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Issue 157 – Southern Area FYI – 6 November 2025

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Welcome to Issue 157 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

A graphic for the “Southern Area Locality Planning Groups” newsletter. At the top left, a blue banner with white text reads “SOUTHERN AREA LOCALITY PLANNING GROUPS” with two blue arrows pointing right. The top right displays the CYPSP logo and tagline “Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership.” On the left side, a hand holds a tablet showing a circular logo with the words “FYI For Your Information” in purple and green. Below the tablet, green text reads “ISSUE 157” and purple text below says “6th November 2025.” The right side features a grid of purple and green squares with icons: an envelope with an @ symbol, a telephone handset, a globe, and a person with a checkmark

A graphic for the “Southern Area Locality Planning Groups” newsletter. At the top left, a blue banner with white text reads “SOUTHERN AREA LOCALITY PLANNING GROUPS” with two blue arrows pointing right. The top right displays the CYPSP logo and tagline “Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership.” On the left side, a hand holds a tablet showing a circular logo with the words “FYI For Your Information” in purple and green. Below the tablet, green text reads “ISSUE 157” and purple text below says “6th November 2025.” The right side features a grid of purple and green squares with icons: an envelope with an @ symbol, a telephone handset, a globe, and a person with a checkmark

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Thanks, as always, for your submissions for this new edition of ‘FYI’: more opportunities, activities, programmes and support for children, young people, parents and families.

Why not come to one of our 6 Locality Planning Groups in the Southern Area to share your information directly with practitioners across the area in Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon, Dungannon, Newry & Mourne and South Armagh?  Drop us a line and we’ll explain how you can do this and the benefits of doing so to you, your organisations and the families with whom you work.

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

Belfast Locality Planning Newsletter – 6th November 2025

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A digital information update titled “Locality Planning Belfast – Information Update 06/11/25” with logos for CYPSP and Belfast Health and Social Care Trust at the top. The main content announces the Department of Health’s Core Grant Funding Scheme for 2026–27. It explains that grants are awarded to voluntary and community sector organisations contributing to departmental strategic outcomes, including:Public health and reducing health inequalities. Supporting adults, including those with disabilities and vulnerabilities, to live independently and inclusively. Supporting children and young people, including those with disabilities and vulnerabilities, and their families. Improving mental health and wellbeing of the population. The image includes a Department of Health logo, a link to the scheme details, and an email address for sharing information: LocalityPlanning@belfasttrust.hscni.net

A digital information update titled “Locality Planning Belfast – Information Update 06/11/25” with logos for CYPSP and Belfast Health and Social Care Trust at the top. The main content announces the Department of Health’s Core Grant Funding Scheme for 2026–27. It explains that grants are awarded to voluntary and community sector organisations contributing to departmental strategic outcomes, including: Public health and reducing health inequalities. Supporting adults, including those with disabilities and vulnerabilities, to live independently and inclusively. Supporting children and young people, including those with disabilities and vulnerabilities, and their families. Improving mental health and wellbeing of the population. The image includes a Department of Health logo, a link to the scheme details, and an email address for sharing information: LocalityPlanning@belfasttrust.hscni.net

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If you have any information you would like to share across our Locality Planning Group members in Belfast, please email: LocalityPlanning@belfasttrust.hscni.net

A Man for All Reasons Workshop

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This workshop will explore the barriers, myths, challenges and opportunities to build a more gender balanced Early Years, Education and Childcare workforce in Northern Ireland. 

Please click on the link to book a place: A Man for All Reasons – CCP Event

Promotional poster for an event titled “A Man for All Reasons” scheduled for 27th November 2025 at Dunadry Hotel, Antrim, from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM. The poster features a header with logos for Children’s Services Planning and Men in Childcare. Below the title, the text explains that the workshop will explore barriers, myths, challenges, and opportunities to build a more gender-balanced Early Years, Education, and Childcare workforce in Northern Ireland. It mentions keynote speakers and panel members sharing good practice examples, recruitment strategies, and creating supportive environments. A sidebar lists speaker topics: “Who Dares Wins” Kenny Spence, “Where are all the men?” Shane Murphy, “Why men matter” Shane Murphy, “Fatherhood and Foundations” Darren Beggs, and “It’s men’s work too!” Francis Loye. The bottom section highlights the target audience: senior practitioners, managers, policy leads, employers, and others interested in the sector. A booking link is provided in blue text at the bottom

Promotional poster for an event titled “A Man for All Reasons” scheduled for 27th November 2025 at Dunadry Hotel, Antrim, from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM. The poster features a header with logos for Children’s Services Planning and Men in Childcare. Below the title, the text explains that the workshop will explore barriers, myths, challenges, and opportunities to build a more gender-balanced Early Years, Education, and Childcare workforce in Northern Ireland. It mentions keynote speakers and panel members sharing good practice examples, recruitment strategies, and creating supportive environments. A sidebar lists speaker topics: “Who Dares Wins” Kenny Spence, “Where are all the men?” Shane Murphy, “Why men matter” Shane Murphy, “Fatherhood and Foundations” Darren Beggs, and “It’s men’s work too!” Francis Loye. The bottom section highlights the target audience: senior practitioners, managers, policy leads, employers, and others interested in the sector. A booking link is provided in blue text at the bottom

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YouthAction NI – Job Opportunity

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YouthAction NI are currently recruiting for an Impact & Communications Administrator to be based in their Newry office.

https://www.communityni.org/job/impact-and-communications-administrator 

A promotional poster for a job opportunity. The design resembles a torn notebook page pinned to a blue background with doodles and stars. The main text reads: “Job Opportunity – Impact & Communications Administrator” Below, a yellow banner states: “Part-time (30 hrs per week) – Newry.” An oval pink outline contains the text: “Follow the QR code for more information.” To the right, there is a black-and-white QR code. At the bottom, there are three logos: YouthAction Northern Ireland (in red script) Young for 80 Years (gold text with a heart icon) PEACEPLUS Northern Ireland – Ireland (with colorful stripes and EU/UK Government co-funding note). The overall color scheme is blue, white, yellow, and pink, with playful graphic elements like arrows and stars.

 

 

 

Consultation on the Public Health Agency Partnership and Engagement Strategy

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A promotional flyer for the Public Health Agency’s consultation on the new draft Partnership and Engagement Strategy for 2025–2030. The flyer has a colorful design with a logo featuring multicolored abstract shapes at the top left. The headline reads: “Partnership and Engagement – Involving you, improving care.” Below, it states: “Consultation on the Public Health Agency Partnership and Engagement Strategy – We want to hear from you!” The text explains that the Public Health Agency (PHA) is launching its draft strategy and hosting online and in-person information and discussion events to explain the purpose and gather feedback from the public, service users, and carers. Event details are listed in a pink box: Wednesday 5th November, 2pm – 4pm – Online Thursday 6th November, 11am – 1pm – Lecture Theatre, Ballymoney Health Centre, 21B Newal Rd, Ballymoney, BT53 6HB Wednesday 12th November, 11am – 1pm – Arches Wellbeing Centre, 1 Westminster Ave N, Belfast BT4 1NS Tuesday 18th November, 7pm – 9pm – Online To the right of the event list is a QR code for registration. At the bottom, there is a registration link and the Public Health Agency logo with the HSC brand.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has developed a Partnership and Engagement Strategy for the period 2025-2030. The draft Strategy aims to put the voice of service users and carers at the heart of the work we do.  It advocates for a partnership based approach to improving health and well-being and to addressing health inequalities.  It endorses and encourages us to embrace the value, knowledge, insights, expertise and experience of service users, carers, families, the Community & Voluntary sector, HSC staff / organisations and other partners.  The document also sets out the strategic direction for the Experience and Involvement programmes for the next five years. It has emerged from an extensive period of engagement and discussion with a wide range of stakeholders.  It is informed and shaped by a series of strategic policy drivers, including those connected with partnership working, involvement, experience, quality, safety, equality, inclusion health and heath inequalities. It builds on and helps to realise the PHA’s stated commitment to meaningful involvement and partnership working as set out in the PHA Corporate Plan 2025–2030. 

 

The Agency now wishes to formally consult on the draft Partnership and Engagement Strategy.  The consultation period will run for 12 weeks to 19 December 2025.  

The Consultation documents can be accessed by clicking here.

 

There are also a number of in person and online workshops to consider the strategy and to encourage discussion and facilitate feedback. 

  • Wed 5 Nov, 2pm-4pm – online
  • Thur 6 Nov, 11am-1pm – Lecture Theatre, Ballymoney Health Centre, 21B Newal Road, Ballymoney, BT53 6HB
  • Wed 12 Nov, 11am-1pm – Arches Wellbeing Centre, 1 Westminster Avenue, Belfast, BT4 1NS
  • Tue 18 Nov, 7pm-9pm – online

Registration link – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=8DtzjS5ESUS3R6dl6jWf-HVlDtHQOpVPvKn9RzZFLx1UMVhQR040N0tPVzM1NkNCTzdGOUhFVkhOTC4u 

 

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Feedback on the Strategy is crucially important in helping us to ensure, that we have heard what people believe we need to do to embed experience, involvement and partnership working into the culture and practice of the PHA and indeed the wider HSC.  Please review the draft Strategy and complete our online survey at your earliest convenience.

 

An introductory video to the consultation can also be viewed here.