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Empowering Hard-To-Reach Groups To Participate

Children & Young People Now's One-Day Conference

Engaging Young People Through Active Involvement & Innovative Participation Techniques To Ensure They Are At The Heart Of Youth Services

A One Day Conference: 14 May 2008
The Ibis Hotel, Earls Court, London 

Less than ONE WEEK to go.  Over 100 delegates booked on. 

 

Please click here for a full programme

Tailor Your Day
1. 2 Breakout Streams.
2. Choose 4 Out Of 8 Hard-To-Reach Groups To Learn About And The Participation Methodologies Used To Engage Them.
3. Then Thrash Out Your Ideas In Our Round Table Discussions

9:35am - Choose between A or B

A Group: Young Offenders
 Method: Dance

B  Group: Care Leavers
 Method: Education & Training

11:10am - Choose between C or D

C  Group: White, New Communities, Asian and Black
 Method: Communication & Youth Participation

D  Group: Substance Misuse
 Method: Counselling & Information Sharing

12:05pm - Choose between E or F

E  Group: Young People With Disabilities
 Method: Language & Poetry

F  Group: Corporate Parenting
 Method: Youth involvement

2:25pm - Choose between G or H

G  Group: Young People Being Bullied
 Method: Creative Practices

H  Group: Young People On The Streets
 Method: Detached Youth Work

Plus, keynote sessions on:

  • The 10-year strategy: Clarity from Government on it's commitment to   hard-to-reach young people
  • Measuring Participation: Techniques on evaluating the effectiveness of your approach
  • Building Partnerships: Ensuring your communication with all hard-to-reach groups and youth agencies is honest and open
  • Hard-To-Reach Groups Speak Out: Hear insights from young people on the best ways to get engage and motivate them

Vist Children & Young People Now at www.cypnow.co.uk

 
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Speakers

  • Nick Wilkie
  • Chief Executive
  • Changemakers
 
  • Marcella Phelan
  • Assistant Director, Children and Families' Services
  • Ealing Council
 
  • Sacha Kaufman
  • Coordinator
  • Camden Detached Project, London Borough of Camden
 
  • Paul O' Hara
  • Youth Offending Team Manager
  • Bradford Youth Offending Team
 
  • Darren Coyne
  • Head of Policy & Development for Youth
  • Kirklees Racial Equality Council, Ahead 4Youth!
 
  • Blossom Young
  • Children & Young People's Involvment Manager
  • London Borough of Tower Hamlets
 
  • Colin Vince
  • National Sports Development Manager
  • London Borough of Tower Hamlets
 
  • Sandy Prior
  • Acting LACHES Team Manager
  • London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
 
  • Katie Martin
  • Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for Deaf Children
  • Life & Deaf: Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust
 
  • Javed Ahmed
  • Locality Manager City Centre Access Point
  • Peterborough Young People's Service, Peterborough City Council
 
  • Margaret Storrie
  • Service Manager
  • DECCA
 
  • Robin Konieczny
  • Active Citizenship County Co-ordinator
  • Norfolk County Council, Children's Service
 
  • Viv McKee
  • Director of Policy and Research
  • The National Youth Agency
 
  • Jane Thomas
  • Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for Deaf Children
  • Life & Deaf: Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust
 
  • Tracey Clarke
  • LACHES Mentoring Project Co-ordinator
  • London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
 
  • Helena Bollard
  • Teacher of the Deaf
  • Greenwich Council Children's Services, Deaf and Hearing Impaired Service: Advisory Service
 
  • Andrew Coggins
  • Executive Producer
  • Dance United
 
  • Robert Butcher
  • Head of Business Development
  • Kirklees Racial Equality Council Ahead 4Youth!
 
  • Rt. Hon. Beverley Hughes MP
  • Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families
  • DCSF
 
  • Claire Aylett
  • Active Citizens Director
  • Changemakers
 
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