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This page contains more information and links to the following publications:
Exchange - termly national magazineExchange brings together a unique collection of news, policy analysis and practical advice for voluntary and community organisations and networks working with young people.
Keeping it Safe - a young person-centred approach to safety and child protection
Workforce development information - a series of guides and information sheets on workforce development including funding and training quality. Careers - a series of guides and information sheets on careers in working with young people, qualifications and volunteering. - Good to be Green - a resource to help organisations consider ways of working that will help young people make the most of the natural environment.
Factor in Faith - a resource to help organisations work towards a faith and culturally sensitive approach to youth work Raising the Standards - a mini-guide on quality assurance systems for the youth work sector Big Society Blueprint Project - The NCVYS Big Society Blueprint was a pilot project to support six frontline organisations working with disadvantaged young people. talking trusts and Unlock Your Potential - two documents containing a series of recommendations for children’s trusts and voluntary and community organisations working with young people to facilitate more effective engagement Does Youth Action Pay? - an evaluation of Action Pays - NCVYS' scheme supporting young peoples' community action In The Service of Youth - a history of NCVYS compiled by Catherine Green Firm Foundations - a report into the infrastructure provision for voluntary youth organisations in England, by Linda Wright and Tony Jeffs, 1999 Talking Systems – A report into management information for the voluntary and community based youth sector NCVYS's annual reviews and other publications - last three editions are available online, and hard copies of the latest version are available. Membership publications - publications from NCVYS members
Exchange - termly national magazineExchange is a termly national magazine which brings together a unique collection of news, policy analysis and practical advice for voluntary and community organisations and networks working with young people. Exchange compiles articles, case studies, news items and pictures by expert contributors from the sector and beyond. Exchange is an ideal way of getting your message across to those working with children and young people. For more information or to receive back issues please contact NCVYS on 020 7278 1041. View archive issues of Exchange magazine here. NCVYS Members receive print copies as part of their membership benefits while private, statutory and independent sector partners who would like to learn more about the voluntary and community sector can access this through Exchange online >> Exchange online reader
Keeping it Safe: A young person-centred approach to safety and child protection
Keeping it Safe is a comprehensive and easy to read guide to safeguarding standards which gives practical advice on: Organisational policies and procedures Reporting concerns, suspicions and allegations Safe recruitment and selection Managing paid and volunteer staff Providing education, training and support and Providing safe activities.
Written in the language of youth work Keeping it Safe is an essential tool for all voluntary and community organisations working with children and young people. It will help organisations work through the process of safeguarding and act as an audit tool for further development. This resource is priced £35.00 plus P&P and we offer NCVYS members a subsidised rate of £30.00.
For a limited period only we are offering discounted rates on bulk purchases: Keeping it Safe is part of the wider national Sound Systems accreditation scheme which encourages, promotes and recognises good practice in safeguarding and child protection. To view and download more information and the booking form >> Keeping it Safe promotional flyer Back to top Workforce Development Information Sheets and Guides
How to find a training course
This information sheet provides advice on how to find a training course connected to working with young people. To download a PDF version >> How to find a training course Workforce Development Health Check Tool
The tool is a set of probing questions and prompts to help specialist workforce development staff within local networks conduct a workforce development health check with a VCS organisation working with children, young people and families. To download a PDF version >> Health Check Tool
Funding guide for workforce development
This guide provides information on sources of funding to support the development of the voluntary and community sector children, young people and families' workforce.
To download a PDF version >> Funding Guide (pdf - January 2012) Voluntary and community groups in the spotlight (research)
Details findings from a survey to further understand the workforce development requirements of various groups that work with children, young people and families in the VCS. Published by Children England and NCVYS. To download a PDF version >> Survey findings (March 2011) Practice Sharing Examples - developing staff and volunteers
15 Workforce Development Champions from voluntary and community organisations who work front-line with children, young people and families share their experience of supporting, training and developing staff and volunteers. Download PDF versions at >> Practice Sharing Examples Guide to Training Quality
This short guide provides information for training providers considering how to improve the quality of their delivery. To download a PDF version >> Quality Guide Level 2 Award/Certificate in Working with Young People
NCVYS together with a variety of organisations has developed these QCF qualifications in working with young people. Information sheets available for learners, employers and training providers. To download PDF versions >> Working with Young People qualifications Developing voluntary youth sector-led training partnerships: A summary of key areas of learning
This report will be of interest to any voluntary youth organisation interested in forming a new training partnership or developing their existing one. To download PDF version >> Report Training partnerships: the challenges and benefits of working in collaboration
Read the interviews of three networks who share their opinions of the challenges and benefits of forming training prartnerships. They provide tips to others who may be looking to set up similar collaborative working opportunities. To download PDF version >> Interviews Career Information Sheets and GuidesCareers Guide: An introduction to working and volunteering in the voluntary and community youth sector
This second edition is aimed at both young people and adults to promote what type of work is on offer in the sector and what attributes are required to work with young people. It includes useful advice on how to find a volunteer placement, source further careers information and job vacancy web sites.To download a PDF version >>Careers Guide Career Information Sheets
NCVYS has produced seven career information sheets (PDFs) for individuals interested in paid or voluntary work connected to working with young people in the voluntary and community youth sector. Each information sheet covers areas such as what it is like to be in the role, the work, routes in, qualifications and training. Download PDF versions: Young People's Housing Support Worker, Youth Worker, Youth Volunteer Co-ordinator, Youth Advice Worker, Youth Health Worker, Youth Sports Worker and Youth Participation Worker. Case Studies - career paths and skills journeys
These case studies provide examples of how paid workers in the youth sector have developed their skills and knowledge working in front-line roles with young people. Readers will learn about these workers' job roles, skills journeys and career paths. Download PDF versions at >> Case Studies. How to find a volunteer placement
An information sheet that provides advice on how to find a volunteer or work experience placement (including internships), in order to work with young people in voluntary and community youth organisations. Download PDF version >> How to find a volunteer placement. Back to top Factor in Faith: Working towards a faith and culturally sensitive sectorA document that aims to assist organisations in responding to the needs of young people of all faiths and culture, and also those of no faith. Factor in Faith provides principles and recommendations to help make organisations that work with young people more faith and culturally sensitive. The second edition of Factor in Faith was published in August 2009. To download a PDF version of the document >> Factor in Faith
Alternatively for further information or a free hard copy please contact Jarina Choudhury (T: 020 7278 1041). How to help young people explore and develop their spirituality >> NCVYS guidance Back to top
Raising the Standards: A guide to Quality Systems in the Youth SectorWith funding from VCS Engage, the NYA and NCVYS have published a short publication on quality assurance in the youth sector. The joint mini-guide - Raising the Standards - is designed to provide information and guidance on quality assurance systems for the youth work sector and raise the profile of such systems with policy makers, funders and commissioners. To download a PDF version of the document >> Raising the Standards – a guide to Quality Systems in the Youth Sector Back to top Big Society Blueprint Project
The NCVYS Big Society Blueprint was a pilot project to support six frontline organisations working with disadvantaged young people in order to highlight the great work they do and learn lessons from what infrastructure can do for locally based organisations. To download a PDF version of the document >> Learnings from the Big Society Blueprint Project talking trusts: recommendations for children’s trusts working with voluntary and community organisationstalking trusts is a document produced by the Community Sector Partnership for Children and Young People (CSPCYP) - a consortium of national infrastructure organisations that support local networks for voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations. The document is intended to inform the discussion about how children’s trusts can best involve the VCS especially smaller organisations.
Attaining better outcomes for children and young people will depend on effective partnerships with a wide range of VCS organisations. talking trusts sets out some straight forward recommendations which if implemented will have far reaching implications for the way that children’s trust work with the VCS. The talking trusts recommendations are divided across six areas of active engagement; representation; effective funding; operational coordination; and infrastructure development. talking trusts has been printed and distributed with support from VCS Engage.
To download a PDF version >> talking trusts
As part of this work, two other documents were published by the consortium. Commissioning guidance
This publication is written for commissioners, to help them understand how commissioning community sector organisations can work within a Big Society context by bringing ownership, employment and volunteering opportunities locally where services are delivered. To download a PDF version >> Commissioning and the Big Society: The Role of the Community Sector
Commissioning guidance
The Kindle partnership, which includes NCVYS, has published Commissioning and the Community Sector, to provide an introduction to commissioning for small and medium-sized voluntary and community organisations working with children and young people. To download a PDF version >> Commissioning and the Community Sector NCVYS and G:up Guide: Collaborative Contracting for VCS NetworksNCVYS and Growing Up in the West Midlands have produced a guide for voluntary and community sector networks to understand the complexities of Collaborative Contracting, its challenges and rewards, from an insider’s perspective. This guide was produced from experiences and lessons that arose during the NCVYS Momentum programme and is aimed at local infrastructure networks working with children and young people. Infrastructure organisations are undergoing a need to reexamine their role in the new political context; this Guide is ever more pertinent. Read the guide here Community Involvement in Children’s Trusts – Unlock Your Potential
This document is aimed at community and voluntary organisations who deliver any kind of services to children or young people. It provides useful guidance on where and how organisations can most effectively engage with their local children’s trust and gives four key recommendations. To download a PDF version >> Community Involvement in Children's Trusts - Unlock Your Potential Back to top Does Youth Action Pay? An Evaluation of Action PaysThis report evaluates our three-year Action Pays scheme which was established to help voluntary organisations support and encourage young people to take control and direct their own community action. The report highlights the factors which support good practice in youth-led community action. An executive summary can be downloaded. The full report can be obtained from NCVYS on 020 7253 1010. Price: £10.00 (25% discount for NCVYS members). In The Service of Youth: A History of NCVYS (compiled by Catherine Green)
This book traces NCVYS's first 50 years, from its origins in 1936 as a representative of 11 members known as the Standing Conference of Juvenile Organisations. No longer in stock. Back to top
Firm Foundations: A Report into the Infrastructure Provision for Voluntary Youth Organisations in England (Linda Wright and Tony Jeffs, 1999)A primary concern of voluntary organisations in the wake of local government reform, changed funding regimes, the government's compact with the sector and regionalisation, is the development and maintenance of an effective infrastructure. Drawing on widespread research, this report surveys current provision on the English voluntary youth sector, and the areas which are most in need. The report goes on to recommend strategies for the future, and lays the basis for NCVYS's development work over coming years.
Price: £10.00 or £5.00 to NCVYS members. Back to top Talking Systems The DfES commissioned NCVYS to develop strategic recommendations to inform the
development of a national management information strategy for the voluntary and
community youth sector (henceforth: the sector). This report details key findings of the
research into current management information systems (MIS) within the sector and
recommendations for a way forward. Talking Systems – A report into management information for the voluntary and community based youth sector NCVYS annual reviews and other publicationsTo have a read of our last three Annual Reviews please follow the below links. To order a hard copy of our latest Annual Review, or to find out about any other NCVYS publications such as the termly newspaper Exchange, please contact NCVYS on 020 7278 1041. Membership publicationsKIDS have published a guide to Managing risk when reducing spending on services for disabled children (PDF)
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