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Traineeships

Thank you to all staff who rallied around to ensure that we met our Traineeship target in February. It was touch and go mid month but the excellent teamwork from you all meant that we managed to support 13 people to access Traineeship programmes, which was 3 above target for the month. This also means that we pulled back some of the 5 missed in January and therefore we only need 2 additional starts next month to stay on budget.

Well done again and a massive thank you for all of the efforts that went in to making this happen.

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From Ivor Szkolar

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We are currently advertising for three Skills Tutor roles in the following areas:

Digital Inclusion/ Employability (Charlotte)

Childcare (Claire)

IT Web and Telecoms (Claire)

If you know of anyone who would be interested in the above vacancies then please contact Charlotte Ettenfield or Claire Baxendale asap.

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Welcome to Andrea Swales (Head of Business Development)

Goodbye and good luck to the following staff members who have left or are leaving:

Liz Wright
Adele Walker (4th March)
Charlotte Ettenfield (12th April)

We wish them lots of luck in their new adventures.

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Mental Health Awareness (CPD update)- Needed

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Mental Health Awareness (CPD update)- Needed

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Sam Wilson will be talking to the teams at the Operations Meeting on Monday 11th March about threat and risk training that will take place in June 2019.

Attached is the Prevent Duty guidance so please can all staff refresh themselves on this ahead of the training.

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Happy Birthday to the following staff members who are due to celebrate being another year younger:

Mary Hurd
Vicki Long
John Deaville

We hope that you all had/ have a wonderful birthday.

Important note: If you do not wish for your birthday to be included in future editions of this newsletter then please contact Charlotte Ettenfield.

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Well done to the following staff members who have completed qualifications:

Malcolm Claydon who's long awaited Maths certificate has finally arrived.

Super huge congratulations Malcolm, very well deserved!

We would like to welcome several new staff members who have joined the Woodspeen family since our last newsletter was released.

Gillian Leah- ESOL Tutor (starting on Tuesday 11th December 2018)
Jill Baxter- Functional Skills Tutor
Natalie Cropper- Beauty Assessor
Diane Hughes- Consultant Beauty IQA
Nicky Baines- Business Development Executive
Abigail Slack- Learner Engagement Officer
Jacob Shires- Digital Marketing Apprentice
Josh Falkiner- Apprentice ICT Technician

We are also extending a special welcome to :

* Georgia Nikitin who has started her Business Administration placement at Woodspeen in order to learn the role of an administrator during her traineeship programme.
* Joseph Sugden who will continue to work with selected staff members in order to improve his work skills. Thank you to everyone who is supporting Joseph.

Welcome to the team everyone.

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This year's NAW runs from Monday 4th- Friday 8th March 2019 and the ‘Blaze a Trail’ themed week,  will see a range of activities and events being hosted across the country. The events are aimed at challenging the outdated views many people still have about apprenticeships.

Are your employers aware and onboard with this?

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Highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships to employers, individuals, local communities and the wider economy, the 'Blaze a Trail' themed week, running from 4 to 8 March 2019, will see a range of activities and events being hosted across the country, aimed at challenging the outdated views many people still have about apprenticeships.

The week will also highlight the huge number of high quality apprenticeship opportunities available at all levels around the country, in a huge variety of sectors, including aviation engineering, nursing, finance and policing.

Whether you are an employer, apprentice, parent, school or apprenticeship training provider, there are a number of ways to show your support for the week:
NAW2019 how to get involved
Available on GOV.UK, some of the 'Asks' include:

asking employers to wear a badge of support by uploading their company logo into a social media template - showing their commitment to and support for NAW 2019 and apprenticeships generally

asking our stakeholders - including parents, schools and apprenticeship training providers - to show their support for apprenticeships on Instagram using a heart shape made of sparks, to convey the vibrancy, passion, and energy of apprentices

asking apprentices to fire up the next wave of apprentices by joining the Young Apprentice Ambassador Network and giving a talk in their old/local school, sharing their experience to inspire others

Keith Smith, Apprenticeships Director, Education and Skills Funding Agency, said:

The resources being made available today will bring the apprenticeship community together, in a series of 'Asks' that can be used to create a movement over the course of National Apprenticeship Week 2019 (NAW2019).

The theme of 'Blaze a Trail' links to the new national apprenticeship campaign - 'Fire It Up' - so many of the resources use the campaign branding and style - ensuring NAW2019 compliments campaign activity, whilst giving apprentices, employers, and stakeholders unique resources to share and use widely during the week.

With less than four weeks to go, I am delighted to see so many events already on our events map. With your help we can make more of a noise about apprenticeships during NAW2019 and using some of these resources - uniting on social channels, in media opportunities and at events - we can really showcase the benefits apprenticeships have on individuals, employers, communities and the wider economy.

Any events taking place during the week can be shared on the Events Map, increasing exposure to the many events taking place during the week. More information is also available on GOV.UK and you can follow @Apprenticeships on Twitter and National Apprenticeship Service on LinkedIn to keep up to date.

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Get behind National Apprenticeship Week 2019 - 'Asks' of the sector

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Highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships to employers, individuals, local communities and the wider economy, the 'Blaze a Trail' themed week, running from 4 to 8 March 2019, will see a range of activities and events being hosted across the country, aimed at challenging the outdated views many people still have about apprenticeships.

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This year Woodspeen are hoping to further support the Welcome Centre by  contributing to their local Marshfest music festival which will take place on 19th and 20th July 2019.

Since 2017, the festival has managed to raise over £10,000 for The Welcome Centre food bank. See the link to this years event here https://www.facebook.com/events/Music/marshfest-2019/1946711652125211/

If anyone has any fundraising ideas and/ or would like to take a lead on this then please contact Charlotte Ettenfield or Samantha Wilson

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I am sure that you are all aware of the news this week and major concerns that were raised about the 'Momo' online game.

This is now suspected to be a hoax but please ensure that you use the articles/ related information to embed online safety advise within your learner/ employer interactions please.

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The fictional online character "Momo", which was alleged to have encouraged children to self-harm, has been described as a hoax.

On Wednesday, police in Northern Ireland moved to reassure parents about the doll figure with bulging eyes.

Momo was said to have targeted young children on social media.

Various false reports said the doll contacted them on messaging service WhatsApp, then hounded them with violent images and dares.

Momo challenge: The anatomy of a hoax

Ultimately, it was claimed, the post told them to take their own lives.

However, charities have said they have received no reports of anybody receiving messages or harming themselves as a result..

They warned that media coverage has amplified a false scare story.

Earlier this week, the police in Northern Ireland said that while headlines like "suicide game hits UK" might get thousands of clicks online, they "miss the bigger issue".

"Great for a short-term shock effect, but not great long-term as it somewhat misses the bigger issue," said the PSNI in Craigavon in a Facebook post, which has since been deleted.

A police officer claimed Momo was "run by hackers" seeking information.

According to the false story circulating on social media, children are contacted on WhatsApp by an account claiming to be momo. They are supposedly encouraged to save the character as a contact and then asked to carry out challenges as well as being told not to tell other members of their family.

The PSNI has said the danger lay with children feeling pressured to either follow the orders on any app by carrying out "challenges", or because of peer pressure in chat rooms.

"This is merely a current, attention-grabbing example of the minefield that is online communication for kids," read the original PSNI Facebook post.

"In 2017, it was ' Blue Whale', now it's 'Momo'. There'll be something else next."

Police appealed to parents to:

Ensure they know what their children can access online

Ensure children understand the importance of not giving personal information to anyone they do not know

Tell their children no-one has the right to make them do anything they do not want to do

Use parental controls to keep children safe

Police in the Republic of Ireland also raised concerns about momo, appealing to adults to supervise children and vulnerable people's online activity.

A spokesperson for the NSPCC in Northern Ireland said: "The constantly evolving digital world means a steady influx of new apps and games and can be hard for parents to keep track of.

"That's why it's important for parents to talk regularly with children about these apps and games and the potential risks they can be exposed to.

"The NSPCC publishes advice and guidance for parents on discussing online safety with their children, as well as Net Aware - the UK's only parental guide to social media and gaming apps."

Among the most common signs to watch out for include children who:

Become very secretive, especially about what they are doing online

Are spending a lot of time on the internet and social media

Are switching screens on their device when approached

Are withdrawn or angry after using the internet or sending text messages

Have lots of new phone numbers or email addresses on their devices

If adults are concerned or have any questions on how to approach the subject with their children, they can contact the NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000 or visit the NSPCC website.

Children who are worried about their activity on apps or online games can contact Childline 24 hours a day, online and over the phone on 0800 1111.

You can find more advice and tips on how children can navigate life online at BBC Own It, which has been set up to help 8 to 12 year olds deal with anything they might encounter online.

It is understood the original artwork used by the hackers has been taken from a designer in Japan who has no connection whatsoever with the momo challenge.
Update 28 February 2019: This article was originally published on 26 February and has been updated to reflect that fact-checkers now say that aspects of the "Momo" story is a hoax.

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The fictional online character "Momo", which was alleged to have encouraged children to self-harm, has been described as a hoax. On Wednesday, police in Northern Ireland moved to reassure parents about the doll figure with bulging eyes. Momo was said to have targeted young children on social media.

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Important Safeguarding briefing- County Lines

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Important Safeguarding briefing- County Lines

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Please follow the link below.

How to spot possible victims

There are several signs to look out for when someone has been lured into this activity, these include:

Change in behaviour

Signs of assault and/or malnutrition

Access to numerous phones

Use of unusual terms e.g. going country

Associating with gangs

Unexplained bus or train tickets

School truancy or going missing

Unexplained gifts (clothes, trainers) and cash

If you are concerned about the above or anything else then please follow our usual safeguarding procedures.

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Struggle working out percentages?
See the handy tip below.

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General tips for proofing

Read it out loud and also silently.

Read it backwards to focus on the spelling of words.

Read it upside down to focus on typology.

Use a spell checker and grammar checker as a first screening, but don't depend on them.

Have others read it.

Read it slowly.

Use a screen (a blank sheet of paper to cover the material not yet proofed).

Point with your finger to read one word at a time.

Don't proof for every type of mistake at once—do one proof for spelling, another for missing/additional spaces, consistency of word usage, font sizes, etc.

Keep a list of your most common errors (or of the writers you are proofing) and proof for those on separate "trips."

If you are editing within Word, use the "track changes" or "mark changes" function to make your comments apparent to other reviewers (additions and deletions can be set to appear in different colors).

Print it out and read it.

Read down columns in a table, even if you're supposed to read across the table to use the information. Columns may be easier to deal with than rows.

Use editor's flags. Put #s in the document where reviewers need to pay special attention, or next to items that need to be double-checked before the final proof print. Do a final search for all # flags and remove them.

Give a copy of the document to another person and keep a copy yourself. Take turns reading it out loud to each other. While one of you reads, the other one follows along to catch any errors and awkward-sounding phrases. This method also works well when proofing numbers and codes.

First, proof the body of the text. Then go back and proof the headings. Headings are prone to error because copy editors often don't focus on them.

Double check fonts that are unusual (italic, bold, or otherwise different).

Carefully read type in very tiny font.

Be careful that your eyes don't skip from one error to the next obvious error, missing subtle errors in between.

Double check proper names.

Double check little words: "or," "of," "it," and "is" are often interchanged.

Double check boilerplate text, like the company letterhead. Just because it's frequently used doesn't mean it's been carefully checked.

Double check whenever you're sure something is right—certainty is dangerous.

Closely review page numbers and other footer/header material for accuracy and correct order.

(With thanks to www.lrcom.com)

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Save the Date- Charlotte's leaving drinks

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Save the Date- Charlotte's leaving drinks

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Charlotte leaves Woodspeen Training on Friday 12th April and she would like to invite you all to join her after work for a few drinks.

We will be leaving from Woodspeen at 5pm and meeting at the Revolution bar.

Open invitation to everyone and some past staff members have even said that they will also be joining us.