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Aspire |
Commissioned by Pam Hargreaves from Aspire Partnership in December
2005, to research work experience in schools regionwide.We planned
to have 8 agenda days throughout the region.
Looking at what
young people think of work experience they have gained, bow could it
be changed. Generally their views on the whole work experience
system.
Meeting with Pam every two months to
feed back findings. |
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Assistant Commissioner |
To support
two year 9 students and a reference group from Woodham Technology
College to seek the views of children and young people in the North
East. These views will inform the work of the office of the
Children’s Commissioner in London, who are partners in this. Began
in July 2006. Initial work to find out views of other young people
in September 2006. |
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Drum Lane Group (Travellers) |
The aim of this project is to develop a rapport with
children, young people and families on the Drum Lane Travellers site
in Chester-le-street to find their views. A number of workers will
be working with the children and young people on the site from
September 2006 onwards |
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Early Onset Psychosis |
Work
commissioned by CAMHS strategy to involve young people in the early
psychosis service to find out what they want. Agenda day to be
established in October 2006. Meeting underway with managers of the
service and linking in with teams from North and South of County
Durham.
Began in May 2006. |
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Listening to Children |
Listening to young people’s reference group informs
the Listening to Children strategy. The reference group meets every
month with members of the Children's Services Management Team of
Durham County Council to oversee the strategy. The group is involved
in monitoring the Max Card, Driving Lesson Scheme, Natural Allies,
NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) and they produce a yearly
newsletter for all children and young people in touch with
children’s services (except those placed in permanence for
adoption). |
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MALAP |
Multi
Agency Looked After Partnership (MALAP) meets every three months and
the work streams meet in between to develop the five areas (Be
healthy, enjoy and achieve, economic well being, stay safe, make a
positive contribution). There is also a training development
subgroup as well as an arts strategy in development.
The aim of
this work is to develop services for looked after young people both
targeted and universal. The role of the MALAP young people's
reference group is to inform and support the work of the bigger
group. |
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PPIF (Public Patient Involvement Forum) |
Young
people to research how young people are treated in hospitals, the
environment, staff, food, decoration. Maybe have agenda days,
questionnaires to gather young peoples views, hospital visits.
A
conference may be held in Autumn 2006 to present their findings.
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Sexual Health Group |
Commissioned by Gail Thompson to carry out ‘mystery shopping’ in
family planning clinics, set up a group of young people to research
the service in which family planning clinics provide such as staff
attitudes, environment, information, location of clinics etc.
Began in July 2005. |
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Social Work Training |
Young people planning a conference for social work
students from the North East. Young people from the North East are
from Investing in Children, Disc young carers, Barnardo’s,
Sunderland Social Services Department will be running workshops at
the conference and follow up workshops throughout the academic year.
Began February 2006. |
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The Children's Society and Liverpool University - Don't Just Tick
the Box. |
The aim of this project is to bring together a
steering group of older young people from around the county to plan
a series of seminar events looking at the rights/issues of children
and young people in England. This will lead on to a conference in
Liverpool in 2008. So far young
people have prepared a paper for a conference in Geneva for
September 2006. |
