C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Network Meeting
2021-10-12 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Zoom
An opportunity for Third Sector organisations to share good practice and provide support to each other.

About this event (to include description and outcomes)
The theme of this networking event will be how Third Sector organisations can contribute to Public Health initiatives, with specific reference to Move More Eat Well. The session will also provide an opportunity for participants to network and showcase work that is currently taking place.
The event will be taking place online and the link will be sent through within 24 hours of the event taking place.
To book your place, please go to the following link: Eventbrite – Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Network Meeting.

Meet the Funder Event/Henry Smith Charity Strengthening Communities Program
2021-09-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
C3SC Third Sector Development Officers will be joined by Mary Mosinghi, Grants Manager at The Henry Smith Charity to explore the Strengthening Communities grants programme with participants.
Strengthening Communities Grant Programme
Date Friday 24th September
Time 10-11am
Link for booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-funder-eventhenry-smith-charity-strengthening-communities-program-tickets-169894594305

Being a Trustee
2021-09-23 16:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
Being a Trustee will help new and existing Trustees improve their understanding of best practice in governance, and Covid-19 requirements
Location: Zoom
Date: 23rd September
Time: 4:30 – 6:30pm

The objectives of the course are that attendees:

Understand the key principles of governance
Understand how trustees as a board are collectively responsible and accountable for ensuring that the organisation is well-run
Understand the roles and responsibilities of the Board in good governance
Be aware of good practice guidance in relation to governance

Click here to book online – For any further enquiry e-mail enquiries@c3sc.org.uk or call us on 07973 725 335.
*Please note this session can be delivered to groups of Trustees on a bespoke basis

Preparing for Volunteers
2021-09-22 14:00 - 16:00
This interactive training session is about preparing for volunteers and volunteer management

By the end of the session, participants will
· Be able to develop a volunteering policy
· Have considered what other policies might be necessary
· Understand key legal issues relating to volunteers
· Be able to identify volunteer roles and draw up volunteer ‘task descriptions’ Know how to assess and manage risk relating to volunteer roles.
This online training session will be delivered via Zoom, please see the joining link below, you will also receive the joining link by email.

Joining link: Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/6674396126?pwd=[REDACTED]

If you would like any further information please contact: volunteer@c3sc.org.uk

Writing Better Funding Bids
2021-09-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Online training event which aims to support Third Sector organisations in Cardiff to write better funding bids.
Location: Zoom
Date: 22nd September
Time: 10:00 am -12:00pm

The course objectives are for participants to have an improved knowledge of

The tools and techniques you need to plan, write and present winning bids
How to Understand and meet the expectations of funders

Click here to book online – For any further enquiry e-mail enquiries@c3sc.org.uk or call us on 07973 725 335.

1:1 National Lottery Community Funding Surgery
2021-09-16 09:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
C3SC in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund will be holding a 1:1 National Lottery Community Funding Surgery. If you have an idea for any project in Cardiff please book your half an hour slot session any time between 9:30am – 5:00pm on Thursday 16st September 2021
To book a one-to-one appointment, call 02921 690 172 or email Thoria.m@c3sc,org.uk.

Meet The Funder Event People’s Postcode Lottery
2021-09-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Teams
C3SC is hosting Meet The Funder event in partnership with People’s Postcode Lottery explaining how to Apply for funding.
Location: Teams
Date: Tuesday 7th September 2021
Time: 14:00-15.00

The aims of the session are the participants:

David Nicolson – Community Programmes Officer – People’s Postcode Lotter will explain the funding on offer and how to apply including eligibility criteria and answering questions. Providing a great opportunity for organisations interested in applying to learn more about this funding scheme and to be able to ask questions.
The fund is open for constituted groups, CIC and Social Enterprises, as well as Charities, so if your organisation fit this bill and are looking for funding.

Please book onto the session via our Eventbrite page here:

Click here to book online – For any further enquiry e-mail enquiries@c3sc.org.uk or call us on 07973 725 335.

Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Network Meeting
2021-07-27 10:00 - 12:00
An opportunity for Third Sector organisations to share good practice and provide support to each other

About this event (to include description and outcomes)
The theme of this networking event will be how the pandemic has impacted on Third Sector organisations, with a focus on partnership working and the challenges and opportunities that we will be facing over the coming year.

The event will be taking place on Zoom and the link will be sent through within 24 hours of the event taking place.
For any further enquiry contact C3SC on 07973725335 or enquiries@c3sc.org.uk

Introduction to Safeguarding Course
2021-07-16 09:30 - 12:00
Introduction to Safeguarding Course online training for Charities and non profit organisations in Cardiff

Introduction to Safeguarding Course: online training session Friday, July 16th 9:30am-12pm
Delivered by WCVA in Partnership with Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC)

The course aims to support Third Sector organisations in Cardiff to gain a basic awareness introduction to generic safeguarding; covering all age groups, and as broadly applicable to all settings as possible.
The main outcomes are to:
• Have increased understanding of what is meant by “safeguarding” and how it is related to different role
• Have increased awareness of expected safeguarding policy and practice
• Have increased awareness of the legislation that underpins safeguarding in Wales
• Know where to find a wider range of safeguarding resources

The event will be taking place on Zoom and the link will be sent through 24 hours prior to the event taking place.
For any further enquiry contact C3SC on 07973725335 or enquiries@c3sc.org.uk
We are look forward to seeing you

Minority Ethnic Communities Health Fair
2020-10-29 10:00 - 14:00
Book your place via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/minority-ethnic-communities-health-fair-tickets-119990040441?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
For more information please contact esther.weller@sightcymru.org.uk or call 01495 763650or sujatha.thaladi@MentorRing.org.uk

Webinar – UK Internal Market Bill
2020-09-24 16:00 - 17:00
Dear All,
A new piece of highly controversial Brexit related legislation – the UK Internal Market Bill – has been introduced with potential ramifications for the third sector. Given the very tight legislative timetable, we are co-organising a webinar for third sector organisations with information on the Bill’s implications with speakers and participants from across the UK.
The webinar will take place on 24th September, between 4pm-5pm. If you would like to join, then please register using this Eventbrite link which will also provide you with the Zoom details to join.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-uk-internal-market-bill-a-new-brexit-crisis-tickets-121197985437
Kind regards

Safeguarding Children and Young People
2020-05-12 09:30 - 16:30
Safeguarding Children and Young People

A one-day course
A one day course aimed at anyone working directly or indirectly with children and young people in a wide range of workplace and community settings. The purpose of the training is to give participants confidence and essential knowledge on how to safeguard the children and young people in their environment.
As a result of the training participants will:

Learn about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, including E-safety
Understand the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
Understand how to safeguard children, young people and practitioners in a work setting
Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse
Know how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed or bullied
Be able to describe the principles and boundaries of confidentiality and when to share information

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact %20training@childreninwales.org.uk“>training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.
Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.
Please click on the following link for booking http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/item/safeguarding-children-young-people-2/

Implementing the Primary Care Model for Wales
2020-05-12
(Via Policy Forum for Wales)
Policy Forum for Wales Keynote Seminar
Implementing the Primary Care Model for Wales
with
Jyoti Atri, Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales
Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales
and
Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, Cwm Taf University Health Board; Jane Sloggett, Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend and Andy Swinburn, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Bydd cyfieithu ar y pryd ar gael yn y gynhadledd hon
Simultaneous translation will be available at this conference
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Tuesday, 12th May 2020
Central Cardiff

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Note: fees apply for most delegates, but concessionary and complimentary places are available (subject to terms and conditions – see below).

Invite to attend the above seminar, which will be a timely opportunity to examine the ongoing implementation and impact of the Primary Care Model for Wales -a key element of the Transformation Programme in Wales – as the Model undergoes evaluation.

To note:

The seminar would be of interest to charities, as delegates are expected to assess the role of the third sector in helping implement the new model – with discussion on patient engagement – as well as the move towards a ‘wellness system’ for education, local coordination and issues with accessibility; and
There will also be discussion on key issues for the third sector in supporting prevention and community care.

The context for discussion
The conference takes place in the context of issues emerging from recent policy developments, including:

The publication of A Healthier Walesby the Welsh Government in 2018 and the initiation of the Transformation Programme to implement this vision;
A number of announcements on how the £100mTransformation Fund will allow Regional Partnership Boards to deliver innovative projects across Wales, including projects to innovate within primary care or reduce pressure on primary care services;

The report from the Auditor General for Wales finding that the application of the Model was inconsistent, the pace of reform should increase, and that improved engagement is needed with health staff and patients in order to develop a useful understanding of the Model – discussion at this seminar will look at the implementation of the Model going forward, as well as reform more generally and the communication of the Model to staff and the public;
The firstHealth and Social Care Workforce Strategyfor Wales, setting out actions required to meet key aims for the workforce for 2030 – with the final strategy from Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales due to be published and implemented shortly, after approval from the Welsh Government.

Speakers
There will be keynote addresses from: Jyoti Atri, Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales and Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales.
Further confirmed speakers include:

Jane Sloggett, Deputy Head, Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend – on the understanding of the Primary Care Model, and the implications of moving towards a ‘wellness system’ for education and children and young people; and
Andy Swinburn, Assistant Director, Paramedicine, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust – on supporting out-of-hours care, in light of the recent introduction of ambulance service prescribing paramedics.

The agenda in summary

Improving outcomes in primary care: reducing the impact of poor health and tackling health inequalities;
Implementing the new model: creating a ‘wellness’ system, local coordination and accessibility;
Supporting and developing the Welsh primary care workforce and the first Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy;
Key issues for developing in-hours delivery and out-of-hours primary care: sustainability, access and support; and
The future for primary and community services in Wales.

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The details: areas for discussion at this conference
Prevention
Discussion is expected to look at the latest work on prevention from key organisations such as Public Health Wales – including reducing the impact of poor health and tackling health inequalities across communities in Wales.
Delegates will discuss ongoing work to improve outcomes and share best practice across clusters, whilst taking into account differing clinical priorities.
Awareness and understanding of the Model
Sessions also examine the accessibility of the new Primary Care Model for Wales for all sectors, in health and social care, key partners and the wider public.
Local and community projects and co-ordination
As Wales aims to move towards a ‘wellness system’ – anticipating and meeting health needs and focusing on prevention and early detection of illness – those attending will examine work to bring services from hospitals into communities and ensure local health and social care services coordinate effectively, including efforts to provide a seamless overall service for patients.
Delegates will also consider the implications of the wellness system for key demographics, and the potential contribution of community projects related to social prescribing, for example aiming to reduce loneliness and isolation.

Workforce
The agenda also looks at what is needed to support and develop the primary care workforce – in the context of ongoing processes such as the adoption of the multi-disciplinary team approach, informed by projects from the Pacesetters Programme.
Delegates will also examine the potential opportunities and challenges presented by the first Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy, and we are delighted to include Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales as a keynote speaker, with the Strategy being led by HEIW and Social Care Wales.
In- and out-of-hours delivery
Further sessions assess challenges and opportunities around developing the sustainability of in-hours delivery and access to care, as well as supporting out-of-hours primary care, in light of recent developments such as the introduction of ambulance service prescribing paramedics.
Delegates will consider the impact of primary care reform on mental health services and arrangements, for example local suicide prevention plans.
The agenda has been structured following consultation with officials at Public Health Wales, the Welsh Government and from health boards in Wales. The draft agenda is copied below my signature, and a regularly updated version is available to download here. The seminar is organised on the basis of strict impartiality by the Policy Forum for Wales. Follow us @PFWEvents for live updates.

Speakers
We are delighted to be able to include in this seminar keynote addresses from: Jyoti Atri, Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales and Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales.
At this early stage, further speakers include: Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, Director of Public Health, Cwm Taf University Health Board; Jane Sloggett, Deputy Head, Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend and Andy Swinburn, Assistant Director, Paramedicine, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.
Additional senior participants are being approached, but if you or a colleague would like to be considered as a speaker at this seminar, please contact us at speakeroffers@forumsupport.co.ukspecifying the event and session where you would like to speak and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. If you are offering to speak yourself please don’t fill in the booking form, as this will be taken as an order and you will be charged for a place subject to our T&Cs.

Networking
Policy Forum for Wales seminars present an opportunity to engage with key policymakers and other interested parties, and are CPD certified (more details).Typically, attendees at our seminars are a senior and informed group including Members of the National Assembly for Wales and senior officials from the Welsh Government, regulators and other agencies, NHS representatives, local authorities, health boards, primary care and social care professionals and their representative bodies, private healthcare providers, patient representatives and service users, schools, business representatives, trade unions, specialist academia and charities, and third sector care providers and law firms, together with reporters from the national and trade media based in Wales and elsewhere.

Output and About Us
A key output of the seminar will be a transcript of the proceedings, sent out around 12 working days after the event to all attendees and a wider group of Ministers and officials in the Wales Office and Welsh Government departments affected by the issues; as well as Assembly Members with a special interest in the subject. It will also be made available more widely. This document will include transcripts of all speeches and questions and answers sessions from the day, along with access to PowerPoint presentations (subject to agreement with individual speakers), speakers’ biographies, an attendee list, an agenda, sponsor information, as well as any subsequent press coverage of the day and any articles or comment pieces submitted by delegates. It is made available subject to strict restrictions on public use, and is intended to provide timely information for interested parties who are unable to attend on the day.
All delegates will receive complimentary PDF copies and are invited to contribute to the content.
The Policy Forum for Wales is strictly impartial and cross-party. The Forum has no policy agenda of its own.

Booking arrangements
To book places, please use our online booking form.
Once submitted, this will be taken as a confirmed booking and will be subject to our terms and conditions below.
Please pay in advance by credit card on 01344 864796. If advance credit card payment is not possible, please let me know and we may be able to make other arrangements.
Options and charges are as follows:

Places at Implementing the Primary Care Model for Wales (including refreshments and PDF copy of the transcripts) are £230 plus VAT;
Concessionary rate places for small charities, unfunded individuals and those in similar circumstances are £85 plus VAT. Please be sure to apply for this at the time of booking.

For those who cannot attend:

Copies of the briefing document, including full transcripts of all speeches and the questions and comments sessions and further articles from interested parties, will be available approximately 12 days after the event for £95 plus VAT;
Concessionary rate: £50 plus VAT.

If you find the charge for places a barrier to attending, please let me know as concessionary and complimentary places are made available in certain circumstances (but do be advised that this typically applies to individual service users or carers or the like who are not supported by or part of an organisation, full-time students, people between jobs or who are fully retired with no paid work, and representatives of small charities – not businesses, individuals funded by an organisation, or larger charities/not-for-profit companies). Please note terms and conditions below (including cancellation charges).

FINANCIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The delegate fee includes copies of the presentations via PDF and refreshments. Cancellation policy is as follows: (1) cancellations 14 or more days before the event: £75+VAT cancellation fee per delegate; (2) cancellations less than 14 days before the event: full fee applies. Promotion cancellation fee applies to all Five for Four offer places. Cancellations must be submitted via the website. If you are unable to submit your cancellation via the website then the cancellation must be notified in writing tothe Policy Forum for Wales. No charge will be made for replacement delegates. Transfer of any confirmed booking between events is not possible. The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme and change the speakers without prior notice. The Policy Forum for Wales is unable to grant extended credit and therefore must request that full payment be made within 30 days from the date of invoice; immediate payment on receipt of invoice less than 14 days before the event. Should payment not be received within the stated terms, the Policy Forum for Waleswill apply an administration charge of £40+VAT.

Policy Forum for Wales keynote seminar
Implementing the Primary Care Model for Wales
Timing: Tuesday, 12th May 2020
Venue: Central Cardiff
Draft agenda subject to change

8.30 – 9.00
Registration and coffee

9.00 – 9.05

Chair’s opening remarks
Senior Assembly Member

9.05 – 9.30

Improving outcomes in primary care: reducing the impact of poor health and tackling health inequalities
Jyoti Atri, Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales
Questions and comments from the floor

9.30 – 10.25

Implementing the new model: creating a ‘wellness’ system, local coordination and accessibility
Jane Sloggett, Deputy Head, Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend
Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, Director of Public Health, Cwm Taf University Health Board
Senior representative, social prescribing
Senior representative, regional partnership board
Senior representative, third sector
Questions and comments from the floor

10.25 – 10.30

Chair’s closing remarks
Senior Assembly Member

10.30 – 10.55
Coffee

10.55 – 11.00

Chair’s opening remarks
Senior Assembly Member

11.00 – 11.30

Supporting and developing the Welsh primary care workforce and the first Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy
Alex Howells, Chief Executive, Health Education and Improvement Wales
Questions and comments from the floor

11.30 – 12.30

Key issues for developing in-hours delivery and out-of-hours primary care: sustainability, access and support
Andy Swinburn, Assistant Director, Paramedicine, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Senior representative, health board
Senior representative, mental health
Senior representative, urgent care
Senior representative, patients
Questions and comments from the floor

12.30 – 12.55

The future for primary and community services in Wales
Senior speaker to be confirmed
Questions and comments from the floor

12.55 – 13.00

Chair’s and Policy Forum for Wales closing remarks
Senior Assembly Member
Peter van Gelder, Director, Policy Forum for Wales

“Keeping Our Children Safe” Training for the Designated Child Protection Lead
2020-05-05 09:30 - 2020-05-06 16:30
Keeping Our Children Safe” Training for the Designated Child Protection Lead

Two Day Course
All children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all organisations concerned with children should work towards what’s best for each child. The Designated Person for Child Protection has a vital role within organisations helping to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place and that necessary action is taken when concerns about a child are raised.
This two day training course will consider:

The role of the Designated Person and how this can be incorporated into your organisation
Legislation and guidance on safeguarding children and young people, particularly within the Welsh context
Essential safeguarding measures that need to be in place
The ‘abuse of trust’ and how to remain alert to potential sexual offences within the organisation
Assessing concerns about a child and making a referral to social services if necessary
The statutory child protection system and what may be expected of you
Confidentiality and good record keeping
Diversity and the additional vulnerabilities for some children

Who the course is aimed at:
This course is aimed at people acting in the ‘Designated Person’ role working in a variety of organisations including schools, children’s daycare and residential settings, also services providing support to children and families in the voluntary and private sector.
This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk“>training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.
Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.
Please click on the following link for booking http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/item/keeping-children-safe-training-designated-child-protection-lead-2/

Health and social care quality in Wales - governance and transparency, workforce development, and next steps for inspection, regulation and legislation
2020-04-30 08:30 - 13:00
Health and social care quality in Wales – governance and transparency, workforce development, and next steps for inspection, regulation and legislation
focuses on:
· Raising the quality of health and social care in Wales;
· The future for inspection and regulation; and
· Recruitment, development, and support of the workforce.
with
Dr Kate Chamberlain, Chief Executive, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Dame Clare Marx, Chair, General Medical Council
Nick Bennett, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Ombudsman Wales
and
Darren Hughes, Director, Welsh NHS Confederation
Mario Kreft, Chair, Care Forum Wales
John Pearce, Chair, Board of Community Health Councils in Wales

and
Dr David Bailey, BMA Cymru Wales; Professor Aled Jones, Cardiff University; Lesley Lewis, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Claire Morgan, Carers Wales; Donna Ockenden, Princess Royal University Hospital; Anna Prytherch, Rural Health and Care Wales and Helen Whyley, RCN Wales
***Morning, Thursday, 30th April 2020***
[Please note that this is a change to the original seminar date]
Central Cardiff
To book places, please use this link: online booking form

Supporting Young People’s Mental Health and Well-being
2020-04-21 09:30 - 16:30
Supporting Young People’s Mental Health and Well-being

One Day Course
The incidents of mental health amongst young people is on the increase, along with self-harm and eating disorders. The course aims to explore the various difficulties young people experience with mental health and how to build resilience and improve well-being. The course will examine the different types of mental health, the behaviours that can accompany them and how to support the young person. Various ways of building resilience will be introduced. How to maintain well-being will be demonstrated.
Aims of the Course are:

To raise awareness of mental health issues
To gain a better understanding of mental health such as depression, anxiety
To offer techniques for supporting young people
To gain skills in building resilience and increase well-being
To build confidence in dealing with these issues
This course is aimed at Frontline workers and practitioners working with young people who want to improve how they respond and work with young people

About the Trainer
Mike Mainwaring has worked with Children and Young People for over 20 years. Specialising in substance misuse, youth homelessness, participation and children’s rights. He is a qualified trainer and has trained children, young people and adults on substance misuse, LGBT issues, children’s rights, participation, dealing with difficult behaviour, safeguarding and child protection, Child Sexual Exploitation and boundaries. He has also developed and run youth lead research projects. He has worked in various settings such as street drug projects, residential rehabilitation, outreach work, play, youth work, manged housing projects and run youth councils. He has an art background, working with young people in distress through the medium of art and exhibiting his own work about social issues.
Mike has extensive experience of working with young people with mental health issues in various settings, such as drop-ins, residential rehabilitation, hostel accommodation and other youth settings.
This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk“>training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.
Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.
Please click on the following link for booking http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/item/supporting-young-peoples-mental-health-well/

Parental Substance Misuse
2020-04-02 09:30 - 16:30
Parental Substance Misuse

A One Day Course
Practitioners will gain skills for dealing with parents and supporting children and adolescents, building their resilience and dealing with trauma.
Course aims:

The main impact of parental substance misuse (PSM) on child development
Life from a Child’s Perspective
Factors that increase vulnerability from pre-birth to early adulthood
Protective factors from pre-birth to early adulthood
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Building resilience in children

Who the course is aimed at:
Frontline practitioners who want tohave a greater understanding on how parental substance misuse impacts on the lives of children, examining substance misuse, issues of substance misusing parents, its impact on the family environment and how it can hinder child and adolescent development.
About the trainer
Mike Mainwaring has worked with Children and Young People for over 20 years. Specialising in substance misuse, youth homelessness, participation and children’s rights. He is a qualified trainer and has trained children, young people and adults on substance misuse, LGBT issues, children’s rights, participation, dealing with difficult behaviour, safeguarding and child protection, Child Sexual Exploitation and boundaries. He has also developed and run youth lead research projects. He has worked in various settings such as street drug projects, residential rehabilitation, outreach work, play, youth work, manged housing projects and run youth councils. He has an art background, working with young people in distress through the medium of art and exhibiting his own work about social issues.
This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk“>training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.
Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.
Please click on the following link for booking http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/item/parental-substance-misuse-2/

Taking forward the Smart Data Review
2020-03-31
Westminster eForum policy conference
Taking forward the Smart Data Review
with
Tim Jarvis, Director, Consumer and Competition Policy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Imran Gulamhuseinwala, Trustee, Open Banking Implementation Entity
Sue Daley, Associate Director, Technology and Innovation, techUK
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Morning, Tuesday, 31st March 2020
Central London

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Note: fees apply to most delegates, but concessionary and complimentary places are available (subject to terms and conditions – see below).
*If you think this conference would be of interest to colleagues please feel free to share this email with them*

The above seminar will consider the measures contained in the Smart Data Review, and next steps for their implementation – as the Government analyses feedback from the consultation on its draft proposals.
As we expect discussion on developing Smart Data Initiatives in the third sector, including latest thinking on developing standards for the storage and formatting of consumer data and the transfer of this data between organisations, I thought this would be of interest.
Those attending will discuss the Review’s key aims of:

accelerating the development of innovative data-driven services in consumer markets,
using data and technology to help vulnerable consumers, and
ensuring consumers and their data are protected.

Delegates will assess the extent to which the proposals and initiatives contained in the Review will meet these aims going forward.
Speakers
There will be keynote addresses from:

Tim Jarvis, Director, Consumer and Competition Policy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; and
Imran Gulamhuseinwala, Trustee, Open Banking Implementation Entity

Further confirmed speakers include:

Sue Daley, Associate Director, Technology and Innovation, techUK

The agenda and keynote contributions

The Smart Data Review – key proposals and next steps;
The way forward for addressing the ‘loyalty penalty’ in consumer markets;
Developing Smart Data Initiatives in the regulated industries – new services, competition and consumer benefit;
Data portability and data transfers between online platforms – next steps for collaboration and developing standards;
How can Smart Data Initiatives improve competition and consumer experiences in digital markets and online services?; and
Case study: Enabling innovation in data-driven services for consumers through the development of Open Banking standards.

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The details: areas for discussion at this conference
Data portability, innovative services, and developing Smart Data Initiatives
Delegates will consider what benefits to consumers might be realised by means of putting in place a series of Smart Data Initiatives across the regulated industries and digital markets.
The agenda will bring out the latest thinking on developing standards for the storage and formatting of consumer data and the transfer of this data between organisations – as well as next steps for adopting and implementing these standards across a range of industries.
There will also be discussion on key priorities for driving innovation in data-driven consumer-facing services, and the extent to which improved access to consumer data for third party providers will be required to enable this.
The agenda includes a case study on the ongoing implementation ofOpen Bankingstandards, with a range of new consumer-facing services which utilise consumer data being brought to market by third-party providers.
Consumer protection and tackling the ‘loyalty penalty’
The seminar takes place following the CMA’sinvestigationinto the ‘loyalty penalty’ in consumer markets, and the Government’sresponseto this – committing to further work on the part of government and regulators to take forward the CMA’s recommendations and to ‘tackle harmful business practices and deliver better outcomes for consumers’.
We expect discussion on the potential offered by proposals in the Smart Data Review to address concerns around overcharging of customers who remain with one provider for an extended period – including ways in which Smart Data Initiatives might simplify the process of comparing, and switching between, utility and service providers.
We also expect those attending to look at the Review’s proposals to develop a new ‘Open Communications’ initiative, aimed at broadening access to consumer data for third-party service providers in the communications sector, and improving the availability to consumers of data concerning service quality, network speed and coverage.
Further discussion will consider the extent to which new data-driven services might offer benefits to vulnerable consumers – including in areas such as provider switching, financial management, and comparison services.
Delegates will assess key priorities for ensuring public trust in new data-driven services – including third-party provider accreditation, data protection requirements, and restrictions on sharing data with non-accredited parties.
Competition and market dominance
Following the publication of theFurman Review into competition in digital markets and the digital economy earlier this year – and in the context of the Government’s confirmation that it intends to take forward that Review’s recommendation of a new Digital Markets Unit – we expect discussion on the state of competition in digital markets and the impact of this on consumers in those markets.
Those attending will discuss the extent to which simplifying and standardising the process of consumer data transfer between online platforms and service providers, and empowering consumers to mandate that these data transfers take place, can improve competition, choice and consumer experience in these sectors.
Next steps for policy – taking forward the Smart Data Review’s key proposals
We also expect discussion on the next steps for policymakers, regulators, businesses and other stakeholder groups in taking forward the Review’s recommendations, and on the impact of further expected policy developments.
In the context of the upcoming Consumer White Paper, those in attendance will discuss what measures should be included in this to advance the programme of work in the Smart Data Review.
The draft agenda is copied below my signature, and a regularly updated version is available to download here. The seminar is organised on the basis of strict impartiality by the Westminster eForum. Follow us @WeFEvents for live updates.
Speakers
We are delighted to be able to include in this seminar keynote addresses from: Tim Jarvis, Director, Consumer and Competition Policy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Imran Gulamhuseinwala, Trustee, Open Banking Implementation Entity.
At this early stage, further speakers include: Sue Daley, Associate Director, Technology and Innovation, techUK.
Additional senior participants are being approached, but if you or a colleague would like to be considered as a speaker at this seminar, please contact us at speakeroffers@forumsupport.co.ukspecifying the event and session where you would like to speak and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. If you are offering to speak yourself please don’t fill in the booking form, as this will be taken as an order and you will be charged for a place subject to our T&Cs.
Networking
Westminster eForum seminars present an opportunity to engage with key policymakers and other interested parties, and are CPD certified (more details).Typically, attendees at our seminars are a senior and informed group including Members of both Houses of Parliament, senior government officialsinvolved in this area of public policy, together with media businesses, their suppliers and their advisors, digital platforms and online businesses, consumer technology companies, software and app developers, representatives of data-intensive industries including utilities, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, logistics and finance, companies involved in the development of new technologies such as AI, cyber security and data protection companies, the technology and telecoms industries, organisations and individuals representing the views of consumers and citizens, regulators, academics and reporters from the national and trade media.
Output and About Us
A key output of the seminar will be a transcript of the proceedings, sent out around 12 working days after the event to all attendees and a wider group of Ministers and officials at BEIS, DCMS, HM Treasury and other government departments; officials at the ICO, FCA, Ofcom and other agencies affected by the issues; and Parliamentarians with a special interest in these areas. It will also be made available more widely. This document will include transcripts of all speeches and questions and answers sessions from the day, along with access to PowerPoint presentations (subject to agreement with individual speakers), speakers’ biographies, an attendee list, an agenda, sponsor information, as well as any subsequent press coverage of the day and any articles or comment pieces submitted by delegates. It is made available subject to strict restrictions on public use, similar to those for Select Committee Uncorrected Evidence, and is intended to provide timely information for interested parties who are unable to attend on the day.
All delegates will receive complimentary PDF copies and are invited to contribute to the content.
The Westminster eForum is strictly impartial and cross-party, and draws on the considerable support it receives from within Parliament and Government, and amongst the wider stakeholder community. The Forum has no policy agenda of its own. Forum events are frequently the platform for major policy statements from senior Ministers, regulators and other officials, opposition spokespersons and senior opinion-formers in industry and interest groups. Events regularly receive prominent coverage in the national and trade media.
Booking arrangements
To book places, please use our online booking form.
Once submitted, this will be taken as a confirmed booking and will be subject to our terms and conditions below.
Please pay in advance by credit card on 01344 864796. If advance credit card payment is not possible, please let me know and we may be able to make other arrangements.
Options and charges are as follows:

Places at Taking forward the Smart Data Review (including refreshments and PDF copy of the transcripts) are £230 plus VAT;
Concessionary rate places for small charities, unfunded individuals and those in similar circumstances are £85 plus VAT. Please be sure to apply for this at the time of booking.

For those who cannot attend:

Copies of the briefing document, including full transcripts of all speeches and the questions and comments sessions and further articles from interested parties, will be available approximately 12 days after the event for £95 plus VAT;
Concessionary rate: £50 plus VAT.

If you find the charge for places a barrier to attending, please let me know as concessionary and complimentary places are made available in certain circumstances (but do be advised that this typically applies to individual service users or carers or the like who are not supported by or part of an organisation, full-time students, people between jobs or who are fully retired with no paid work, and representatives of small charities – not businesses, individuals funded by an organisation, or larger charities/not-for-profit companies). Please note terms and conditions below (including cancellation charges).

An Introduction to Mindfulness in the Workplace
2020-03-30 09:30 - 16:30
An Introduction to Mindfulness in the Workplace

A One Day Course
Stress is a leading cause of sickness absence across all workplaces in the UK. Against this background many organisations are seeking to introduce mindfulness programmes.
There is a wealth of research evidence emerging to indicate that mindfulness can reduce stress and anxiety and can reduce the incidence of recurrent depression. In addition, mindfulness can improve attention and decision making.
This course provides an introduction to mindfulness in the workplace. The aim is to explore the meaning and potential applications of mindfulness across a variety of roles and workplace settings and to provide participants with the opportunity to explore how it might enhance their lives, personally and professionally.
By the end of this introductory day participants will:

Be able to describe what mindfulness is
Have experienced some brief mindfulness meditation practices
Have discussed the potential role for mindfulness in their work context
Have explored some mindfulness based approaches which could be applied in their role
The trainer, Deryl Dix is on the UK mindfulness network register of mindfulness teachers and adheres to their good practice guidelines.
Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.
Please click on the following link for booking http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/item/introduction-mindfulness-workplace/

The impact of the Smart Data Review - data portability, new services, and improving competition and consumer experiences in digital markets
2020-03-30
Westminster eForum keynote seminar
The impact of the Smart Data Review – data portability, new services, and improving competition and consumer experiences in digital markets

with
Tim Jarvis, Director, Consumer and Competition Policy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Will Hayter, Senior Director, Policy and International, Competition and Markets Authority
Imran Gulamhuseinwala, Trustee, Open Banking Implementation Entity
and
Sue Daley, techUK; Emily Davidson, BT; Chris Gorst, Nesta; Philip James, Sheridans;Laurie Laybourn-Langton, IPPR and Richard Neudegg, uSwitch
Follow us @WeFEvents | This event is CPD certified

Morning, Tuesday, 31st March 2020
Central London

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Note: fees apply to most delegates, but concessionary and complimentary places are available (subject to terms and conditions – see below).

It focuses on the implications for business and consumers of measures contained in the Smart Data Review – and next steps for their implementation.
As we expect discussion on developing Smart Data Initiatives in the third sector, including latest thinking on developing standards for the storage and formatting of consumer data and the transfer of this data between organisations, I thought this would be of interest.
The Review is part of a major UK policy drive that seeks to shift greater control over personal data to individuals.
With government consulting on its plans, delegates at this conference will consider the practicalities and impact of key proposals emanating from the Review.

Areas for discussion include:

Tackling the ‘loyalty penalty’ and enabling consumers to more easily switch between service providers;
Increasing availability of consumer data for innovative third-party services;
Standards for safety, security and trust in the handling and transfer of consumer data;
Smart Data initiatives to drive competition in the regulated industries and digital markets – in light of the Furman Review;
The new Open Communications initiative proposed by the Smart Data Review; and
The experience of the financial sector on new consumer-facing third-party services enabled by Open Banking standards.

Speakers
There will be keynote addresses from:

Tim Jarvis, Director, Consumer and Competition Policy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy;
Imran Gulamhuseinwala, Trustee, Open Banking Implementation Entity; and
Will Hayter, Senior Director, Policy and International, Competition and Markets Authority.

Further confirmed speakers include: Sue Daley, techUK; Emily Davidson, BT; Chris Gorst, Nesta; Philip James, Sheridans; Laurie Laybourn-Langton, IPPR and Richard Neudegg, uSwitch.
The agenda

The Smart Data Review – key proposals and next steps;
The way forward for addressing the ‘loyalty penalty’ in consumer markets;
Developing Smart Data Initiatives in the regulated industries – new services, competition and consumer benefit;
Data portability and data transfers between online platforms – next steps for collaboration and developing standards;
How can Smart Data Initiatives improve competition and consumer experiences in digital markets and online services?; and
Case study: Enabling innovation in data-driven services for consumers through the development of Open Banking standards.

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The details: areas for discussion at this conference
Data portability, innovative services, and developing Smart Data Initiatives
Delegates will consider what consumer benefits might be realised by means of putting in place a series of Smart Data Initiatives across the regulated industries and digital markets.
The agenda will bring out the latest thinking on developing storage and formatting standards for consumer data and to enable sharing between organisations – as well as next steps for rollout across a range of industries.
There will also be discussion on key priorities for driving innovation in data-driven consumer-facing services, and the extent to which improved access to consumer data for third party providers will be required to enable this.
The agenda includes a case study on the ongoing implementation ofOpen Bankingstandards, with a range of new consumer-facing services which utilise consumer data being brought to market by third-party providers.
Consumer protection and tackling the ‘loyalty penalty’
The seminar takes place following the CMA’sinvestigationinto the ‘loyalty penalty’ in consumer markets, and the government response– committing to further work to take forward the CMA’s recommendations and to ‘tackle harmful business practices and deliver better outcomes for consumers’.
We expect discussion on the potential offered by proposals in the Smart Data Review to address concerns around overcharging of customers who remain with one provider for an extended period – including ways in which Smart Data Initiatives might simplify the process of comparing, and switching between, utility and service providers.
We also expect those attending to look at the Review’s proposals to develop a new ‘Open Communications’ initiative, aimed at broadening access to consumer data for third-party service providers in the communications sector, and improving the availability to consumers of data concerning service quality, network speed and coverage.
Further discussion will consider the extent to which new data-driven services might offer benefits to vulnerable consumers – including in areas such as provider switching, financial management, and comparison services.
Delegates will assess key priorities for ensuring public trust in new data-driven services – including third-party provider accreditation, data protection requirements, and restrictions on sharing data with non-accredited parties.
Competition and market dominance
Following the publication of theFurman Review into competition in digital markets and the digital economy earlier this year – and in the context of the government confirmation that it intends to take forward that Review’s recommendation of a new Digital Markets Unit – we expect discussion on the state of competition in digital markets and the impact of this on consumers in those markets.
Those attending will discuss the extent to which simplifying and standardising the process of consumer data transfer between online platforms and service providers, and empowering consumers to mandate that these data transfers take place, can improve competition, choice and consumer experience in these sectors.
Next steps for policy – taking forward the Smart Data Review’s key proposals
We also expect discussion on the next steps for policymakers, regulators, businesses and other stakeholder groups in taking forward the Review’s recommendations, and on the impact of further expected policy developments.
In the context of the upcoming Consumer White Paper, those in attendance will discuss what measures should be included in this to advance the programme of work in the Smart Data Review.
The draft agenda is copied below my signature, and a regularly updated version is available to download here. The seminar is organised on the basis of strict impartiality by the Westminster eForum. Follow us @WeFEvents for live updates.
Speakers
We are delighted to be able to include in this seminar keynote addresses from: Tim Jarvis, Director, Consumer and Competition Policy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Will Hayter, Senior Director, Policy and International, Competition and Markets Authority and Imran Gulamhuseinwala, Trustee, Open Banking Implementation Entity

Further confirmed speakers include: Sue Daley, Associate Director, Technology and Innovation, techUK; Emily Davidson, Principal, Regulatory Affairs, BT; Chris Gorst, Director, Nesta Challenges, Nesta; Philip James, Partner, Technology and Digital Media, Sheridans; Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research and Richard Neudegg, Head of Regulation, uSwitch.
Additional senior participants are being approached.
Networking
This seminar will present an opportunity to engage with key policymakers and other interested parties, and is CPD certified (more details). Places have been reserved by officials from BEIS; DCMS; DfE; DfT; HMRC; Home Office; MoJ and Ofcom. Also due to attend are representatives from Consumers Association; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Pinsent Masons and Ty Hafan.
Press passes have been reserved by representatives from MLex and Utility Week.
Overall, we expect speakers and attendees to be a senior and informed group including Members of both Houses of Parliament, senior government officialsinvolved in this area of public policy, together with media businesses, their suppliers and their advisors, digital platforms and online businesses, consumer technology companies, software and app developers, representatives of data-intensive industries including utilities, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, logistics and finance, companies involved in the development of new technologies such as AI, cyber security and data protection companies, the technology and telecoms industries, organisations and individuals representing the views of consumers and citizens, regulators, academics and reporters from the national and trade media.
Output and About Us
A key output of the seminar will be a transcript of the proceedings, sent out around 12 working days after the event to all attendees and a wider group of Ministers and officials at BEIS, DCMS, HM Treasury and other government departments; officials at the ICO, FCA, Ofcom and other agencies affected by the issues; and Parliamentarians with a special interest in these areas. It will also be made available more widely. This document will include transcripts of all speeches and questions and answers sessions from the day, along with access to PowerPoint presentations (subject to agreement with individual speakers), speakers’ biographies, an attendee list, an agenda, sponsor information, as well as any subsequent press coverage of the day and any articles or comment pieces submitted by delegates. It is made available subject to strict restrictions on public use, similar to those for Select Committee Uncorrected Evidence, and is intended to provide timely information for interested parties who are unable to attend on the day.
All delegates will receive complimentary PDF copies and are invited to contribute to the content.
The Westminster eForum is strictly impartial and cross-party, and draws on the considerable support it receives from within Parliament and Government, and amongst the wider stakeholder community. The Forum has no policy agenda of its own. Forum events are frequently the platform for major policy statements from senior Ministers, regulators and other officials, opposition spokespersons and senior opinion-formers in industry and interest groups. Events regularly receive prominent coverage in the national and trade media.
Booking arrangements
To book places, please use our online booking form.
Once submitted, this will be taken as a confirmed booking and will be subject to our terms and conditions below.
Please pay in advance by credit card on 01344 864796. If advance credit card payment is not possible, please let me know and we may be able to make other arrangements.
Options and charges are as follows:

Places at The impact of the Smart Data Review – data portability, new services, and improving competition and consumer experiences in digital markets (including refreshments and PDF copy of the transcripts) are £230 plus VAT;
Concessionary rate places for small charities, unfunded individuals and those in similar circumstances are £85 plus VAT. Please be sure to apply for this at the time of booking.

For those who cannot attend:

Copies of the briefing document, including full transcripts of all speeches and the questions and comments sessions and further articles from interested parties, will be available approximately 12 days after the event for £95 plus VAT;
Concessionary rate: £50 plus VAT.

If you find the charge for places a barrier to attending, please let me know as concessionary and complimentary places are made available in certain circumstances (but do be advised that this typically applies to individual service users or carers or the like who are not supported by or part of an organisation, full-time students, people between jobs or who are fully retired with no paid work, and representatives of small charities – not businesses, individuals funded by an organisation, or larger charities/not-for-profit companies). Please note terms and conditions below (including cancellation charges).

Managing for the first time
2020-03-28 09:30 - 2020-03-29 16:30
Managing for the first time

Two day course
This two-day workshop is aimed at anyone who has recently taken up their first management position. It provides a blend of theory and practice, explores the transition into a management role, addresses the shift in relationships for people who have been promoted from within their own teams and creates an opportunity to share experiences, ideas and approaches with others in a similar position. A variety of training methods are used. These include direct input from the trainer, structured activities in large and small groups and purposeful discussion.
Course aims:
This course aims to provide new managers with a comprehensive introduction to management, developing and building skills and increasing the confidence of participants.
By the end of the two days participants will have:

Increased their understanding of the transition into management
Increased their understanding of their role and responsibilities as a manager
Increased their self-awareness
Explored different styles of management and be aware of their own approach
Understood the importance of performance management and their role in it
Identified the management skills needed to carry out their role effectively and had the opportunity to practice some of these skills
Appraised their existing management skills and have a plan for their ongoing development
Consider ways that the learning can be applied back at work
Who is this course aimed at?

This course is aimed at new managers from any setting wanting to increase their understanding of their new management role.
This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk“>training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.
Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.
Please click on the following link for booking http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/item/managing-first-time/

Trauma and the impact on the development of the child
2020-03-26 09:30 - 16:30
Trauma and impact on the development of the child

A One Day Course
Trauma is defined as an experience that is overwhelming and that challenges a child’s safety and security. It always involves some kind of terror and powerlessness and has been described as a bio-psycho-social injury.
Course Aims:
Describe the different types of trauma and the impact on the development of children’s brains and bodies

Discuss how to recognise the signs and the impact of traumatic stress on children’s behaviour

Provide an overview of a variety of approaches that are used with children to facilitate recovery from trauma
Who’s the course aimed at?

The course is ideal for any practitioners working with infants, children, young people or parents/carers in a wide range of children and family settings including Early Years, Looked After Children (LAC) and Educational settings.
About the Trainer:
Jude Hills
Jude has twenty years’ experience in delivery of degree modules, short courses and conference papers at degree and postgraduate level. Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy provides national recognition of a commitment to professionalism in teaching and learning in higher education and demonstrates that practice is aligned with the UKPSF.
Experience as a foster carer, training provider, adoptive parent and post adoption support worker has provided her with insight into some of the challenges faced by carers, parents and children in care. A member of the Attachment Network Wales, Adoption UK, Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) and a member of British Association of Play therapists (BAPT). Jude is well placed to be conversant with contemporary research and has recently co-edited a book about attachment. As a qualified play therapist (plus level one Theraplay and level one DDP) she has worked with clients from many backgrounds. Jude has current DBS, professional insurance and ICO registration.

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.
Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.
Please click on the following link for booking http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/item/trauma-impact-development-children/

Well-being, Pressure and Stress in the Workplace
2020-03-25 09:30 - 16:30
Well-being, Pressure and Stress in the Workplace

A One Day Course
This course has been designed to provide participants with a clear & comprehensive understanding of well-being and stress within their working environment. Participants will have the opportunity to clarify their current level of well-being and stress at work. Practical exercises will be used to enable participants to develop their own “toolbox” of strategies and methods to maintain their own well-being at work. Not only will participants become better equipped to monitor their own well-being and stress at work; they will also be able to identify the signs in those around them that could indicate unhealthy levels of stress at work.
Course aims: This one-day workshop focuses on the themes of well-being, pressure and stress in the workplace. Beginning with an exploration of stress, what it is, the causes of stress and how we recognise it in ourselves and others. Then, introducing the subject of well-being including how it relates to resilience and minimising the negative impact of stress.
Who is this course aimed at?
This course is aimed at anyone from any organisation.
This course is also offered as in-house training, please contacttraining@childreninwales.org.uk training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.
Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.
Please click on the following link for bookinghttp://www.childreninwales.org.uk/item/well-pressure-stress-workplace/

Carers Gateway Launch Invite
2020-03-24 10:00 - 2020-04-24 14:00 | Memo Arts Centre in Barry, Memo Arts Centre in Barry
We are delighted to announce that the Cardiff and the Vale Carers Gateway will launch on the 24th of March 2020, 10:00 – 14:00 at Memo Arts Centre in Barry.
Please click on the following link for further details about the event and to register to attend. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-and-the-vale-carers-gateway-launch-tickets-89238467659
This event is for:
– Carers
– Potential carers
– People with care needs
– Professionals that work with carers
The Carers Gateway aims to improve the quality of life for carers, and the cared for, in Cardiff and the Vale, helping them sustain their caring role and enhance their ability to have a life outside caring.
Many other providers of services for carers from across the region will also be there to promote all available services. Refreshments and lunch will be included for all attendees. Further information about the service and promotional materials will be available over the coming weeks.

Children And Young People's Emotional, Wellbeing& Mental Health Services
2020-03-19 17:30 - 23:59

Supporting local communities and community based organisations is a priority for Welsh Government
2020-03-17
Supporting local communities and community based organisations is a priority for Welsh Government. Whilst social prescribing is growing in popularity, there is concern that less attention has been given to community capacity building.
Come and join us to explore how we can use principles for developing community resilience and see what people are already doing to develop support within communities.
Social Care Wales have got together with the School of Social Care Research, Building Communities Trust, the University of South Wales, Wales Council for Voluntary Action and Children in Wales to organise events in north and south Wales in March. The events will bring together people from local community organisations, statutory and third sector organisations to explore what matters most in building community resilience and developing a shared vision and practical way forward.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis so click on the links below to book your places now:
17 March – Temple of Peace, Cardiff

- Engagement Event, Monday 16th March - Social Services and Well-being Act evaluation
2020-03-16
Is the Act having an impact?
Join the event to find out more about the evaluation of the Social Services and Well being (Wales)Act and to let them know about its impact on you.
Monday 16 March 2020University of South Wales,Lower GlyntaffCampus, Room EM120Session 1:1.00 2.45pmSession 2:3.15 5.00pmSession3: 5.30 7.15pm
The event is being run so that the evaluation team can tell you about their plans for the study, and so they can hear from you about how the Act is being implemented.
For more information about the study go to:https://wihsc.southwales.ac.uk/
To reserve a place, please contact Ceri Jenkins01443 483070 or ceri.jenkins@southwales.ac.uk

Planning & Writing Successful Funding Bids
2020-03-10 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5FH, C3SC, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5FH
The funding environment is becoming more and more competitive, with most funders receiving thousands of requests for support each year. It is therefore vital that your funding bids stand out from the crowd. This training course will help you learn how to improve your funding bids by adopting a structured approach to the planning and writing of your future applications.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Understand the current Welsh funding climate & its impact
Review your current approach of developing a bid
Apply new tools & techniques to give your bids a winning edge
Understand and meet the expectations of funders

Book online – Alternatively email training@c3sc.org.uk or call us on (029) 2048 5722.

Ageing Without Children or Family Support
2020-03-09 13:45 - 15:30
Age connect
Cardiff &The vale
Ageing Without Children or Family SupportBy 2030 one in five people will be ageing without childrenWhat will that mean to you or someone you know who may be ageing without children or who have no family support as they grow old?Watch Ann and Bernie describe their experience….www.ageconnectscardiff.org.uk/videosJoin us to explore the issues in more depth and help us to find the solutions and services people will need in the future. You may work with lots of people in this situation and your views on what is needed would be most appreciated.Wednesday 4th March 1.45 – 3.30pmat Age Connects Senior Health Shop, 38 Holton Road, Barry CF63 4HDorMonday 9th March 1.45 – 3.30pmat Sbectrwm, Blwch Road, Fairwater, Cardiff CF5 3EFTo book a place, visit: www.ageconnectscardiff.org.uk/eventsFor more information: contact Teresa Power 0773 9266908or e-mail the thefuture@ageconnectscardiff.org.uk

Project Management
2020-03-05 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5FH, C3SC, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5FH
This course is designed to give a basic introduction into the main principles and stages and stages of managing a project. The information given in the course can be applied to small or large projects of any nature.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:

Understand what makes a project successful
Involve your community in project planning and engage partners
Understand the stages of a project and their importance
Learn how to plan a project

Book online – Alternatively email training@c3sc.org.uk or call us on (029) 2048 5722.
