This year's National Playday Campaign theme is "Give us a go".  The campaign promotes the benefits of allowing children to manage their own risks whilst playing, and aims to counter the risk-averse ‘cotton wool' culture that can limit children's play.  Playday 2008 falls on Wednesday 6 August.

Working with and Applying to Trusts and Foundations
6, August 2008 - Jurys Inn, City Centre, Birmingham

There are almost 9,000 different UK Trusts & Foundations giving over £2bn each year to community projects and charitable causes. With traditional sources of funding (e.g. ESF) flowing towards Central & Eastern Europe, this one-day WorkShop will help your organisation prepare to exploit a significant area of new funding.

Business Planning is essential to developing and sustaining an organisation in the voluntary, community or social enterprise sector. All social enterprise face the challenge of meeting financial and social targets and this training session will explore how to balance both aims by exploring the principals behind a strong, robust and viable business plan.

Business Planning - The aim of this course is to help you:

Just as the Summer Olympics begin, here's your chance to feel like a gold medal winner! Join in with this fun and energetic two-day summer school to meet new friends, improve your dance technique and create a performance inspired by the opening ceremonies and sports from the Summer Olympics.

Open to all levels of experience!

When: Tuesday 12 & Wednesday & 13 August 2008, 9.30am - 3.30pm
Where: DanceXchange // Birmingham Hippodrome //
Thorp Street // Birmingham // B5 4TB

Who: 8 to 16 year olds with any level of dance experience
Cost: £25.00

Just as the Summer Olympics begin, here's your chance to feel like a gold medal winner! Join in with this fun and energetic two-day summer school to meet new friends, improve your dance technique and create a performance inspired by the opening ceremonies and sports from the Summer Olympics.

Open to all levels of experience!

When: Tuesday 12 & Wednesday & 13 August 2008, 9.30am - 3.30pm
Where: DanceXchange // Birmingham Hippodrome //
Thorp Street // Birmingham // B5 4TB

Who: 8 to 16 year olds with any level of dance experience
Cost: £25.00

Funding of £30m is being made available to third-sector organisations whose work supports disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in finding their pathway to success. The Youth Sector Development Fund (YSDF) will help organisations to grow their capacity, support them to compete for local contracts and become fully sustainable.

The CAF 1.5 Day Training is aimed at staff that are likely to be involved in the Common Assessment Process, acting as the professional lead in case work and who will be involved in filling in the assessment form.  The 1.5 days (9.30-16.00h and 9.30-12.30h) will comprise of presentation, group work and exercises.

Title:
Certificate in Playwork
(CACHE Level 2 Qualification)

Dates:

Induction day Tuesday 19 August
Course dates: Tuesdays September 9, 16, 23 & 30; October 7, 14 & 21; November 4, 11, 18 & 25; December 2, 9 & 16; January 6 & 13 (12 taught sessions, 2 tutorials & 2
supported writing days)

Times:
First session 10:00am - 1:00pm
All follow up sessions 10:00am - 2:30pm

Venue:

Ladywood Arts and Leisure Centre

The CAF 1.5 Day Training is aimed at staff that are likely to be involved in the Common Assessment Process, acting as the professional lead in case work and who will be involved in filling in the assessment form.  The 1.5 days (9.30-16.00h and 9.30-12.30h) will comprise of presentation, group work and exercises.