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Partnership for Young London's weekly policy update is a collection of policy news, opportunities, and an update on our events and work in London's youth sector. If you have any opportunities or work that you want to promote, please email update.pyl@gmail.com
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Partnership for Young London Membership Survey 
Partnership for Young London would like to get your views on the services we offer and what people need in the next 6-12 months. Please take part, we are offering a prize draw of five £50 of vouchers. Closing date for the survey is Friday 27 November 2020. It will take no more than 10 minutes to complete
Young? Local? Political? What's your identity? Survey for Young People
This survey we designed looks at identity. It consists of four parts; about you, understanding identity, perceptions of young people's identity, and identity in practice. It should take around 10 minutes to complete. Plus, there's a chance to win one of five £50 Amazon vouchers! We are also looking for 10 young researchers to help us to conduct interviews, run focus groups and interactive sessions with other young people on how we interpret the data that we’ve been collecting from the survey. All this will be taking place virtually over the next month and these researchers will be trained and reimbursed for their time.Get in touch with Troy troy.norbert@cityoflondon.gov.uk.
Good Thinking - Young People Research Panel
Good Thinking, London’s digital mental wellbeing service is looking to recruit a core group of Londoners to join a user panel. They’d love to hear your views on your user experience which will help us shape Good Thinking’s online services and content. They’ll use the information you provide during the user panel research sessions to improve our existing services and develop new services, to make sure the website works well for Londoners and helps them get what they need. You will have the chance to receive a thank you for your time (note that amounts will vary depending on the length and nature of the research session). If you’d like to get involved then please contact Natasha on n.cutler@nhs.net.
Young Londoners Survey
Over the next six months, we are looking to conduct one of the largest studies of young Londoners, to help inform our work ahead of the election. We are talking to more then 5,000 young people, on a range of subjects. We are currently in consultation with organisations and young Londoners about designing the questions, and would love to hear from you.
If there is a topic that is less covered, that you want to explore through this survey, or specific questions you want to know the views of young Londoners on, please get in touch with matthew.walsham@cityoflondon.gov.uk.
Contextual Safeguarding and Trauma Champions
Following this course, a series of courses that Partnership for Young London have delivered on trauma-informed approaches, and the training session on Contextual Safeguarding, there will be an opportunity to join a Community of Practice. We are linking these two approaches to safeguarding and supporting adolescents who have experienced abuse outside the family: they are emerging areas of research and practice and can offer us an innovative framework in which to work. This is coordinated by Safer London and Partnership for Young London and supported by the Contextual Safeguarding Network. The Community of Practice will focus on the next steps of utilising and embedding a Trauma-Informed Approach and a Contextual Safeguarding Approach in your work. This event is on Friday 27 November 10am- 1pm.
TRAINING AND EVENTS
Friday 27 November - Contextual Safeguarding and Trauma Champions
Young Londoners' Fund - Safeguarding training series
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MPs call for review of age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales
Conservative and Labour MPs have asked the government to consider raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 in England and Wales and to explain why a disproportionate number of children in custody are from a minority ethnic (BAME) background. Child psychiatrists told the justice select committee that children’s brains are not fully formed by the age of 10, which is when they can be put on trial in England and Wales. Scotland recently increased its age limit to 12 and many other countries in the world only consider older teenagers culpable for crimes. The committee also expressed concern about the disproportionate number of children from BAME backgrounds being held in custody – 51.9% of the whole cohort as of May 2020.
Some 19,000 jobs for 16-24s created under government Kickstart Scheme
The Kickstart Scheme began last week and, according to HMRC, is expected to produce “tens of thousands” more placements in the coming months. More than 19,000 placements for unemployed young people have been created under the government’s £2 billion Kickstart Scheme so far. The scheme provides funding to create new job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: “This isn’t just about kickstarting our economy, we’re giving opportunity and hope to thousands of young people, kickstarting their careers and offering them a brighter future.” But shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Jonathan Reynolds pointed out the scheme had created opportunities for just 3% of the 600,000 people unemployed. “The government must be much more ambitious if we are to prevent a generation scarred by long term unemployment,” Reynolds continued.
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London Community Response Fund
The London Community Response is taking applications for grants of up to £10,000 to help groups support Londoners affected by covid-19 over the next six months. Funding in this round will focus on people and communities that have faced disproportionate challenges and negative outcomes as a result of the pandemic. They will also be hosting a zoom webinar for applicants on Monday 16 November. Deadline to apply is 5pm on Thursday 3 December 2020.
The Mayor’s ESF Programme - Creative Enterprise Zone
This programme will support Londoners to gain skills and find (or remain in) work, education or training. These are Londoners who already face disadvantage, and who are likely to be further disadvantaged by the impact of COVID-19 on London’s economy. The projects launched under this round are Brixton, Croydon and Hounslow. The deadline for asking questions is Tuesday 1 December, 4pm. The deadline for submitting completed applications is Friday 18 December, 12pm.
UK Youth - Covid Relief Fund
The Covid relief fund has been created to support youth organisations who have not had access to the crisis funding they require to survive the Covid pandemic. Youth organisations with an income of under £250,000, that are based in, and deliver their work in England are eligible to apply for up to £50,000.
QM Social Venture Fund
Queen Mary University have launched a student led social impact venture fund, to provide support to student and recent graduate entrepreneurs from a diverse background. The fund is open to start-ups in London (or graduates of London universities) where at least one founder is either a current student or a recent graduate (been registered as a student in the past three years). An equity investment of £15,000 and further support will be provided to the winning venture.
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Partnership for Young London – COVID – 19 Updates
As well as the Weekly Update mailing list we have created a COVID-19 updates section on our website, and we aim to keep these pages posted on any specific updates that are relevant for the youth sector and young people. Including information on funding, online training and guidance. Please contact Rianne.Williams@cityoflondon.gov.uk if you’d like to add any resources.
NYA Guidance Red Readiness Factsheet
NYA has published a Red Readiness Factsheet after the government's latest announcements of a second lockdown. This moves the youth sector into Red in the Readiness Framework which started on Thursday 5 November.
NYA - Call for major youth investment in services for young people
Loss of funding and job cuts threaten the closure of many youth services through the winter. Left unprotected, youth services have already been cut by over 70% in less than a decade. For every £16 cut on local services, £1 falls on youth work. While funding has been committed for schools and employment initiatives and some charities, delayed government funding for the youth sector has left many charities ‘running on empty’ with depleted reserves and income slashed by half or more. NYA is calling for:
- An urgent package of support to mobilise and deploy youth workers through the winter, sustained throughout national lockdown and any regional tier emergency measures.
- Early release of youth investment funds to training youth workers and up-skill volunteers to support vulnerable young people now and to prepare the ground for 2021, through COVID-19 and beyond.
- Additional funding for youth charities to secure front-line services and their capacity to meet young people’s needs, amplified by COVID-19 extended over time.
- Strengthened guidance and ring-fenced funding for local authorities, to invest in youth services – recognised as essential services which transform young people’s lives.
- The inclusion of young people with their voices heard in the evidence, decision-making and response to COVID-19, to be treated fairly and ambitious for their future.
National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers’ second report: the decade of the care leaver
Mark Riddell, government's National Implementation Advisor for Care Leavers, has published his second report on the good practice he has observed in central and local authority offers to care leavers, and how they are implementing duties from the Children and Social Work Act 2018. Including examples of free travel offers, designated accommodation offers and embedding clinicians in Care Leaver teams, he also lists what is in a 'good' local offer, and sets ambitions of his own, that he encourages local authorities to share:
- for local authorities to aspire to a target of between 70%-80% of their young people engaged in employment, education or training (EET).
- local authorities to offer ring-fenced apprenticeship opportunities to care leavers in the ‘family business’ (at national living wage) and, in particular, to employ a care leaver ambassador in their leaving care team.
- for all local authorities to exempt care leavers from Council tax up to 25 years to ensure that no care leaver is made homeless and that any accommodation offered by the local authority is of a high standard that would be good enough for your own child 28.
- that local authorities have clear pathways for care leavers who need to transition through to adult social care or health services, with one referral pathway.
- to seek an improved offer from all universities, which includes 52-week free accommodation.
- to develop effective local protocols between LAs and Jobcentre Plus that seek to reduce the use of sanctions and ensure that care leavers receive extra support to engage in EET.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Working with communities to mitigate the collateral impact of COVID-19 on children and young people
This article looks at working with communities to mitigate the collateral impact of COVID-19 on children and young people. The article mentions the Young Person Q&A webinar that they ran, and they are currently trying to set up other webinars with schools. If there are any young people who are interested in taking part in a session or would like to set something up, they’d always love to hear from them.
New reports on children and the care system
The Children's Commissioner has today published three new reports, the 2020 Stability Index, Private provision in children's social care and a report on the thousands of children for whom the care system doesn't work - those moved far away from their home areas, moved multiple times, or placed in unregulated care settings. Echoing well-established concerns about the funds being drained out of the public purse by large private provider profits, and the failure of the market to ensure we have the right homes for children in the places they're needed, the Children's Commissioner makes recommendations including:
- The Government must set out quickly a strategy to improve capacity, stability, quality and costs in residential care, in response to previous reports on these issues from the Children’s Commissioner, the National Audit Office, the Public Accounts Committee, and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee.
- A central body (whether DfE, Ofsted or a new regulator) should be responsible for assessing current and future levels of need for care provision, both locally and nationally. It should also be charged with monitoring what provision is in place, to provide oversight and assurance that the right provision is available in the right areas at the right price. If additional funding is needed to ensure this, then this body should determine how much and ensure that government provides it.
Click here to see more COVID -19 related resources and guidance (updated weekly).
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IET – Making the new green deal work for all Londoners
Projections of mass unemployment and the destruction of a generation’s chances of job security and careers are rife. However, the opportunity exists to build back better and invest in a green future with jobs and skills at its heart. This series of events will give audiences the chance to understand where those new jobs and skills lie and what will be needed to unlock these opportunities. Attendees will learn what the new skills for a green economy are likely to be and what new thinking is needed to thrive in a different more sustainable future. The first webinar is on Monday 16 November at 2.30pm.
Why Sports – How is my Mental Health?
The Why Sports Mental Health webinar will explore the impact that the current restrictions are having on the nations mental health and wellbeing, sharing advice and tools to enable us to understand, manage and open up about our feelings. This event is on Thursday 26 November, 12.30pm.
YoungMinds – Online Mental Health Support Training
YoungMinds run a variety of training courses to help practitioners to improve mental health for children and young people in the UK. There are upcoming courses on Building Resilience and Enabling Participation with Young People facing Marginalisation. Prices begin at £135.00 + VAT: £27.00. Contact training@youngminds.org.uk.
Academic Achievers - #BeMe -Let’s Get 1 Million BME Girls Engaged in STEM
Academic Achievers will be launching their #BeMe Crowdfunding campaign on 17th November 2020 to raise a seed fund, kick starting the #BeMe project. The aim of the #BeMe Project is to raise 1 million BME girls’ aspirations in Science Technology Engineering and Maths related careers.
Opportunities for Young People
Anti-Tribalism Movement: Youth Leadership Programme
This programme is for young people in London aged 16 – 24. The Lead and Be Led digital programme will give the skills to manage projects, contribute to public debates, build ideas and relationships, gain employment and bring about a wider change in society.
Mousetrap - Mentoring Programme
Mousetrap have launched a brand-new Mentoring Programme designed to help underrepresented young people gain the insight, skills and experience they need to start their career as a freelance Arts Practitioner. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from an expert Creative Practitioner with years of experience, who will help Mentees to build their confidence, resilience and skills. This is a 6-month programme, for 18-24-year olds, running from January - June 2021. The deadline for applications is Friday 4 December at 12pm.
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Eurodesk UK
Eurodesk UK provide information for young people aged 13-30 on the different opportunities available and an insight into what it’s like to take part in European youth projects. For adults working with young people, there is support including resources, and information and training linked to youth work. They also support young people directly through the European Youth Portal which includes an ‘Ask a question’ service.
British Council - English Language Assistants (ELA) programme
The British Council’s English Language Assistants (ELA) programme is a major UK mobility initiative that offers paid teaching placements abroad, every year they send around 2,500 English Language Assistants from the UK to support the teaching of English in 14 countries around the world. They are currently applications for the 2021-22 academic year. The deadline is Wednesday 3 February.
Youth Participation Strategy for EU Youth Programmes
Young people are increasingly involved in ‘alternative forms’ of participation, including youth activism, community volunteering, online activism, and youth social movements such as the climate activism movement. The Youth Participation Strategy seeks to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy and the European Youth Goals related to youth participation. It intends to enable a variety of actors to harness more effectively the full potential of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes to foster youth participation in democratic life.
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