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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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June 2012 Blog Posts (3)
Using social media to boost student employability - Guardian article
- Guardian Professional, Monday 18 June 2012 12.18 BST
University of Central Lancashire is exploring Twitter and Tumblr use to help students develop job seeking and networking skills
Universities have a…
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Added by Tony Cisse on June 21, 2012 at 13:05 — 1 Comment
A quick update
I thought i should probably make a quick update about some of the exciting new things i am doing that i haven’t shared with you all yet.
Firstly i have finally left my job in order to go freelance with my Mental Health and Social Media work. I will still be a VIK with YoungMinds as well as a young advisor for the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a media and communications volunteer with North Essex Foundation Partnership Trust.
I will now also be working with Katie Bacon as a…
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Nominet Trust announce new funding call - with opportunities for digital youth work
Reposted from Tim's Blog...
The Nominet Trust have just announced a new £2m funding challenge focussed on support for young…
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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…"
Shane Baker posted a discussionSurvey 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
Dee Paul Gibson posted an eventOur place our base at Live.ourplaceourbase.org
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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Kate Reed posted an eventFree 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
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…"
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