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Regional Development Manager -
South West
| Name | Organisation | Address | Contact Number |
| Kerstin Neason | Children England | c/o Unit 25 Angel Gate, City Road, London EC1V 2PT | 07817233009 |
| Jon Brown | Operational Director of Children's Services - Action for Children | Horner Court, 637, Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 0BJ | 01179354440 |
| Hayley Lazarus | VCS Engage Administrator - Regional Youth Work Unit | Learning South West, Bishops Hull House, Bishops Hull, Taunton, Somerset TA1 5EP |
01823335491 |
A South West approach to the third sector delivery of children and young people and families services
Children England through its VCS Engage project aims to provide support facing the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) delivering children and young people's services across the South West. The project employs one Regional Development Manager (RDM) Kerstin Neason kneason@btinternet.com whose post is supported by the Regional Youth Work Unit in Taunton. The project is led by a steering group of VCSO managers under the chairmanship of Jon Brown Operational Director of Childrens Services for Action for Children.
The South West is an enormous geographic area and the 16 local authority areas provide a full range of challenges and opportunities for the VCS Engage project, last year we spent some time identifying local priorities and developed an action plan in consultation with the sector. The full plan for 2008-9 can be viewed here
This project aims to:
- To improve the strategic working and infrastructure arrangements within the CYP&F VCS
- To influence regional and local policy
- To improve the voice of the CYP&F VCS
- To improve the quality leadership and capacity of the CYP&F VCS
Through a series of projects:
- Building Effective infrastructure partnerships
- Developing quality and building capacity - utilising the improvement support offer
- Personalisation - Supporting the Extended School Disadvantage Subsidy
- Developing a North East Commissioners Forum
- Big Network
- Steering Group and Strategic representation
- Improving representation
- JISP
- Cornwall bespoke support offer
- Torbay bespoke support offer
- Parenting in the VCS
- Workforce
For more information about this programme and the infrastructure support plan, please contact Kerstin Neason.
Events
For further details about the events detailed below please contact Hayley Lazarus the VCS Engage administrator hayley_lazarus@learning-southwest.org.uk
| Meeting/Event | Date | Time | Venue |
| South West VCS 'Big Network Meeting' | 14 September 2010 | TBA | Canalside, Bridgwater |
The steering group is made up of VCO leads from across the region, they support and guide the project and provide an important voice for the sector at regional strategic level.
VCS Engage Steering Group Meetings
| Meeting/Event | Date | Time | Venue |
| VCS Engage Steering Group Meeting (Whole Steering Group Away Day) | 7 December 2010 | TBA | The Mount Somerset, Taunton |
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