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Croydon news
In support of our partners: Many thanks for your nomination under the Outstanding Community Contribution category in Pride of Croydon! CVA is very proud of the work our staff and volunteers have done since the first lockdown to support communities across the borough.
We are even prouder of the community organisations we support – not least the foodbanks who responded so magnificently during Covid19 and our My Ends partners who are doing so much to end knife crime in the borough.
Rather than putting ourselves forward for awards, CVA’s preference is to back our community partners. We have therefore decided to withdraw CVA from the nominees. You can vote for one of the other groups at https://www.prideofcroydon.com/vote
Best of luck to all our groups on the 9th April!
The Children’s Integrated Commissioning and Procurement Team has now moved into the Children, Young People and Education department. The service director is Kerry Crichlow and there is a new head of service, Shelley Prince, who joined in November 2021.
Work to develop a Partnership Early Years Strategy has started involving the council, CCG and early years practitioners as well as parents. Stakeholder events are being delivered to engage parents, carers and partners to get their views on what needs to change, improve or needs to be maintained, to ensure we achieve good outcomes for children in the early years. There is also an online survey for parents and carers, that can be completed until the end of Sunday this week. Have your say at https://www.getinvolved.croydon.gov.uk/early-years-strategy-2022-25-feedback-survey/survey_tools/early-years-strategy-2022-25-feedback-survey11
Best Start Update: Crosfield Nursery School were awarded the contract for the North and Central Children’s Centre Hub and Spokes. Services are currently being mobilised across the 2 localities. The Council has gone back out to procurement for the South Locality Children’s Centre Hub and Spokes in February and hope for more success in awarding the contract at the end of March.
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Croydon projects
Free Easter Holiday clubs for Croydon children
The Croydon Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme will soon be live for the upcoming Easter break, with free spaces for children on free school meals available at different locations in the borough. Find out more here.
Go Wild With Us Easter Programme
11-22 April 2022
Frylands Scout Outdoor Centre, Featherbed Lane, Croydon CR0 9AA
From £21.61 - £49.50
Activities include: friction fire lighting, greenwood crafts, exploring, camp fire cooking, climbing to playing wide games. As they are child led, your children will be making their own choices about how their day goes, under the expert eye of an qualified and highly experienced staff team.
Book here
Start it Right Easter Holiday Playscheme
11 - 22 April 2022
Old Town Youth Club, Duppas Hill Terrace, Croydon CR0 4BA
£5.99 per child per day.
An opportunity for young people to take part in a range of exciting and challenges activities including sports, arts, and crafts, cooking, digital media, and lots more.
Book here
Gaming for Autistic/ADHD Children PLUS Pop-Up Arcade
21 April 2022
Harlow Hall, 14 Stanford Road, London SW16 4PY
£6 includes refreshments
All the latest consoles, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Wii U and Virtual Reality Headsets. All their favourite games like Minecraft, FIFA 22, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Goat Sim, Fortnite and over 100 other games available on request.
Book here
Project 4 Youth Empowerment & Nike
The programme will offer 1 to 1 mentoring with workshops and activities to young people aged 14-24 with built in Nike incentives for successful completion of the programme. To enrol www.p4ye.co.uk, call 07727 277 431 or Wayne@p4ye.co.uk
Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre Youth Club is back!
Reaching Higher youth club at Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre is back from 6.30 to 8.30 pm every Thursday for young people aged 11-16. Tournaments, games, anime, sports, prizes, food and drinks! Find out more at https://www.reachinghigher.org.uk/whats-on
Free Thai Boxing for 8-16 year olds
At the CVA Active Communities Hub (first floor of Centrale shopping centre, opposite Starbucks) with the Thai Boxing Community Centre every
Saturday is 10am-11am
Monday 3.30pm-4.30pm
Friday 4-5pm
Get Started as Healthcare Assistant in Croydon 5-8 April
With the Prince's Trust! Are you 18-30 and looking for employment? Are you interested in a career where you can make a difference? Read more
Groundwork London’s Young & Inspired programme offers support to NEET 16–24 year-olds to access the training they need to move forward into employment, training or further education. We also offer support to students that are at risk of being NEET between 15-24 years of age living in Croydon or referred by Croydon Council to help support them in attending school and improve their prospects. The programme is split in three forms of support: Accredited Training; One-to-one Support; and Assistance toward Employment/Education. Young & Inspired has partnered with Head2Work, a social action project for 18-24 year old NEETS who want to give back to the community and gain employment skills. For more information contact Jamie.cooper@groundwork.org.uk
Mellow parenting course at Shirley Children's Centre
Supporting healthy mother-child relationships, this group programme, for mums and their children aged 0-3, will help deal with the challenges of being a parent, support mental health, provide an insight on child's development and more! From 27th April to 20th July, 10-15. PRH@croydon.gov.uk
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News / Resources
Princes Trust Opportunities
Get into the NHS Guaranteed Interviews are you 18-30 and looking for a job in London or surrounding areas? Are you interested in a career where you make a difference? Taster day offered on 23 March, main programme takes place online from 28 March - 14 April. Read on!
Welcome Session 24 March hosting fortnightly welcome sessions for young people (aged 16-30) who want to find out more information about The Prince’s Trust and their opportunities. These will be held through Microsoft Teams in a video conference format. Young people can watch the presentation and get involved as much as they want. Afterwards, a staff member will follow up 1:1 and progress them onto the programmes. How to sign up: Call Customer services on 0800 842 842 or Submit details via MS Forms here
Help for young people under 25 from St Giles Trust. They can offer help to young people held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction/mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. You can use this referral form. (St Giles are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year).
Healthy Start Scheme if you are pregnant with at least one child under 4 you may be eligible for this scheme. New prepaid cards are replacing the current vouchers. Check your eligibility here.
Authoring Our Own Stories is a National Youth Recovery Initiative Led by Partnership for Young London with Partners in the North East Yorks and Humber and the Southwest. The project will examine how young people’s identities impact on their access to services. Over the course of 5 years they will deliver arts-based workshops with young people and youth work professionals to explore how we reshape services locally, regionally, and nationally to improve the offer in place to young people and break the cycle of inequality. Read more
LTA Tennis Youth Schools has been designed for schools and to support the curriculum. The free programme brings together inclusive PE lesson plans, personal development resources, teacher training, and more. Schools who complete the training receive a £250 voucher. Read more
Inclusive PE Activity cards for teachers and staff are available from Activity Alliance and its partners to help deliver inclusive, challenging, and fun PE sessions. Read more
Looking for young people who wish to make a difference in the youth justice system. Leaders Unlocked and the Alliance for Youth Justice, supported by Children in Need, are looking to recruit Young Advocates. The Young Advocates project supports children and young people aged 14-20 with youth justice experience to have a stronger voice on the system by helping them to engage with their peers and shape decision-making for the better. Read more
NSPCC Safeguarding Made Easier resources as well as policies, best practice, and templates you can download they also offer missing children procedure and flow charts for sport events and recognising and responding to harmful sexual behaviour displayed by young people and much more. Read more
Childline New Campaign 'We All Feel It' focuses on mental health and wellbeing in young males. Young males can feel isolated and often don't seek help until they reach crisis point. The campaign aims to speak to young people to remind them that Childline is always there to support all children and young people. Read more
Resources to Support Youth Workers re Ukraine Crisis the National Youth Agency have created a web page with guides, toolkits, and signposts to help them navigate conversations with young people. Read more
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Thai Boxing at the Active Communities Hub in Centrale shopping centre.
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Oasis UK Vacancy
Community Hub Leader
£34,827 - £38,828 40 hours per week
Oasis is looking for that special someone who can combine an entrepreneurial flair and excellent leadership and relational skills to become the new Community Hub Leader based in Croydon, specifically to lead the new Zaian Centre.
Apply here
Closing Date 8 April 2022, @9am
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Events and Training for Professionals
Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership have two learning platforms:
Face to Face Training - future dates yet to be announced and
E-Learning Platform courses include: a new trauma awareness workshop; safeguarding awareness adults and children; safeguarding children levels 1 & 2; safeguarding children with disabilities (a 30 minute session); child sexual exploitation levels 1 & 2; autism awareness; online safety; bullying & cyber bullying; e learning prevent; e learning female genital mutilation; young people & gambling free awareness. Find out more here
Croydon Early Years Childrens Centres (Online) Update 18 March Do you work with families with children under 5? The way Children's centre services are delivered in Croydon has changed. Don't miss this Children and Young People's Network meeting with Debby MacCormack, Early Help Service Manager at Croydon Council, who will share an update on the new Children's centre hub and bespoke model, key contacts and information for families. Following the presentation there will be a Q & A time. Book here
The Young Foundation Peer Research 23-24 March Hive this two-day online event, will be packed with presentations, roundtables and keynote sessions designed for and by people engaged with peer research. Conference streams will cover youth, health, communities and social justice, and creative and innovative methods. There will also be a virtual gallery showcasing some of the best peer research from the UK and beyond, including posters, videos, audio and more. Find out more here
CVSA 31 March Join CVA's online meeting to shape the Croydon Communities Manifesto CVA will be presenting in May to the incoming Mayor, on behalf of the local Voluntary and Community Sector. Book here
Evaluation in Action 30 & 31 March an online conference taking place on two afternoons, suitable for all those with an interest in evaluation. Sessions relate to evaluation across the sector - from children’s services, youth services, and early help, to arts projects, wellbeing programmes, and tutoring and school support. Find out more here.
How Safe NSPCC 2022 Conference 11 & 12 May get ready to hear the latest information and innovations to inform your work and empower you to play your part in protecting children from abuse. Delegates from a wide range of sectors - from education, health, charity, voluntary and social care. Key areas of focus at the two-day conference includes safeguarding in sport, the impact of physical punishment on children and understanding the online safety bill – among others. Book here
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Safer Beginnings grants for organisations that work with women and girls at risk of violence and harm. They welcome applications from organisations working with people from minoritised ethnic communities. Funding can include core costs for the proposed activity. Deadline 24/03/22
CVA Championing Covid19 Vaccine Fund aims to increase positive conversations about the low take up of the vaccine in Croydon. Offering grants of £15,000 to organjisation using their existing well attended initiatives to create such dialogue and promote the vaccine! Deadline 25/03/22
Youth Health and Well Being Service Croydon Council wants to commission a preventative service that seeks to increase protective factors (building resilience, building children's mental well being and social skills etc) for children aged 10-13 whot are at risk of statutory interventions (either Children's Social Care System or Criminal Justice System). 3 years contract. The tender has been published on 14th March and deadline for applications is the 12th April 2022, 12 noon. The contract starts on 1st June 2022. Total contract envelope is approximately £875,000 for 3 years. The funding comes from Public Health. Apply through the London Portal https://www.londontenders.org/
Manjeet Johal Associates currently have a small pot of funding to support people into higher levels of youth work and can offer an exclusive course yyat a one-off cost of £4500 inc. They would be able to accommodate up to 10 people so potentially it could work out just £450 per person (usually £895) . Learners will attend 6 x 3hr sessions on zoom every fortnight. The course lasts 12 weeks. As it is a theory course, they just complete the 6 assessment packs which usually need about 2-3 hours each. Funding would need to be allocated by the end of March.
Beacon Lodge Charitable Trust offer grants for projects or ongoing expenses including staff salaries/rent, average grant is £10,000, to small registered charities whose work supports and promotes care, safety and upbringing of children by suporting and assisting those in need their families, and carers. Deadlines: 31/03/22, 30/09/22.
Young Londoners Research Programme the 2nd phase is now open to applications. The programme is a partnership between Rocket Science, Partnership for Young London and Young Harrow Foundation and there will be between up to six grants of up to £8,000 available to explore young people’s access to youth services. Deadline 18/04/22 at 12pm
Prince of Wales offering small grants (single or multi-year) to a maximum value of £5,000. The average award is £1,500. Themes are: Heritage & Conservation; Education; Health & Wellbeing; Social Inclusion; Environment; Countryside. Rolling programme - applications are looked at in: February; May; July; & October.
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