Author Archives: Valerie

Tooth Fairy Event in TMAC Centre, Keady – 3rd March 2016

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The Armagh LPG in partnership with ArKe Sure Start will host a Tooth Fairy Event in the TMAC Centre in Keady on Thursday, 3 March 2016 from 10.30 am – 12 noon.

Information will be provided on Tooth Decay, Good Oral Hygiene and Tooth Brushing and activities will include Arts and Crafts, Story Telling and a visit by the Tooth Fairy.

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The Incredible Years Parenting Programme 7th April – 30th June 2016 (Open to Families within Belfast Area)

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Barnardo’s will be delivering the Incredible Years Parenting Programme – Promoting Positive Behaviours for Primary Aged Children.  This programme is only open to families within the Belfast area.

The programme is designed to strengthen parenting skills, prevent and treat behaviour problems in children.  Topics Covered –                                

  • Strengthening Children’s Social Skills, Emotional Regulation, and School Readiness Skills
  • Using Praise and Incentives to Encourage Cooperative Behaviours
  • Household Rules, Routines, and Effective Limit Setting
  • Positive Discipline, Handling Misbehaviour

For more information please contact Judith on 029 9041 9069.

To register your interest return the application/referral form (link to form available below) to judith.searle@barnardos.org.uk or

East Belfast Family Connection

Tullycarnet Primary School

Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7EH

Closing date: Friday 11th March 2016

Click here for Application/Referral Form 

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Delivering Social Change Stakeholder Update – January 2016

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Keep up to date with all the latest developments happening within the Delivering Social Change Stakeholder Update.  The latest update includes information about:-

  • Community Family Support Programme
  • Active Ageing Strategy
  • Dementia Signature Programme – Update
  • Children’s Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
  • Development of the next Children and Young People’s Strategy

If you would like to contact the Delivering Social Change Communications Team

Write to:

Delivering Social Change Communications Team

Finance, Strategic Planning and Social Change Directorate

Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Room E4.15, Block E

Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate

Belfast, BT4 3SR

dsccomms@ofmdfmni.gov.uk

028 9052 2640

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Audit of Information on Family Support NI Website

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The Family Support NI website team are auditing information held on www.familysupportni.gov.uk

All registered childcare providers have been contacted to check their details are correct and up-to-date on the website.  If you are a childcare provider this website provides you with a FREE means of advertising your service.

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Advocating on behalf of Children in Need – A Children’s Rights Perspective

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Training Seminar:- This seminar is relevant to both members of the legal profession and agencies working with or on behalf of ‘children in need’. The seminar will consider:

  • The rights of ‘children in need’ in domestic and international law with reference to relevant case law
  • Duties to provide services for ‘children in need’ under the Children (NI) Order 1995
  • Protecting the equality rights of ‘children in need’

5 April 2016; 1.30pm – 4.30pm at Law Society House

Registration and tea/coffee and scones at 1pm

£45 – Members of CLC

£65 – Non members

Details of all CLC Training Calendar Events February – June 2016 are also available on our website: www.childrenslawcentre.org and through the Law Society E-informer