Children & Young People Representation

The Role of Reps

Voscur reps are there to ensure that the views of the sector are heard and represented at strategic meetings. Full members of Voscur are eligible to become reps and they are elected for two years. Reps represent the views of, and are accountable to, Voscur children and young peoples network members. Each Rep works to a reps agreement and is expected to promote Voscurs core values. Their responsibilities include: attending the strategic meetings, making their contact details available, attending network meetings and providing reports/feedback from the groups they attend. All of our reps are volunteers and are undertaking this responsibility in addition to their organisational roles. To ensure that representation is a two way process network members are requested to take responsibility for contacting the reps that attend groups of significance to the work of your organisation. If you have concerns/feedback/questions then please share them with your reps.

Please take some time to feed your views about representation to Voscur, thank you.

Joint Reps

Some reps are elected jointly from the Voscur, Care Forum and BDA networks. Each of these jointly elected reps is supported in their role by one of the infrastructure organisations and that will determine which network meetings they are more likely to attend. However the information supplied by the reps is shared amongst the three organisations for the benefit of members. The Joint reps also meet regularly with the network co-ordinators (from Voscur, The Care Forum and BDA) to discuss issues relevant to the sector. The contact details are supplied for each rep so that you are able to get your views heard and to find out what is going on.

Contact Details of Representatives

Representatives from the Children and Young People's Network onto strategic bodies are:

Children & Young People's Partnership

This partnership used to bring together key agencies and partners across the sectors to shape services for children and young people in Bristol. It now exists as a Childrens Trust executive/Children and Young People's Partnership Board and three workstream groups, with accountability for the delivery of the Children and Young People's Plan. It is a sub-group of the Bristol Partnership. A structure chart can be viewed here.

Children and Young People's Trust Board

Fran Harrison - Fairbridge West
Tel: 0117 942 5362 Email: frances.harrison@fairbridge.org.uk

Click here for report for July 2010 and discussion paper on the changing landscape

Click here for April 2010

Click here for February 2010 report.

Click here to watch Frans video report from the February 2010 meeting

Click here to read a report from the November 2009 meeting.

Fran Harrison reports on the September 2009 meeting. Click here to read the summary.

A video report and further information can be viewed here: http://www.voscur.org/ChildrenYoungPeoplesPartnershipBoard

Bristol City Council, Children, Young People and Skills - A stucture chart of staff is attached here with details about staff roles.

3 Workstream Groups

Three workstream groups have been established for the Children and Young People's Partnership Board. The reps to these workstream groups were elected following a joint nomination and voting process for Voscur, The Care Forum and BDA members.

The Reps to the workstream groups are:

Raising Attainment Workstream

Jendayi Serwah - Barnardos - Supported by BDA

email: jendayi.serwah@barnardos.org.uk

John Pendlington, Childrens Scrapstore - supported by Voscur

Tel 0117 9085644

funding@childrensscrapstore.co.uk.

14-19 Education and Skills Workstream Group

This group has one voluntary sector rep. The group is chaired by Keith Harrison from Connexions, and is currently under review.

Trevor Jones - Young Bristol - Supported by Voscur

Tel: 0117 953 7921 email: tj@youngbristol.com

Click here for report

Information about Bristol Apprenticeship Scheme circulated by Pauline Marsdon at meeting on 19/05/09

Prevention and Early Intervention

This group has two reps from the voluntary sector. The group is chaired by Anne Goymer from Barnardos.

Frances Fox, The Bridge Foundation - Supported by The Care Forum

Tel: 0117 942 4510

Email: frances.fox@bridgefoundation.org.uk

Click here for the latest report.

Joanna Holmes, Barton Hill Settlement - supported by Voscur.

Telephone: 0117 955 6971 email: joannah@bartonhillsettlement.org.uk

Other Strategic Groups and Partnerships

Bristol Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB)

BSCB 3 Year Strategy 2008-11

Bristol Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) co-ordinates and leads work on Child Protection. BSCB is made up of organisations and people working together to promote children's welfare and keep them safe. It includes Bristol City Council's Children and Young People's Services, the police, the probation service and the health services. BSCB reports directly to the Children and Young People's Partnership Board.

The two reps for this group are:

Sandra Meadows, Play and Early Years Training Unit, supported by Voscur.

Email: smeadows@peytu.co.uk

Karen MacVean/Mairi Wilson, supported by The Care Forum.

Karen_MacVean@shelter.org.uk/Mairi_Wilson@shelter.org.uk

Click here for the latest report

Discussion points from the Children and Young People's Trust Board about safeguarding, between February 2008 -2010 can viewed here.

Diploma Development Group

There is currently a vacancy for the Rep for the Diploma Development Group (DDG).

The Diploma Development Group is a sub group of the 14-19 workstream group.

Early Childhood Services Strategic Partnership

This partnership provides a forum for the Local Authority to engage with providers and other partner agencies in the development and delivery of the strategy for Early Years in the City. It feeds into the Prevention and Early Intervention workstream.

The joint rep is Paul Dielhenn, from BAND, supported by Voscur.

Tel: 0117 9542144

Email:paul@bandltd.org.uk

Second rep. is Julie Watts.

Comments invited on the Early Years Outcomes Duty Plan. Click here to read this.

Read the June 2010 Report here

Draft of the MSCI Framework

Read the March 2010 report here.

Read the November 2009 report here.

Flexible Learning Group (14 -19)

This group meets quarterly and looks at provision at entry and Level 1 for young people in the city.

Awaiting picture Troy Tanska - The Basement Studio

Tel: 0117 9349013 email: troy@basementstudio.co.uk

Locality Governance Executive Boards

There are joint voluntary sector reps. on the 10 Locality Governance Executive Boards. They meet once a term and oversee extended school partnership and multi -agency work for the Locality Partnerships.