Department for Education 2011-2013

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The Race Equality Foundation are partners in the Department for Education Overarching Strategic Partners programme.  The programme seeks to support the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector serving children, young people and families by sharing best practice, learning, and advice.  Please find below resources and events produced by the coalition.

Policy briefings

The Partnership has produced a number of policy briefings on issues relating to children and families (newest at top):

• Positive for Youth – A new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19 ( May 2012) (902kn PDF file)
• Social work reform briefing (March 2012) (external website)
• Supporting children and young people whose first language is not English (March 2012) (1003kb PDF)
• Music licensing for organisations working with children, young people and families (March 2012) (472kb PDF file)
• Social value briefing (March 2012) (247kb PDF file)
• Introduction to the Localism Act 2011 (March 2012) (231kb PDF file)
• Review of the Charities Act 2006 (March 2012) (269kb PDF file)
• Gangs briefing (March 2012) (452kb PDF file)
• Improving outcomes – Overarching strategic partnership VCS bulletin (February/March 2012) (283kb PDF file)
• Schools briefing (November 2011) (external website)
• Draft National Planning Policy Framework Consultation briefing (September 2011) (external website)
• Workforce newsletter (September 2011) (external website)
• Open Public Services White Paper consultation briefing (August 2011) (external website)
• Payment by Results briefing (August 2011) (external website)
• Services for Young People briefing (July 2011) (external website)
• Big Society Bank briefing (July 2011) (external website)
• Big Society Bank glossary of terms (July 2011) (external website)
• Workforce newsletter (June 2011) (external website)
• Munro Review briefing (June 2011) (external website)
• Overarching Strategic Partnership summary (June 2011) (external website)

Events

The Department for Education Strategic Partners have announced a series of free training events for organisations working with children and young people.  The training sessions cover a variety of issues including business planning, community asset management and provision of equal and responsive services.  Through DfE funding, the Strategic Partners are able to offer free places at each opf the training sessions. 

See more details of events from the DfE Strategic Partners.