Ok - so summer is out of the way and as many young people embark on another year of school, enroll for college, start a new training course or secure their first job - there are LOADS of other young people for whom these things simply aren't happening. So if that is YOU - or you know someone that 'fits the bill' - then please get in touch. Our first cohort of attendees on the P2P project did very well last term, with many achieving Literacy and Numeracy qualifications; engaging in supported 'positive activity', or even completing work experience placements. Indeed, the range of placements on offer was fantastic, including a child care nursery and even joining an event team that went to Glastonbury Festival ! Past attendees are now progressing into college - or even securing paid employment - it works !
Simply put, if you are between 14 and 19 years of age, not attending school, left school, not working and not doing any training course (or if any of these things are about to end and you have no idea what to do next !) then give us a call on 0843 289 3891 The project can work with anyone with a London Borough postcode.
Wednesday 1 September 2010
Friday 28 May 2010
NewsLetter No. 2
The end of May finds us a couple of months in to the project - and boy did we land running or what !
We now have nearly 20 young people currently enrolled on the P2P project here at PCC/LTC and we are on the verge of revising and increasing our 3 mornings per week (10am to 12pm) workshop programme already, in order to accommodate the variety of needs and diversity of young people which are coming our way. Many have not attended school for some time and have loads of other significant issues affecting their lives which impact on their engagement with opportunities to learn and experience work.
As you'd expect from PCC/LTC - the emerging themes of our approach include the desire to provide a creative support beyond that which may perhaps be more usual, and to establish early on, wherever possible, a strong rapport and relationship. Key to this, has been the highly successful introduction of our 'Positive Activities for Young People' provision, Project Paul. This semi-permanent encampment focussed around a tipi village in the heart of Epping Forest has hosted divertionary, fun and enriching outdoor activities to several groups of young people on a 1 night residential basis in support of the P2P programme, and it's been fantastic (if you have a project or group of young people or adults who want to access this independantly of the P2P scheme - drop us a line and we'll try and slot you in !)
Over the next few weeks, we expect a number of our current learners to achieve Level 1 or Level 2 Literacy & Numeracy Certificates, and we've also introduced the ASDAN accredited English & Mathematics Awards. These focus on wider key skills and transferable skills including 'working with others', 'problem solving', 'self motivation' and 'communication'. We have a learner completing a work experience placement in child care/nursery work and are even taking a small team to be a volunteer 'event crew' at Glastonbury Festival !
Thanks to Enfield Youth Offending Service, Enfield Social Services and some of the schools in our area who have been the main source of referrals so far - pass the word, as we now officially have a 'Pan-London' remit, so can accept referrals from any London Borough.
Referral and enrollment to our programme is welcome anytime, and although we are not holding workshops at eBase during August, learners enrolling with us during June and July will be able to attend work experience placements and may also be invited to some specific 'yet to be announced' activities during August. During June and July some specific referral and initial assessment appointment slots are planned - details to be published on the website www.ltcopendoors.info
We now have nearly 20 young people currently enrolled on the P2P project here at PCC/LTC and we are on the verge of revising and increasing our 3 mornings per week (10am to 12pm) workshop programme already, in order to accommodate the variety of needs and diversity of young people which are coming our way. Many have not attended school for some time and have loads of other significant issues affecting their lives which impact on their engagement with opportunities to learn and experience work.
As you'd expect from PCC/LTC - the emerging themes of our approach include the desire to provide a creative support beyond that which may perhaps be more usual, and to establish early on, wherever possible, a strong rapport and relationship. Key to this, has been the highly successful introduction of our 'Positive Activities for Young People' provision, Project Paul. This semi-permanent encampment focussed around a tipi village in the heart of Epping Forest has hosted divertionary, fun and enriching outdoor activities to several groups of young people on a 1 night residential basis in support of the P2P programme, and it's been fantastic (if you have a project or group of young people or adults who want to access this independantly of the P2P scheme - drop us a line and we'll try and slot you in !)
Over the next few weeks, we expect a number of our current learners to achieve Level 1 or Level 2 Literacy & Numeracy Certificates, and we've also introduced the ASDAN accredited English & Mathematics Awards. These focus on wider key skills and transferable skills including 'working with others', 'problem solving', 'self motivation' and 'communication'. We have a learner completing a work experience placement in child care/nursery work and are even taking a small team to be a volunteer 'event crew' at Glastonbury Festival !
Thanks to Enfield Youth Offending Service, Enfield Social Services and some of the schools in our area who have been the main source of referrals so far - pass the word, as we now officially have a 'Pan-London' remit, so can accept referrals from any London Borough.
Referral and enrollment to our programme is welcome anytime, and although we are not holding workshops at eBase during August, learners enrolling with us during June and July will be able to attend work experience placements and may also be invited to some specific 'yet to be announced' activities during August. During June and July some specific referral and initial assessment appointment slots are planned - details to be published on the website www.ltcopendoors.info
Saturday 13 March 2010
NewsLetter No.1
Friends, staff, supporters and family with an interest ....
PCC LTC P2P don't you just love acronyms ! Well to explain all - I'll use some more WWWWW (that's What, Why, When, Where, Who)
What.....PCC is of course Phoenix Community Care, a significant social response pioneered by Pauline and Adrian Hawkes in North London that provides a supported housing project, foster care agency etc; LTC is London Training Consortium (or the 'Open Doors College') which is our education and training sister company; P2P (we didn't choose this acronym !) is 'Pathways to Progression', and that's the title of our latest project that tasks us to support around 200 young people between 14-19 who are 'NEET' (Not in Education, Employment or Training) or at risk of being so.
We will be providing individualised programmes of support, following an accountable, robust and professional process of keyworking and tutoring that will be Quality Assured by the national 'MATRIX' standard for providing Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG).
These programmes will include skills development workshops and work experience as well as structured 'Positive Activities' (PAYP) aimed at equipping young people with better strategies for helping them progress towards the world of work.
On that note, thanks are extended to Margaret Wright and her team @ Debden House (London Borough of Newham Education Department) with whom we are partnering to present 'Project Paul'. This initiative will provide short 'positive activity' exposure for small groups of young people based around our own bespoke facility in the heart of Epping Forest. Expect a range of practical activities that will develop, challenge and explore personal and social skills involved in 'working with others' over an afternoon and over night residential in our 'tipi village' (Project Paul will be set-up during early April and operational by the end of that month expecting a small group of young people once every couple of weeks or so).
Why.....Well apparently there continue to be large numbers of young people who, for various reasons are struggling to engage with learning and work, particularly at this crucial transition age of 14-19 and the London Development Agency, using European Social Fund monies has set targets to address this accross the region. Along with some other partner projects, PCC/LTC has secured a 2 year contract to work with this vulnerable client group.
When....We are open for business NOW ! Referrals can be made by professionals, young people themselves, parents etc anytime to the LTC staff via the eBASE office.
Where....As mentioned, we are working from eBASE, home of PCC and The Phoenix Academy - and will be hosting our programmes there, at our Project Paul facility in Epping Forest and of course OUT THERE in the many and varied workplaces that we hope to support and progress many young people into.
Who .... The PCC/LTC P2P Project team is being managed by myself (I started last week !), and many of our workshops and IAG keyworking will be carried out by Gena. Ardit is providing some administrative support, and we hope to be joined by Richard (from Phoenix Academy) in a project worker role as part of the Project Paul team.
Also new to us is Naomi Durston who will be joining us in a weeks time as a project worker charged with establishing our employer networks that will be so crucial to us in progressing young people into work opportunities and providing work experience placements. Initially she will be shadowing the 'employer engagement' team from our project partners, The Shaw Trust in East London.
Anything else ? Well we've landed running (we had client number 1 enrolled last week !), and over the next week Gareth is helping develop a NEW website and put together some attractive marketing materials so we can start shouting about what we will be doing (so maybe the next edition of this newsletter/blog will be corporately themed to match !) and I will be developing a NEW web based system that will support our record keeping and help us collate the evidence required to submit to our funders !
I hope to post this newsletter/blog once a month or so, so if you remain interested in what we're doing - watch this space !
Mark Sutton
PCC LTC P2P don't you just love acronyms ! Well to explain all - I'll use some more WWWWW (that's What, Why, When, Where, Who)
What.....PCC is of course Phoenix Community Care, a significant social response pioneered by Pauline and Adrian Hawkes in North London that provides a supported housing project, foster care agency etc; LTC is London Training Consortium (or the 'Open Doors College') which is our education and training sister company; P2P (we didn't choose this acronym !) is 'Pathways to Progression', and that's the title of our latest project that tasks us to support around 200 young people between 14-19 who are 'NEET' (Not in Education, Employment or Training) or at risk of being so.
We will be providing individualised programmes of support, following an accountable, robust and professional process of keyworking and tutoring that will be Quality Assured by the national 'MATRIX' standard for providing Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG).
These programmes will include skills development workshops and work experience as well as structured 'Positive Activities' (PAYP) aimed at equipping young people with better strategies for helping them progress towards the world of work.
On that note, thanks are extended to Margaret Wright and her team @ Debden House (London Borough of Newham Education Department) with whom we are partnering to present 'Project Paul'. This initiative will provide short 'positive activity' exposure for small groups of young people based around our own bespoke facility in the heart of Epping Forest. Expect a range of practical activities that will develop, challenge and explore personal and social skills involved in 'working with others' over an afternoon and over night residential in our 'tipi village' (Project Paul will be set-up during early April and operational by the end of that month expecting a small group of young people once every couple of weeks or so).
Why.....Well apparently there continue to be large numbers of young people who, for various reasons are struggling to engage with learning and work, particularly at this crucial transition age of 14-19 and the London Development Agency, using European Social Fund monies has set targets to address this accross the region. Along with some other partner projects, PCC/LTC has secured a 2 year contract to work with this vulnerable client group.
When....We are open for business NOW ! Referrals can be made by professionals, young people themselves, parents etc anytime to the LTC staff via the eBASE office.
Where....As mentioned, we are working from eBASE, home of PCC and The Phoenix Academy - and will be hosting our programmes there, at our Project Paul facility in Epping Forest and of course OUT THERE in the many and varied workplaces that we hope to support and progress many young people into.
Who .... The PCC/LTC P2P Project team is being managed by myself (I started last week !), and many of our workshops and IAG keyworking will be carried out by Gena. Ardit is providing some administrative support, and we hope to be joined by Richard (from Phoenix Academy) in a project worker role as part of the Project Paul team.
Also new to us is Naomi Durston who will be joining us in a weeks time as a project worker charged with establishing our employer networks that will be so crucial to us in progressing young people into work opportunities and providing work experience placements. Initially she will be shadowing the 'employer engagement' team from our project partners, The Shaw Trust in East London.
Anything else ? Well we've landed running (we had client number 1 enrolled last week !), and over the next week Gareth is helping develop a NEW website and put together some attractive marketing materials so we can start shouting about what we will be doing (so maybe the next edition of this newsletter/blog will be corporately themed to match !) and I will be developing a NEW web based system that will support our record keeping and help us collate the evidence required to submit to our funders !
I hope to post this newsletter/blog once a month or so, so if you remain interested in what we're doing - watch this space !
Mark Sutton
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