Between April and June Street Games will be running a number of webinars and workshops to support third sector organisations. These will cover a range of subjects, including:
- 5 Ways to Wellbeing
- Starting your Fundraising Journey
- Introduction to Doorstep Sport (great if you’re new to the network!)
- 1,000 Young Voices research follow up – and how you can now use our new ‘1,000 young voices ‘Quiz’ to help support finding out the physical activity preferences of the young people you work with and help shape community based Doorstep Sport sessions for your organisation
- Mental Health First Aid
To find out more and to take part in these events, please go to the Street Games website.
7TH MAY
Online, 2-3:15pm
1,000 Young Voices Follow Up
Join our webinar to delve into the 7 Youth Segments, understand tailored activity offerings, and empower young voices. Discover how our 1,000 Young Voices ‘Quiz’ can identify alignment and share your own ideas for activation.
9TH MAY
Online, 10-11:30am
Using sport to enhance positive outcomes for young people in the context of serious youth violence: Making Referrals – guidance & toolkit (for partners)
This webinar provides guidance for the referral of young people at risk of, or already involved in, offending behaviour (which includes serious youth violence) to quality sport interventions. It provides the most up to date knowledge, insight and best practice about the use of sport for referrals based on academic insight and theory from the fields of youth and criminal justice, youth and family work and community sport, as well as from learning gained from a series of research and evaluation programmes undertaken by Loughborough University in partnership with StreetGames since 2015. This session is targeted towards policy makers, commissioners, statutory agencies including Youth Justice Services, Early Help Services, education as well as partner agencies looking to make referrals.
10TH MAY
Online, 10-11:30am
Using sport to enhance positive outcomes for young people in the context of serious youth violence: Making Referrals – guidance & toolkit (for community organisations)
This webinar provides guidance for the referral of young people at risk of, or already involved in, offending behaviour (which includes serious youth violence) to quality sport interventions. It provides the most up to date knowledge, insight and best practice about the use of sport for referrals based on academic insight and theory from the fields of youth and criminal justice, youth and family work and community sport, as well as from learning gained from a series of research and evaluation programmes undertaken by Loughborough University in partnership with StreetGames since 2015. This session is targeted towards community organisations, community sport deliverers, practitioners and coaches.
13TH MAY
Online, 1-4pm
Youth Mental Health First Aid
This session raises awareness of young people’s mental health, covering some of the common mental health issues affecting young people including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and psychosis. We will look at ways to support young people with a mental health issue and relate to their experiences, and develop skills to work more effectively with young people living with mental health issues.
5TH JUNE
Online, 5-8pm
Youth Action
This workshop, part of our Volunteering Week offer, uses the Youth Action Network’s nine principles of youth action to explain how to involve young people in decision-making and planning processes. Participants will learn how to create a personal development plan based on developing youth action in Doorstep Sport projects, as well as exploring good practice in youth action development and delivery.
11TH JUNE
Online, 10-11:30am
Budget Planning and Terminology
This webinar focuses on the budget part of an application form. The webinar will take you through the terminology relating to budgets and applying for funding as well as top tips for completing this part of an application.
