There are a high number of young people from low income/lower socio-economic groups that are either inactive or not active enough for health (and wider social) benefits. This workshop will offer ideas for how you can attract inactive young people to Doorstep Sport sessions.

By the end of the workshop, learners will:

• Understand what is meant by inactivity and the complex nature of the subject
• Know why it is important to understand young peoples’ lives and potential barriers to engaging with activity
• Understand how to use behaviour change tactics such as EAST and Nudge to engage inactive youth
• Know how to retain participants that were previously inactive

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Please email [email protected] if you have any queries about the session.

The sessions will cover:

· An overview of CONTEST, The Prevent Duty, why it is important and an understanding of Terrorism legislation.

· The National and Local picture, including the types of ideologies present in Essex and the UK.

· How radicalisation happens, the influencing factors, what to look out for, what to do if you are worried about someone and what happens when someone is referred to Prevent.

There will also be an opportunity to work together on some case studies to think about the type of situations where you may have concerns about a young person you’re working with, and what you can do.

All sessions are held via MS Teams and a calendar invite with the joining link will be sent to you upon registration.

Sessions available being held on Tuesday 11 March from 13:00-15:00 and Friday 28 March 10:00-12:00.

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Please contact Fawn Roberts on [email protected] or 03330 322715 if you have any questions about the session.

Please note these workshops are only open to individuals working with children and young people in Southend, Essex and Thurrock.

About the Workshop

Active Essex has developed a Fundraising and Bid Writing Workshop in response to requests for fundraising support from our locally trusted organisations (LTOs) and wider network.

Fundraising has never been more challenging for community and voluntary organisations across Essex. There is huge demand on grant givers like National Lottery Community Fund and Sport England. There are less grants available from local authorities and NHS. Your fundraising plan needs to think of different ways to bring in income, know where to look for available and relevant grants, and make sure your bids and grant applications stand out.

This three hour in-person workshop is aimed at organisations who are using physical activity and sport to deliver their organisation’s vision and outcomes and want to improve their fundraising and bid writing knowledge and confidence to strengthen income generation.

What the Workshop offers

The Active Essex Fundraising and Bid Writing Workshop benefits all levels of fundraising experience who are looking to improve their fundraising knowledge and skills, whether you are looking to write your first application and don’t know where to begin, or you want to look at other ways of fundraising for your organisation. Through the three-hour workshop attendees will:

1. Understand the different types of fundraising.
2. Understand the current trends in fundraising.
3. Understand the different sources of grants for community sport/physical activity.
4. Understand the best approach to writing a small grant application.
5. Understand the best approach to writing a large grant application.

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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training course, designed to teach people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis. This accredited two-day course will allow you to develop practical skills to identify a range of mental health issues and support a young person to get the help they need. Provides an in depth understanding of specific mental health issues and is delivered in four manageable chunks:

• What is mental health?
• Depression and anxiety
• Suicide and psychosis
• Self-harm and eating disorders

It focuses on the issues faced by young people today, such as cyber bullying and substance misuse, and build your knowledge and confidence on how to promote protective factors and offer support.

Completing this course qualifies you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider. In order to complete this course you must attend day 2 on Monday 14 April.

Further information and registration will appear here closer to the event.

Note this workshop is now full.

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• The Online World Key terms and definitions, the eco system in which extremism exists online and how the dark web operates.
• Understanding Online Radicalisation: How extremists use the online world and the process of online radicalisation.
• Platforms Used: An overview of the main social media and gaming adjacent platforms used by extremists and some of the methods used by radicalisers.
• Harmful Online Communities: An overview of some of the other online communities that have links to extremism.

A good understanding of Prevent, and the ideologies present within the UK is required before attending the Online Radicalisation training, as this will not be covered in the session so it is recommended you attend the Enhanced Awareness Session first, or do the Home Office online course.

There will also be an opportunity to work together on some case studies to think about the type of situations where you may have concerns about a young person you’re working with, and what you can do.

Sessions available on Wednesday 23 April, 10:00-11:30 and Thursday 8 May, 10:00-11:30.

All sessions are held via MS Teams and a calendar invite with the joining link will be sent to you upon registration.

Click here to register.

Please contact Fawn Roberts on [email protected] or 03330 322715 if you have any questions about the session.

Please note these workshops are only open to individuals working with children and young people in Southend, Essex and Thurrock.