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Third Sector Commissioning Principles
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Achieving Better Outcomes
Commissioning in Children's Services
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 Children Matter East Newsletter Autumn 2009
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A Fair Deal

Creating an environment for a Thriving Third Sector in the East of England

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Professional Development

Professional development is about supporting staff, volunteers and trustees, as individuals and in teams, and helping them to gain and improve their skills, knowledge and understanding in order to do their jobs well and continually improve the services they deliver. It involves recruiting, developing and retaining the staff and volunteers needed to help an organisation reach its objectives. Training, qualifications, induction, supervision, appraisals, coaching, mentoring, reading and reflection are all part of this professional development.

A number of national organisations can provide further help and guidance on workforce and professional development issues:

Children England (www.childrenengland.org.uk) - provides advice and guidance to organisations around workforce development, e.g. a beginner's guide to workforce development, information about funding for training and qualifications and information about costing workforce development.

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The Children's Workforce Development Council (www.cwdcouncil.org.uk) - a sector skills council body set up to support and strengthen the children's workforce. It provides a full range of resources, events and information relating to workforce and professional development.

The UK Workforce Hub (http://www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/) - helps third sector organisations make the best of their paid staff, volunteers and trustees through its information and resources.

The links below provide further guidance on specific professional development matters:

Appraisals - forms on the website of the Youth Justice Board to help with personal appraisals for staff.

Coaching - information and resources on coaching can be found on the website of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Induction - guidance on induction standards from the website of the CWDC.

Mentoring - information and resources on mentoring on the website of the CIPD.

Supervision - information on skills for providing effective supervision on the website of Skills for Care.

Training - see relevant section of this website.

Qualifications - information on the website of the CWDC about relevant qualifications that can improve the skills and experience of staff.

HCTP
Hertfordshire Children’s Trust Partnership–more than representation... Read More »

Workforce Development Snippets
The February e-bulletin from NCVYS with news about policy, events and practice ... Read More »

Play in the East of England
The February edition of the e-bulletin from Play England is now available ... Read More »

ncb Voluntary Sector Support
Read the February edition of the Voluntary Sector Support bulletin ... Read More »

Young Black and Tackling Inequalities
Download the details and booking form for the event in Cambridge on 24 March ... Read More »

Coming out to play?
The Play England conference takes place on 25 March at High Lodge Forest Centre... Read More »

Unison bids to stave off youth cuts
Unison is gearing up to fight against cuts to local authority youth services ... Read More »

Workforce Development Monthly Bulletin
Download the January Workforce Development Bulletin from Children England ... Read More »

Safeguarding Children
View the latest safeguarding news and information about events and conferences... Read More »

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