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Cranbourne/Vyne/Costello Local Children’s Partnership CVC LCP News and Updates – July 2013

The aim of the Newsletter is to share information/news relevant to all members and other interested partners, avoid duplication and where to go for information/courses/services. If you would like anything included in the Newsletter please email Margaret Cox on: [email protected]; Telephone Number: 01256 868620. Working days: Monday and Wednesday, 8.00am-4.00 pm, term time.

The information in this Newsletter is correct at the time of printing and is subject to change. Page One: Diary Dates; CVC LCP Action Plan Update; Page Two: Funding News; Other Information; Support for Young People; Page Three: Childcare/Activities Summer Holidays; Page Four: Support for Parents.

DIARY DATES: 2013-2014 CVC LCP MEETING SCHEDULE: 1st October, 7th January, 18th March and 17th June 2014. All meetings held on Tuesday and start at 9.30 am. (Note: New start time).

Next Meeting: Tuesday, 1st October 2013 at 9.30 am (new start time). Venue: Cranbourne Business & Enterprise College, Wessex Close, Basingstoke RG21 3NP. School Telephone Number: 01256 868600.

CVC LCP ACTION PLAN 2012-13 AND WORKING PARTY UPDATES NEETs – Empower NEETS to pursue career or continued training: Partnership working with Military Preparation Training & College (MPTC) aimed at disaffected young people aged 14-16 year. Working Party Members: Ed Ives Ware (BVS), Margaret Cox and Nikki Coleman. Update: Working Party met 24.06.13 and reviewed progress on the Action Plan. The WP agreed to focus on other areas in the Action Plan as it has not been possible to make progress on partnership working with the MPTC due to staff changes. It was also agreed to invite representatives from Enham, the Consortium and CVC secondary schools to join the WP.

Teenage Pregnancy – BVS, in partnership with School Health Team and Secondary Schools, to run ‘Girl Talk’ / ‘Boy Talk’ sessions targeted at Year 9 students; Young People admitted to A&E under the influence of alcohol project. Working party Members: Sally Clark, June Balcombe and Margaret Cox. Update: Girl Talk/Boy Talk sessions held at The Vyne and CBEC. Sally Clark, School Nurse Team is in the process of organizing a Joint Basingstoke & Deane LCP ‘Train the Teacher’ programme which will be offered at all the secondary schools in Basingstoke & Deane. Partner agencies will be invited to participate in the programme.

Young People Attendance & Engagement –Agree common structure across the partnership and target low attendance; Establish participation group of young people to gain their views and suggestions on the needs of young people. Working Party Members: Tracy McCarley, Bob Denham, Paula Bateman, Karen Crichton (CBEC) and Margaret Cox. Update: Working Party have met Attendance Officer’s contract extended from April 2013. Update: Working party has met three times to discuss agreed parameters across the cluster; look at attendance policies with view to ‘shared/common’ attendance policy; late arrivals – agree shared/common system for addressing lateness. Suggestions and recommendations presented to the CVC LCP on 9th July 2013.

Parental Attendance/Engagement - Raising targeted parents’ aspirations and qualifications and Behaviour Management - Parents/Carers with children age 0-5 years. Working Party Members: Working Party Members: Wendy Lee, Anwen Foy and Margaret Cox. Update: CVC LCP agreed to fund crèche costs to support ‘Incredible Years’ course. Twelve week

1 programme started 21st March at the Octopus Children’s Centre. Wendy Lee, Children’s Centres, will give feedback to the CVC LCP on the outcomes of the course which finishes on 23rd July 2013.

FUNDING NEWS REMINDER – IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO APPLY Free Trees for Schools, Community & Youth Groups (UK) - The Woodland Trust has 4000 free tree packs to give away to schools, community and youth groups this autumn. The free tree packs (includes trees and short hedgerow plants) are available for planting on one publicly accessible site. Each pack is worth £30, £105 or £420. All applicants need to do is find a suitable site and supply the volunteer planters and tree protection. Pre-school, school, college and university groups interested in a small pack of 30 trees see www.woodlandtrust.ork/uk - schools section. Applications can be made up to the 13th September 2013. Applications will enter in the tree pack judging process; Woodland Trust cannot guarantee that all applications will be successful.

Four Lanes Trust – The Four Lanes Trust gives money to people with ideas and projects which will improve life in Basingstoke and the surrounding district, mainly for Social and Community Action, Education and The Arts. Grants generally range from £500 to £1,000 but in some cases will give more for the right project. There is no official application form, to find out more contact the Four Lanes Trust on 01256 477990 (Bob Carr) or check out the website www.fourlanestrust.org.uk

Free Sports kit for schools – Kits 4 Schools provides free football and sports kits for schools and youth organizations. There is no cost to the school or students and kits can be provided for each team across the entire school. Schools must be involved in regular competitive sports matches against other schools in order to apply. To find out more, check out the website and register (no obligation). www.kits4schools.co.uk/100-free-sports-kits.

For more funding information see Basingstoke Voluntary Services monthly Newsletter - email [email protected] to request a copy.

OTHER INFORMATION Basingstoke & Deane Local Children’s Partnership Joint Annual Conference – over 100 people attended the Conference which took place on 27th June at the Apollo Hotel. Guest speakers included: John Coughlan, HCC – Children and Young People’s Plan 2012-14; Hugh Freeman, CCG – Health Priorities for Children & Young People, Cllr Cathy Osselton, BDBC and Caroline Ryan, Safer North Hampshire.

The objective of the Conference was to identify the emerging priorities for Basingstoke & Deane for the next two-three years for all children and young people in the Borough. Participants were given the opportunity to recommend three key priority areas agreed by each Working Group. The results of the votes will be analysed and the three key actions identified will form part of a joint Basingstoke & Deane Action Plan 2013-14.

Basingstoke & Deane ‘Keep Calm and Have Your’ Conference for young people - was held late the afternoon/early evening on 27th June 2013 at the Apollo Hotel. Almost 70 young people from Basingstoke & Deane attended the Conference. Young people had the opportunity to ask questions from the panelists, which included representatives from Stagecoach, Public Health, Children’s Services and Community Safety Partnership. The views from the young people will feed into the delivery plan for Basingstoke & Deane.

Basingstoke & District Learning Partnership - Purple Book – the Basingstoke & District Learning Partnership Community Learning Programme offers a range of learning

2 opportunities (including recognised National qualifications) from September 2013 to July 2014.

For information on courses or an application form contact the Assistant Community Development Officer at Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council on 01256 845622 or email: [email protected]. Costs per training courses, unless otherwise stated, are: Voluntary/community organizations within Basingstoke & Deane- £5; Partnership members/staff - £5; Basingstoke & Dane Councillors/Parish Councillors – Free; All others £25.

Employee Volunteering Project in Basingstoke & Deane - you may not know that Basingstoke Voluntary Services (BVS) runs an Employee Volunteering project in Basingstoke & Deane where individuals and groups of employee volunteers from local companies undertake tasks for voluntary and community organisations, including schools.

Typical tasks include gardening, decorating and conservation work but it could be any task that requires a group of people with no specific skills or training to undertake. Companies in the network include: Accenture, Barclays, CareFusion, Holiday Inn (Basingstoke), Sun Life Financial of Canada, Unum and Vis Europe.

If you have any particular tasks that you require assistance with over the next few months, in particular if you have any decorating or gardening/outdoor projects (these are popular with companies as employees like to get out of the office and do some work in the community). For example, in the past employee volunteers helped create a sensory garden for a school.

If you think that this service may be useful, the BVS Employee Volunteering Projector Coordinator could visit your school to meet you and get more information concerning specific tasks that you might require help with.

If you are interested please contact Vivien Harrison (normal working days Tuesdays and Thursdays) on 01256 423833 or email [email protected].

SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Enham opens a new provision in Basingstoke – as part of its Skills to Achieve programme (S2A) Enham opened a new provision in Basingstoke on Wednesday, 26th June. Enham is based at The Youth Suite, The Orchard, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke on Wednesday and Thursday from 9.00-3.00 pm and Friday morning. The tutor, Dave How, can be contacted on 07545 503438.

Skills2Achieve (S2A) is a programme that helps and supports young people aged 16-18 (NEETs) to enter employment, apprenticeships or full-time education. Young people are given information, advice and guidance, job searching (including writing speculative letters and CVs), work experience with an appropriate employer, training to improve IT skills, as well as literacy and numeracy.

BVS Tuesday Drop In Club (day and evening) – the daytime Hub runs from 12.00-4.00 pm; evening 6.30-8.30 pm. Both Hubs are held on Tuesday at The Orchard, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke RG21 4AF.

Young people will be able to access support with job searching, CV writing, apprenticeship referrals (in partnership with Basingstoke Consortium and HCC Youth Support Service Team), careers advice and guidance or exploring ways of getting back into education, employment or training. The session is also a drop in for any other concerns or issue a young person may be experiencing. 3 CHILD CARE/ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – SUMMER 2013 Four Lanes ‘Planet Holiday Club’ - Four Lanes Junior Community School, Chineham RG24 8PQ. www.fourlanescentre.com Tel: 01256 810499. Open: 24th July-16th August and from 2nd-4th September from 8.30am-5.30 pm. 8.30-4pm £14.75; 8.30am-5.30pm £18.

Fun House Holiday Club – Daneshill Industrial Estate, Basingstoke RG24 8NS. www.funhousebasingstoke.co.uk Tel: 01256 471066. Open: 22nd July – 2nd September from 8-6 pm. 8.00am-6.00 pm £24 per day; 9-3.30 pm £18.50 per day; lunch £3 per day, per child.

Play Council Holiday Club - Winklebury Community Centre, Winklebury RG23 8BN. www.basingstokeplay.org.uk Tel: 01256 844847. Open: 24th July – 2nd Sept, 8.00am-6.00 pm; £100 for a full week (4 days) or £30.50 per day.

RCS Play Services in conjunction with BDBC - will be running Summer Holiday open access play schemes all over Basingstoke & Deane starting from 29th July - 30th August. The Playschemes will be offering a range of craft and physical activities, cost £1 per child, per session (1hr 55 minutes). Play Scheme venues in the CVC LCP area include: Oakridge Hall4All; Chineham Village Hall; The Vyne Community School; Chute House; St John’s Centre (Oakley); Basingstoke Sports Centre; Lily Pads CC (Chineham) and Rucstall Pavilion. For more details on times of sessions and other venues in Basingstoke & Deane check out the RCS Play Services website www.rcsplayservices.org.uk or follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/RcsPlayServices .

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council ‘Summer Streetz’ 2013 - will be held at 14 different locations this year. Leaflets are in the process of being distributed to schools in Basingstoke & Deane or you can visit www.basingstoke.gov.uk/go/streetz for more details.

SUPPORT FOR PARENTS Triple P Courses - Positive Parenting Programme that promotes good communication and strong relationships between parents and children.

Triple P Primary (daytime) Castle Hill Infant School – Starts: Fri, 27th Sep, 9.15-11.15 am. Contact: 07590939319; [email protected]

St John’s Primary School – date & time to be confirmed. Contact: 07598331764; [email protected]

Triple P Primary (evening) Brighton Hill College – Starts: Wed, 16th Oct, 7-9 pm. Contact: 07598331764; [email protected]

FAREWELL AND THANK YOU – to Amanda Emery, Secretary of the CVC LCP, who will be leaving at the end of the summer term to live in Germany. Amanda has done a splendid job as Secretary of the CVC LCP and we wish her well for the future. We also say goodbye to Paula Bateman, CVC Cluster Attendance Officer, who will also be leaving at the end of the summer term when her contract finishes. Paula has given support to many schools in the cluster since she started in October 2011 and we wish her every success in the future.

Next issue of Newsletter: 24th October 2013 - Deadline: 18th October 2013 Email: [email protected]. Tel: 01256 868620.

4 (Please note that I will be away from the office for the summer holidays from Thursday, 18th July and will return on Monday, 9th September 2013).

Next CVC LCP Meeting: Tuesday, 1st October 2013 at 9.30 am (Note: New start time). Venue: Cranbourne Business & Enterprise College, Wessex Close, Basingstoke RG21 3NP.