short breaks update for families with disabled children ......our aim is to engage, motivate and...

Short Breaks Update for Families with Disabled Children and Young People

Contact details:

Kay Willis, Disability Services Development Manager: 07920 252 095

Email [email protected]

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Welcome to the April Short Breaks Update. We hope you will find the

information in this edition useful. Please share it with your colleagues

and families.

Important - Transport consultation - OCC is running a public consulta-tion on the proposed changes to the Home to School Travel and Transport Policies for Statutory and Post 16 aged students from 2018. Please take part and share your views. The consultation and the proposed new policies can be found at the following link -

https://consultations.oxfordshire.gov.uk/consult.ti/HometoSchoolTravelandTransport/consultationHome

** Don’t miss the deadline - 30th April 2018 **

Transport consultation— Home to School—have your say...

P1 Welcome & Transport consultation

P2-3 Inclusive sports opportunities

P4 Adventure Impact—alternative educa-

tion opportunities & Family Services

Directory

P5 Equilore Easter Monday event

P6 VIP+’s Easter activities

P7 Forest Schools Family Fun Day (West &

North areas)

P8 Find Play events near you & Calling all

carers…

P9 OPA Play Day dates

P10 Dreamcatchers Forest Schools (West &

North areas)

P11 Autism friendly cinema screenings

P12 Local Offer

P13 Changes to DLA & Carers Allowance

and Contact’s parent guides

P14 Connections Support

P15 Oxfordshire’s Health and Care Services - The Big Consultation

P16-17 Grants & Funding Opportunities

P18 Attwood on Aspergers & Autism 2-

day course

P19 The Sensory Lexiconary

P20 OCVA Training opportunities

What’s in this edition...

mailto:[email protected]




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Junior wheelchair basketball sessions are on offer every other Sunday at 12pm to encourage the younger gener-ation to try wheelchair sport and have fun while learning new skills. We also encourage friends and siblings to come and join in too to promote the inclusivity this sport has to offer.

Non-wheelchair users and complete beginners welcome.

[email protected] or call 07806 199555

Inclusive sport opportunities...

For more information, please contact the White Horse Leisure Centre on 01235 766201.

Tennis

The SEN Tennis session is for children aged between 5 and

11 years old with learning difficulties. This is a fun session

where the participants can learn the basics of tennis with a

coach but also have other activities to choose from to help

keep them entertained and achieve. Runs every Wednesday

from 4.00pm to 5.00pm. Contact:- White Horse Leisure

Centre on 01235 540700 for more information.

Regular Wheelchair Tennis sessions started at the end of November at White Horse Lei-

sure Centre in Wantage and are coached by Paralympian Marc McCarroll, a qualified

coach who is keen to work with those of all ages and abilities. The session takes place

on alternate Fridays from 6.30pm—8.00pm. For more information, contact -

[email protected]

DSActive Tennis sessions are for anyone with Downs Syndrome and take place every

Saturday from 11.00am-12.00pm at the White Horse Leisure Centre in Wantage. For

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“I am writing to you as the Head Coach of Bicester Lawn Tennis Club (BLTC). Based on London Road, our facility provides top-quality tennis coaching for all age groups. We help players to keep fit, make new friends and enjoy sport in a relaxed and friendly environment.

BLTC prides itself on being a friendly, welcoming and family-orientated sports club. With the county’s lowest membership fees, professional-standard coaching, three floodlit all-weather courts, private parking and a fully-fitted clubhouse, the club stands alone as Bicester’s leading sports facility.

Alongside performance programmes, summer camps and afterschool clubs, our coaches are highly experi-enced in delivering specialist disability sessions. Since 2014, we have run weekly classes for people in sup-ported living and accessing daytime support across Oxfordshire. These have proved so successful that I was recently nominated for Disability Coach & Disability Venue at the Oxfordshire British Tennis Awards 2017.

As part of our Learning Disability Tennis Programme funded by Oxfordshire County Council, we have been awarded a grant to further expand our disability coaching provision. As such, we are offering people with a disability who are 16yrs or older, who may at school, college, supported living or accessing day-time support from your organisation from across the Oxfordshire a first-come, first-served opportunity to sign up to free sessions.

The free four-week programme can be flexible to fit around your weekly schedule (we can set up the free sessions for as soon as required), the classes will be fully-funded and all equipment will be provided. Ses-sions will be delivered by Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) qualified tennis coaches, who are DBS-checked and first aid trained.

To register your interest, please contact me via the details below.

I look forward to hearing back from you!

Kind regards, Bianca

Bianca Pallatt, 07938 145736, [email protected], Head Coach & Programme Director, Bicester Lawn Tennis Club

More tennis...free sessions for over 16s with a disability at Bicester Lawn Tennis Club

BOBI League

The BOBI League is a pan-disability league that oper-ates across Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckingham-shire. The League has divisions for adult males, adult females, U16’s and U12’s, as well as a division for indi-viduals with mental health issues.

The League plays one central venue fixture a month which consists of teams playing between 4 and 6 games. There are currently a total of 6 central venues a season (2 Berkshire, 2 Buckinghamshire, and 2 in Oxfordshire), with the season running September - May, with a winter break for December, January and February.

Get Involved

Both the Berks & Bucks FA and Oxfordshire FA are always keen to encourage clubs and individuals to become involved in disability football, to ensure that any individual who wants to take part in foot-ball has the opportunity to do so. Whether it is within an existing mainstream club, or if you are looking to establish a disability specific club we will advise and support you every step of the way.

If you are interested in supporting disability football in your area please contact :-

jonathan.wood@ berks-bucksfa.com or call 01367 246823. If you are located in Oxfordshire please email: [email protected]

Inclusive football—BOBI League




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ADVENTUREIMPACT A specialist unit of the Adventure Plus team

DISCOVERY PROGRAMME

The Discovery Programme is a 10-12 week programme for chil-

dren in KS2 (8-11 years) struggling in mainstream education.

Our aim is to engage, motivate and inspire children and young

people from local schools who are struggling with, or are on the

point of being excluded from, mainstream education.

We will offer a 10-12 week programme, one day a week during school term, to enable children to explore outdoor activities, learn new skills, overcome fears, develop self-confidence, works as a team and encourage a new approach to learning. All whilst hav-ing fun outdoors!

Spaces are available for the summer term. Interested? Please contact Adventure Plus.

ADVENTURE PLUS

Main Street, Clanfield, Oxfordshire, OX18 2SN

T: 01993 703308 Email: [email protected]

Alternative opportunity during the school day...

Family Services Directory…

There are lots of activities and events happening over Easter and beyond and there are

details of some of these on the Family Services Directory. It’s free to advertise

events...just register and you can add them.

Please also encourage families to look for events happening near them.

www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/familyinformation



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Taster Session Equine Assisted Learning

Wondering what to do for the Easter bank holiday?

Why not visit Equilore for a totally new experience. Animal as-

sisted therapy has known benefits for those who struggle to ex-

press their thoughts. Horses are intelligent, sensitive beings and

live in the moment. They offer us patience and forgiveness and

another chance when we get it wrong. Lessons learned with

horses are real experiences that can rewire our minds to new

possibilities. A lesson learned experientially can more easily be

transferred to human to human situations creating a lasting and

positive change for the client. During this 90-minute taster ses-

sion you will work with the horses from the ground and explore

any feelings, emotions or goals you would like. Open to anyone

over the age of 7. The sessions will be run by Chartered Psy-

chologist Dr Loes Koorenhof. To book please contact Loes or

for more information visit www.equilore.co.uk.

Equilore Pool Farm

Stratton Audley, OX27

9AJ

07787 402236

www.equilore.co.uk

[email protected]

** Easter Monday **

Spend some time with the horses and feel

connected

90 min taster session £35

—00—

Book now!

Family session, group sessions or individual

sessions available




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Easter activity information from VIP+

VIP+ champion extra-curricular activities for vulnerable young people. To

download the Easter holiday activity guide, please go to the VIP+ website:-

https://vipplusoxford.org/



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For children in West & North Oxfordshire...



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Find outdoor play near you...via Play England

Looking for good quality play provision in

your area? There are great play opportu-

nities out there for children and young

people. Play England are developing

listings of local play organisations who run

Adventure Playgrounds, a unique open

access staffed play provision, after-school

clubs, half-term and summer activities, as

well as specialised play provision for chil-

dren and young people with additional

needs. Local play providers provide an ab-

solutely crucial public service, making sure children and young people have access to

free quality play provision. So do please give them your support!

On their website, there is a map to help you locate those nearest you:-

http://www.playengland.org.uk/resources-list/play-in-your-area/

The Carers Project

Abingdon & Witney College along with Carers Oxfordshire

offer a Carers Programme with a variety of adult learning

courses specifically for carers . These include:-

Aromatherapy

Building resilience

Emotional literacy

Mindfulness

Reclaiming me

Yoga for relaxation

Search for The Carers Project within the Course Search tab on the website

http://www.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/

First Aid in the Home

Safer Moving & Handling in

the Home

Individual Care at Home



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Dates for your diary...

Dates and venues for this years OPA Play and Activity have been confirmed. These

events will offer both FREE Entrance and FREE Activities to ensure an inclusion for ALL.

Individual posters for each event will be issued in due course.



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For children in West & North Oxfordshire...



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On Sunday mornings throughout the month, films suitable for all audiences are screened in a sensory friendly and inclusive environment with adjustments.

These autism friendly adjustments aim to reduce over-stimulation and create a welcoming environment. They are designed to make the cinema more inclusive and accessible for people with sensory sensitivities, and others who can benefit from this environment.

Cineworld are showing Peter Rabbit on Sunday 1st April at 11.00am, Didcot & Witney.

Odeon are showing several films, all at 10.15am in Oxford. A Wrinkle in Time (PG) on Monday 2nd April Peter Rabbit on Tuesday 3rd April The Greatest Showman on Wednesday 4th April Coco on Thursday 5th April Ready Player One (12A) on Sunday 22nd April

Showcase are showing Peter Rabbit on Sunday 8th April at 10.00am, Reading.

Vue have not given details of which film they will be showing but it will be on Sunday 29th April at 10.15am. Please see their website for more de-tails—www.myvue.com

Autism friendly cinema screenings for this month

The Dimensions website has details of these screenings. Please go to their website:- https://www.dimensions-uk.org/get-involved/campaigns/autism-friendly-cinema-screenings/

should you wish to find out more.


https://www.dimensions-uk.org/get-involved/campaigns/autism-friendly-cinema-screenings/


Visit https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/short-breaks-disabled-children to

keep up to date with the redesign of short breaks and respite care services for

disabled children in Oxfordshire

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Information and advice

The Information, advice and support for parents and children about SEN pages on the Local Offer webpages provide a range of information on:-

For parents

Information and advice on services, events and activities for children and parents.

For children and young people

Oxme.info website and independent and impartial information, ad-vice and support for careers and job seeking for those who may need additional support.

Support services

Including support for families, support for learning, SENDIASS, health services, Integrated Children’s Services (including Family Support Service, Early Support, Local Community Support) and you can search for support groups for parents and carers of disabled children.

Guidance and policies

Transport to school or college and help with using public transport and the Motability Scheme. Help with transport can be particularly important for children and young people with SEN or disabilities. Information for young people is available at OXME.

Disputes and grievances

This section describes some of the things that are in place to help parents and young people when they do not agree with decisions that are being taken or are unhappy with something that has been provided.

Neighbouring councils

For information, advice and support on SEND in our nearby local authorities.

Do you use the

Local Offer pages

on the County

Council website?

Don’t forget to

tell people

about it...

For more information and further guidance on the Local Offer, please go to:-

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sen

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/short-breaks-disabled-children


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The government has published the new benefit and tax credit rates that will apply from April 2018

onwards. You can download the new rates for DWP administered benefits such as DLA and carer’s

allowance as well as details of tax credits, child benefit and other HMRC administered benefits.

Contact have also just updated five of their parent guides including:-

Money Matters, an easy to understand checklist of all the entitlements to benefits and other financial help you may be able to get if you are the parent of a disabled child in England, Scotland and Wales.

Personal Independence Payment and other benefits at 16 looks in detail at the rules for Personal Independence Payment, the benefit that replaces DLA when a child turns 16. It also looks at other benefits and tax credit pay-

ments that can be paid for a young disabled person between the ages of 16 and 19.

Helping your child sleep has been written by experts in the field, together with parents and Understanding your child's behaviour includes a look at why children behave in different ways, managing specific issues like tantrums or biting and suggests ways about some of ways your child can be helped.

Living with a rare condition is our guide for parents whose child has a rare condition, including what is a rare condition, getting a diagnosis, what help and support you can expect, meeting other parents and top tips.

Get in touch with their freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555 for your free copy of these guides or email [email protected]. You can also download them from our website. All these guides are free for parents.

Changes to DLA & Carers Allowance payments for 2018-2019


https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662290/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2018-to-2019.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2017-overview-of-tax-legislation-and-rates-ootlar/annex-a-rates-and-allowances#working-and-child-tax-credits-child-benefit-and-guardians-allowance

https://contact.org.uk/media/1174614/money_matters.pdf

https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/resource-library/parent-guide-personal-independence-payment-and-other-benefits-at-16/

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/advice-and-support/resource-library/parent-guide-helping-your-child-sleep/

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/advice-and-support/resource-library/parent-guide-understanding-your-childs-behaviour/

https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/resource-library/parent-guide-about-diagnosis-living-with-a-rare-condition/


https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/resource-library/


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Connect-Up Oxfordshire – Direct Payment Networking Group

If you have answered yes to any of the questions above you may be interested in

attending Connect-Up Oxfordshire, a local networking group for people using Direct

Payments.

What Connect-Up Offers:-

The opportunity for people to meet other Direct Payment users and improve

knowledge, understanding and confidence with using Direct Payments to buy

care and support services in Oxfordshire.

Information and advice in all aspects of using a Direct Payment and Employing

Personal Assistants.

Training to become a Direct Payment Mentor and share experience and

knowledge to help others become more confident using Direct Payments.

Close working with both Oxfordshire Country Council and Oxford Health to en-

sure Connect-Up members can become a voice for Direct Payment users in Ox-

fordshire and help guide local Direct Payment policy and practice.

If you’re interested in attending Connect-Up please contact -

Are you a Direct Payment user receiving a Personal Budget from either Social Services or your local NHS?

Do you support someone else to manage and use a Direct Payment?

Are you a parent or someone with parental responsibility for managing a direct

payment on behalf of a child?

Ann Cummings - Oxfordshire DP & Employment Advisor Administrator

Tel: 01865 410307 Email – [email protected]

Address: 213 Barns Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 3UT




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Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group Oxfordshire’s Health and Care Services - The Big Consultation

You've been invited to participate in Oxfordshire’s health and care services

- The Big Consultation by Oxfordshire CCG

The NHS has reflected on the experience of running Phase 1 of the Oxfordshire Transfor-

mation Programme. We understand that we need to learn from the experience and ap-

proach the improvement of local services in a very different manner.

Alongside this, a recent Care Quality Commission Local System Review has emphasised

the need for much better health and social care planning together and the need for an

overarching vision and strategy for health and care in Oxfordshire.

We understand that the best service improvements are those where patients, the wider

public and key stakeholders (including local authorities, the voluntary sector and our so-

cial care partners) work together to co-design services based upon the health and care

needs of the local population. We need to break down organisational barriers and work in

a much more integrated way to improve care for residents and patients in Oxfordshire.

We therefore recognise the need to progress with the next phase in a very different way.

We need to listen to local people and understand better at local level how to work in a

more integrated way to improve care for residents and patients in Oxfordshire.

Going forward, system leaders will bring together our individual organisations strategies to

ensure we have one over-arching strategy, owned by the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Over the next few weeks we will describe how we plan to work with the public and other

stakeholders in looking at the population’s health and care needs in order to develop to-

gether a health and social care system that is fit for the future.

Update from Communications and Engagement Team http://www.oxonhealthcaretransformation.nhs.uk/


http://www.oxonhealthcaretransformation.nhs.uk/


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Grants and funding opportunities

SUNDAY 29 April 2017 Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Events start at 10.30am

The event provides an opportunity for smaller charities and community groups who wouldn’t organise an event on this scale to fundraise.

For more entry and more details please go to the website www.blenheim7k.co.uk or email [email protected] if you would like to discuss fundraising or bringing a team. https://i.emlfiles4.com/cmpdoc/2/0/8/8/7/files/482154_fundraising-opportunties-at-blenheim7k-2018.pdf?dm_i=1OSY,5EU08,OP064L,KY12Z,1

Charities are invited to bring teams to fundraise at the Blenheim Fun Run

For 60 years the Trustees of the Garfield Weston Foundation have supported local charities across the UK. To celebrate the Foundation’s anniversary and the vital role of volunteers and com-munity charities, we are excited to launch an additional grants scheme that will be open to applications from 5th January to 30th June 2018 exclusively – the Weston Anniversary Fund (https://anniversary.garfieldweston.org/weston-anniversary-fund/) .

This is a Capital grants scheme and applying is a simple one-step process. Please read about the fund, its application guidelines and take a quick quiz to find out if you are eligible to apply. And if you are, good luck!

If this fund doesn’t fit your particular charity or project, then you may want to consider ap-plying to our ongoing, regular grants scheme at https://garfieldweston.org/apply-to-us/grant-guidelines/.

Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) provides a

variety of grant programmes that help community

groups and charities in Oxfordshire improve people’s

lives. Operating three grant programmes, they enable

groups & charities to decide which programme is most

suitable for them. Details are available on https://

oxfordshire.org/grants/


https://i.emlfiles4.com/cmpdoc/2/0/8/8/7/files/482154_fundraising-opportunties-at-blenheim7k-2018.pdf?dm_i=1OSY,5EU08,OP064L,KY12Z,1

https://i.emlfiles4.com/cmpdoc/2/0/8/8/7/files/482154_fundraising-opportunties-at-blenheim7k-2018.pdf?dm_i=1OSY,5EU08,OP064L,KY12Z,1

https://anniversary.garfieldweston.org/weston-anniversary-fund/

https://anniversary.garfieldweston.org/weston-anniversary-fund/

https://anniversary.garfieldweston.org/weston-anniversary-fund/about-the-fund/

https://anniversary.garfieldweston.org/weston-anniversary-fund/eligibility-quiz/

https://garfieldweston.org/apply-to-us/grant-guidelines/

https://garfieldweston.org/apply-to-us/grant-guidelines/


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Grants and funding opportunities

Disability Access Fund—for 3 & 4 year olds in receipt of Early Education Funding & DLA

To be eligible for DAF, the child must be 3 or 4 years old, not in reception class, getting Disability Liv-ing Allowance and receiving early education (children whose siblings attract DLA but don’t them-selves would not be eligible). The DAF funding is a non-transferable lump sum payment of £615 per year and the parent must nominate which provider will receive the funding.

The provider will then need to send a completed application form (rft format, 123Kb) signed by a

parent and a copy of the Disability Living Allowance award letter to Oxfordshire County Council

at [email protected].

SEN Inclusion Fund—for 3 & 4 year olds in receipt of Early Education Funding & with emerging SEN (no DLA)

SEN Inclusion Fund

The SEN Inclusion Fund is available to 3 & 4 year olds with low level, emerging SEN needs who are in receipt of Early Education Funding and not yet in reception class. For those attending a nursery school or class in a school, these funds can be requested through their termly census. For those attending any other setting, an application can be submitted submitted to the EYSEN team via [email protected]. If the application is agreed settings can claim the fund on a termly basis from the Early Education Team ([email protected]). This fund is not aimed at children who have higher or more complex needs such as those who might be in receipt of Disability Living Allowance as additional funding is available for settings seeking to support these children (https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/guidance-and-procedures-support-providers) nor those who have an Education Health Care Plan.

Don’t forget you can also look for grants and information on these two sites:-

https://skybadger.co.uk/

https://www.disability-grants.org/


https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/sites/default/files/folders/documents/childreneducationandfamilies/educationandlearning/earlyyearschildcare/workinginearlyyears/funding/nurseryeducationfund/OxfordshireDisabilityAccessFundForm.docx





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Proudly Presents our 5th

Attwood on Asperger's & Autism

A 2 Day Event in the Historic City of Oxford

Chaired by: Professor Charles Newton University of Oxford Scott Family Professor of Psychiatry

Day 1: Identifying & Understanding Autism Spectrum Conditions

Day 2: Cognitive Abilities, Special Interests & Autistic Distress Behaviour that Challenges

Professor Tony Attwood World Renowned Author of ‘The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome’

Autism Oxford UK's Highly Acclaimed Autistic Training Team

Susan Ward Davis - Live’ Diagnostic Interview & Reflections on a Late Diagnosis

Richard Maguire - Camouflaging Autism: Why & How Children, Young People & Adults Do It

Chris Memmott - Autistic Overload & Meltdown Experiences – Some Causes & Effects

Catherine Green - Cognitive Abilities & Special Interests: Autistic Perspectives

Tilus Clark - Passionate Interests or Obsessions?

James Hoodless - Autistic Distress: Autistic Perspectives

Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th May 2018—8.45am for 9.30am – 4.30pm The Kings Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES

www.kingscentre.co.uk/contact-us/directions

Professionals: £290 plus vat; People with ASC & Family Members: £240 plus vat Group Discount: 10% off for groups of 5 or more professionals

Booking rates held at 2016 prices!!

Witherslack Group is offering parents and carers a limited number of free one day tickets—you

can choose day 1 or day 2. To apply, email [email protected] with your full name

and address. The closing date for applications for the Witherslack offer is Friday 6th April.


http://www.kingscentre.co.uk/contact-us/directions


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Fire Safety Level 2 This level 2 course is aimed at anyone who requires a course as a Fire Warden or a Fire Marshall. The course covers the latest fire safety regulations and the roles and duties of employees and their responsibilities on Fire Safety. Tuesday 17th April 2018. £75

Basic First Aid This basic first aid course will equip staff members and volunteers in the event of first aid being required. The course provides information and practical demonstrations, designed to give individuals the basic skills to keep them safe, administer and the skills to save someone’s life. Wednesday 18th April 2018. £40 to £65

GDPR: an evolution not a revolution The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on the 25th of May 2018 and is the most significant change to data protection law in almost 20 years. This half day training session will introduce the GDPR to delegates, describe the differences between the Data Protection Act 1998 and provide practical steps that need to be taken in order to start implementing GDPR. 2 dates available—Thursday 19th April 2018 & Wednesday 25th April 2018. £60 to £85

Advanced Microsoft Excel Do you want to develop your Microsoft Excel skills? Would you like to make your work more efficient through the use of formulas and formatted spreadsheets? This interactive and practical course introduces participants to the advanced techniques and how these can be used to enhance your work. This course is ideal for those who have experience of using Excel, but would like a more in-depth knowledge of how to use spreadsheets more effi-ciently. Monday 23rd April 2018. £70 to £95

Microsoft Excel Refresher This interactive and practical course introduces beginners to the software and explains how it can be used to en-hance your work. This course is ideal for learners and refreshers as it covers all the basic elements of Excel in a practical, hand on format, allowing you time to practice the techniques in the session. By the end of the course, learners will be able to format a spreadsheet for printing, create charts, use basic functions effectively and start to analyse data. Tuesday 24th April 2018. £70 to £95

Effective Copywriting

Are you looking for more impact from your marketing materials? This intensive and practical three-hour course

introduces you to the essentials of effective copywriting. We demonstrate what ingredients go into good copywrit-

ing – and where some people make mistakes. And we show you some easy ways to attract and influence your

target audience, which will help make your next campaign a success.

Thursday 26th April 2018. £60 to £85

Training opportunities

If you have any questions about courses or can’t find what you’re looking for?

Email - [email protected] or call 01865 251946.

https://ocva.org.uk/services/training/


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