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Rethink Uthink Conference: Seen, Heard, Valued:

This conference will be co-organised and fronted by Young People from Uthink, Rethink’s Recovery Learning Programmes www.rethink.org/young_people (scroll down the page to find more information about the conference) and is aimed at organisations and individuals interested in: -

• young people focussed mental health care; where next?
• involvement and participation of young people in services
• hearing about what works in raising young people’s aspirations and tackling poor educational outcomes
• mental health for young people in contact with the youth justice system
• finding out more about Uthink from the young people who have taken part

Conference leaflet - please print off and distribute or circulate a link to this page (165KB).

The 'Thinking Positive' seminars:

NASWE members might like to attend these 'Thinking Positive' seminars which are bringing together expertise from across the children's sector to help identify the key issues facing those children & young people most in need. This includes (but is by no means exclusive to) children and young people who are in contact with the youth justice system, in care, or living in supported housing.

Thinking Positive Programme (118Kb)

16 June 2010 in London more...
24 June 2010 in Leeds more...

The events programme is as follows:

10:00 Registration

10:30 Introduction to the day by Chairperson:

London: Natasha Finlayson, Chief Executive, The Who Cares? Trust

Leeds: Andrea Warman, Programmes Director and Deputy Chief Executive

10:40 Children and Young People Most in Need: a policy overview

London: Lisa Payne, Principal Policy Officer, NCB

11:00 Developing identity and resilience - Roger Catchpole, Training and Development Manager, Young Minds

11:20 Question Time

11:35 Coffee break

11:50 Project case studies

Duke of Edinburgh Awards - Geoff Hurst, Football Project Co-ordinator, and Sarah Hadley, Youth Justice Project Officer

Floyd Douglas, Black and Minority Ethnic Resources Service Manager, Northamptonshire

12:50 Table discussion

13:10 Lunch

14:00 Developing positive staff relationships in secure settings: what young people say

London: Zoë Fuller, Team Leader, and Jackie Rolinson, Advocate, North West - Barnardos Advocacy Service

Leeds: Vicky Fuller and Mary Kay, Advocates, North West - Barnardos Advocacy Service

14:20 Supporting children and young peoples communication needs

London: Anita Kerwin-Nye, Director, The Communication Trust

Leeds: Wendy Lee, Professional Director, The Communication Trust

14:40 Promoting positive futures: employment and life skills - Sophie Wood, Principal Officer, Life Routes, NCB

15:20 Closing remarks

15:30 Close

Programme - Annual Conference 2010 Imperial Hotel, Blackpool

2010 NASWE Annual Conference book your place.

Day 1 Thursday 13th May

• Persistent Absence and Vulnerable Students - Roger Thompson, Regional Behaviour and Attendance Advisor, National Strategies (confirmed)
• Poor Attendance and Safeguarding - Graham Badman (confirmed)
• Practice Carousel - an opportunity to select up to 4 x mini presentations on new and effective practice from around the country

Early Evening: NASWE Annual General Meeting followed by Conference Dinner

Day 2 Friday 14th May

• Measuring the impact of the Education Welfare Service - C4EO (confirmed)
• The CAF and the EWS, making it happen - Practitioners from Staffordshire (confirmed)
• Workshops including: -

The EWS working with Academies - a new relationship? Do penalty notices and other enforcement measures impact on poor attendance? - Ming Zhang, Researcher and PEWO Kingston upon Thames. (confirmed) The EWS and the duty of care - Roger Kline, ASPECT (confirmed)

• Looking to the future- An update on the bigger picture, the impact of spending cuts, and maybe a new Government - John Chowcat, General Secretary, ASPECT (confirmed)

Day Delegates = £120 per day