Transcript Bridget Dawson MOD Directorate Children and Young People

Bridget Dawson
MOD Directorate Children and
Young People
Emma Baars
SSAFA Children and Young Persons
Officer/ Short Breaks Leader
Priority areas in DCYP’s Work
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Mobility and Deployment
Healthy Lifestyles
Inspirational and exciting learning
Safeguarding
Allowing the voices of children and young
people heard
• Preparing young people for the world of work
“The day gives
children and young people the chance to work
with adults for the day and be involved in
decision-making.
Children benefit from the opportunity to
experience the world of work and make their
voices heard, while adults and organisations
gain a fresh perspective on what they do.”
- Office for the Children’s Commissioner, 2014
Takeover Day 2011
Members of the SSAFA Bereaved Siblings Support Group Spoke to school children
about what remembrance meant to them and heard poems written by the children
Takeover Day 2012
Young Apprentice Style Day
Held at the Department of Health
Making use of MOD Children and Young People’s Strategy and Improvement
Plan, and the local C&YP Plan
TASKS:
- Test the MOD game – give feedback
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Devise your own development team – make your own game using themes
from either the MOD or local C&YP Plan
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Create an advert for your game and present this to DH and MOD staff and
parents
The final game
Contact
Bridget Dawson
MOD DCYP
[email protected]
Emma Baars
SSAFA
[email protected]