“Try to be the rainbow in someone else’s cloud”
We have got over 5 hours of Off-the-Job Learning activities for apprentices
Carers Week 6-12 June 2022
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don't think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 20 mins)
Child Safety Week Monday 6th to Sunday 12th June
Child Safety Week is an annual community education campaign run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide.
We help families build confidence and skills in managing the real risks to children's safety. We want all children to have the freedom to grow and learn, safe from serious harm.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 20 mins)
KCSiE 2022 Consultation Webinar
Watch a recording of a webinar to hear about the proposed changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.
(Watching this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 60 mins)
Every child deserves the best start in life
Ofsted has published a new strategy for the next 5 years (2022 to 2027)
The strategy sets out how Ofsted will continue its work to improve the lives of children and young people, which is more important than ever following the disruption and distress of the past 2 years.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 30 mins)
Growing for Wellbeing Week 6th – 12th June 2022
Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience mental ill health each year. There is strong evidence highlighting the health benefits of gardening and GYO in particular, including improved confidence, communication, concentration and ultimately self-belief.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 20 mins)
#WakeUpWednesday What parents need to know about 'Metaverse'
‘Metaverse’ is a relatively new term to many, however the concept has been around for some time. Videogames, for example, use many aspects of the metaverse; avatars, digital currency, mini-games, and open communication. A metaverse can also take many forms; Fortnite can be seen as a metaverse, as is Roblox.
Put simply, a metaverse is an online environment where people interact, play games and express themselves – but not everyone has good intentions. That’s why we’ve created this guide to help parents and carers understand exactly what a metaverse is all about.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 30 mins)
Star Hobson Case Review
Star Hobson: ‘turmoil’ in council led to practice failings in toddler’s case, finds review
Assessments 'too superficial' due to high workloads and unstable workforce, as practitioners 'too readily' accepted family concerns about risks to Star as malicious, says panel.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 30 mins)
Online safety and the dark web
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command (CEOP) of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has released resources for use by professionals and parents and carers to understand the dark web. The resources aim to better equip professionals, parents and carers to have conversations, if required, with young people who may already be using the dark web. Films and fact sheets have been created to aid understanding about what the dark web is and why some young people might access it.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 30 mins)
County lines
The Home Office has published an overview of the county lines programme which has been tackling child criminal exploitation. The programme so far has closed more than 1,500 lines, safeguarded more than 4,000 vulnerable people and engaged more than 4,000 individuals through safeguarding interventions.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 20 mins)
Real Love Rocks
Real Love Rocks is a ground-breaking education and awareness raising programme developed by Barnardo’s Safer Futures Trauma Services. Promoting children and young people’s rights to healthy, consensual and safe relationships with peers, partner, their family and across their community is at the heart of this.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 20 mins)
Monkeypox
Monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes human monkeypox, a viral disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, including fever and rash. Following the worldwide eradication of smallpox in 1980, monkeypox emerged as the most significant orthopoxvirus infection in humans. Cases are most often reported from rural areas of Central and West African countries, particularly in regions close to tropical rainforest where people may have contact with infected animals. Someone can become infected through direct contact with respiratory droplets of another person who has monkeypox in the home or in a health facility, or with contaminated materials such as bedding. Although these are the main modes of person-to-person transmission, monkeypox outbreaks tend to occur in small clusters of a few cases without leading to widespread community transmission. For this reason, outbreaks can be easily controlled when responded to rapidly. On several occasions, monkeypox has been reported in other regions due to importation by travellers or infected animals. This course provides a general introduction to the disease through a video and accompanying downloadable presentation that can be reviewed at your own pace. It is intended for health personnel responsible for prevention and control of monkeypox, and for the general public.
(Completing this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning – Approx. 40 mins)
