342?dm_i=6S7,45P9,N89FS,CW5N,1 (opens in new window)

The Charity Accountants’ Conference 2010 Announced

The Directory of Social Change and Sayer Vincent Consultants and Auditors have partnered once again with media partner Charity Times to bring you The Annual Charity Accountants’ Conference. This two-day conference, held on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 September 2010 in Bristol, offers training, plenary, panel session and up to ten hours CPD. Whether you are new to finance in the charity sector or are looking to learn more about the latest changes in the sector, you can’t afford not to be there!  Book now.

http://www.dsc.org.uk/Conferences/@40342?dm_i=6S7,45P9,N89FS,CW5N,1 (opens in new window)

'Somerset Art Works - Making Matters Intergenerational Project' (10:00AM - 2:00PM)

Recycled Steel and Wire Sculpture at Carymoor… the Natural Way

On Saturday 25th September, Carymoor Environmental Centre will be holding an Open Day featuring the exciting premier viewing of a newly installed Carymoor sculpture, an exciting intergenerational art project which has been running over the Summer.  Art work from the workshops will also be on display at Carymoor’s Open Day as part of Somerset Art Weeks. 

Combined with one of Carymoor’s quarterly nature days, entitled ‘Goats, Tigers and Elephants – a celebration of Somerset’s Moths,’ it promises to be a fun-filled event for the whole family.

Initially instigated by Somerset Art Works via ‘The Company of Voices’  intergenerational project, led by CHYPPS and inspired by the magic of Carymoor, sculptor Fiona Campbell

led a series of taster and workshop sessions involving groups of volunteers from different age groups. In addition to making individual pieces, all participants contributed to the creation of a large recycled steel and wire sculpture depicting a dragonfly emerging from a nymph cast. This 3 metre piece will be suspended over the beautiful pond area in the Carymoor sensory garden. The sculpture will not only be a visual delight but will also help to educate future visitors of all ages about sustainability and the benefits of recycling that are at the heart of Carymoor’s philosophy.

The day also offers a beginner's exploration of the weird and wonderful world of moths and their caterpillars, looking at which moths have arrived in the moth trap overnight, with a walk of the site to highlight the plants most useful to them. There will also be moth-themed family-friendly activities going on in and around the centre and fun quizzes for children.

A wonderful opportunity to visit the Centre, there will be refreshments available, including homemade soup from the gardens and Julia’s delicious homemade cakes.  The Centre will be open between 10am and 2pm. For more information email info@carymoor.org.uk or phone 01963 350143.

For more information on the Making Matters project, contact Beccy Swaine on email: beccy.swaine@somersetartworks.org.uk or Tel: 01458 253 800

Anti- Bullying Event (new Autumn Date) (All Day)

"Bullying happens everywhere - at the park, in school, lessons, on the way home, on buses, it is everywhere, it happens to me every day”
(14 yr old male with emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties)

Over recent years, the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) has become increasingly aware of how bullying in the wider community can impact on the well-being of children and young people.

To support local practitioners with the new DCSF Safe from Bullying guidance on tackling bullying in a range of community settings, the TDA has organised a one-day conference to be held in Taunton on the 15 June at Somerset College of Arts and Technology.

The event will give delegates the opportunity to work together to explore the following issues and practice related to anti-bullying work in their settings:

• What is bullying? - Rhiannon Prys-Owen (Anti-Bullying Alliance)

AIMS: To establish the definition of bullying; the forms that it takes and the impact on children and young people

• Cyberbullying - Alan Earle (South West Grid for Learning)

AIMS: To raise awareness of cyberbullying, the forms it takes and to explore prevention, law and resources

• Equalities - Jono Madeley (Children’s Service Plymouth City Council)

AIM: To explore ways to embed the Equalities legislation, identify vulnerable groups e.g. homophobic bullying and share ways of working

• Children and young people’s participation: The key to successful anti-bullying work - Fiona Phur (Regional Youth Work Unit at Learning South West)

AIM: To explore how children’s and youth participation can inform, drive and evaluate anti-bullying work 

• Developing an anti-bullying policy - Teresa Bliss (Gloucestershire Children’s Services)

AIM: To outline the process of developing an anti-bullying policy and consider what this policy should be.
      vicky@southwest-rc.co.uk.

At Somerset College of Arts and Technology
Coffee and registration 9.30-10 am - 3.30 pm.
Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.
The South West Regional Centre: 01752 7971

Anti-Bullying Event (9:30AM)

Taunton- Somerset College of Arts and Technology.

The event will give delegates the opportunity to work together to explore the following issues and practice related to anti-bullying work in their settings:

• What is bullying? - Rhiannon Prys-Owen (Anti-Bullying Alliance)
• Cyber bullying - Alan Earle (South West Grid for Learning)
• Equalities - Jono Madeley (Children's Service Plymouth City Council)
• Children and young people's participation: The key to successful anti-bullying work - Fioana Phur (Regional Youth Work Unit at Learning South West)
• Developing an anti-bullying policy - Teresa Bliss (Gloucestershire Children's Services)

To register for this free event please e-mail: vicky@southwest-rc.co.uk

Financial Management Demystified (9:30AM - 4:30PM)

Financial Management Demystified – Tuesday 28th September (Near Yeovil)
Trainer: David Hancock     Cost: £129
 
For all enquiries regarding bookings, please contact:
lauren@cascadetrainingplus.co.uk   Tel: 07854 208369

For all other enquiries, please contact:
lindy@cascadetrainingplus.co.uk
Tel: 01278 455830/07866 943578

Managing Absence (9:30AM - 1:30PM)

For managers and supervisors. 

Do you have staff on long term sick leave?

A member of staff who has regular bouts of ‘sickness’ absence? 

Want to know how to deal with it without ending up in an employment tribunal?

This course is designed to give you a practical understanding of how to manage absences from work , within the law.  Our HR expert will also explore the new DWP ‘fit note’ (introduced on 6^th April 2010) and its impact on managing absence and your policies and procedures.LangportFree subject to eligibility through Capacity Builders or £40 full price

Somerset Total Communication - FAIRMEAD, Yeovil (1:00PM - 4:00PM)

STC 2nd level

FAIRMEAD, Yeovil

Tuesday 28 Sept 5, 12 & 19 October 10 from 1 – 4 pm

2010 will be the National Year of Communication. In Somerset the Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) Strategy group are hoping to use this as an opportunity to promote county wide awareness and training for those who work with Children and young people with SLCN.

In addition to engaging with schools colleges and early years we are also keen to link with those groups and settings who work with children and young people outside education settings, including respite carers and other out of school providers to support disabled children.

Please could you send any relevant contact information to Rick Beaver (rbeaver@somerset.gov.uk), Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist, Somerset Children and Young People's Directorate to help the Strategy Group directly link to groups who may be interested in developing their capacity to support the children and young people they engage with who have SLCN

Play For All Conference – A Playful Day To Support The Delivery Of Inclusive Play (9:15AM - 4:00PM)

Following the success of the last few years, the Somerset Play Forum, supported by Barnardo’s and Somerset County Council is holding its fourth annual one day conference entitled: Play for All Conference – A playful day to support the delivery of inclusive play.

The conference will take place on Wednesday 29th September 2010 at the Taunton Racecourse conference centre at a cost of £23 for anyone living or working within the Somerset County Council area and £33 for those working/living outside the SCC area.

Please see the attached flyer and booking form for more information about the conference and for details of how to book your place.

Sincere apologies to anyone who has received this e mail more than once, this will mean your details are repeated on a number of our different mailing lists.

Please could you take the time to forward this to any colleagues or contacts you think may be interested in attending the conference.

If you have any questions/queries about the conference, please contact me at
rachel.kehoe@barnardos.org.uk  or on 01749 330533.

Rachel Kehoe
Project Worker

Barnardo's
Somerset Play and Participation Service
The Winery
Kilver Court
Shepton Mallet
Somerset BA4 5NF

01749 330533
0787966583

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Tackling Social Exclusion: The Way Forward (9:30AM - 4:30PM)

Wednesday 29th September 2010, Central London, 09:00 - 16:00:

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*PLEASE NOTE THAT PLACES ARE LIMITED FOR THIS EVENT - BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT*

This event represents an excellent opportunity to debate and discuss how best the Coalition Government and the rest of society can ensure that the socially excluded are put at the heart of the recovery.

Book TODAY by clicking this link:

http://insidegovernment.msgfocus.com/c/1CPrXkWuQJwtEOClo (Opens in new window)

or please call Danielle Meiners on 0845 666 0664

Somerset Total Communication - BROOKSIDE, Street (1:00PM - 4:00PM)

STC 2ND level

BROOKSIDE, Street

Thursday 30 Sept & 7th, 14th & 21st Oct 2010

time TBA

2010 will be the National Year of Communication. In Somerset the Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) Strategy group are hoping to use this as an opportunity to promote county wide awareness and training for those who work with Children and young people with SLCN.

In addition to engaging with schools colleges and early years we are also keen to link with those groups and settings who work with children and young people outside education settings, including respite carers and other out of school providers to support disabled children.

Please could you send any relevant contact information to Rick Beaver (rbeaver@somerset.gov.uk), Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist, Somerset Children and Young People's Directorate to help the Strategy Group directly link to groups who may be interested in developing their capacity to support the children and young people they engage with who have SLCN