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Welcome to Reach Out with a packed issue full of news and information for voluntary and community groups.  

  

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As the festive season is upon us this will be the last Reach Out of 2011 - we'll be back in January with more news and information for you but until then have a safe and merry Christmas.

  

A note from DCC Head of Commissioning, Hazel Lymbery:  

 

As you are aware an Approved Provider List for Extended Services was established in 2009/10.

 

However, with the reduction in public expenditure and subsequent Council restructuring it has not been possible to review or update the List to ensure that providers have maintained the required standards.

 

In addition the Directorate's current structure is significantly different from that in 2009/10 - the Extended Services Team no longer exists and there has been a reduction in the procuring of services by Children Centres. 

 

Although the time and effort in implementing the List for both organisations and the Council is acknowledged it is with regret that, as a result of the above, I write to inform you that on 27 October 2011 the Children and Young People Directorate's Management Team agreed to discontinue and withdraw the Approved Provider List for Extended Services.

 

May I take this opportunity to thank you for the work you do in supporting children and families in Derby. 

Training Rooms - we have four training rooms that can accommodate any number of people from one to fifty - in various layouts.  We offer greatly reduced rates for voluntary and community groups. 

Stop Press - Office space to rent at Community Action, visit the Community Action website or call Pam Rickerby on 01332 227728. 

 

 

 

Surtal Arts would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to take part in the consultation.  For more information email Gopa Nath or call 01332 294333. 

The empowering the voluntary sector project has been delivering training to third sector organisations to challenge unjust decision-making processes since September 2006.  This project now brings together Compact Advocacy, NAVCA and the Public Law Project to offer training and legal advice.

 

This workshop is open to all voluntary and community organisations, staff and trustees and also open to voluntary sector partners.

 

The workshop will include an introduction to public law; public law wrong-doing;  Compact non-compliance; and making a challenge.

 

Date:          Wednesday 18 January 2012

Time:          9:30 am to 4:30 pm - arrival from 9:00 am - lunch is included

Venue:       Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby

Cost:          £40 (plus VAT) for voluntary/community organisations

                     £80 (plus VAT) for statutory partners

Tutor:         Terry Perkins - Public Law Training Officer at NAVCA

 

To book a place email Training or call 01332 227738. 

South Derbyshire CVS are holding a Survive and Prosper event on Friday 20 January at Sharpe's Pottery Museum, 23 West Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9DG.  The event begins at 10:00 am (coffee from 9:30 am) and finishes at 12:30 pm with lunch.

 

This FREE event will provide an overview of advice and assistance available to voluntary and community organisations - from the smallest community groups and charities, through to larger voluntary organisations and social enterprises - to help them survive and prosper in the new environment.  There will also be advice on accessing finance, new grant sources and evaluating the social return on investment. 

 

For further information and to reserve a place email Sally Cope or call 01283 595791.

In January 2012 Derby will be the first authority in the region to deliver a leadership course for it's citizens; 'Sharing the Knowledge'.

 

Sharing the Knowledge is designed to encourage local people to be champions for Derby and to equip them with the skills and knowledge to share information about the latest changes to health and social care. It is hoped that people will be able to make informed choices about the care and support they wish to receive.  

 

The course will consist of five two day sessions, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on the following days: 

 

Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 January 2012

Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 February 2012

Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 March 2012

Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 April 2012

 

The venue is the Holiday Inn Riverlights Hotel, Morledge, Derby, DE1 2AY.

 

For more information and to request an application pack call Neil Woodhead on 01332 01332 256606 or visit the Community Action Derby website. 

South Derbyshire Mental Health Forum is working alongside the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) to offer Outcomes, Outputs and Community Inclusion training. 

 

This training is FREE and will take place on Tuesday, 13 December from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm (including lunch) at YMCA, London Road in Derby.

 

This training course is for:

Commissioners who commission across services that include mental health community based services

Any organisations or groups that provide mental health or wellbeing services based in the community. This includes day services, community housing, specialist services - for example eating disorders and older people

 

The focus of the day will be on how organisations and groups support people to increase their community inclusion and how services can demonstrate their effectiveness

 

For more information or to book a place email Ruth Stretton. 

The first audit of the Big Society, and the effectiveness of policies to shift power from government to civil society, has been launched and is expected to be published early in 2012.

Think tank Civil Exchange, research organisation Democratic Audit and social policy communications group DHA, will conduct the audit after consulting with government, academics and others about how to gauge the effectiveness or achievements of the social policy.

For more information visit the One East Midlands website.

Community Enterprise Derby, in partnership with DCAN, are holding a workshop called 'World-class quality assurance - how to get there and stay there'.

National bodies such as NAVCA have said that there is likely to be a decrease in the amount of funding given out by public authorities in the future and therefore there will be a greater reliance on competitive tendering approaches.  Because of this, organisations are increasingly looking towards gaining national and internationally recognised quality standards.

 

This workshop will tell you all you need to know about quality assurance in relation to tendering for contracts in todays climate.

 

This FREE session will be held on Wednesday 11 January from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street in Derby.

 

To book a place email training or call Liz Gumbley on 01332 227738.  

In response to demand, Just Whistle are pleased to announce new dates for their 'Train the trainer' one-day course for people working directly with children and young people.  The course is targeted at PSHE teachers, youth workers, YOTs, sexual health teams, school nurses and CSE project workers with a direct role in helping young people to develop an awareness of safe and healthy sexual relationships.

 

The course will be held on 10 January in Derby - venue to be advised.

 

The one day training event also includes lunch, a copy of 'My Dangerous Loverboy' with resource pack and other complementary handouts.  The price per delegate is £175+ vat; group booking offer - five places for price of four.  There is a 10% discount for registered charities and social enterprises.

 

For more information, and/or to book your place visit the Just Whistle website.

 



Jayne Williams
Community Action Derby