Core Childrens Services RSS Feed http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk Copyright Core Childrens Services Welcome to ‘The Club at the Hub’! Parents, Core Children’s Services are personally inviting your child to join our exciting Youth Club in Didcot, Oxfordshire – a great place to meet with friends (and make new ones) for a couple of hours on a week night and enjoy thhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Didcot_Youth_Club/76Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000Core Children’s Services was pleased to attend the annual Children and Families Live Conference 2011, which took place in November at the Business Design Centre, Islington.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_Childrens_Services_attends_Children_and_Families_Live_2011/75Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000Core Children's Services has launched a new youth club for young people with disabilities in Didcot, Oxfordshire.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Youth_club_for_young_people_with_disabilities_opens_in_Didcot/74Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000Complementing our early intervention services for children and families, Core Children’s Services has announced plans to provide services for Children’s Centres across the UK.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_targets_early_interventions_in_Childrens_Centres/72Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000Core Children’s Services recently exhibited its range of services for children and families at the National Children and Adult Services Conference 2011 at ExCeL London.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_Childrens_Services_attends_National_Children_and_Adult_Services_Conference_2011/71Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000Suzy has joined Core Children’s Services as a Service Development Manager for Children’s Centres. This is part of an integrated campaign to develop Core Children’s Services’ portfolio of early intervention to include Children’s Centre service delivery.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Suzy_Jones__Service_Development_Manager_Childrens_Centres/70Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000Core Children’s Services now provides children, families and organisations with a range of dedicated therapy services.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_Childrens_Services_now_providing_therapy_services/69Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Day care short breaks from Core Children’s Services offer children and young people an opportunity to encounter new experiences within a controlled environment. A parent looks at the benefits that Hauwa has drawn from short break care in the extract below. “My daughter Hauwa has Dhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Day_care_short_breaks_/68Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Aimee is a bright girl with complex multiple disabilities. The passage below comes from Aimee’s parent, who looks at the positive effect of the short break care Buddy Scheme. “Aimee has always enjoyed an active life. We were introduced to Core Children’s Services in January http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Short_break_care_services_Buddy_Scheme/67Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Simon has autism and limited communication. He is a happy young man but will occasionally ‘flap’ his hands when he is unsure of something. It took him a while to engage in activities - he preferred to sit back and observe before choosing to join in. Group leaders were very happy for hhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Activity_groups_help_Simon_to_flourish/66Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Sarah is a young lady of 16 who has a learning disability. She attended a series of 10 activity groups held in the North of the Country and staff describe her as a ‘real character’. Sarah gave nicknames to all the staff members working with the young people and the leader was known ashttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Providing_Activity_Groups_for_disabilities/65Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Core Children’s Services is offering companies the chance to fulfil their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through creative education programmes. Creative education programmes are being provided to some well-known household brands including leading utilities companies to teach chilhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Creative_education_programmes_delivered_now/64Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Core Children’s Services is providing training attachment training in schools for teachers and support staff who work with children and young people experiencing attachment difficulties. Attachment training courses will offer a comprehensive overview of attachment theory and address howhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Attachment_training_for_schools/63Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Core Children’s Services welcomes a recent report published by the Department for Education highlights the need for Local Authorities and providers of Children’s Centres to gain a better understanding of the pressures facing vulnerable children and families. As part of our ongoinghttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_promotes_39Centres_of_Excellence39/62Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000Core Children’s Services has opened the doors to a new office at Turnberry Park in Gildersome, Leeds. http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_Childrens_Services_opens_new_contact_centre/61Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000Core Children's Services specialises in providing Education Support Programmes to young people. Follow Anna's story.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Education_Support_Programme_benefits_a_young_person_in_care/60Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000Read 'The Munro Review of Child Protection'http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Munro_Report_offers_recommendations_for_Social_Care_reform/59Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000Become a Casual Support Worker at Core Children's Serviceshttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_Recruitment_News__Casual_Support_Workers_/58Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000Core Assets Group has announced the appointment of Ray Shostak CBE as lead executive for the Group. Read more http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Ray_Shostak_appointed_lead_executive_at_Core_Assets_Group/56Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000Leading independent children’s services agency, Core Assets Group has gained national recognition for its commitment to diversity and equality in the workplace by gay rights charity, Stonewall.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_Assets_Voted_Top_100_Gayfriendly_Employers/57Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000Head of Therapy Service, Jeanette Caw, has experience as a fully qualified and accredited psychotherapist, working within an array of roles. These skills, combined with her social work skills and management capabilities, provide Jeanette with the attributes to lead Core Children’s Services Therapy division. http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Jeanette_Caw__Head_of_Therapy_Service_/54Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000With an extensive career that incorporates managing a therapeutic children’s home and a Children and Young People’s Support Service, as well as a range of commercial roles within Core Assets, Liz Brownlees enjoys the opportunity to make an impact in an organisation that places children’s needs as central to its actions.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Liz_Brownlees__Core_Service_Manager_Registered_Manager_Midlands/52Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000With a vast amount of experience in working within the Welsh education system, Learning and Development Co-ordinator for Cymru/Wales Rob Jewell makes a real impact through the delivery of training on Attachment issues – delivered in both English and Welsh.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Rob_Jewell__Learning_and_Development_Coordinator_CymruWales/51Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000An integral member of the team, Pauline Stormont enjoys her opportunity to Being part of a national team of colleagues committed to best practice and of making a difference to disabled children’s lives.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Pauline_Stormont__Service_Manager__Disability_Services/49Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Sylvia Jackson has three decades’ worth of experience in working with children within an educational environment, which positions her as the ideal person to be the Senior Education Officer for the Eastern region.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Sylvia_Jackson__Senior_Education_Officer_Eastern/48Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Underpinning every action within Core Children’s Services is a strong Quality Assurance team, to which Sarah Moore is an integral part.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Sarah_Moore__Quality_Assurance_and_Service_Improvement_Manager/47Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Helping children and young people to reach their potential – especially when they have been previously seen as beyond reaching success – Morris gets a wealth of job satisfaction from his role as an Education Officer.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Morris_Gooding__Education_Officer_Western/45Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000When Kate began working with an increasing number of Looked After Children in her role within a schooling environment, she was drawn to the issues surrounding them and how they make impact on their progress.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Kate_Brookes__Education_Officer_Midlands/44Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Highly qualified Jacci Kirkland has devoted much of her life to making a positive and lasting difference to children’s lives through her roles as a social worker and currently within contact and social work services.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Jacci_Kirkland__Service_Manager_Contact_and_Social_Work_Services/43Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Find out more about Jane Smith, Senior Therapist for Core Children’s Services, based in the Midlands. Read all about the work she does and what motivates her to do it.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Jane_Smith__Senior_Therapist/42Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000When Cafcass referred Core Children's Services to deliver Level 2 Supervised Contact for this family, the safety of the children and delivery of a positive outcome was of primary concern.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Delivering_Level_2_Supervised_Contact/40Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000A referral from Cafcass for Supervised Contact and Risk Assessment created its own challenges around encouraging birth parents to perform their usual routines in the presence of Core contact workers. http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Working_in_partnership_with_Cafcass_to_deliver_Supervised_Contact/39Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Core Children's Services specialises in providing short break care for disabled children, providing valuable relief for the family. Read an austic child's storyhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Short_Break_Care_for_Disabled_Children_and_Young_People/38Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Providing in the home support for an austic child proves to be a great benefit for the child and the wider family, which delivers some positive outcomes.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Supporting_the_family_of_an_Autistic_child/37Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Providing short break care for a child with Down Syndrome offers great benefits for the child and for the family. View the case in full to learn about the placement.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Short_break_care_for_a_disabled_child_benefits_the_whole_family/36Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Drwy arian grant gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, prynodd yr Adran Addysg hyfforddiant i bob ysgol yng Ngwynedd, boed mewn clystyrau cynradd neu’n ysgolion unigol uwchradd, a oedd yn rhoi cyflwyniad cychwynnol ar Anhwylder Ymlyniad.http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Hyfforddiant_Anhwylder_Ymlyniad/35Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000   “Cyflwyniad rhagorol—o fudd!” Athro, Ysgol Brynrefail http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Athro_Ysgol_Brynrefail/34Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “Diddorol dros ben ac wedi’i gyflwyno mewn ffordd effeithiol, hawdd ei ddilyn.” Athrawes, Ysgol Gynradd Tregarth http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Athrawes_Ysgol_Gynradd_Tregarth/33Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “Addas iawn ar gyfer athrawes newydd.” Athrawes , Ysgol Glan y Môr http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Athrawes__Ysgol_Glan_y_Mr/32Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “Wedi mwynhau y cyflwyniad. Testun difyr iawn. Wedi dysgu llawer am ymlyniad ac wedi gwneud argraff arnaf.” Athrawes Gynradd, Clwstwr Llanberis http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Athrawes_Gynradd_Clwstwr_Llanberis/31Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “Cwrs buddiol iawn. Mae wedi gwneud i mi sylweddoli llawer. Bydd angen i mi ystyried cefndir y plant o hyn ymlaen a meithrin perthynas mwy positif!” Athro, Ysgol Eifionydd http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Athro_Ysgol_Eifionydd/30Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “Da iawn, wedi mwynhau. Agoriad llygad a gwneud I mi feddwl mwy am sut mae trin rhai disgyblion.” Athro, Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle   http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Athro_Ysgol_Dyffryn_Nantlle/29Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “Addas a pherthnasol iawn - Gan fy mod yn gymhorthydd 1:1 ac weithiau bydd rhywun yn anghofio sut orffennol y mae’r plentyn yna wedi gael.” Cymhorthydd dosbarth   http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Cymhorthydd_dosbarth/28Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Welcome to the new Core Children’s Services websitehttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Core_Childrens_Services_launch_new_website/16Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Thank you very much for all of your hard work in delivering your excellent presentation at the PIPs Seminar. All of the feedback has been positive and I have no doubt that the session was of considerable use to the judges, magistrates and many professionals who attended. http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/PIPs_Seminar/25Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “Yes, more than happy to. The sessions were extremely helpful to X, the TA and myself”. Class Teacher, Alkrington Primary, Rochdale. http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Happy_to_work_with_us_again/24Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “I would love to – as would all the pupils in the group!” Pastoral Head of Year, William Beamont High School, Warrington http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Happy_to_work_with_us_again/23Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “The whole staff enjoyed and found relevant the content of the attachment training. We have a diverse community and some of our children have quite complex needs. I felt that the dialogue between the teaching staff and yourselves was particularly useful. It’s easy to forget how the dahttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Training/22Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “B is a very complicated character who is dealing with a great deal of emotional issues – this is impacting on his behaviour on a daily basis. The support package has been part of a catalyst that has enabled B to begin to deal with is innermost fears and given him some strategies for http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Group_Tuition_and_SEAL/20Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “The session on SEAL had an impact on the group as a whole. They gained more social skills and greater concentration spans. The identified child did make more of an effort to mix with his peers.” Pastoral Head of Year, William Beamont High School, Warrington. http://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Group_Tuition_and_SEAL/19Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “The group was a superb way of extending A’s friendship network. It developed her social skills and boosted her confidence and self-esteem. There is no doubt that our most vulnerable youngsters here thoroughly enjoyed your programme and have benefited not only in terms of their confidhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/Group_Tuition_and_SEAL/18Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 “As the Looked After Child Co-ordinator and a SENCO with 30 years’ experience, I have worked with a number of agencies that support Looked After Children. I have worked with Core from November 2008 to support a year eight student who has huge emotional issues to deal with. I was and hhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/One_to_One_Tuition_and_SEAL/17Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Learn about our role in helping a Bulgarian organisationhttp://www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/about-core/media-centre/latest-news/For_Our_Children/7Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000