Ria Farncombe
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Net Assets - free social media dissemination and discussion seminar at Jurys Inn

July 17, 2012 from 9am to 1:30pm
Want to know how social media can benefit your work with young people?Through our Net Assets project – the Regional Youth Work Unit has been exploring a variety of ways in which social media and emerging digital technologies can support the development of youth work and the empowerment of young people in our region.We are hosting a half-day seminar on Tuesday 17th July 2012 to share our findings from the project and to give you the opportunity to:Hear from guest speaker Liz Robson- a visiting…See More
Jul 4, 2012
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Ria Farncombe commented on Ria Farncombe's blog post Young People and Social Media
"I will try to keep up to date, most of the work being carried out is on tumblr and Facebook so make sure you like the pages. Hopefully things will really start to happen after our next physical meeting, giving a catalyst for young people to start…"
Apr 11, 2012
Tim Davies commented on Ria Farncombe's blog post Young People and Social Media
"Hey Ria, Thanks for sharing this - it looks there might be a lot we should explore for a project I'm currently working on for Nominet Trust. I'll follow the blog with interest... Tim"
Apr 11, 2012
Ria Farncombe posted a blog post

Young People and Social Media

The Regional Youth Work Unit – North East has been exploring a variety of ways in which social media and emerging digital technology can support the development of youth work and the empowerment of the young people of our region. In July The Unit was successful in gaining funding from the Policy and Representation Partnership to support our new Net Assets Project. Net Assets will support practitioners across the region to help young people develop local campaigns.Our plan was to work with young…See More
Apr 10, 2012
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Brief bio: tell us a few facts about you & your interest in digital aspects of work with young people
I'm the administration and information officer at the Regional Youth Work Unit - North East, doing all their social media and website work, this is interesting to my area of work. Particularly a new project called Net Assets, using social media for social change.

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Young People and Social Media

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The Regional Youth Work Unit – North East has been exploring a variety of ways in which social media and emerging digital technology can support the development of youth work and the empowerment of the young people of our region.

In July The Unit was successful in gaining funding from the Policy and Representation Partnership to support our new Net Assets Project. Net Assets will support practitioners across the…

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Ryan Glynn commented on Daniel Källén Vidman's blog post Archipelago youth work
"Very very interesting, I like and work on the Isle of Wight, This has had a few issues in relation to the youth work issues. Professional boundaries are difficult but essential to reinforce bu 'im your friendly youth worker not your…"
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Mildred Talabi replied to Mildred Talabi's discussion Email marketing - how do you do yours?
"Hi Tony, Thanks for that; your youthworktoolbox website looks useful, particularly the podcasts. We're looking at going with Mailchimp as it's very user-friendly and very much integrated with social media which is a major plus. I might…"
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Tony Brown replied to Mildred Talabi's discussion Email marketing - how do you do yours?
"Hi Mildred. I currently use Awebber for my email campaigns. It's a paid service, but after my research, it seemed to be the best option for me. I also have a mail chimp account, but I have never used it. Awebber was not too difficult to set…"
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Survey for children and young people... Please share...

Please could everyone share this survey with 8 to 19 year olds.The research is exploring children and young peoples views on e-Safety, so great opportunity to get them thinking about staying safe online. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9QH8RB2Much appreciate any support and I am happy to share the results in June should anybody like to have a read :)See More
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May 7, 2013 all day
We will be having a live blog where all youth workers can come on and discuss youth work online
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Free training day for youth workers on Understanding Group Work at YMCA George Williams College

May 21, 2013 from 10am to 5pm
YMCA George Williams College is offering a free training day on ‘Understanding Group Work’ for professionals and volunteers working with young people. The day will encourage you to think about different approaches to group work as well as providing practical activities that you can take away and use with young people. Topics to be covered include: Team buildingGroup rolesUnderstanding conflictUsing discussionLeadershipTo book your free place, please contact Naomi Stanton…See More
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Using Creative Assessment Tools for Practitioners at Attlee Youth & Community Centre, London E1

April 11, 2013 from 9:30am to 4:30pm
BackgroundOne of the challenges of assessment processes with young people is how to secure their involvement and active participation. Only too often assessment can become something that is ‘done’ to young people (or a form that needs  to be filled in), rather than a dynamic process that puts them at the centre, something theyare involved with and have some ownership over. The assessment tools called ‘CAF Cards’  and ‘Road Sign Cards’ have been developed with young people to work with the…See More
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Helen Miller commented on Tim Davies's blog post Youth Workers exploring Youth Work in 21st Century - Virtual Conference
"My apologies for commenting some 4 months after this event happened, I really don't get onto this site as often as I should! This was the first (hopefully there will be many more) online youth work student conference, and it was a bit of a have…"
Feb 28
Helen Miller left a comment for Matt Bamford-Bowes
"Just had a quick glance at the web page, looks like a great project - cant believe I'm only just discovering it!"
Feb 28

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