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Dana Macaulay, assistant dean of student life, led a roundtable conversation covering rape myths spanning the 1950s through the 2000s on April 3 at the Women’s Resource Center. The conversation…

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Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures Launch  -  Enda Kenny's Speech

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UBU Your Place Your Space is a funding scheme which provides local services for young people

UBU Your Place Your Space was developed in line with recommendations from the Value for Money and Policy Review of Youth Programmes (2014) through the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA). A series of recommendations were made in relation to the redevelopment of a new scheme to replace the existing four schemes

UBU Your Place Your Space aligns with the Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures National Policy Framework, the National Strategy on Children and Young People's Participation in Decision-Making, and the LGBTI+ and National Youth Strategies.

Mission

To provide out-of-school supports to young people in their local communities to enable them to overcome adverse circumstances and achieve their full potential by improving their personal and social development outcomes.

Vision

All young people are enabled to realise their maximum potential, by respecting their rights and hearing their voices, while protecting and supporting them as they transition from childhood to adulthood.

Values

Young people are free to participate in a wide range of quality activities

Provision is rights based and young person-centred

Empowering young people to reach their full potential

Relationship building

There is clarity of purpose

Projects are maximised by promoting efficiency and effectiveness

UBU Your Place Your Space funding strands

Strand A provides funding for the direct provision of youth services
Strand B provides funding to support the access of young people to existing youth facilities
Strand C provides funding for capacity building

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UBU Your Place Your Space was developed in line with recommendations from the Value for Money and Policy Review of Youth Programmes (2014) through the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA). A series of recommendations were made in relation to the redevelopment of a new scheme to replace the existing four schemes

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I have over 30 years experience in the voluntary Youth Work and Youth Sector in Ireland.

I am currently the Volunteer Development Manager with Forόige. In this role I am responsible for key tasks such as managing, developing and supporting the involvement of thousands of Forόige volunteers in all aspects of the organisation. I also lead on the design, dissemination and implementation of best practice standards in volunteer recruitment, management and retention policies and procedures. I am a member of Foróige's child safeguarding and protection internal working group. I also was a member of the Ministerial advisory group for development of the National Volunteering Strategy, launched in late 2020, and I am currently on the communications working group for the role out of the strategy.

I believe that youth work's essential role in young people's lives has been made all the more obvious as a result of the pandemic. The restrictions caused by the need to protect vulnerable people in particular from COVID 19, were imposed on young people without them having any say in the matter. They became takes of others rules and priorities, without input or choice. This, while necessary at the time, is the exact opposite of what we want for young people. We want them to be heard, to be helped to develop their own views and values (not just absorb ours). We want them to be involved in decisions that impact on them and to feel they have an influence, with which comes connection to society and hope for the future. The National Youth Council of Ireland plays a huge role in representing the shared interests of the organisations who are its members. These organisations, large and small, bring a range of youth work approaches arising from various traditions and a focus on particular youth needs. The diversity of organisations provides choice and opportunity for young people to pursue their own interests.

This diversity presents a challenge too, in identifying and agreeing their shared interests on which NYCI can represent, advocate and influence. This calls for a president who will listen support, facilitate. It calls for an NYCI which is effective, well governed and compliant with all relevant governance and financial, management requirements.

I believe I have the necessary skills for this role from my role in Foróige and my previous experience on the board of NYCI, including a term as its vice president. I am aware of the need to represent negotiate, assert firmly but respectfully, to act together in seeking to influence government departments and politicians. I understand the need for a strong working relationship between president and CEO.

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Skills Summary - National Youth Council of Ireland

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Skills Summary is an easy to use online tool that measures the skills young people gain by participating in youth work and volunteering opportunities.

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Need a fresh teaching resource that fits your class and teaching style? Create a customized pack of interactive and printable activities in just one minute.

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

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Here are a few more tools I have discovered 

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Here are a few more tools I have discovered 

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Github

Creta

Pixelart

Hilink

Magic school.ai

Question well.org

padlet

quill bot

mentimeter

wordwall

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Split the group into pairs for this, or simply enjoy the game as a group. The players initiate conversation provoking each other to say the word yes or no. The first player to say yes or no first loses the game. Nodding, and words like yup, mhm, and yeah are not allowed, and the player who says any of these words is disqualified.

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My list of games I have tried ( some I have made up myself) 

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My list of games I have tried ( some I have made up myself) 

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yes or no

sleeping beauty

wink murder

continue the story

continue the list

relate the word

don't look

20 questions

hot potato with a twist

voice bingo

not in my half

kahoot

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To play this game, the person organizing the game needs a big space for moving around, as well as tape and something with as many pieces as two jenga boxes to spread around on the floor, for a large group.

First the tape is placed in the middle of the floor.

Second, the chosen objects are all scattered equally on both sides.

Thirdly, the players are split into two groups.

Lastly, the person organizing the game starts to count down from three, and on go, players help each other lift the objects using only one hand, without throwing, and placing them on the other groups' side of the floor as quickly as possible.

after some time, the host declares the end of the game.

players are required to stop nad count, as a group, the objects on their side,

the team with the least objects on their side are the winners.

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this is a simple laughing game.

one person is chosen to be sleeping beauty and they must stay with their eyes open but completely silent and not showing their teeth, while others make them laugh.

everyone must get a turn to be a sleeping beauty.

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click on the link to find out

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Kids English Theatre - How to Teach ESL Drama

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ESL Warm Up Games & Activities for Young Learners | How to play Wink Murder | Fun ESL Kids Games

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Kahoot is a quiz search "Kahoot create" on any search engine, preferably google and create your own Kahoot or click discover to play, or host ready-made ones.

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sympathy versus empathy video I have discussed with the staff and team leader.  We both agreed on the importance of empathy and how it fuels connection, exactly as mentioned in the video. The internship allowed me to strengthen this ability 

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sympathy versus empathy video I have discussed with the staff and team leader.  We both agreed on the importance of empathy and how it fuels connection, exactly as mentioned in the video. The internship allowed me to strengthen this ability 