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Dear Members, following our recent regional meetings with 40 CWVYS members present, below is a summary of the information shared.  It is only  snapshot of what was discussed,  compared to the wealth of good practice shared amongst the members present

The theme for next series will concentrate’ transitioning out of lockdown to the new normal’. To join email catrin@cwvys.org.uk

Central South and South East Wales – 14/5/20 – 10am to 11am

North Wales – 15/5/20 10am to 11am

South West and Mid Wales -15/5/20 1pm to 2pm

LINKS from the meeting:

Youth Work Wales Bulletin – subscribe via this link

The Bulletin will include the items noted below.  CWVYS encourages you to submit your articles.

Please send all content suggestions to: youthwork@gov.wales

Bulletin structure:

Keith’s Voice

Youth Working Online – the latest resources/news/webinars, highlighting articles in the Notion website, shining a light on best practice

Within Wales – My Youth Work/What Youth Work Means to Me

A regular feature where we ask a set of questions to a youth worker/project working in a particular area (LGBTQ+, Open Access, Homelessness, Head of Vol Sector org, LA PYO, Welsh Language, Rural, School Based, Outreach, etc)

• Tell us about your work and the challenges you face
• what’s great about what you do and what difference does it make in your area
• where to find out more
• how are you applying your skills

Around the World

A focus on approaches beyond Wales

Young Person’s voice –Either an interview approach or give them free reign to write about a topic meaningful to them – YW related

FAQ’s –

Have you heard – a place where organisations/Youth Workers can submit short form articles (50 words) with a link to more detail online where they can announce news, publicise projects etc

SAFEGUARDING

NSPCC links Safeguarding Contact Carl Harris contact details: carl.harris@nspcc.org.uk

Learning https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/safeguarding-child-protection/coronavirus

Guidance on remote teaching (can be adapted for a YW situation) : https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/2020/march/undertaking-remote-teaching-safely

Helpline details here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/our-services/nspcc-helpline/

All Wales Safeguarding Procedures App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wales-safeguarding-procedures/id1480837394

Find your local safeguarding board here: http://safeguardingboard.wales/find-your-board/

MEIC helpline: https://www.meiccymru.org/

ProMo Cymru webinars –  contact info@promo.cymru to receive details of social media and youth work webinars. If anyone wants to look at the previous webinars you can find them here: https://www.notion.so/05e84f72ecb94758b0a33c73bac7a611?v=b8981de7c4e846f29ed4492d177cb28e

Youth Sector Resources Website c/o ProMo Cymru – central directory of links, webinars and useful information: https://www.notion.so/Digital-Resources-for-the-third-and-youth-sector-in-Wales-Covid-19-bdf7a6dcdb66478a9a3477c4cda7eaf1

Beginning to use Tik Tok, YouthLink Scotland have put a free webinar online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=cIQg8nI9o90&feature=emb_logo

YMCA Swansea have shared their safety tips with the network: https://www.facebook.com/105764736181213/posts/2970475186376806/?d=n  

CONSULTATIONS

Welsh National Assembly

The Children, Young People and Education Committee is exploring how the outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting all aspects of life for children and young people (including students in further and higher education): http://senedd.assembly.wales/mgConsultationDisplay.aspx?id=392&RPID=1017600763&cp=yes

EURODESK  If you or the people you’re working with are 14-18 years old, how do you feel about becoming an action researcher, to make a difference!? You’ll be looking into young people’s experiences of life during the Covid19 pandemic – get involved to help protect young people’s rights and safety. The deadline is the 13th May. You can apply on Eurodesk UK’s Website: https://www.eurodesk.org.uk/young-peoples-experiences-life-during-covid-19-pandemic

Supprt for Welsh school pupils who do not have their own internet-connected devices https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-52478688  

TRAINING

Cranfield Trust

What the Cranfield Trust can offer here: https://www.cranfieldtrust.org/pages/172-on-cal

HR specific: https://www.cranfieldtrust.org/pages/11-hrnet

Webinars: https://www.cranfieldtrust.org/pages/166-webinars

Menu of support available here: https://www.cranfieldtrust.org/pages/110-how-we-can-help

Cranfield Trust Pro Bono business support www.cranfieldtrust.org

NSPCC Courses: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/training/our-elearning-courses

CWVYS Training Consortium https://www.cwvys.org.uk/events/

CWVYS Workforce Development group meeting – May 19^th – please contact Paul@cwvys.org.uk 

Brook’s Training for professionals: https://www.brook.org.uk/training/

Open University site, free courses available online: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue

Adult Learning Wales site: www.adultlearning.wales

Welsh Government https://gov.wales/online-training-for-furloughed-workforce-during-coronavirus-pandemic

Fearless – https://www.fearless.org/en/professionals/training

Other

New Active Inclusion Fund for COVID 19 – https://wcva.cymru/new-active-inclusion-fund-for-covid-19/

If you or the people you’re working with are 14-18 years old, how do you feel about becoming an action researcher, to make a difference!?

You’ll be looking into young people’s experiences of life during the Covid19 pandemic – get involved to help protect young people’s rights and safety.

The deadline is the 13th May

You can apply on Eurodesk UK’s Website: https://www.eurodesk.org.uk/young-peoples-experiences-life-during-covid-19-pandemi

Urdd Peace and Goodwill Message, 18 May 2020 – Stop the Clock and Start Again

This year’s message conveys young people’s desire to see the world listening and learning from the Covid-19 virus emergency.

The Peace and Goodwill Message is unique to Wales and has been sent annually for 98 years – this is the only message of its kind in the world.

I am asking for your support on the 18th of May to help the young people of Wales make this the biggest message in history.

The message will be announced on the Urdd Gobaith Cymru social accounts on Monday 18th of May and we are asking you to do at least 1 of 3 things:

1. Re-Tweet / Post the message on your social media accounts on the 18th of May with

• An emoji banner for your country / world emoji / your favourite emoji and #heddwch2020

2. Prepare a response to our message – this could be an image/words/message of support/photos/video/song using #heddwch2020 or emailing it at heddwch@urdd.org
3. Encourage your friends and contacts around the world to respond

Help the Urdd

Help Wales

Help our young people ………………. to reach 15 million people in 50 countries around the world in 2020!

For more details please email – heddwch@urdd.org

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWalesDofE%2Fvideos%2F175106893653372%2F&show_text=0&width=560

If you’re looking for a smile this Friday, have a watch of this lovely video from our members DofE Wales!

CWVYS – Voluntary Youth Service – Animated Introduction Video

We recently commissioned a short animation about who we are and what we do, we hope you enjoy it!

Following the success of the first series of CWVYS Regional Zoom meetings, with 38 CWVYS members attending, the dates for the next series are now available.

The next series of CWVYS regional ZOOM meetings will concentrate on safeguarding and training.

Contact Catrin James catrin@cwvys.org.uk to receive the joining details to join the meeting in your region: –

Central South and South East Wales – 30/4/20 – 10am to 11am

North Wales – 1/5/20 10am to 11am

South West and Mid Wales -1/5/20 1pm to 2pm

CWVYS meetings aims provide a supportive space for the sector to: –

• keep in touch with each other
• spotlight on key themes, e.g. training, funding, safeguarding
• support and share knowledge and information
• communicate to others the concerns and issues from the sector
• and a bit of fun

CWVYS Regional Social ZOOM Meetings will be held every fortnight for voluntary youth work organisations.  During this unprecedented COVID-19 period, we believe it is important to reach out, connect and support our members.

We are providing a supportive space for the sector to: –

• keep in touch with each other
• support and share knowledge and information
• communicate to others the concerns and issues from the sector
• and a bit of fun

Contact Catrin James catrin@cwvys.org.uk to receive the joining details to join the meeting in your region: –

Central South and South East Wales – 16/4/20 – 10am to 11am

North Wales – 17/4/20 10am to 11am

South West and Mid Wales -17/4/20 2pm to 3pm

Diolch

We hope you’re all safe and well today!

Here you can find our latest Covid-19 related bulletin: https://mailchi.mp/3f2889c9adbc/coronavirus-useful-information

We’d like to draw your attention to this collection of handy resources gathered by ProMo Cymru but the whole sector is welcomed to contribute: https://www.notion.so/Digital-Resources-for-the-third-and-youth-sector-in-Wales-Covid-19-bdf7a6dcdb66478a9a3477c4cda7eaf1

The Voluntary Services Emergency Fund is for voluntary organisations with costs associated with the increase in volunteering activities and adapting service needs in response to Coronavirus. Details are here: https://wcva.cymru/funding/volunteering-wales-grants-scheme/

Additionally the funds totalling £500 million to provide extra support to the Welsh economy, businesses and charities can be found on the Business Wales website: https://businesswales.gov.wales/financial-support-and-grants

The Cranfield Trust is offering support to charities in this difficult time. Whether you’d like a phone call to talk through your problems and challenges generally, or specific advice on finance, HR or other management topics, their 1,200 volunteers – management professionals – are ready and waiting to provide support. You can get in touch – either via their website form, by emailing admin@cranfieldtrust.org or by calling 01794 830338 – and they’ll do their best to find the right help for you.

 Important update 

It has been announced on the European Commission’s DiscoverEU webpage that DiscoverEU is postponed until further notice. 

We will share information as it becomes available.

If you have already been awarded a DiscoverEU pass, and have questions about travelling, you will need to contact the scheme organiser. If you are concerned about COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we recommend referring to UK Foreign Office advice. 

https://www.eurodesk.org.uk/news/discovereu-postponed

We hope you’re all safe and well today!

• Just to reiterate, we have voided membership fees for the 20/21 year, more info here: https://www.cwvys.org.uk/covid-19-a-message-to-our-members/

• Here’s a list of handy resources from ProMo Cymru: https://www.notion.so/Digital-Resources-for-the-third-and-youth-sector-in-Wales-Covid-19-bdf7a6dcdb66478a9a3477c4cda7eaf1

• Here you can find resources from the NSPCC about keeping safe online: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/safeguarding-child-protection/online-safety-for-organisations-and-groups/

• Here is WCVA’s latest update on Coronavirus, it’s worth bookmarking the page: https://wcva.cymru/coronavirus-statement/

• Further to the letter we sent out to funders last week on this webpage you can find a list of more than 190 funders who have pledged to support charities during this crisis: http://covid19funders.org.uk/

• This is a handy thread of direct responses from funds to their awardees in recent weeks: https://twitter.com/MaxRutherford_/status/1239269259550904320

• Keep an eye out on;

Public Health Wales: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/latest-information-on-novel-coronavirus-covid-19/

BBC Wales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-wales-51994269

and the World Health Organisation: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Please try not to share information that doesn’t come from a reputable source.

Stay safe, and if you can, stay home, our thoughts are with you in these difficult times.

Dear All

I’m writing to let you know that CWVYS is calling a moratorium on Membership fees for the 2020/21 financial year.

Existing Memberships will be automatically renewed as of 1 April 2020 for the usual 12-month period but we will not be seeking payment from you.

Should any Member organisations wish to voluntarily pay their fees, that would of course be appreciated. However, we will not be chasing those monies.

I realise that in the great scheme of things at such a difficult time for you, this is a relatively small gesture – but hope it goes some way to reducing pressures on hugely-stretched budgets.

Take care out there.

Best wishes
Paul

Paul Glaze |Chief Executive
CWVYS|Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services

Dear Funders

Covid-19 and Role of CWVYS and the Voluntary Youth Work sector

The youth work sector has a key role to play in supporting young people, and also as part of the overall response, in Wales to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The voluntary youth work sector in Wales has a vitally important role to play in supporting young people, and also in part of the overall response, in Wales to the Covid-19 outbreak.

CWVYS is aware that you are working hard to support those organisations currently in receipt of funds and with those who are in the middle of, or embarking upon, writing applications for financial support. This is much appreciated.

This week, I met with the Minister for Education to discuss ways in which this support might manifest itself in practical terms. In addition, CWVYS Trustees met yesterday and were keen to indicate their full support for current initiatives but also to highlight certain issues and potential solutions relating to Covid-19, which I would like to bring to your attention:

• The welfare of young people is paramount and that this is uppermost in their collective minds. Many of our Member organisations deal with the most vulnerable young people experiencing mental health and emotional wellbeing issues, amongst many others, and are seriously concerned about service disruption at such a critical time
• There is an urgent call to Funders to be sympathetic to the needs of organisations, provide as much flexibility as possible to ensure that no voluntary sector youth work organisation is adversely affected by a loss of revenue (without which they would be unable to deliver vital services and will ultimately be forced to permanently shut down) and to release funding even more quickly than normal

CWVYS and our Member organisations stand ready to work towards providing the necessary solutions in support of the measures being taken during this time.

Please let me know how, when and where we might be able to work together.

CWVYS is maintaining regular contact with the First Minister of Wales and with the Minister for Education. I am also copying this letter to Keith Towler, Chair of the Interim Youth Work Board.

Yours sincerely

Claire Cunliffe

Chair, CWVYS

e-mail: paul@cwvys.org.uk

CWVYS

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