children & young people’s service 2008 and 2009….. sandy bowden children’s services...
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Children & Young People’s Service
2008 and 2009…..
Sandy BowdenChildren’s Services Co-ordinator
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2008 Children & Young People’s Activities
Ski Camp - Scotland
Drama Workshops – London & Glasgow
Football Workshop – Dorset
Summer Camp – Somerset
Water Sports Workshop – Cumbria
Council Meetings – London, Edinburgh, Manchester & Birmingham
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Ski Camp 2008 - Scotland
8 Young people came to Ski Camp
2 of the 8 young people were new to the service
Transport Provided NEW centre used Great feedback from the
young people Another planned for 2009
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Drama Workshops – London & Glasgow
London Workshop – 6 attendees
Glasgow Workshop – 3 attendees
Low numbers but out of the 9 attendees 6 were new children to the service.
Will run again in 2009 with more promotion to take place
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Football Workshop - Dorset
6 Children attended aged between 8 and 15 years old.
Out of the 6 children 5 were new to the service.
One child went on to attend summer camp, one child went on to join in another workshop and one went on to join the children’s council.
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Summer Camp 2008 - Somerset
22 Children attended summer camp – Full capacity!
New Centre New Activities Great feedback from
children & parents Out of the 22 attendees
12 were new children to the service with 10 returners.
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Water Sports Workshop - Cumbria
12 Young people signed up with 5 on the waiting list. 8 Turned up on the day
The workshop was just for those aged 13 – 17 years old
7 out of the 8 young people were new to the service
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Children & Young People’s Council
We started 2008 with 9 council members.
8 members have been active, attending meetings regularly
There have been 3 new applications during 2008
Going into 2009 we have 11 active members
The council have made important decisions about the NEW websites and Left Clip Magazine.
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Other children’s projects during 2008
The launch of two new websites at Westminster Abbey:
www.clapakidz.com – games, information
www.clapaedge.com – forums, information
Left Clip is now being published more frequently.
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Conclusions about 2008
32 New children took part in various activities up and down the UK, 53 in total (not including the council members or Left Clip readers)
A lot of pilot activities took place throughout 2008 with
important lessons being learnt for 2009. The inclusion of more one day workshops and the launch
of the websites has added an extra dimension to children’s services being offered.
Children are having more of a say about what activities are being offered - children’s council and continuous evaluation.
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What’s coming up in 2009….
Ski Camp, Summer Camp, Drama Workshop, Water sports workshop.
New activities will include a drama weekend, puppet workshop, multi-sports day and a Father & Kids Day.
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NEW Projects for 2009
Parents Pack – The School Years (Key Stages).
Developing more literature for children and young people – Fact Sheets.
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Final Thoughts … 2008 has been thought provoking, busy, fun and a
learning curve for CLAPA’s children’s services.
2009 will be all this and more!
“His confidence in his abilities is increased by taking part in (CLAPA) activities which rubs off in his schoolwork and social life….they give children the chance to just be themselves without the worry of people staring and asking questions” – Parent.
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Thank you for listening.Please contact
[email protected] / 0207 833 4883 for more details.
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Alex Barker reports on her experiences of attending CLAPA activities in 2008