Welcome to Your Vote Week
2024-01-29 08:00 - 2024-02-04 17:00 UTC
Monday 29 January to Sunday 4 February 2024

Youth Work Leadership & Management Steering Group Meeting
2024-01-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-11 13:00 - 14:30

Joint Strategic Representative Group for Youth Work Meeting
2024-01-31 13:30 - 14:30

Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board meeting
2024-01-31 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-13 15:00 - 18:00
Closed meeting

EWC Youth Work Sector Leads Meeting
2024-02-05 14:00 - 15:00

Workforce Development IPG Meeting
2024-02-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-19 08:00 - 17:00

Youth Work Leadership and Management Steering Group Meeting
2024-02-07 11:00 - 12:30

Funding and Finance Leadership Training - Bevan Buckland
2024-02-07 12:00 - 13:00
Date: Wednesday 7th February
Time: 12-1pm
Location: Online
The session will be delivered by Harri Lloyd Davies, partner at Bevan Buckland.
Bio:
A graduate in Mathematics and Management, Harri is a fully qualified ACA accountant and was appointed as a partner in May 2010. Harri works within the audit team bringing his skills and experience in developing systems and controls and in assessing risk to clients. Harri is a regular business presenter, TV and Radio commentator. He is also very passionate about raising the profile of local businesses and sits on the West Wales committee for the South Wales Chamber of Commerce.
The session will cover:

Charity structures in the UK
Management vs. year-end accounts
Profit and loss accounts
Balance sheet
Statutory audit
Independent examination
Filing accounts
Accounting rules
Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)

This leadership training has been made possible by a National Academy of Educational Leadership Wales Innovation Grant.

Free tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swanseamad/1088293

Young Persons Guarantee Stakeholder Advisory Group
2024-02-07 14:00 - 15:30

Youth Work Safeguarding Group meeting
2024-02-08 13:30 - 15:00

CWVYS Officers' Group Meeting
2024-02-16 14:00 - 15:00

Youth Work Excellence Awards Ceremony, Venue Cymru
2024-02-22
Homepage | Venue Cymru

CWVYS Regional Meeting
2024-02-29 10:00 - 11:30
Central South and South East Wales
All meetings start am 10 am and finish before 11.30am
To RSVP, please contact Catrin at catrin@cwvys.org.uk

CWVYS Regional Meeting
2024-03-01 10:00 - 11:30
North, South West and Mid Wales
All meetings start am 10 am and finish before 11.30am
To RSVP, please contact Catrin at catrin@cwvys.org.uk

Mental health & wellbeing (Qigong) - ETS Cymru training
2024-03-05 10:00 - 13:00
Welcome to the Mental health & wellbeing (Qigong) event! Join us on Tue Mar 05 2024 at 10:00 AM at the University of South Wales – Newport for a rejuvenating session of Qigong. Learn ancient Chinese exercises that focus on breathing, movement, and meditation to promote mental clarity and overall well-being. Come and destress with us in a welcoming environment filled with positive energy. No experience necessary, just bring an open mind and comfortable clothing. See you there!
Mental health & wellbeing (Qigong) Tickets, Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Sexual Health in the Community - ETS Cymru training
2024-03-06 09:30 - 13:00
Join us for a discussion on sexual health in our community – let’s talk about staying safe and informed!

Welcome to Sexual Health in the Community event!
Join us on Wed Mar 06 2024 at 13:30 at One Canal Parade, Cardiff, UK for an informative and engaging discussion about sexual health in our community.
This event will feature expert speakers, interactive workshops, and resources to help you learn more about important topics such as safe sex practices, STI prevention, and sexual wellness.
Come and connect with like-minded individuals, ask questions, and gain valuable knowledge to promote a healthier community. See you there!
Sexual Health in the Community Tickets, Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite

Sexual Health Traffic Light Tool Kit - ETS Cymru training
2024-03-06 13:30 - 16:00
The Sexual Behaviours Traffic Light Tool supports professionals working with children and young people by helping them to identify, understand and respond appropriately to sexual behaviours. It categorises the sexual behaviours using a traffic light system.
It focuses on behaviours that are developmentally appropriate for a particular age group – not just what is stated in law. This helps professionals to understand healthy sexual development and distinguish it from harmful behaviour.
Aims of the
course:
To develop the
knowledge and skills to confidently and effectively apply the Traffic Light
Tool when sexualised behaviours in children and young people are observed. We want you to explore your own values and understand how
they impact on decision making and for you to develop a common language around
developmental and unhealthy sexual behaviours.
By
the end of the training, participants will be able to:

Identify the behaviour and establish if it is:

Typical or developmentally appropriate
Problematic or harmful

Understand:

What the behaviour is communicating
Why the child or young person may be exhibiting it

Respond appropriately. This will depend upon:

What’s motivating the behaviour
The severity of the behaviour

Sexual Health Traffic Light Tool Kit Tickets, Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM | Eventbrite

Webinar - Welsh Language Implementation Participation Group. 'Increasing the number of youth work services available through the medium of Welsh.'
2024-03-07 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom, Joining details mailed in advance, All Wales meeting
This webinar is presented by the Welsh Language Implementation Participation Group, one of five groups established to support the work of the Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board.

One of the key recommendations within the ‘Time to deliver for young people in Wales’ report was that “The Welsh Government should increase the availability of youth work services through the medium of Welsh. It should also ensure that promoting youth work through the medium of Welsh is a key priority for the national body”.

We want to discover the good practices happening across Wales and the sector’s challenges. This will contribute to developing this recommendation and other aspects of our work.

In this webinar, we will share some of the work happening on a national level, many of which are new and continuing to be developed. We will discuss the priorities that were put in place for the next steps.

The Welsh Language IPG wants to see a strategic framework being developed that clearly sets out how a cross-section of organisations will purposely plan to increase the number of youth work services available through the medium of Welsh. Therefore, we want to hear from various organisations to develop this conversation further. During this webinar, we will share examples of good practice and experiences whilst responding to the challenges, and we are eager to collect further evidence to support this work.

Presenters include:
– Lowri Jones, Menter Iaith Sir Caerffili – Chair of the Welsh Lanuage IPG
– Iestyn Wyn, Welsh Government
– CFTi Project – Cardiff City Council, Menter Caerdydd and Urdd
– GISDA
– Urdd Gobaith Cymru
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The second part of the webinar will include break-out workshops where we will discuss the following:

​- As partners, how can we plan strategically to increase Welsh medium youth work?
– What are some of the possible opportunities and barriers?
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We welcome Directors, Co-ordinators, Heads of Services, and Chief Executives of organisations that manage and plan youth work in Wales who are interested in learning more and contributing to this discussion. Sign up free today.

Sign up free today on this link: https://lu.ma/i2rizvem

Young People Are Thriving IPG Webinar
2024-03-08 10:00 - 12:00

Creative Arts Meeting Public Health - ETS Cymru training
2024-03-12 10:00 - 16:00
The training has been framed around ‘Circle of security’ relationship-based principles. Specifically, they aim to focus on; identifying emotions, building reflective capacity and building narrative and meaning making skills. It is hoped that the programme will begin to equip children and young people with skills that will help them identify their own emotions, the emotions of others and some principal skills in how to problem solve relationship? based issues. These sessions can be delivered to professionals who are working with children and young people to support them in facilitating creative expression. This will be a full day training focusing on the following topics;
1 Trauma and Expression
2 Gang Culture and Stereotypes
3 Emotions and Creativity
4 Decision making and Adolescents development

Creative Arts Meeting Public Health Tickets, Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

CWVYS Executive Committee meeting
2024-03-15 10:30 - 12:00

Equality, diversity and Anti Racism in a Youth Work Setting - ETS Cymru training
2024-03-19 10:00 - 16:00
Welcome to the **Equality & Diversity in a Youth Work Setting** event! Join us at the University of South Wales – Newport on **Tue Mar 19 2024** at **10:00 AM** to explore the importance of creating inclusive spaces for young people. This event will feature discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities to help you enhance your youth work practice.
The course will focus on:
1 Systemic/institutional Racism and examples
2 Different Forms of Individual Racism
3 Equality vs Equity and Anti-Racism
Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to learn and grow in your role. See you there!
Equality, diversity and Anti Racism in a Youth Work Setting Tickets, Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Youth Work Marketing Group Meeting
2024-03-20

CWVYS Regional Meeting
2024-03-21 10:00 - 11:30
Central South and South East Wales
All meetings start am 10 am and finish before 11.30am
To RSVP please contact Catrin on catrin@cwvys.org.uk

CWVYS Regional Meeting
2024-03-22 10:00 - 11:30
North, South West and Mid Wales
All meetings start am 10 am and finish before 11.30am
To RSVP please contact Catrin on catrin@cwvys.org.uk

Data Training for Leaders
2024-04-10 10:00 - 14:00
ETS has worked with colleagues from Data Cymru to develop a training package on using and presenting data, which is aimed at those responsible for data collation, reporting data within Youth Work organisations or would like to understand more, please visit the link below to book on:
Using data in a Youth Work setting Tickets, Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
Please be aware, this training is based over 2 sessions, the first one is understanding data (10th April 2024), the second part (17th April 2024) will be using that data and presenting it.

Youth Information and Digital IPG meeting
2024-04-11 14:00 - 16:00
