Blue River Academy – In need of new premises

Blue River Academy is an independent school and charity working with disadvantaged young people aged 14 – 25. We are looking for new premises in Birmingham. Our requirements are as follows:

• 50 pupil capacity
• 4 classrooms (separate access to individual rooms preferred)
• Separate male and female toilets
• A first aid room with a washbasin
• Available Monday to Friday from 8am till 5pm (preferably also evenings and weekends)

Please could you notify us if you know of any suitable properties. Our contact details are Muhammed Abdullah, 36 Medley Road, Greet, Birmingham, B11 2NE, 0121 766 7981, info@blueriver.org.uk.

Miss Macaroon C.I.C. is looking for kitchen space

Miss Macaroon C.I.C. is looking for kitchen space available for use one day per week in the New year.

Miss Macaroon C.I.C. is a Community Interest Company that aims to provide a positive working environment for young Care leavers not in employment, education or training through voluntary work placements and employment.

If you have some down time in your kitchen or know of a kitchen available for use please contact Rosie Ginday at info@missmacaroon.co.uk

New Youth Work Qualifications

Award, Certificate, Diploma Level 2 & 3

The new youth work qualifications have been available for delivery since January 2011. Increased costs of delivery and organisational changes have resulted in a ‘delivery’ gap for these courses.  We are working with University Collage Birmingham and Birmingham Youth Service to identify if there is a need for these qualifications to be delivered in Birmingham.

We seek your cooperation in supporting us to map the training requirements of your organisation; with a view to developing quality youth support training that meets the needs of the current workforce

The qualifications are designed to provide opportunities for all youth support workers including full and part-time, paid or voluntary, permanent or temporary, to gain recognition for the underpinning knowledge relevant to the National Occupational Standards in Youth Work; and the development of their understanding of the purpose of youth work and practical skills in how to communicate and work with young people more effectively.

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Workshops for health professionals working with families of disabled children

As part of the Handsel Trust’s ongoing sleep initiative to tackle sleep deprivation in families of children with disabilities, we are offering a two-day Sleep Practitioner Training workshop in Birmingham on 24th and 25th October.

The workshop is an introduction to the principles of sleep assessment and management and will be especially useful to professionals new to this area of practice.

More details can be found at www.handseltrust.org or from joanne@handseltrust.org