Vision not Division Conference in the New Forest
1st October 2010 (1045-1530)
Preventing exclusion from education through non-formal learning
This free conference is by invitation only to discuss the benefits of non-formal learning for young people.It will be hosted by UK Youth at their Head Office (Avon Tyrrell, Bransgore, Near Christchurch BH23 8EE) on 1st October 2010 from 10.45 until 15.30.
Delegates will be secondary school head teachers, senior Local Authority managers with an education remit, councillors and MPs.
This conference is aimed exclusively at the central south of England, covering West Hampshire, Southampton, East Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole.It gives an ideal opportunity to network with your counterparts in your neighbouring Local Authority regions.
UK Youth is the leading national youth work charity supporting over 750,000 young people, helping them to raise their aspirations, realise their potential and have their achievements recognised via non-formal, accredited education programmes and activities. UK Youth exists to develop and promote innovative non-formal education programmes for and with young people - working with them to develop their potential. This is a golden opportunity to engage first-hand with the third sector.
Places are limited and will be offered strictly on a first come, first served basis.Please see the programme layout below for further details and RSVP to Becky Wyatt-Dawson by email to becky@ukyouth.org or by post to UK Youth, Avon Tyrrell Activity Centre, Bransgore, Hampshire, BH23 8EE. If you have any access or dietary requirements, please make this clear in your reply.
If you have any questions, please contact David King, Curriculum Development Manager, UK Youth on: Direct dial: 020 3137 2912, Mobile: 07825 534168 Email: david.k@ukyouth.org
Vision not Division Conference Initial Programme
1045 Arrival (refreshments)
1115 Chair’s opening remarks.(Charlotte Hill – Chief Executive Officer designate for UK Youth)
1125 “What’s the point of school?”A look at how different education systems can be more or less beneficial for different young people.(Professor Guy Claxton – Co-Director, Centre for Real World Learning, University of Winchester – TO BE CONFIRMED).
1200 Questions / discussion
1215 “A Local Authority perspective.”The practical experiences of a Local Authority which has fully engaged with a non-formal learning approach to prevent exclusion from education.(Paul Tinsley – Advisory Officer for Learner Engagement, North Lincolnshire Council – TO BE CONFIRMED).
1245 Questions / discussion
1300 Lunch and networking opportunity
1345 The current central government position on alternative education.(John Bateman OBE – Chief Executive Officer for UK Youth).
1415 The approach used in UK Youth’s Youth Achievement Foundations.(Nick Armitage-Smith – Head teacher of Avon Tyrrell Youth Achievement Foundation).
1445 Questions
1500 Chair’s closing remarks
1510 Tea and networking opportunity
We will need to vacate the conference room by 1530 but, for those who would like to, there will be an opportunity from 1530 to 1630 to visit the Avon Tyrrell Youth Achievement Foundation, talk with staff and see some of the other resources at Avon Tyrrell.
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Launch of A Can Do Approach-
Enterprise Challenge Toolkit
As part of a 3 year project funded by the Garfield Weston Trust to support youth workers to develop enterprise skills with their young people, UK Youth have developed an Enterprise Challenges toolkit.
Rather than teaching young people how to set up their own microbusinesses this toolkit aims to support workers to develop a range of entrepreneurial skills that can be transferred to a variety of settings. Skills like problem solving, team work, knowing your own strengths and weaknesses, communication etc are all covered in a fun and interesting way.
The Enterprise Challenges Toolkit will be launched through a number of training days entitled 'Creating a Can Do Culture: Developing and Accrediting Enterprise Learning through the Youth Challenges and Youth Achievement Awards. '
This training aims to introduce participants to UK Youth’s Enterprise initiative and toolkit, raise participant's awareness of the opportunities for accrediting young people's enterprise skills through the Awards.
This training is split into two parts, as follows:
The Morning - an introduction to the Youth Challenges and Youth Achievement Award programme, aimed at workers who have not attended the full Youth Achievement Awards Introductory Training Day.
The Afternoon – targeted at existing Award Group Workers who wish to extend their youth work to include learning through enterprise and explore how you can accredit this through the Awards.
Please note: Delegates are welcome to attend the full day (if new to the Awards) or the afternoon session only (if trained and experienced in delivery of the Awards). We are unable to offer places on the morning session only.
The details of the training days are below
The times of the training are
- Morning: 10.00am to 12.30pm, Afternoon: 1.30pm - 4pm
The cost of the training day is £50 plus VAT per person.
Lunch will be provided for full day delegates
Each delegate will receive a free copy of UK Youth’s new Enterprise Toolkit –‘Creating a Can Do Culture’ to take away with them. In addition we will be sharing information on UK Youth’s enterprise grant programme.
Places on this course are limited to ensure that the training day is an effective one and are available on a strictly first come, first served basis. Please note that we expect that there will be a high demand for places so would advise you to book your place on the event promptly.
Please click on the training day of your choice to download the booking form and return it to Charmaine Simpson.
With thanks to support from the Garfield Weston Trust, we are able to offer the training at a greatly subsidised cost.
UK Youth’s Health and Well-Being Challenges Showcase Events
Please find enclosed details of a series of half day conferences showcase the Health & Well Being Challenges programme and to celebrate some of the great work that groups have undertaken as part of their engagement with the Healthaware Challenge.
The Healthaware Challenge addresses health and well-being issues by encouraging young people to participate in and develop their own health and well-being projects, for example:
- delivering peer education sessions on healthy eating
- researching sexual health information from the internet
- developing information on safety tips for other young people
- designing and completing health questionnaires etc.
Because of its exciting new approach, young people engage first hand with the challenge of how to change people's attitudes and behaviour for themselves and learn key skills along the way.
Delegates will
- Take part in good practice workshops
- Learn about successful and innovative approaches to working with young people on their health and well-being, and consider how this can influence and benefit your practice.
- Hear from young people about what worked for them
- Make new contacts in your field
- Have the opportunity to register as a Healthaware Challenge group and access the benefits that this involves such as receiving a free copy of the Youth Achievement Awards Health and Well-Being Challenges Toolkit, certification for your young people and rewards for reporting back In addition there will be plenty of time to network and ask questions.
Event details
The showcase events will run from 12pm to 4pm and will include:
- An update from UK Youth on the Healthaware Challenges
- Presentations from workers and young people showing practical examples of good health and wellbeing projects
- An opportunity to share good practice from your region
The delegate fee costs £50 + VAT per person (total £57.50) including lunch, tea/coffee.
The Health & Well-Being Challenges Showcase Events will take place on the following dates:
- Tuesday 23rd February 2010 - LondonVenue: The Royal Horticultural Hall, London
- Wednedsay 3rd March 2010- BirminghamVenue: Maple House, Birmingham
- Wednesday 10th March 2010 - SheffieldVenue: Hilton Hotel, Sheffield
To book your place on these showcase events, please download the booking form below:
