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Over the next month Victoria English Wellbeing will be holding two individual Teams meetings to discuss both the Mental Health/Cost Living Crisis and Understanding Adolescent Brain Providing a trauma Informed Environment. . If you’d like to participate in any of these sessions, please follow the link below.

9th May –  Mental Health & Cost Living Crisis & Building Youth Worker Wellbeing

In this session we will analyse how the cost of living crisis and the pandemic has impacted youth work and look at ways that we can build professionals wellbeing.

10-12pm

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18th May – Understanding Adolescent Brain Providing a Trauma Informed Environment

The pandemic has further exacerbated poor mental health amongst young people in this session we will analyse how the adolescent brain works , the mental health struggles young people may face and how to provide a trauma informed environment.

10-12pm

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Adult Learning Wales are providing Youth Work Support Worker Training. 

Would you or any of your colleagues be interested in supporting us to deliver Youth Work Training? 

If so then we have some part funded places for the Training the Trainer Level 2.  This will run 25/05/23 – 20/07/23 online on Thursday mornings 09:30am – 12:30pm.  (If the funding is a barrier, please talk to us).

This is also a great opportunity for Continuous Professional Development. 

More information is on the flier attached.  This is a quick turn around, so please would aim to complete application on the flier of below by 19/05/23 and we will allocate places appropriately. 

22-23 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) application

If you have any questions please contact;

youthwork@adultlearning.wales

Fersiwn Cymraeg

Addysg Oedolion Cymru – Hyfforddiant Gweithiwr Cymorth Gwaith Ieuenctid.

A fyddai gennych chi neu unrhyw un o’ch cydweithwyr ddiddordeb mewn ein cefnogi i ddarparu Hyfforddiant Gwaith Ieuenctid?

Os felly, mae gennym rai llefydd wedi’u hariannu’n rhannol ar gyfer cwrs Lefel 2 Hyfforddi’r Hyfforddwr. Bydd y cwrs ar-lein yn cymryd lle o 25/05/23 – 20/07/23  ar fore dydd Iau rhwng 09:30yb – 12:30yp. (Os yw cyllid yn rhwystr, siaradwch gyda ni).

Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych ar gyfer Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus hefyd.

Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth ar y daflen sydd ynghlwm. Mae hwn yn dro sydyn, felly a fyddech cystal â chwblhau’r cais ar y daflen isod erbyn 19/05/23 a byddwn yn dyrannu lleoedd yn briodol.

22-23 Cais Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus (DPP).

Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau cysylltwch efo’r tim youthwork@adultlearning.wales

Introducing the Voluntary Youth Work Organisations Support Scheme (VYWOSS), a new initiative aimed at providing funding to voluntary youth work organisations in Wales. The scheme has been established in response to the cost-of-living crisis and other related challenges that have impacted young people’s access to support services.

With a total funding of £180,000 available in the 2023/24 period, the VYWOSS will be split into two rounds of funding. The first round will open in May 2023, and the second round will open in October 2023. Successful applications can receive up to a maximum of £7,500 in funding.

Eligible organisations for the VYWOSS include voluntary sector youth work organisations operating within a maximum of two local authority areas in Wales, providing youth work support to young people based on the principles and purposes of youth work as outlined in Youth Work in Wales: Principles and Purposes – CWVYS. Organisations that have received funding from the Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisation Grant (SVYWO) or work in more than two local authority areas will not be eligible to apply.

The funding from VYWOSS can be used for various costs and activities, such as covering operational and utilities costs to open or remain open for young people, covering staff and volunteer costs for service delivery, and providing support to young people to address current challenges, such as hot food and drinks.

To register your interest, please fill in the application form and contact CWVYS via Amanda@cwvys.org.uk

Fersiwn Cymraeg:

Cyflwyno’r Cynllun Cefnogi Mudiadau Gwaith Ieuenctid Gwirfoddol (VYWOSS), menter newydd sydd â’r nod o roi arian i fudiadau gwaith ieuenctid gwirfoddol yng Nghymru. Mae’r cynllun wedi’i sefydlu mewn ymateb i’r argyfwng costau byw a heriau cysylltiedig eraill sydd wedi effeithio ar fynediad pobl ifanc at wasanaethau cymorth.

Gyda chyfanswm o £180,000 ar gael yng nghyfnod 2023/24, bydd y VYWOSS yn cael ei rannu’n drwy ddwy rownd o gyllid. Bydd y rownd gyntaf yn agor ym mis Mai 2023, a bydd yr ail rownd yn agor ym mis Hydref 2023. Gall ceisiadau llwyddiannus dderbyn hyd at uchafswm o £7,500 mewn cyllid.

Mae sefydliadau cymwys ar gyfer y VYWOSS yn cynnwys sefydliadau gwaith ieuenctid y sector gwirfoddol sy’n gweithredu o fewn uchafswm o ddwy ardal awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru, darparu cefnogaeth gwaith ieuenctid i bobl ifanc yn seiliedig ar egwyddorion a dibenion gwaith ieuenctid fel yr amlinellir mewn Gwaith Ieuenctid yng Nghymru: Egwyddorion a Dibenion – CWVYS. Sefydliadau sydd wedi derbyn arian o’r Grant Sefydliad Gwaith Ieuenctid Gwirfoddol Strategol (SVYWO) neu sydd wedi gwneud gwaith mewn mwy na dwy ardal awdurdod lleol yn gymwys i wneud cais.

Gellir defnyddio’r cyllid gan VYWOSS ar gyfer costau a gweithgareddau amrywiol, megis talu costau gweithredol a chyfleustodau i agor neu aros ar agor i bobl ifanc, talu costau staff a gwirfoddolwyr ar gyfer darparu gwasanaethau, a darparu cymorth i bobl ifanc i fynd i’r afael â heriau cyfredol, fel bwyd poeth a diodydd.

I gofrestru eich diddordeb, plis llenwch y ffurflen cais mewn a cysylltwch â CWVYS trwy Amanda@cwvys.org.uk

Leading Curriculum for Wales

Wednesday 21 June 10am-4pm

International Convention Centre Wales (The Coldra, Catsash Road, Newport, Wales, NP18 1HQ)

We are excited to announce our first in-person Leading Curriculum for Wales conference on the 21st June 10am-4pm.

The conference is designed for senior leaders from schools, the youth work sector and PCET sector and will explore progression.

The event includes sessions with Professor Mick Waters and Dr Georgina Haarhoff, Deputy Director of Curriculum and Assessment (Welsh Government), and workshops with Professor Andy Penaluna, Jessica Leigh-Jones MBE (iungo Solutions) and Kate Williams (Caterpillar Business Psychologists).

Practitioners from across the sectors will also be sharing their experiences of leading the curriculum.

Free, booking essential: https://nael.cymru/events/leading-curriculum-for-wales/

Arwain Cwricwlwm i Gymru

Dydd Mercher 21 Mehefin 10yb-4yp

Canolfan Gynadledda Ryngwladol Cymru (Y Coldra, Catsash Road, Casnewydd, Cymru, NP18 1HQ)

Rydym yn gyffrous i gyhoeddi ein cynhadledd wyneb yn wyneb cyntaf Arwain Cwricwlwm i Gymru ar 21 Mehefin 10yb-4yp.

Mae’r gynhadledd wedi’i chynllunio ar gyfer uwch arweinwyr o ysgolion, y sector gwaith ieuenctid a’r sector AHO a bydd yn archwilio dilyniant.

Mae’r digwyddiad yn cynnwys sesiynau gyda’r Athro Mick Waters a Dr Georgina Haarhoff, Dirprwy Gyfarwyddwr Cwricwlwm ac Asesu (Llywodraeth Cymru), a gweithdai gyda’r Athro Andy Penaluna, Jessica Leigh-Jones MBE (iungo Solutions) a Kate Williams (Caterpillar Business Psychologists).

Bydd ymarferwyr ar draws y sectorau hefyd yn rhannu eu profiadau o arwain y cwricwlwm.

Rhad ac am ddim, cofrestru’n hanfodol:  https://nael.cymru/cy/events/leading-curriculum-for-wales/

Diary Marker for Youth Work Managers!

Dates are now available for the Youth Work Leadership and Management Programme. If you are responsible for leading or managing the youth work functions of your organisation, or a substantial part of them, then this course could be for you. It’s an excellent opportunity to enhance skills and confidence to lead youth work services effectively at a time of significant complexity and change in Wales. The programme is co-ordinated by ETS Wales and supported by WLGA, CWVYS, the Wales Principal Youth Officers Group, TAG Cymru (Youth Work training providers at HE and FE level), National Academy for Educational Leadership in Wales.

Here is an overview of the next programme.

Induction [online]: 6 June 12pm

Module 1 Leading modern Youth Work: 13-14 June [Wrexham]

Module 2 Leading and managing the delivery of high-quality Youth Work: 12-13 July [Wrexham]

Module 3 Leading and managing Youth Work across the whole system 13-14 September [Wrexham]

Please note, apart from the induction, modules will be delivered face-to-face, in North Wales.

*The Youth Work Leadership and Management Programme has recently been endorsed by the National Academy for Educational Leadership Wales.

Details of the application process will be publicised in due course but if you would like further information, please contact emma@ec-consultancy.co.uk.

Cymraeg

Dyddiad ar gyfer Dyddiaduron Rheolwyr Gwaith Ieuenctid!

Mae dyddiadau bellach ar gael ar gyfer Rhaglen Arwain a Rheoli Gwaith Ieuenctid. Os ydych yn gyfrifol am arwain neu reoli swyddogaethau gwaith ieuenctid eich sefydliad, neu ran sylweddol ohonynt, yna gallai’r cwrs hwn fod i chi. Mae’n gyfle gwych i wella sgiliau a hyder i arwain gwasanaethau gwaith ieuenctid yn effeithiol ar adeg o gymhlethdod a newid sylweddol yng Nghymru.  Cydlynir y rhaglen gan ETS Cymru a’i chefnogi gan CLlLC, CWVYS, Grŵp Prif Swyddogion Ieuenctid Cymru, TAG Cymru (darparwyr hyfforddiant Gwaith Ieuenctid ar lefel AU ac AB) a’r Academi Genedlaethol ar gyfer Arweinyddiaeth Addysgol Cymru.

Dyma drosolwg o’r rhaglen nesaf.

Ymsefydlu [ar-lein]: 6 Mehefin 12pm

Modiwl 1 Arwain Gwaith Ieuenctid modern: 13-14 Mehefin [Wrecsam]

Modiwl 2 Arwain a rheoli’r gwaith o gyflawni Gwaith Ieuenctid o ansawdd uchel: 12-13 Gorffennaf [Wrecsam]

Modiwl 3 Arwain a rheoli Gwaith Ieuenctid ar draws y system gyfan: 13-14 Medi [Wrecsam]

Sylwch, heblaw am yr ymsefydlu, bydd modiwlau’n cael eu cyflwyno wyneb yn wyneb, yng Ngogledd Cymru.

* Cafodd y Rhaglen Arwain a Rheoli Gwaith Ieuenctid ei chymeradwyo’n ddiweddar gan yr Academi Genedlaethol ar gyfer Arweinyddiaeth Addysgol Cymru.

Bydd manylion y broses ymgeisio yn cael eu cyhoeddi maes o law ond os hoffech ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch ag emma@ec-consultancy.co.uk.

The Welsh Government are offering a secondment opportunity to work on the development of two workstreams – an information exchange for Wales as part of a digital youth work offer to young people, and a Young Person’s Entitlement Scheme.

Further details about this opportunity are provided here; Senior Youth Work Strategy Manager – Youth Information Service, YP Entitlement Scheme – Secondment – English

The closing date for expressions of interest is Wednesday 19 April.

 

Please see below a message from the Welsh Government about the second round of the SVYWO grant:

We are pleased to announce that a second round of funding will be made available via the Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisation grant (SVYWO). This round will run from May 2023 to March 2025.

Here you can find the guidance and application forms should you wish to apply;

Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisations Grant 2023-2025 (Round 2) – Information for grant applicants – English

Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisations Grant – Application form 2023-2025 (Round 2) – English

These documents will also be available on the Welsh Government’s website shortly. 

Please note that a Voluntary Youth Work Organisation Support Scheme (VYWOSS) will also open shortly. The VYWOSS will provide a lower level of funding for voluntary organisations during 2023-24.

The Scheme will be administered by CWVYS.

Further details will be made available shortly. Please note that organisations awarded funding via the SWYVO will not be eligible to also access funding via the VYWOSS and vice versa.

Any queries on the SVYWO should be sent to youthwork@gov.wales

 

This toolkit aims to turn the principles in the All Wales Protocol: reducing the criminalisation of care experienced children and young adults into practice.

They hope it will be used extensively as a resource to train and support multi agency colleagues working with care experienced children and young adults.

National Charity Missing People in partnership with Llamau and consultant Claire Sands were commissioned by the Children’s Commissioning Consortium Cymru (4Cs) to develop this toolkit, you can find all the information as well as details of free training events on the Missing People website here: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/reducing-the-criminalisation-of-care-experienced-children-and-young-adults-in-wales-a-practical-toolkit-for-professionals#section-4

Would you like the children and young people you work with to be recognised for their contribution to peace, sustainability and equality at an international event in Wales? 

If so, encourage them to enter for this year’s Young Peacemakers Awards 2023!
On 6^th July 2023 the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA) and the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod will host a Young Peacemakers Awards Ceremony at the Eisteddfod where young people will receive a certificate and an award.

WCIA invite children and young people (between 5 and 25 yrs old) to get creative and express their thoughts, feelings and dreams about how the world can be a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable place – through words, art or digital media.
Individual young people or groups can enter under the following categories:

• Young Peacemaker of the year
• Young Peace Writer of the year (categories for Primary and Secondary-aged young people)
• Young Peace Artist of the year (categories for Primary and Secondary-aged young people)
• Young Global Citizen of the year
• Young Peace Organisation of the year (for larger youth organisations)

It is also acceptable to nominate someone, with their permission.
The closing date for applications is 12^th June, 2023. 

You can find a fuller description of the categories, and the terms and conditions for the Awards here, as well as an application form.

Please send your entries to centre@wcia.org.uk.

Please find below information from the Welsh Government Youth Engagement team about extra support available for the Youth Sector in Wales;

The Minister for Education and Welsh Language has recently agreed to offer further support to the youth work sector to address some of the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and protect services as we continue to work with the Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board and other stakeholders on developing and progressing the recommendations of the Interim Youth Work Board. These actions will help respond to the changing needs of young people and organisations’ ability to continue to deliver services that best meet those needs, whilst further work is done to advance the Interim Board’s recommendations.

An overview of these changes is provided below. We will be in touch with current grant recipients and other relevant organisations shortly to provide more details on next steps.

 

Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisation (SVYWO) Grant

The SVYWO grants were originally awarded in early 2022, and currently run from April 2022-March 2024. We will be offering more support via this grant from April 2023 onwards, as follows:

• Current SVYWO grant recipients will be invited to review their plans for 2023-24 to take into account changing circumstances, demand for services, and address any shift in the needs of young people since bids were submitted in autumn 2021.
• Current SVYWO grant recipients will be invited to apply for continuation of funding for a further year (to March 2025).
• We will open a second round of funding via the SVYWO grant for voluntary youth work organisations who were not successful in their applications for the first round, who were not in a position to bid for the first round, or whose circumstances may have changed and would now wish to bid for funding. This new round is planned to run from April 2023-March 2025.

 

Youth Support Grant

We are planning to make further funding available to local authorities for a two-year period (April 2023-March 2025) via the Youth Support Grant. This additional support  will aim to protect and strengthen partnership working with voluntary organisations and address the challenges mentioned above. A maximum of an additional 5% over and above current allocations will be made available to local authorities for this purpose. Funding will be expected to be focused on delivery of services.

 

Voluntary Sector Support

We will be working with CWVYS to pilot a new sector support scheme for voluntary youth work organisations during 2023-24. This will be focused on providing  organisations with quick and easy access to funding to help alleviate some of the current challenges. Criteria and processes for this scheme will be developed over the next few weeks with the aim of opening the application process in April 2023. More information will be available on this scheme in due course.

 

Workforce development

In light of the Interim Youth Work Board’s recommendation on workforce development and the challenges relating to recruitment, retention and training, additional support is being made available to ETS during 2023-25 to help extend opportunities in this space across the sector. This expansion will help us better understand the key issues relating to workforce development as well as identifying ways to support practitioners in their youth work careers. This work will focus on supplementing and enriching current opportunities. Planning for this work is at an early stage and the sector will be engaged in its development. Further information will be made available in due course.