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Southern Area School Uniform Recycling Toolkit

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Download School Uniform Recycling Toolkit: Uniform Inventory

The CYPSP brings together all services and organisations who aim to improve outcomes for children and young people. There are 6 Locality Planning Groups across the Southern Area (3 in ABC Council area) who meet and share information as well as identify actions based on local priorities.

To help support families, the Southern Area Locality Development Team have produced a School Uniform Recycling Toolkit which is a FREE resource for any school to use to help set up a recycling scheme. 

This includes practical help, such as checklists for discussions, timeline and templates for flyers, inventories and evaluations, as well as link to other successful initiatives. 

This resource can be adapted for use by community organisations too.

For further info., contact Darren Curtis, CYPSP, at localityplanning@ci-ni.org.uk.

SEND Transformation Programme

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The EA SEND Transformation Programme has launched a survey to establish a baseline understanding of the confidence and satisfaction levels of all users and service providers for SEND services in Northern Ireland, building on the information they have acquired through previous rounds of parent and carer engagement sessions. Any feedback provided will help shape the change for SEND service provision in Northern Ireland.

The survey will be LIVE until Sunday 6 August at midnight. Please encourage anyone you feel may have an interest in the SEND system in Northern Ireland, to take part.

The survey can be accessed here

Children & Young People’s Resource Pack – Summer Edition

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The Summer Edition of the Children & Young People’s Resource Pack is OUT Now!

Included are resources on disability, mental health, education and more, plus lots of activity ideas to help keep the kids entertained over the holiday period including colouring and activity sheets and play, craft and snack ideas.

Download at: https://cypsp.hscni.net/download/426/cyp-resource-pack/40962/cyp-resource-pack-summer-edition-2023.pdf 

(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears).

Resources and activities are free and in the public domain.

Feel free to share with your contacts and those who you think would find it useful.

Issue 106 – Southern Area FYI – 22 June 2023

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Welcome to Issue 106 of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download Issue 106

(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)

This is our largest edition of ‘FYI’ on record – A bumper issue containing many summer activities and ideas for families across the Southern Area for July & August.

 It is Alcohol Awareness Week this week and Deafblind Awareness Week next week – See relevant information and resources on pages 44 and 56 relating to these.

Finally, on page 38 you will see the newly-published report of the NI Review of Children’s Social Care Services, as led by Professor Ray Jones – Please have a read of this comprehensive review.

Stay connected!

Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)

 

Ards, North Down & Down Fortnightly News- Issue 70

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Welcome to the 70th edition of the fortnightly newsletter for Locality Planning Groups in Ards, North Down & Down.

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(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)

This issue includes “Help Kids Talk” information on effect of dummies on speech, Ascert courses, updates on NSPCC PANTS campaign and free courses for school leavers with The Princes Trust. 

If you wish to advertise any upcoming programmes or activities please see the guidance on the back page and don’t forget to share with your contacts!