CHILDREN ACT 1989: BACK TO BASICS

Monday 22 January 2024 (part 1) & Wednesday 24 January 2024 (part 2), 10am-1pm on Zoom – ONLY 5 PLACES LEFT

Feedback from course participants, August 2022

Course overview:

This popular course has been designed to increase professional awareness and confidence in using the Children Act 1989 in independent children and young people’s advocacy. We want to make sure that advocates and children’s rights officers can use this vitally important legislation to effectively promote and protect the rights of children and young people.

Cost:

£35 per person

The fee must be paid prior to attending the course. If, following payment, you are unable to attend the course, you will be able to attend on a different date (the course fee is non-refundable). We ask that any cancellations are notified to us at least five working days before the date of the course but we do understand that at times this may not be possible.

Article 39 is a registered charity and all income generated through this course goes towards supporting our mission and goals (you can learn more about our work here).

Course aims:

The course will:

Break down the Children Act 1989 to help you understand its structure, principles and main provisions;
Signpost accompanying secondary legislation and statutory guidance, and their uses in children and young people’s advocacy; and
Illustrate the applicability of the Children Act 1989 to children and young people’s advocacy goals.

Jointly facilitated by two members of Article 39’s team: Carolyne Willow, Director, and Karolina Kozlowicz, Head of Advocacy Support.

Course participants:

This course is open to current members of Article 39’s Children and Young People’s Advocates Network.

[If you would like to join our Network to have access to future courses and other learning and development opportunities, click here.]

Book your place:

Book your place by completing the registration form below. Please make sure that you meet the criteria for taking part in this course (see ‘course participants’ section above).

Once we receive your registration form, we will provisionally book your place on the course. Once payment is received, we will confirm your place.

Payment:

Payment for this course is made in advance of attendance. As a very small charity, our preference is that you pay via PayPal or VISA below. This reduces the time we have to spend on processing payments. If this is not possible, you may request an invoice via the course registration form.

Children Act 1989: back to basics – payment

£35.00

COURSE REGISTRATION FORM

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I understand that I will be encouraged to participate in an impact evaluation activity 6-8 weeks after the course (this will require no more than 20 minutes of your time)