Parenting support implementation group election
South Gloucestershire (Children and Young People)
South Gloucestershire Parenting Support Strategy: Consultation with Parents and Carers
The Care Forum undertook a nine-month consultation exercise on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council Department for Children & Young People and funded by government. The main report, a summary and twelve good practice points arising from the consultation can be downloaded here
A further report on possible opportunities for sustained contact with parents and carers is being considered as part of the involvement strategy for parents and carers by the Parenting Support Strategy Implementation Group which is chaired by Liz Crocker, Assistant Director at South Glos Council Department of Children & Young People. Pending an election, Kate Oliver is the voluntary sector rep on this group and can be contacted on ( 0117 958 9336, http://carbon.focusnewmedia.com/Editor/Edit/kateoliver@thecareforum.org.uk
Your Chance to Comment on ‘Children's Plan: Strengthening Children's Trusts'
Click on the link to see this government document, on which your comments on the proposals for Children and Young People Plans and Trust Boards are invited, to be received by 25 September 2008.
Future network meeting dates
To be announced
Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) Partners Programme
CVS South Gloucestershire and The Care Forum are receiving funding over three years from 2007-10 to strengthen the capacity of the third sector in South Gloucestershire to engage in the national children's workforce development agenda. Already a new VCS local network is established in the Severnvale Locality (for more details contact juliesnelling@sbcommunitypartnership.org.uk) and two more local networks are planned for this year in Yate and Kingswood; representatives are sitting on more strategic planning groups in the area including on the workforce development strategy group;a protocol is being drafted to allow small groups and organisations to claim expenses and backfill payments to represent the voluntary sector at multi-agency meetings; and training is rolling out in the three locality areas. To read the three-year plan click on CWDC Partners Programme, and for this year's action plan click on CWDC Partners Programme Action Plan 2008/9. For more details on the work of the CWDC work click on http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/
Seeking Reps in South Glos
The Care Forum seeks nominations for representatives to sit on the following two multi-agency groups in South Gloucestershire:
Corporate Parenting Steering Group.
See reps agreement, nomination form and terms of reference.
Parenting support implementation group election
See reps agreement, nomination form and terms of reference
This is your chance to represent the voluntary sector in policy development and service planning for a range of health initiatives for children and young people in South Gloucestershire.
Nominees should either already be a member of The Care Forum or should submit a membership form and payment with their nomination form. Where more than one nomination is received a ballot will be held.
Please return your nomination form to mailto:lucyrowe@thecareforum.org.uk or by post to The Care Forum. If you would like to discuss becoming a rep contact Kate Oliver on 0117 958 9337.
South Glos Children and Young People's Network Meetings 2008
For a booking form email: events@thecareforum.org.uk
Future dates for the network meetings:
South Glos Children and Young People's Voluntary Sector Network
Is open to all voluntary sector agencies working with children and young people in South Glos and meets quarterly.
Click here for forthcoming meetings
Click here for notes of previous meetings
If you would like to be added to the mailing list or want any further information please complete the enquiry form
Information
We produce In Contact our regular newsletter monthly. We also produce regular ebulletins for people working in South Glos. We are always keen to include voluntary sector information in our publications. If you have any news or views to share please put the details on our enquiry form.
Representation
In S Glos we provide representation on a variety of groups working on children's services including:
- Age related partnership group (0 - 11yrs)
- Age related partnership group (11 - 19yrs)
- Better Support for Young Parents
- Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service Partnership
- Children and Young People's Partnership Executive Board
- Children's Centres Stakeholder Group
- Disabled Strategy Group
- Domestic Violence Forum
- Extended Schools Partnership
- Joint Commissioning Group
- LAA Steering Group
- Severnvale Locality Planning Group
- Yate Locality Planning Group
- Play Strategy Group
- Safeguarding Board
- Senior Officer Group
- Teenage Pregnancy Partnership
- Workforce Development Planning Group
- Parenting Support Implementation Group
In the light of current changes in the Children's Department we are looking for new reps to sit on various multi agency groups.
If you would like more information or are interested in becoming a rep please complete an enquiry form or for the forms to complete, go to the representation page.
ChangeUp
ChangeUp is a government initiative to strengthen the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors. The Care Forum is a member of the ChangeUp consortium covering South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset. Click here for more information on ChangeUp
Contact Us
We want to hear from you. If you have any thoughts about our services, would like to be a rep, have information you would like included in our information service, or would like to meet up to find out more about what we do, contact The Care Forum here.
Local Links
Children and Young People Partnership in South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust
Room 102, The Care Forum's unique online database of local and nation services, groups and organisations that relate to health and well-being