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TEPEE NEWS
Big
Lottery Play funding
You may
have seen in the press that Teignbridge has been successful in its application
to the BIG lottery Play Fund and has been granted £230,000 for 4 play projects
over three years.
We are
very pleased to announce that two of these projects will be delivered by TEPEE.
Project 1 is a Play Ranger project that will cover 4 parks over the next 3
years. Play Ranger sessions are free open access play sessions for children in
their local park. There will be one session a week in 4 parks for a year each,
however we will be looking to access further funding and ways of making this
service a sustainable one so that they can continue beyond the life of the
current funding.
Project 2
is ‘Play in the Park’ which will work with local parish councils to provide play
sessions on their play spaces and parks. We will work with the communities to
encourage more use of parks and do some consultation on how to improve existing
facilities. This work will be backed up by support from Teignbridge council for
voluntary services (CVS) who can provide information to parish councils about
funding to make improvements to their parks.
We are
very excited about this new work and Adele and I are rolling up our sleeves in
preparation for a lot of hard work over the next 3 years.
We hope to
start delivery of these projects in May and will be recruiting a small team of
Play workers to work on both projects. See job advert in employment section, and
on our website.
The next
Surestart Play day we are organising is on Saturday 24th March
at Broadmeadow sports centre from
1-4pm. The theme is Active Play and it
will be a fun packed afternoon with lots of physical and sporty activities for
young children and their families.
We now
have our new brochures for the TEPEE Resource Library. So, please have a
browse through and see if there is anything that you would like to borrow for
your play setting. Contact Adele on her new number 07982 591606 to arrange hire
and collection.
TEPEE
attended the last Teignbridge Network meeting in February and displayed our
musical instruments for hire. We asked Sarah van Veen to come and demonstrate
how we might use the instruments with young children. It was a fun evening and
Sarah had us all singing and playing and gave us some very good ideas. She also
gave us handouts with all her ideas. If you would like one when borrowing the
musical instruments, just ask.
 Forest
School
has come to Highweek Primary School. TEPEE is delivering an exciting 6 week
programme of forest school activities for reception class pupils from Highweek.
The sessions are held at Bakers park woods and we have been having great fun
learning and playing in a wonderfully muddy natural environment. We hope to do
more of these sessions in the future and will be offering them to primary
schools as a package they can buy in. and challenging way. Theo.
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Events & |
Diary Dates |
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March |
March |
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3rd Mar- 29thApr
Exhibition: Forest Dreaming, Part 8 Jamie McCullough’s Beginner’s Way
at CCANW, Haldon Forest Park.
Free. Showing original sketches, photographs writings and correspondence
relating to the path and features the artist created at Haldon Forest back
in the 1980’s. The trail delighted young and old alike for decades.
17th Mar-Forum:
Joining with Jamie 11am-1pm, 2-4pm.
£8 (£6.50 conc.) Booking essential. This day-long forum brings together
those who helped Jamie McCullogh create the Beginner’s Way, raising the
difficult issue of reconciling the artist’s wishes with the need for
maintenance and public access & safety. |
20th – EYCS Network
Meeting: 7-9pm, Methodist Church, The Avenue, Newton Abbot.
Call 01392 384926 for details.
24th – SureStart
Active Play Day. 1-4pm
Broadmeadow Sports Centre, Teignmouth
Physical fun, games and challenges
for
children of all abilities. Free for
all families with young children. All
children must be accompanied by an adult.
For further information call Surestart 01626 879776.
27th – 12.30m-2.30pm,
TEPEE Committee meeting,
St Lukes Church, Buckfastleigh. For more information contact Theo on 01364
644470. |
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April |
April |
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Children’s Easter activities
Dawlish Warren National Nature
Reserve
7th
- birds and flowers,
10th
- wildlife event
Details from the Rangers on 01626
863 980.
Contact Teignbridge Countryside
Rangers on 01626 361101 for details on the following -
10th
- Hackney Marshes, Easter Adventure
12th
- Decoy Country Park, ‘We like
Mud’ -Family Wellie Walk.
15th
– Bakers Park, Spring Walk.
Dartmoor National Park – Ranger
Ralph children’s activities
call (01626)
831080 for details.
Devon Wildlife
Trust – children’s Wildlife Watch Groups. Sue Sykes organises
activities and events, call 01392 279244. |
24th
- Platform 9 Community Theatre & Heritage Group
7.00 - 9.00pm, from Tuesday, Community Room, Maltings Resource Centre,
Newton Abbot.
Weekly workshops for people of all ages, encompassing theatre skills, music,
singing, and much more, working towards production Per session fee: £2.50
adult, £1.50 child. Further information at
www.platform9.org.uk
27th – Every Child
Matters – Awareness Raising Session. 10am-12pm or 1-3pm
at Dawlish Leisure Centre. Contact
Sarah Johnson, Connexions on 01566 777672.
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May |
May |
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5th-Bats,
Moths and May Bugs
Little Haldon 8pm-10.30pm.
Join Teignbridge Rangers to discover the weird and wonderful creatures of
the night. £3 adults, £1.50
children (5-16 yrs). 01626 361101 |
24th – TEPEE
Committee meeting, 6pm
at Teignbridge CVS, Maltings Resource Centre, Newton Abbot. For more
information contact Theo, 01364 644470. |
Publications
Recyclopaedia –
an A-Z of what to make from scrap.
By South Devon Play Resource Centre (SPARC) £15. Contains a total of 150 ideas
with templates. Tel: 01803 847943.
The Power of Play
– a guide to community cohesion.
Looking at links between play opportunities and nuisance / anti-social
behaviour. Free publication from Devon and Cornwall Housing Association.
Games We Play pack (for Key Stages 1 & 2). A fun and active programme to encourage
intercultural understanding. Consists of a teacher’s book with drawings and
photos, a step-by-step guide and extension activities. There is a video or DVD
(please specify) and ten laminated games cards, as well as country information
and interesting facts. The pack is £16(+ £3 p&p) and is available from DEP,
801 Wilmslow Road, Manchester
M20 2QR. Tel: 0161 445 2495. Email:
jane@dep.orgg.uk
www.dep.org.uk/games/
It Doesn’t Just Happen
– inclusive management for inclusive play and childcare. This second
edition has been extensively revised in the light of new legislation and ongoing
development work through Kids Playwork Inclusion Project networks. All Managers
interested in inclusive ways of working will find this publication an essential
resource. It will also be relevant for face to face workers and others in the
voluntary sector. Contact Kids, 6 Aztec Row, Berners Road, London NI OPW Tel:
020 7359 3073 email:
pip@kids.org.uk
Price: £12
statutory/commercial agencies, £7 voluntary/individual, incl p&p.
Pick & Mix – a selection of inclusive games and activities. Second edition.
Includes a wealth of ideas, games and activities, as well as extensive and
updated appendices on disability legislation and play theories. £20 (statutory),
£10(vol/ind) + £2 p & p. Order by email:
publications.ndd@kids.org.uk
CPIS Factsheet
A new factsheet on
‘Inclusive Play’ can be downloaded from
www.ncb.org.uk/cpis
Play Types
– Speculations and Possibilities
(Bob Hughes 2006). To order
contact the London Centre for Playwork Education and Training – email:
ncpelondon@aol.com
The Social Play Record
(Chris White), and Special Stories
for Disability Awareness: Stories and activities for Teachers, Parents
and Professionals (Mal Leicester).
To order, go to
www.jkp.com
Time for Play: Encouraging greater opportunities for children and young people.
His is a new publication from the Dept of Culture, Media and Sport. Available
from
www.culture.gov.uk/
Fun at the Forest
(D Barker) Article in Local Government News
– Aug 2006, pp52-54. Reports on a new play forest which has transformed a
derelict site on former council allotments into a play area. The play area is a
combination of informal and modern technology.
The Value of Outdoor
Play (J White) Insert in Practical
Pre-school, no.60 – Jan 2006. Considers the value of outdoor play for younger
children’s health, emotional well-being, self-esteem, relationships with adults,
safety and learning.
Play and Autism
(C Deudney, London: National
Autistic Society 2006). This fact sheet examines how play differs in children
with autism and looks at explanations as to why children with autism are
impaired in their play. Considers the value of teaching play skills and play
therapy for children with autism. Can be downloaded from
www.nas.org.uk
Can play – will play:
Playgrounds for disabled children. By
National Playing Fields Association, London NPFA. This briefing, based on the
original report, Can Play, Will Play, sets out recommendations for outdoor
playgrounds used by disabled children. Can be downloaded from
www.npfa.co.uk
Activity
Idea
Cracking Ideas for Easter!
Although eggs are
traditionally seen as a symbol of Easter, like many Christian festivals, it has
its roots in much older celebrations, marking new beginnings, birth and
springtime. Here are some ideas that can be used all year round (source Clare
Hadley – article in Playwords magazine: issue
12 Mar 2000).
Patterned Eggs – an unusual and
effective way of decorating.
You will need:
 | A pair of old (and
clean!) tights. One white egg (the pattern shows up better on white than brown
eggs) |
| Onion skins |
| Small green
leaves
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What to do:
| Cut off one leg of the
tights and make a tube with one leg. |
| Place the egg
(carefully!) in the tube. |
| Arrange the leaves
around the egg in the tube – make sure that they stay flat against the nylon. |
| Stretch the nylon tight
and fasten the open end of the tube, either by tying it or with a piece of
string. |
| Make a natural dye by
putting the onion skins in a pan of water, boiling and simmering. |
| When you have a dye,
place the egg in it’s tube in the pan. |
| Simmer for between 10 –
15 minutes. |
| Remove the egg from the
water, and allow to cool before removing the tube. |
| You should have a
coloured, patterned egg! |
Mr
and Ms Mustard Head – an old
favourite, but it’s the faces that make all the difference!
You will need:
| Eggshells with a hole in
the top |
| Something for the
eggshell to stand in – eg eggcup, part of an eggbox |
| Mustard seeds (you could
also use cress seeds) |
| Cotton wool |
| Thick marker pens |
What to do:
| Put the eggshell in it’s
container and fill it with wet cotton wool. Sprinkle some of the mustard seeds
on the cotton wool. |
| Use the markers to draw
a face on the eggshells – why not get the children to draw themselves or each
other! |
| Leave the eggshells on a
window sill for a few days and don’t forget to keep the cotton wool moist. |
Watch Mr and Ms Mustard
Head grow hair, and don’t forget to encourage the children to eat the results!
Funding Advice
UKVillages Community Kitty
In the past we have supported some wonderful
projects across the UK - from a knitting circle, to a playgroup needing toys, a
music day and
support for a village hall. From between £50 - £300 are allocated to community
projects. These grants will be awarded twice a year. This round
of the Community Kitty closes on 10th April 2007. UKVillages Ltd, 37 Church
Street, Harston CB2 5NP Tel: 01223 874 500 Fax:
01223 874 600
www.communitykitty.co.uk
The FEI Partnership Fund is
specifically to support the
work of FEI clusters. It can provide match funding for specific activities,
which enhance the overall objectives of the
Forest Education Initiative (FEI) which aims to increase the understanding
and appreciation, particularly among young people, of the environmental, social,
and economic potential of trees, woodlands and forests and of the link between
the tree and everyday wood products. The real work of FEI is achieved by local
groups, known as 'cluster groups'. See website for further details, advice on
setting up a cluster groups and your regional contact details.
Website:
www.foresteducation.org/
Lloyds TSB Foundation - New Guidelines
featuring significant changes to its core programmes. The Foundation has
reviewed the Community programme for consistency and to sharpen its focus on
supporting smaller underfunded charities that help disadvantaged people to play
a fuller role in the community of their choice. The programmes are:
The Community Open Programme,
The Community Priority Programme and
The Collaborative Programme. For more info:
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/
Local Network Fund for Children and Young People provides small grants and capacity building support for small voluntary
organisations working with children and young people. The object of the Fund is
to enable communities to develop projects and activities for children and young
people with limited opportunities or access to services that many young people
take for granted.
The Total Fund Value is £40,000,000. Most grants will range between £250 and
£7,000, for one year's funding only. Two-year funding may be awarded to projects
in exceptional circumstances. The maximum two year grant is £6,000 each year
for two years. Contact the Local Network Fund National Call Centre on 0845 113
0161 (RNID Typetalk 18001 0845 113 0161) for an application pack and details of
support on completing the form. Return the
>form to your Local Network Fund Area Office, as stated on the back page of
>the form. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but decisions on
>funding awards are made according to the schedule of the review panels in
>each Local Network Fund Area Office. Local Network Fund National Call
>Centre (to check eligibility & request application forms) Tel: 0845 113
>0161
The Clore Duffield
Foundation has launched this
Programme with the chief aim of providing children and young people with
opportunities to experience performing arts education at its best. Full details
and Application forms can be downloaded from their website. The deadline for
Round 1 is 25 April 2007. The Clore Small Grants Programme funds performing arts
education initiatives aimed at children and young people (aged 0-18) across the
UK. The Clore Duffield Foundation Studio 3, Chelsea Manor Studios, Flood Street,
London SW3 5SR Tel: 0207 351 6061 Fax:
0207 351 5308 Email:
info@cloreduffield.org.uk
Website:www.cloreduffield.org.uk/
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
give grants to organisations working with disadvantaged children and young
people who must be 18 years and under living in the
UK,
affected by:
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Illness, distress, abuse or neglect.
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Disability.
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Behavioural or psychological
impairment.
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Living in poverty or situations of
deprivation.
There are two application dates in
the year: 30th November and 30th March.
To apply or for more information
contact:
BBC Children in Need, PO Box 1000,
LondonW12 7WJ. Tel: 020 8576 7788.
Or apply on line
www.:bbc.co.uk/pudsey
Note: the CVS has a quantity of
application forms, tel. 01626 203050.
Employment
TEPEE need Play
Rangers…………
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Would you like to work for a
local play association who believes in developing and promoting the importance
of play for children?
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Are you interested in running
regular outdoor, open access play sessions in parks?
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Are you able to combine your
knowledge of play values with community development outreach work, and be an
advocate for children's rights and play?
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Do you recognise the value of
play for the development of children’s health in their communities?
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Would you like regular part-time
playwork based in one place?
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We are looking for a Play Ranger
Leader with a level 3 qualification in playwork or youthwork and a junior with
qualifications to level 2.
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Starting with 8 hours and 6 hours
per week respectively with opportunities for extending the hours. Good rates of
pay.
If you have lots of
enthusiasm and are interested in applying for this job please call 01364-644470
and leave your name and address and we will send you an application pack.
Closing date Friday 20th April.
SMASC
St Michael’s After School Club is looking for staff cover this summer holidays.
Please call them on 07816 853478.
Pre-school Play
Assistant - Kenton Pre-school Closing
Date: 23 March 2007
Salary Details: From £5.35 per hour depending on qualifications and experience..To
support the Play Leader of our local village Pre-School in providing a
stimulating and varied programme of play. Ensuring the safety and well being of
the children at all times. Role includes preparing the room for, and clearing up
after, Pre-School sessions, taking part in events, outings and other Pre-School
activities. Although there is no need for candidates to have existing relevant
qualifications the successful candidate will need to attend any relevant
meetings and training courses as required.Minimum 9 hours per week.
For further information or for an informal chat contact Leigh Cotton
on 01626 890345.
Playworker - Inverteign
After School Club Closing Date: 05
April 2007 Salary £5.60 per hour. Part Time Playworker required for Inverteign
After School Club to work every Monday & Wednesday, up to six hours term time
only. Someone with childcare qualifications perferred or someone willing to
train for a qualification. Six hours per week and occasional cover. For more
information please write to Dawn Harris at Inverteign After School Club, Mill
Lane,Teignmouth TQ14 9DB.07743 978649.
Volunteer - Homestart
Teignbridge
Volunteers who are
carefully trained, all have experience of bringing up children, give free
emotional and practical help to any parent, with at least one child under five.
Will visit a family in their own home and offer friendship. Home-Start
volunteers represent a lifeline for many families who are finding it hard to
cope. You could spend time helping a parent build their confidence as they adapt
to living with a small baby or share an outing with a family who find getting
out of the house difficult, or offer an extra pair of hands to a family with
several small children. 8 - 10 week preparation course and ongoing training and
opportunities to develop new skills. Please contact Triss Cummings on 01626
353700.
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Training
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PLAYLINES
TRAINING are offering the following courses and workshops: |
Introduction to
Working with Children; Lets All Make Music with The Tweenies; Exploring
Cultures; Top Tots; Know Your Policies; Promoting Positive Lunchtimes; Play
on a Shoestring; Peer on Peer Observation; Promoting Positive Behaviour;
Give us a Game; Active Club; Everyone Can Play; Child Protection;
Introducing Playwork; Certificate in Playwork; Diploma in Playwork; NVQ 2 or
3 in Playwork; NVQ 2 or 3 Children’s Care, Learning & Development; New
Start, New Direction, Working with Children; U-Play; Getting Ready to Play;
Effective Partnerships with Parents; APEL; Transitional Awards.
Many of these courses & workshops are funded or subsidised. For more
information on NVQ’s contact Laura Harford on 01392 382038, for any other
workshops or courses contact Natalie Rogers at Playlines 0845 6003930.
Email:
enquiries@playlines.org.uk
www.playlines.org.uk
WANTED! Work
experience placement.
I am currently studying
for the CACHE level 3 Play Work qualification with Meynell Games and am
looking for some experience working in a setting with children over 4.
My experience, working
with children, lies mainly with leading and assisting craft-based workshops,
working through TEPEE, in both the indoor and outdoor environment. I have
been a registered childminder and I home-educate my children and organise
many group activities within this community. I have been CRB checked.As I
live in Torbay, somewhere within reasonable travelling distance would be desirable. If
you can help please email me Sally Fisher
selkiejo@hotmail.com or 01803 551955. Thankyou
An
invitation to people working within
NEWTON ABBOT learning community!
FREE TRAINING
On
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL
HEALTH
AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING!
Our two day foundation programme will provide you with an introduction to
the mental health, social and emotional needs of children and young people.
It will look at ways you can promote positive mental health within your work
role as well as demystifying mental health difficulties.
This is a multi-agency programme which is
offered free of charge to staff working within the public, statutory and
voluntary sector within this locality.
DATES 23RD– 24th may 2007
15th-16th October 2007
VENUE The maltings, newton Abbot
The CAMHS Training Strategy is a multi-agency initiative,
endorsed by Devon Children’s Trust. We have provided training opportunities
to frontline staff in South and
West Devon and Torbay since
2001.
If you would like more
information about this programme or the range of other programmes we offer,
please ring the CAMHS Training Office on 01803 861828 / 861940 or visit our
website at:-www.camhs.nhs.uk
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COURSE |
VENUE |
DATE / TIME |
DESCRIPTION |
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PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID
Cost:
£40 for members, £48 non members in Teignbridge, £49 outside.
Contact:
Adele Rennells TEPEE - 07982 591606.
Booking essential. |
Scout Hall, Newton Abbot |
4 evenings – Tuesday 24th April,
1st, 8th, & 15th May 2007 |
This 12 hour course takes place over 4
sessions. It is aimed at those working with/responsible for children -
childminders, playgroup leaders/helpers needing knowledge & understanding of
life saving skills. Hands on assessment throughout course. |
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PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID
Totnes Training Services
contact: 01803 866979 or
totnestraining@hotmail.com or
www.totnestraining.com to book your place. |
Totnes |
Wednesday evenings commencing
25th April until 16th May. |
Ask for details. |
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Emergency First Aid for Child Carers
(Cost - £68.00 + vat per person)
Contact:
Louise Beams
Facts Training Ltd
01803 525256
www.factstraining.co.uk
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St Cuthberts Conference Centre at Buckfast
Abbey |
March 15th & 16th
October 8th & 9th
2007 |
Ask for details.
We are also able to deliver onsite training
at your premises for groups of staff for a range of courses including First
Aid, Food Safety, Health & Safety, for further details contact us or visit
our website.
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FOOD HYGIENE & HEALTH & SAFETY Cost:
various
Contact:
Business Advantage 01803 540600 |
Newton Abbot & Paignton. |
Ask for details. |
Ask for details. |
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DEYCS Training Bulletin
– for full listings visit their website:
www.traintoworkwithchildrenindevon.org.uk select Training Events
from the News and Training Events drop-down menu. A number of
hardcopy versions are available from Sue Bolt, Teignbridge District
Co-ordinator. Tel: 01392 384926, email:
susan.mcnaughton@devon.gov.uk |
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Newton Abbot ACL
(01626 206410), Totnes ACL (01803
862020), Teignmouth Community College (01626 773370), & TALC Training (01626 777220) can all offer
NVQ’s in Early Years Care & Education, and other vocational training
required for working with children - First Aid, Food Hygiene Foundation,
Health and Safety in the Workplace etc. Humpty Dumpty Childcare Ltd
(01803 866863) and TALC also offer Playwork training. |
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CVS Training - Watch Your Language – free
Exeter, 15 May. Afasic, the national
charity supporting young people with speech, language and communication
impairments is running this free seminar for youth workers etc. Participants
will receive a free, clear and concise training pack to use with staff and
volunteers in your organisation. For more information go to
http://www.afasic.org.uk/courses
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