VONNE

Organisations working with and providing support for children and young people form a significant part of the Voluntary and Community Sector in the North East and nationally.

Regional Youth Work Unit

In the North East there is a regional network of voluntary youth organisations. The Regional Youth Work Unit facilitates this, their contact details are:

Ivan Wintringham
Tel: 0191 440 4413
Email: ivan@rywu.org.uk
Web: www.rywu.org.uk

National Council for Voluntary Child Care Organisations (NCVCCO)

NCVCCO is an umbrella organisation whose members are all registered charities that work with children, young people and their families. They range from very large national organisations to small local based charities.

The regional network of the NCVCCO is chaired by Jonathan Ewan.

Tel: 0191 281 5024
Email: jonathan.ewen@barnardos.org.uk
Web: www.ncvcco.org

Regional Active Participation (RAP) Group

The Regional Active Participation group (RAP) is a network for the North East of England and includes professionals from all sectors working across all age groups of children and young people. From your local health service to your local strategic partnership, more and more people are required to consider the views of children and young people and involve them in decision-making.

To send any information to the RAP network or for any queries about meetings please contact the Regional Youth Work Unit on mail@rywu.org.uk or 0191 440 4415.

SmartJustice for Young People

In 2006 SmartJustice, the Prison Reform Trust campaigning arm, focused on raising awareness of the rising numbers of young people imprisoned in the UK.

Smart Justice for Young People 

Children's Workforce Development Council

Main objectives:

• To support workforce strategies at a regional and local level (Local Integrated Workforce Strategies, PVI involvement, Participation)
• To focus on regional collaboration, develop networks/structure for stakeholder and employer engagement to fulfill CWDC's role as a sector skills agency
• To identify and deliver on regional/local implications of national Workforce Reform projects (Integrated Working, Diversity, Integrated Qualifications Framework)
• To identify and understand regional trends, issues and challenges for Children's Workforce
• To support Workforce Reform ensuring ownership at a local level
• Sustain the work between CWDC and TDA by reflecting national joint protocols at a regional level
• Work in Partnership with other Sector Skills Councils in support of the Children's Agenda
• Work in partnership with Training providers to ensure employer led workforce planning and development

Eva Alexandratou
Regional Development Manager NE CWDC
Tel: 0113 390 7653
Mobile: 07854 562 099
E-mail: eva.alexandratou@cwdcouncil.org.uk