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‘Staying Positive’ workshops are being launched throughout the country to give 12 to 18 year olds with long-term health conditions the support they need. The workshops have been introduced to ensure that teenagers have the skills to deal with their conditions in addition to the common issues that face young people in the UK.

The programme has been developed in consultation with young people. Staying Positive is the first programme designed specifically to support this age group. It is run by the Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company (EPPCIC) and involves a series of three one-day workshops, delivered over a period of approximately three months. The aim is to help participants feel less isolated, help them develop skills and techniques to manage their illness, learn from others, talk about their problems and develop solutions.

Staying Positive will be visiting the regions to launch the programme and help people learn more about the benefits of the programme and how they can get involved. The first launch will take place at the Urbis Centre in Manchester on Friday 7th November between 1-3pm.

To register interest in attending the launch and for further information on this programme, contact:

Cathy McMahon
Project Manager
catherine.mcmahon@eppcic.co.uk
Tel. 01225 731326

The future for disabled learners in the changing post-16 landscape

The landscape of post-16 learning is definitely changing. The raising of the participation age and machinery of government changes will affect all learners, but this conference gives delegates the opportunity to consider the impact on disabled learners and how can we ensure that provision and services are not only maintained but improved. Skill’s conference will also focus on what these changes will mean for the half a million learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in further education and training who do not have higher support needs but whose additional needs should not be overlooked.

Delivering Life-enhancing Services for Vulnerable People: adding value to supported housing and related care through innovation and aspirational approaches

This conference aims to inspire and motivate senior managers from supported housing and related care to develop new, aspirational services that deliver added value and person-centred outcomes - essential elements of success and survival within a competitive commissioning environment.

Sex and Relationships Education for Young People with Physical Impairments, 6 & 7 November 2008, London

The National Children’s Bureau has come together with fpa and Contact a Family to deliver a two-day training course to enable practitioners and advisors who work with young people with physical impairments, to develop practical and sensitive approaches to meeting their
needs in relation to Sex and relationships Education (SRE).

By the end of the course, participants will:

Understand the key issues relating to Sex and Relationships Education and young people with physical impairments

Have explored social, personal and professional values and attitudes in relation to SRE and how these affect working with young people with physical impairments

Have learnt ways to implement Sex and Relationships Education with young people with physical impairments

The conference aims to bring together young people aged 13-25 and senior health professionals working in this area, to explore transition issues and identify positive strategies for change. The conference programme will be designed and run by young people from the Young Ministers of Health Project and we are currently looking for other groups of young people to take part in the day.

The day will provide opportunities to identify debate and explore solutions to issues affecting young people as they move from children’s to adult services. Workshops will be designed and facilitated by young people.

Afasic's work with 16-25 yr-olds with speech and language/communication impairments: a dissemination event of work funded by City Parochial. Basically there will be a series of short presentations between 9.30 and 12.15 covering the Youth Project, work on UK Youth Achievement Awards, our one-year Moving On Project which we ran for members reaching the upper age limit of the youth project, our girls' group and our ongoing Person Centred Planning pilot with young people in transition to adulthood and young adults.

Involving Disabled Children in Planning and Reviews

12 November 2008
Bristol
9.30am - 4.00pm

Involving Disabled Children in Planning and Reviews has been designed to address the communication barriers faced by practitioners and managers, across agencies, when trying to engage disabled children.

Effective communication is key to ensuring disabled children are involved in every area of their lives. This one-day training course looks at various forms of communication from verbal to emotional, with a view to improving participants engagement with the disabled children with whom they work.

Tackling bullying involving children and young people with SEN and disabilities

Thursday 13 November 2008
12.00pm to 4.45pm
The Under-Globe, Shakespeare's Globe, London

Children and young people's learning and well-being are profoundly affected by bullying. Children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities are particularly vulnerable. This free national conference to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week 2008 will draw together senior practitioners from schools and local authorities along with parents and young people, to provide an opportunity to hear directly from government and leading agencies. Delegates will also be able to discuss good practice with experts and each other to understand the issues and identify ways forward. The conference will be chaired by Peter White, the BBC's Disability Affairs Correspondent.

For further information, email esmith@ncb.org.uk, telephone 020 7843 6042 or visit www.ncb.org.uk/conferences