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Southern Area FYI Newsletter – Issue 81

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Welcome to the 81st edition of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download Issue 81 – 28 April 2022

You will see inside a number of training and awareness sessions listed on a wide range of issues.  They are included in chronological order and the closer to the start of ‘FYI’ the sooner the session will take place.

You will also see a great range of opportunities for parents and carers to engage with services, so, if you work with parents or carers, please share these with your families.

Once again, we have added a page to help you share ‘FYI’ on social media, so go to page 41 to follow these instructions. We have also attached a copy of ‘FYI’ to our original newsletter cover e-mail to try and make it easier for you to access.

We hope you will find useful information in ‘FYI’ – See you for the next edition!

Joanne Patterson & Darren Curtis, Locality Development Team, Southern Area

South West Grid for Learning – New Digital Wellbeing Hub

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The South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) has published resources about the digital wellbeing of children and young people.

The guidance aims to assist professionals, parents and carers in supporting children’s wellbeing online. It looks at the impact of exposure to abuse or online harm on a child’s digital wellbeing and provides information on the role of digital technologies in relation to welfare.

Read the news story: Introducing our digital wellbeing hub!
Access the resources: Digital wellbeing

Parenting NI – New ‘Solus’ Research Project

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Parenting NI have a new project called ‘Solus’.

Solus is a research project looking at the financial challenges of separated parents and one parent families.  

They want to know about what financial hardships separated parents and one parent families are facing and what effect this is having on their physical and mental health.

The project aims to understand the support separated parents and one parent families need and to develop practical solutions to make sure the right support is available for them.

Parenting NI will work together with separated parents and one parent families to be their voice and to help them to share their experiences.

A Parent support and Participation Officer will also provide support for these parents once they engage with the project. This will be in the form of Top Tips sessions and one to one support.

Video link about the ‘Solus’ project. https://vimeo.com/696926530

If you would like more information or have any questions about the project please email elaine@parentingni.org

 

11-16 Yr Olds Can Now Get Their COVID Travel Certificate on Their Phone

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Vaccination and recovery travel certificates for this age group are applied for by parents and guardians.

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/apply-travel-covid-vaccination-certificate?fbclid=IwAR1hYeji-53HXpMpXadq2J-QhNnIHCcLwHNHde4_C-sQJdCXmqZjqCvP4a8

The young person can then download the app to their phone and simply scan the certificate obtained by their parent or guardian.

This will also assist those travelling with groups of young people – such as teachers on school trips – by providing a digital backup to printed certificates.

The new feature on the app also allows young people to display a COVID Recovery certificate – the official record of a positive PCR test.

Derry, Limavady, Strabane and Waterside LPG News – April 2022

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Welcome to the April 2022 edition of the locality news for Derry, Limavady, Strabane and Waterside Locality Planning Groups with lots of the latest information on training, programmes, events and resources across the local area.

Download your copy – Derry, Limavady, Strabane & Waterside LPG News – April 2022 

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