Domestic Violence Awareness Day 29th May

Meath Gardaí are hosting a “Go Purple Day” on Friday, 29th May to create Domestic Violence Awareness in aid of Men’s Aid Ireland and Meath Women’s Refuge. Please click on the poster below for more information.

Edition 8 of the Meath CFSN Newsletter – Local Service Delivery During Covid 19

Please click on the link below for the 8th edition of the Meath Child and Family Support Network (CFSN) Newsletter, which provides details of Local Service Delivery During Covid 19. Please note that the information is up to date as of 25th May, 2020.

Meath Child and Family Support Network Service delivery update 25.05.20

Edition 8 of the Louth CFSN Newsletter – Local Service Delivery During Covid 19

Please click on the link below for the 8th edition of the Louth Child and Family Support Network (CFSN) Newsletter, which provides details of Local Service Delivery During Covid 19. Please note that the information is up to date as of 22nd May, 2020.

Edition 8 Louth Child and Family Support Network Service delivery update 22.05.2020

Let’s Play Outdoors

Let’s Play Ireland is a whole of Government campaign led by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to promote the importance of play and to provide play resources for families during this time.

The aim of the initiative is to highlight the importance of play for children, particularly in the challenging time and to provide information and resources for families to support their children’s play. The campaign will run throughout May and June in conjunction with the overall Government campaign on Wellbeing. Every Wednesday new resources will feature on the website across a range of themes including; Early Years, Playful Families, Storytelling; Playful Learning, Active Play, Creative Play and Play to Support Well Being.

This week (19th May, 2020) new resources on Let’s Play Outdoors feature on the website;

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/49d91a-lets-play-outdoors/

Mind the Gap Workbook & COVID 19 – Supporting students to successfully start second level education in Sept 2020

In 2017, Navan School Completion Programme (NSCP) staff team with the support of Meath CYPSC, LMETB and Meath Springboard Family Support Services developed a workbook called;

“Mind the Gap” Transition Steps from Primary to Post Primary

The main aim of the workbook and its associated video is to assist young people successfully transfer from primary to secondary school. It encompasses exercises to help pupils negotiate second level time tables, teacher expectations, new environments and the journey from established social groups into new social relations.

In light of school closures due to COVID 19 restrictions and in response to the needs of 6th Class pupils during this time, the Mind The Gap Steering Committee have taken the generous decision to make the successful Workbook available online as a pdf. Please click on the link below to access the Mind The Gap Workbook.

Navan School Completion Programme MindtheGap Workbook

Hard copies of the Mind the Gap Workbook are available and can be ordered through [email protected]. The workbooks are very reasonably priced at €2 each to facilitate mass distribution. The Mind the Gap Steering Committee note from their experience that children absorb the learning best when completing hard copy material.

The online video resource that accompanies the workbook can be accessed by clicking on the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5eQVbZBs3I

 

Edition 7 of the Meath CFSN Newsletter – Local Service Delivery During Covid 19

Please click on the link below for the 7th edition of the Meath Child and Family Support Network (CFSN) Newsletter, which provides details of Local Service Delivery During Covid 19. Please note that the information is up to date as of 18th May, 2020.

Meath Child and Family Support Network Service delivery update, 7th Edition

 

Covid 19 Newsletter for Drugs and Alcohol Services

Please click on the link below to access the Covid 19 Newsletter for Drugs and Alcohol Services from the Drugs Policy & Social Inclusion Unit in the Department of Health.

Newsletter COVID 19

 

Edition 7 of the Louth CFSN Newsletter – Local Service Delivery During Covid 19

Please click on the link below for the 7th edition of the Louth Child and Family Support Network (CFSN) Newsletter, which provides details of Local Service Delivery During Covid 19. Please note that the information is up to date as of 15th May, 2020.

Edition 7 Louth Child and Family Support Network Service delivery update 15.05.2020

Free LGBTI+ Skills Online Training

On 14th May, 2020, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone launched the BeLonG To new online training: ‘Creating LGBTI+ Inclusive Schools and Youth Services’. This exciting new online training programme includes videos, exercises and quizzes to equip education and youth service professionals to become better at listening to, understanding, responding to and supporting LGBTI+ young people – ensuring that you become part of a positive story in their lives.

Who is it for? The training is for those working directly with young people in education or youth work settings such as teachers, youth workers, guidance counsellors and youth club leaders.
How long is the training? This is a 3-hour online training programme. You can complete the course in one go or over a series of weeks – whatever works best for you.
Getting started is easy:
1. Visit http://www.traininghub.ie
2. Select the course: Creating LGBT+ inclusive Schools and Youth Services with BeLonG To.
3. Click the button ‘Create new account’

Let’s Play Creatively

Let’s Play Ireland is a whole of Government campaign led by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to promote the importance of play and to provide play resources for families during this time.

The aim of the initiative is to highlight the importance of play for children, particularly in the challenging time and to provide information and resources for families to support their children’s play. The campaign will run throughout May and June in conjunction with the overall Government campaign on Wellbeing. Every Wednesday new resources will feature on the website across a range of themes including; Early Years, Playful Families, Storytelling; Playful Learning, Active Play, Creative Play and Play to Support Well Being.

This week (13th May, 2020) new resources on Let’s Play Creatively feature on the website;

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/f8ea1e-lets-play-creatively/