In our upcoming free webinar, Can You Be 100% Health and Safety Compliant All the Time? on 21 April at 2.00pm, our experts debate whether this is a possible, or even desirable, goal for organisations to have. After all, health and safety law doesn’t demand that all risks be eliminated; it requires employers to find “reasonably practicable” solutions to reduce them.
During this session, we’ll draw on our extensive knowledge of working closely with organisations of all sizes and sectors to explore whether a ‘box-ticking’ approach is enough to sufficiently mitigate risk, plus how to ensure any measures introduced in your workplace aren’t overly restrictive to the point that they inevitably hamper productivity and ultimately your bottom line.
To find out how to compliantly strike the right balance, join WorkNest’s Director of Health & Safety Services, Nick Wilson, alongside Principal Health & Safety Consultant, Scott Crichton, as they discuss how organisations can take a sensible, proportionate approach to workforce health and safety management and debate pertinent questions such as:
• Is it possible, or even desirable, to be 100% compliant 100% of the time?
• Is it better to strive to be compliant or safe?
• How do organisations identify “reasonably practicable” safety measures? And what falls outside of this scope?
• What are the top five most common mistakes employers make with regard to risk assessments, and how can you get these right?
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If you have a particular question(s) relating to any of the points above, we welcome you to submit them in advance via the registration form. Our experts will endeavour to answer as many as possible during the session.
Locality would like to invite you to a series of impact workshops and mini clinics over the next two months.
Each will feature different perspectives on measuring the social impact of your work with an interactive workshop on story of change, practitioner input and space for discussion with your peers.
Each workshop will broadly focus on a different London recovery mission. We want to shine a spotlight on how London’s community organisations contribute to these missions.
If your organisation works within one of the missions and you are taking the first steps in learning how to better measure your social impact (or just if you are generally interested) then this is for you.
There’s also the chance to book on our bespoke mini clinics where our experts will work through a basic theory of change with you – see below for details of how to join those.
You can sign-up to our Spotlight mailing list here.
Mental Health & Wellbeing / Healthy Place, Healthy weight
Thursday 21 April 2pm – 3.30pm
New Deal for Young People
Thursday 5 May 2pm – 3.30pm
Good work for all Londoners
Wednesday 25 May 2pm – 3:30pm
The events are free of charge – funded by City Bridge Trust, part of the London Spotlight Programme. Note that the events are interactive workshops rather than webinars (so please be willing to have your camera on and contribute your valued ideas!)
Previous attendees asked if they could have a one-to-one or small-group mini clinic to further develop their story of change. We have a limited number of places on these mini clinics available. Please contact us if you are interested.
“The support that project like us received from Locality is amazing and very helpful. The workshop is very empowering for us to thrive in our service.”
Previous participant – Youth provision, Hackney
“Thanks for the session today on developing a social impact framework – really useful especially with regards to the smaller, community projects we deliver and reporting back to funders.”
Previous participant – Schools partnership, West London
LMP Education has access to a new date for the fabulous course offering that commences on Monday 28th March 2022. The Course is a Remote 5-day Level 2 Understanding Children’s and Young Peoples Mental Health. Once the learner has completed the course, LMP Education will apply for a FREE ENHANCED DBS and arrange a GUARANTEED JOB INTERVIEW with vacancies Pan London. Details of the course are below:
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
This course is split into five manageable units:
Unit 1: Understand Children and Young People’s Mental Health in Context
Unit 2: Understand Factors which may affect Children and Young People’s Mental Health
Unit 3: Understand Children and Young People’s Mental Health Concerns
Unit 4: Understand the Impact of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Concerns
Unit 5: Understand how to Support Children and Young People with Mental Health Concerns
BENEFITS
- Gain a nationally recognised qualification
- Establish a long-standing career pathway within the health and social care sector
- This course is delivered via distance learning/Learn from Home
- Study will enhance both your personal skills and professional development
- Personal tutors are assigned to you to ensure you have the support needed to succeed
- FREE DBS will be arranged for all learners who complete this course
National Day of Reflection 23rd March
The overall purpose of the Day of Reflection is twofold – to remember those we have lost during the pandemic, and also to pay tribute to the ongoing work of thousands of people, professionals and volunteers, who have supported us all during this time. Full information is available here.
- A Minute of Silence at 12 noon which can be observed as a private moment or at your workplace or community. You can also join the Minute of Silence online from 11.50 where a short programme will include a specially written poem and the London Community Gospel Choir. (Register before the day.)
- Wall of Reflection. A Wall of Reflection in your community is a place to share thoughts about those we have lost and those who continue to serve. You can display photos, poems, objects, music, stories, articles, hobbies or recipes – whatever feels right for you. A full guide is available to download and materials are available from any Marie Curie shop.
- Tea and biscuits. This can either be in connection with a Wall of Reflection or as a stand-alone activity. This is simply an opportunity to bring people together in your community – maybe those who have lost loved ones, or just a gathering of people who would like to reflect on the experience of these two years.
You can add your local activities to the national activity map by completing the online form here (where you can indicate whether your event is private or public).
A full day of online activities – to participate in any or all of these you should register in advance.
- 8.00-9.00am. Workshop: Yoga to explore emotions.
- 11.50am-12.05pm. A Moment of Reflection.
- 12.30-1.00pm. Instagram Live event: Breathwork and natural ways to stay calm
- 3.00-4.00pm. Grief at work: How can we better support employees?
- 3.30-4.30pm. Workshop: Mindfulness for grief
- 5.00-5.45pm. The Grief Toolkit
- 6.00-6.45pm. The Memory Kitchen
- 7.00-9.00pm. Coming Together in Hope; A National Service of Reflection for Black Communities affected by Covid 19 pandemic. This is a Christian service to which everyone is invited. The service takes place in person in Birmingham and is co-organised by London-based Ubele Initiative. To attend in person register here. To view via a livestream on Youtube use this link which will go live on the day. Ubele are also planning an evening event at the Conway Hall in London – if you are interested please contact us and we will send details as soon as we have them.
Free weekly talking group and exercise classes for women. Flyer
Good morning,
Did you know that 48% of UK adults say the pandemic has negatively affected their wellbeing?
With this in mind, the British Red Cross community education team are working in partnership with Aviva on a Covid-19 recovery campaign.
The aim is to support and improve the wellbeing of those most at risk, helping them to adapt and recover from the adversity they may have experienced throughout the pandemic. We thought that the resources may help staff, volunteers and people you support.
We’re offering the following free resources for both adults and young people:
- Online and telephone workshops
- Self-directed learning through online education resources
- Printed activity packs (available in English, Farsi, Arabic, Tigrinya and Pashto)
- Teaching resources
Date Tues 01 Mar 22
Timing 2 – 4.30pm (Registration 1.30pm)
Venue Conway Hall, Holborn
Topic Collaboration
Speakers
Natalie Creary, Director, BlackThrive
Joe Doran, Action Inquiry Manager, Lankelly Chase
Collaboration is one of the five core values underpinning a trauma-informed approach. But how do we truly collaborate with those we work with? How exactly do we release the power and control that we can find ourselves holding onto?
Joe will share Lankelly Chase Foundation’s unique approach to collaboration – the thinking behind it and how it works in reality. Joe will discuss the challenges he finds to true collaboration (and possible solutions).
Natalie will share their approach and learning about collaboration – both from collaborating with Lankelly Chase, and from BlackThrive’s collaborative approach with the people who use their service. Natalie will discuss the key benefits to a good collaboration – together with what a bad collaboration can look like!
Join us in this safe space to share your collaboration experiences and hopefully be inspired to build your own approach to collaboration
Book your place here
The Confident Parent Happy Child (CPHC) project provides evidence based parenting programmes for parents/carers who have a child between 0-18 years of age living in Hammersmith and Fulham. We deliver a wide range of programmes to help improve the parent child relationship and increase parents/carers confidence, knowledge and understanding.
Solace Women’s Aid’s Labyrinth Project, in collaboration with BPP University of Law, are running a free workshop for the voluntary sector staff on law around domestic abuse.
This workshop is a review of the basic concepts of Domestic Abuse, covering the legal protections available and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. This workshop is for staff members of voluntary organisations and Children’s Centres who work with women or encounter domestic abuse in their work.
Date: Monday, February 14th 2022
Time: 1-2pm
To register: click here
For a downloadable flyer: click here
Based on Sankofa principles of seeking knowledge from the past to benefit the futures of generations to come. The Ubele Circles Project is an opportunity for you to explore anti-racist activism in Britain. You will be a part of a group which will come together to learn from an elder social activist and will examine their role in British social activism and the changes they have contributed to making. By the end of the process we hope for you and your co-learners to write a blog showcasing your learning.
The Circle will take place between February – March 2022 and will be led by social activist, artist, curator and educator Michael Mcmillan. This circle will run for a duration of 4 weekly sessions. Michael will facilitate interactive sessions exploring activism through an artistic lens.
If you are interested in being a part of The Ubele Circles Project, we require you to commit to meeting weekly between 6 pm – 7:30 pm on the dates outlined below;
Wednesday 16th February @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 23rd February @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 2nd March @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 16th March @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Application deadline: Monday 14 February 2022
