Youth Enfield Enfield Council’s magazine for young people aged 11-19 • SUMMER 2015
, Summer s here - time to do something fun and rewarding 'Find out more inside... Packed with fun and exciting things to do in Enfield; jobs and training; new challenges; great opportunities and so much more!
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Online version is available from the Youth Enfield magazine webpage at www.enfield.gov.uk/youth
, Summer s here, time to...
Contents: Mobile and tablet friendly viewing
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Spotlight on uniformed youth groups
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Scouts organise One Enfield
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Enfield youth crime awareness
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Safe Enfield campaign
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Skills for Work
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Careers advice
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Youth Oskars
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Youth centres summer programme
• learning something new and enjoying the superb selection of interesting and rewarding programmes at our youth centres – see pages 12-13
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Enfield disabled football team
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Sport to tackle youth crime
• getting fit and having fun with a wonderful range of sporting activities – see pages 19-22
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Young leaders
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Cycle Enfield
• looking for a job or training opportunity over the summer or on a permanent basis or reviewing your choices when you receive your GCSE, A-Levels results or other qualifications – see pages 8-10.
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Most young people will agree that the great thing about summer is taking time to relax and do something fun and rewarding. This exciting edition features some of the fantastic activities you could be doing this summer. These could be:
16-17 Sex and relationships
20-22 Sporting activities
The summer period can also be an excellent time to reflect on and celebrate the great things you have achieved this spring. This edition tells you about some of the wonderful achievements by young people in Enfield. There is the award success in the Youth Oskars (page 11), event organising efforts of Enfield Scouts for the One Enfield event (page 5) and football success once again for Enfield’s disabled young people team in a German tournament (page 14). There’s so much you could be doing in Enfield. Keep track of what’s happening, and when, via the Youth Enfield Facebook and Twitter pages and Youth Enfield website www.enfield.gov.uk/youth – which now offers mobile phone and tablet friendly viewing. Happy reading and wishing all of you a great summer.
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Managing money
Now with mobile device friendly viewing
Visit the e it s b e w ld ie f n E h t u o Y Visit www.enfield.gov.uk/youth and let us know what you think via the contact us page or emailing youthenfield@enfield.gov.uk Acknowledgements & Credits: Youth Enfield magazine is produced by Enfield Council’s Youth and Family Support Service (YFSS). Contributions have come from young people engaged with the programmes, activities and services delivered by YFSS and our partners. Thank you to all who have provided articles and quotes. This magazine is designed by Enfield Council Design & Print Service. Please call 020 8379 5283 for information on how they can help you with your design and print requirements. Artwork for the magazine design was originally created by designers Everyone’s a Winner, www.everyonesawinner.net For more information about this magazine contact the magazine editor Vijay Jeshram: Enfield Youth and Family Support Service, 9 Centre Way, Claverings Industrial Estate, Edmonton N9 0AP. Telephone 020 8379 4804 or email: youthenfield@enfield.gov.uk
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Mobile and tablet friendly viewing Great news! Our Youth Enfield website offers friendly viewing of content from smartphones and tablets. Here are a selection of screenshots you will now see when viewing the site through a smartphone. In fact the site has become fully responsive. This means no matter what screen size the visitor is viewing the website it will respond to that and adjust the page layout accordingly. Try it for yourself. If you can access a smartphone or tablet, and you are able to view the internet, go to www.enfield.gov.uk/youth
Finding out more or simply exploring the site is just a few clicks and scroll flicks away. For example if you want to find out more about the support for teenage parents. Click the Menu icon in the top right corner and a drop-down menu will appear. Select Sex and Relationships and you will be taken to the screen below. Click on Teenage parents and you will then be taken to that page which you can scroll down to view all the content that page has to offer. www.enfield.gov.uk/youth
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Uniformed Youth Groups Uniformed youth organisations have a common aim to give young people the skills and confidence to make a difference in their lives and the lives of people in their community.
Spotlight on , Girls Brigade The Girls’ Brigade enable children and young people between the ages of 4 and 18 to discover life to the full through rewarding, stretching and positive opportunities. This group organises activities for around 12,000 children and young people across the UK in safe and friendly environments. This is coordinated through weekly groups or at after school or lunchtime clubs. Members can have fun and take part in a range of activities from craft and games, to camping, cooking or fundraising. They can also take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Queen’s Award schemes, be involved in events and action to benefit their local community and develop leadership skills. There may also be opportunities to attend residentials and youth festivals. For further information, please see www.girlsb.org.uk
Enfield Uniformed Youth Groups Young people in Enfield have a great choice of uniformed youth groups to join. They can choose from: • Air Cadets www.laseratc.org
• Sea Cadets www.sea-cadets.org/edmonton/home.aspx
• Army Cadet Force www.armycadets.com
• St John Ambulance www.sja.org.uk/sja/young-people.aspx
• Boys’ Brigade www.enfieldbb.org.uk
• Scouting www.enfieldscouts.org/volunteering/join-us
• Girlguiding www.ggme.co.uk
• Volunteer Police Cadets www.metpolicecareers.co.uk/followthatvpc
• Girls’ Brigade www.girlsb.org.uk
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One Enfield Community Event Matthew (16) is a member of Bush Hill Park Explorer Scout Unit based in Enfield. He and some of his fellow Scouts from Enfield are organising a community event aimed at bringing all of Enfield’s community groups together as one. As he explains:
“There will be stalls representing the many different community groups in the borough, food and performances from many different cultures and fun events for younger children. So far the event has interest from organisations such as Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, GirlGuiding, Police Cadets, some local restaurants and a number of religious organisations.
“Our involvement in putting this event together came from being part of the Scouts Community Impact Project. This is a national youth-led initiative that gives young people the opportunity to make a difference in their own communities. Here in Enfield we have chosen to boost community cohesion. To do this we have organised the One Enfield community event, 4 July, 2pm to 6pm, at Ponders End Park, Hertford Road, EN3 5BE.
“The project also shows that young people have ambitions to shape Enfield into a better community. The entire project is being organised by young people for young people. It stands to encourage all young people to contribute in making a positive difference in their community.
“Our main aim on the day is to unite all the different community groups within Enfield as one. That is, to create One Enfield so that we can break down divisions that may exist in our community based on social, racial, financial and religious grounds. We hope to bring the whole community together for a day, making them aware of all the people they live with.
As you can see these young individuals have put in a lot of work to get this event together so please do your best to attend the event if you can.
“If you wish to take part in the fun or bring a part of your culture to the party please contact us.”
For more information visit:
OneEnfield,
@OneEnf
Any enquiries please email oneEnfield@Enfieldscouts.org
The team: Mackenzie, Matthew, Jagz (UK deputy youth commissioner for Scouting), Aidan, Luke, Amir, Emily and Sophie (Queen Scout Award holder)
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What if tomorrow is too late? This is the question posed at an event organised by Christian Action Housing (CAH). It follows on from their work with other Enfield partners to reduce the risk of street violence and related crime to young people in Enfield. The audience heard from two leading speakers: Mark Prince, founder of the Kiyan Prince Foundation, and Robyn Travis, author of ‘Prisoner to the streets’. Both spoke passionately about the effect of street crime on them and how they chose to turn their lives around. They use their own experiences to help young people make more positive choices for themselves. It is about making those choices today instead of tomorrow – which is often too late. Comments from participants confirm the event as inspiring, positive and useful: “I’m glad my support worker got me involved. To be honest I didn’t want to go. But hearing Mark and Robyn’s stories was an eye opener and kind of inspiring … and we got to chat with them both after.” (Nathan)
“It was really informative and pretty relevant. It was positive, useful and it should be organized more frequently to be more effective.” (Gareeca) CAH facilitates regular workshops for young people and aims to run this event annually. To find out more about their work visit www.christianaction.org.uk
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More about the What if tomorrow is too late? event speakers: Mark Prince: Former Number 1 Boxer in England. Father to Kiyan Prince who died as a result of knife crime. The Kiyan Prince Foundation works with all children and young people regardless of age, race, disability, gender and sexual orientation to increase awareness and address the consequences of gun and knife crime through education, encouraging them to make informed choices and move forwards in a positive way. www.kiyan.org Robyn Travis: His book ‘Prisoner to the streets’ shares his life changing story of street violence in Hackney and Tottenham. Written by the boy who was there when it started, this is the real story of the postcode wars that started in Hackney, E8 – the fights, the stabbings, the shootings.
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Promoting Safe Enfield Here is the brilliant bunch of young people and Enfield Council staff who are helping to promote the Council’s Safe Enfield campaign. The two key messages the young people and Council staff will be promoting on behalf of the campaign are: • Whatever your background, Enfield offers pathways to success • Enfield will support you to make the right choice for your future This is being backed up with young people’s stories about how the youth centres and youth workers have helped them reach their goals, succeed in their ambitions and experience positive outcomes. It also points out how ill-considered actions and involvement in crime at a young age can have a potentially devastating impact on later life.
As shown in the advert below if you get a criminal record you could be prevented from travelling to, and experiencing, other countries and cultures such as the USA. So look out for the Safe Enfield campaign posters coming to an area near you very soon and please take notice of what they are telling you.
Planning a trip to the Big Apple or Miami Beach?
SAFE ENFIEL D
THINK AGAIN If you’ve got a criminal record it can be very difficult to get a visa for the USA and some other countries. The real cost of a criminal conviction is that your life choices can be limited. www.enfield.gov.uk/gangs www.adviceguide.org.uk/england (search criminal convictions)
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Skills for Work Service can work for you Enfield Council’s Skills for Work Service delivers over 5,000 learning opportunities, apprenticeships and work experience places each year. If you are looking to increase your chances of finding work their highly trained and qualified staff can work with you too to pursue your goals. This could be joining one of their programmes dedicated to young people aged 16 years old and above in Enfield. Some of the programmes available from the Skills for Work Service include:
Businesses and Education Working Together
Enfield Careers Service
This service aims to inspire and motivate young people to achieve their full potential. Their qualified career advisers work in partnership with young people and their school or college to help them achieve their career goals. Find out more about the service on page 10.
Traineeships
Traineeships are flexible programmes (between 6 weeks and 6 months) that support learners aged 16-18 develop the skills they need to gain employment or an apprenticeship.
Skills for Work Service delivers work experience and events for schools, in partnership with their business volunteers, to inspire career choices and improve employability skills. For example, their Junior Citizens programme promotes safety in the community for children and they dedicate a whole month to encourage consideration of a career in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths (STEM month).
Post 16 Study Programme
Pre 16 Schools Programme
Apprenticeships
Skills for Work Service offer an engaging and motivational curriculum to support young people aged 14+ that focusses on employability and enterprise.
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Study programmes are full-time programmes with a focus on vocational learning and enterprise. Skills for Work Service
Hairdressing
The HEAT hairdressing salon offers short courses and apprenticeships from introductory up to advanced Level 3 for schools and young people at 59 Church Street, Enfield, EN2 6AN. This programme supports focused and motivated local 16+ year olds who want to learn valuable skills while they work and earn. 1-2 year placements are available in a variety of fields including hairdressing, business administration, child care, teaching assistants and ICT.
Youth Enfield / 4YP Enfield
STUDY PROGRAMME
for 16 – 19yr olds
A new and unique opportu nity from Enfield Council’s Skills for Work Ser vice
Timetable:
• Maths, English and ICT (functional skills) • Employability and Pers onal Development (EPD). Infor mation, Advice and Guidance. Visit s to and from employers. • Enterprise fundraising activities, including: trips , workplace visits, ‘My Bank Money Work s’ programme and an ente rprise project working with Fres h Steps. Dependent on the student’s progress and capability there are opportunities for leane rs to be entered for GCSE in resis tant materials. • Work Experience - sour ced from a large data base of employers. Specialist careers guidance sessions.
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The Skills for Work Service also offer dedicated courses that prepare you for a job in a specific field such as Hairdressing, Business Administration, ICT, Teaching Assistant or Child Care. It combines opportunities to train, gain qualifications and carry out work placements (including apprenticeships) all rolled into one. Diana was working in retail but wanted to change her career direction to an office based role. She found out about the Skills for Work Business & Administration Programme and signed up. As she explains, this really helped her achieve her goals. “My internet research around what was available in my local area pointed me to Enfield Council’s Skills for Work Service. I was immediately drawn to the Business Administration course. This was a full time course so I knew I would need to give up my current job. I was very pleased that I could continue to get paid through the earn and learn set up associated with the programme. I also liked relating the things in class to the tasks at work.
“The support that came with the programme was amazing. I had a tutor to guide me through the sections of the course and constantly received feedback and advice about how to make improvements. This helped to build my confidence as I progressed through the course. My tutor was also available to talk about any questions that cropped up or about things that may have happened at work and offered advice. “The greatest improvements I have seen in myself are my confidence and my approach to work. I am certainly more organised and focused in what I do. I would definitely recommend this programme to other young people in Enfield to find work. It is the best of both working and training with plenty of support.
B u s in es s & A D M in is T R AT iO n
Are you looking for a work based route to qualifica tions and jobs rather than study at school, college or university? You can apply for one of our courses if you are aged 16+. Which includes: • work placements • office skills training • software training • qualifications includin g English, Maths & NVQs • preparation for work • apprenticeships • traineeships You may be eligible for
a bursary.
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“This course and especially the support I received has played a big part in helping me secure a full-time permanent position at my placement. I wish to thank everyone at the Skills for Work Service who made that possible.”
Skills for Work Service Get in touch and find out more visit: www.enfield.gov.uk/skillsforwork Email: skillsforwork@enfield.gov.uk Telephone: 020 8379 8850 Facebook: Skills-for-Work-Service Twitter: @skillsforwork_
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Careers Service Your Career Journey The academic year is drawing to an end and it’s a fantastic time to refocus on your career journey and set some goals for the next academic year. Enfield Careers Service has a range of services to help you with this. Clarifying your career aspiration and developing your skills are some of the things they recommend you could focus on now.
Career Aspiration Clarifying your thoughts about the type of job you would like to do as well as the benefits you would like from a job is a good thing to do at this time. Did you know that jobs can be organised into more than 20 job groups? Careers Advisers from Enfield Careers Service can help you explore the various levels of jobs within a job group and support you to make an informed decision.
We offer:
If you are interested please send your CV to careerservice@enfield.gov.uk by 1 July 2015.
Getting Results this Summer
Careers Information Advice and Guidance
Careers Coaching
Employability Skills Workshops
Careers Events
To help you achieve your full potential
Feedback from clients
Getting your GCSE or A-Level results this summer? Enfield Careers “Excellent, Service will be on hand to offer it was a wakeup advice sessions from Thursday call. Now I need to do 13 August to Wednesday 30 further research into the September. Please email career I want to do and the careerservice@enfield.gov.uk for more details. requirements needed for
me to do that career.” (Year 11 pupil at Enfield Grammar School)
“Excellent, it showed me how to be clearer on what I need to do next, to be more productive and to work harder.” (Year 11 pupil at St. Annes’ Catholic High School For Girls)
Skills Development A good set of skills look attractive to employers. Why not use the summer time to improve your skills and develop new ones. This can be done informally through a family member as well as formally through volunteering or paid work. You could consider volunteering at Enfield Careers Service. They have opportunities for yr.12 and yr.13 students looking to develop their interest in office work and events planning.
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How to contact us careerservice@enfield.gov.uk 020 8379 8850 1st Floor, Marsh House, 500 Montague Road, London, N9 0UR We also visit secondary schools in Enfield on a regular basis; please speak to your form tutor for more details.
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Youth Oskars 2015 The Youth Oskars hosted by SE1 United is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of young people across London. It recognises exceptional young people who help change the negative perception that is often held by society about young people. This year three of the twenty London youth groups being nominated were from Enfield. This acknowledged the example set by these young people to their peers and how they have grown into responsible representatives of their communities. Congratulations to the following winners and nominees who collected awards at the entertaining celebration event held at the Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall. Reece Hodges was nominated by Enfield Oasis Academy (Enact Youth) and won a leadership award in the creative arts category. Other nominees were Tarik Msaouri and Ferah Ibrahim. Lily-May Bracey was nominated by Enfield Council’s Youth Participation Service and won a leadership award in the Education, Learning and Development category. Another nominee was Jessica Yeates.
Quotes from the winners “Awesome experience. It’s great to see people from different areas celebrating their achievements together. Would definitely want this to happen again!” (Jefferson) “Great night! I felt very valued and it made me feel like all my work is actually appreciated! Being nominated was a pleasure and to actually win an award was an honour!” (Lily-May) “It felt so good to be nominated and knowing that my efforts were appreciated.” (Jess) “It was great fun, a brilliant new experience and a great excuse to dress up.” (Charley)
Look out for Youth Oskars 2016 where Enfield is hoping to get even more nominations and awards.
Jefferson Ocran was nominated by Enfield Council’s Unity Hub and won a positivity and commitment award in the Enterprise, Entrepreneurial Spirit and Project Building category. Other nominees were Kevin Odamtten and Lloyd Obeng-Adu.
www.enfield.gov.uk/youth
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Youth Centres Summer Programme Great news!
Our youth centres are open as usual over the summer holidays and offer extra summertime programmes too.
Perhaps you have not yet experienced what our youth centres can offer? Or you want to take on another positive activity there? Then this is great time to explore the wonderful opportunities that are available for young people aged 11-19 and up to 24 with a learning difficulty or disability.
• Accredited learning opportunities with a focus on sports, dance, music, media, bike and motor vehicle maintenance • Work experience and leadership opportunities • Support with education, employment and training
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• Information on advice on health issues • A safe place to get help if you think you are of risk of being hurt by anyone* *Enfield Safeguarding Children Board website www.enfield.gov.uk/enfieldlscb offers advice to help you feel safe too.
To find out what is happening, and when, visit the activities calendar on the Youth Enfield website:
www.enfield.gov.uk/youth/whatson
Visit the e it s b e w ld ie f n E h t u o Y
If you would like to speak to a youth worker about any of the these opportunities then call 020 8379 5800 or email youthenfield@enfield.gov.uk
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Unified Football Team builds links in Gladbeck Last year an Enfield football club for disabled young people participated for the very first time in a unified football tournament in Gladbeck, Germany. The exchange was such a great success that the Lebenshilfe organisation who organise the event were keen to have the team back again in 2015. The football club is run by children and families charity, Enfield Children and Young People Services (ECYPS) together with Enfield Town Football Club. They meet weekly at the Club’s site in Donkey Lane. The same team that participated in Gladbeck is also in the Middlesex FA Pan Disability League and participate regularly in tournaments across the London area too. The German tournament is a six a side competition and allows any team to include a maximum of two non-disabled players. Teams are drawn from all over the north west of Germany. Enfield’s team finished an exhausting day as runners up, behind the very experienced German team from Muelheim. Although football is the focus of the trip, ECYPS staff was keen that each visit encompasses cultural aspects of the host country too. Last year they visited the Schalke 04 stadium and took in sights of the river Rhine. This year included a visit to the industrial
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Standing L-R: Les Dwomoh, Shane Webster, Shaun Green, Mikey Dimitris, Maurice Hines (trainer) Seated: Simon Spencer
heartland of the Ruhr area and to a coal mine in Essen. The fitness levels of the team may well have been affected by the fact that the very generous hosts also own a café that sells amazing German gateau. These were sampled with great enthusiasm by all team members. Second place for the team also meant the acquisition of a wonderful trophy that will be presented to Enfield Town in due course. Congratulations to the team and maybe next year if they can participate again, they can go one better and bring home the winner’s trophy.
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Tackling youth crime through sport Enfield Children and Young Person’s Services supported a group of young people to complete a 1st4sport – Level 1 Award in ‘Using Sport to Tackle Youth Crime’. The areas covered by the course included: • understanding leadership roles • exploring communities • partnership working • the youth justice system and social exclusion • sports leadership and planning sporting activities • engaging hard to reach young people • equality and diversity • challenging unacceptable attitudes and behaviour • mentoring high risk young people • monitoring and evaluating sport interventions • fieldwork Certificates and completed portfolios were presented by Enfield Councillor Doris Jiagge who praised the young people for being such excellent role models and encouraged them to go out and spread the messages they had learned among their peers.
All candidates were justifiably proud of their achievements and many will now be moving on to Level 2 qualifications, which will be delivered later in 2015. Any young people who are interested in participating in future training rounds should contact Shamima Rahman from ECYPS on 020 8373 2692.
Sizzling Summer Activities Look out for the Enfield Children and Young Person’s Services programme of summer activities. This will include some activities many young people have not had the chance to try before. One such activity is a trip to Snozone to try out skiing and snowboarding. See below for further information and get in touch with Montell from ECYPS to book your place.
Enjoy a fun-filled Adventure at SNOZONE! WHO? 11-17 year olds from Enfield WHAT? Learn to SKI & SNOWBOARD WHERE? Xscape, Milton Keynes, MK9 3XS WHEN? Wednesday 29 July
Contact montellecyps@gmail.com to BOOK! www.enfield.gov.uk/youth
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Child Sexual Exploitation Child sexual exploitation involves children and young people under the age of 18 in situations where they receive something in return for them performing, or being involved in, sexual activities. The person (or group) exploiting the child or young person will gain power over them by giving them something material, like gifts, money, drugs or alcohol, or something emotional, such as affection, a sense of importance or a feeling of ‘being somebody’. The victim often doesn’t realise that they are being exploited because they see the exploiter as their boyfriend or someone who will look after them. The exploiter can become threatening, intimidating and violent, making it very difficult for the victim to escape from the situation. www.enfield.gov.uk/cse
Getting help If you are being exploited or you know someone who might be, help is available. If you don’t want to call for help yourself, ask someone that you trust to do it for you.
>> In an emergency – such as when someone is being violently threatened – call the Police on 999.
>> Call Enfield Council’s Children’s Social
Care on 020 8379 2507 on Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm, or Friday 9am-4.45pm, and tell them what’s happening. Outside of these times, call 020 8379 1000.
You can also get advice on how to stay safe from:
>> Enfield Safeguarding Children Board Child Sexual Exploitation page www.enfield.gov.uk/cse
>> ChildLine: call 0800 1111 or visit
www.childline.org.uk for advice and support
>> Youth Enfield: www.enfield.gov.uk/youth/ keepingsafe
>> txtm8: text 89868 for sex and relationship advice
>> NSPCC: visit www.nspcc.org.uk >> Thinkuknow: visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk
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Emergency Contraception If you had unprotected sex there is a chance you may be pregnant. You can take an emergency contraception pill (Levonelle) that is effective up to 3 days after sex – but the sooner you use it the better to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. Also available is the emergency pill ellaOne and the emergency IUD (intrauterine device) which are effective up to five days after unprotected sex. Females 24 and under can access free emergency contraception (Levonelle) from a number of pharmacies in Enfield. We have listed these all in one place on the Youth Enfield website. Please note that you must call the pharmacy and check they are available to issue free emergency contraception before going there. If you need the ellaOne or IUD you can contact the SHOUT 4YP nurses (Delia: 07943 510 641 or Angela/Marie: 07943 510 643) visit your local clinic or family GP. The Enfield pharmacies offering free emergency contraception (Levonelle) is listed on the Emergency Contraception page at www.enfield.gov.uk/youth/sexandrelationships You can also find out about the many myths and misconceptions around emergency contraception from this page too.
Had unprotected sex? You might be pregnant!
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You can take the emergency contrace ption pill up to 72 hours (3 days) after sex. But the sooner the better – its FREE**! To find your nearest pharmacy visit www.enfield.gov.uk/youth text txtm8 on 89868 Important: before attending pleas e call the pharmacy and check they are available to issue free emerg ency contraception today. *From selected pharmacies for under 25 year olds.
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Rise Above A new health and wellbeing website for young people Public Health England aims to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. They launched a new website for 11-16 year olds. www.enfield.gov.uk/youth
The website – Rise Above – covers a range of topics that concern young people including puberty, relationships and contraceptive choices. It was created by young people and aims to help them with the pressures of growing up and to equip them with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions. Visit the rise above website now at www.riseabove.org.uk
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, Sky s the limit for new young leaders Congratulations to the nine young people who took up the fantastic
opportunity to complete an accredited qualification (AQA) in Youth Leadership. This group of young people received training at Ponders End Youth Centre in: • communicating effectively • motivating groups • assisting in structuring youth sessions • dealing with conflict The participants are now fully qualified/accredited Assistant Youth Volunteers (AYV) and will be completing their placements at their chosen Enfield youth projects.
What the participants said about the course: “I thought the sessions were run well with a good level of different activities used. It was not predictable so this kept us interested.” (Nyat)
“Overall I found the range was really good.” (Amber)
Want to be a young leader too? If you would like to be considered for the next AQA Youth Leadership course you can get updates from the Youth Enfield website and social media pages. We anticipate the next course to commence in July 2015. If you have any further queries email youthenfield@enfield.gov.uk
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Cycle Enfield is Enfield Council’s vision to make cycling a safe and attractive choice as a way of getting around. In Enfield, it was found that 30% of car journeys are less than 2,000 metres. This distance can be cycled in around 8 minutes. It might not always be practical to go by bike, but when it is, there are many benefits if we do.
• Develop your cycling skills so that you can be smart when using your bike on the road. Sign up to a future course at www.cycleenfield.co.uk • Become a Cycle Enfield Youth Champion as part of a youth Facebook competition. Find out more at: http://cycleenfield.co.uk/about-cycle-enfield/ youth-cycling-champions/ Getting residents to cycle more often has the potential to benefit everyone, whether they cycle or not. Designing and building safe cycling routes gives cyclists a low cost and convenient way to get around and keep fit. Others who choose not to cycle can benefit from the reduced traffic congestion and improved air quality resulting from the potential fewer journeys made by car. So the Cycle Enfield vision is about creating a place where Enfield’s residents are healthier, the air is cleaner and there are just a few less cars moving around the streets where they live. If you’re interested in finding out more and getting involved in Cycle Enfield, here are some things you can do:
• Enter the Cycle Enfield photo competition with a chance to win some great prizes. It’s easy to upload a selfie or photos with family and friends. Find out more at: www.cycleenfield.co.uk/competition • Watch the Cycle Enfield animation and other short films on You Tube – enter Cycle Enfield in the search bar at www.youtube.com • You can also get chatting with Cycle Enfield on Facebook and Twitter – they would love to hear your views about CycleEnfield, @cycleenfield cycling in Enfield –
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Jog? Jog?
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Biikkee?? B
cee?? Daan D nc Gym? Gym?
ngg?? Booxxiin B Bootcamp? Bootcamp? Swim? Swim?
healthy enfield young people active Young People Active programme aims to get more young people aged 13-24 to take part in activities, as part of a group and of their own accord. The aim is to enhance and connect young people to activity opportunities in their local area, help them make use of local facilities and prepare them to be active independently - contributing to creating a sporting habit for life. Please note that all participants will be required to have height, weight and BMI measured.
edmonton
albany Indoor Cycling (13-19 years) Monday 18 May - 29 June 16:15-17:15 Studio (Excluding Monday 25 May)
Yoga (Females Only) (18-24 year olds) Monday 18 May - 29 June 17:00-18:00 Studio (Excluding Monday 25 May)
Bootcamp (Females Only) (13-19 years) Monday 6 July - 10 August 16:15-17:15 Studio
Friday Night Basketball (13-19 years) Friday 3 July - 7 August 19:00-20:00 Sports Hall
southgate
southbury Box Fit (13-19 years) Thursday 21 May - 25 June 16:15-17:15 Studio
Indoor Cycling (13-19 years) Monday 18 May - 29 June 17:00-17.45 Studio 1 (Excluding Monday 25 May)
Free Running/Parkour(13-19 years) Thursday 2 July - 6 August 16:30-17:30 Sports Hall
Abs Blast (Females Only 13-19) Monday 6 July - 10 August 17:00-17:45 Studio 3
how to book To book onto any of the sessions please contact the centres below, text to Fusion Sport and Community Development Number below or alternatively please turn up to the session on the day.
contact Albany Leisure Centre
Tel: 020 8804 4255
Edmonton Leisure Centre Tel: 020 8375 3750 Southbury Leisure Centre Tel: 020 8245 3201 Southgate Leisure Centre Tel: 020 8882 7963
Contact 07747 614855 or Fusion Sport and Community Development on #FusionEnfield enfieldfitness@fusion-lifestyle.com or
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www.enfield.gov.uk/youth
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Money matters Here is some advice from the North London Credit Union (NLCU) team to help young people manage money they may be receiving. “Lots of young people have an income but don’t realise it. Income is money you are getting from somewhere else, especially if you get it on a regular basis. This could be an allowance or pocket money from your folks for helping out around the home, wages earned from a weekend or evening job or even cash you were perhaps given for your birthday from family or friends. Many young people get money from a mixture of places and if you add it all up over a year your income often comes to more than you think.
“Once you know what your income is, you can work out how much you have to spend and what you can afford to buy. This is called doing a budget. The golden rule is not to spend more than your income. When you get your money it’s often tempting to spend it straight away. Remember though, money doesn’t grow on trees. Once it’s gone it’s gone! “Our advice is to learn how to manage your money instead.
“Try to regularly save a small amount in a bank account, savings account or with your local credit union. You will then have the chance to buy more expensive things in the future without having to borrow money from somewhere else. “See the websites we have recommended below for more great information and advice. This includes online budget planners too – so why not try this out for yourself.”
Online budget planners • Student budget planner from Brightside – http://studentcalculator.org/ • Full budget planner from the MoneyAdviceService www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/tools/budget-planner
Further reading • Guide to Young Adults Moneysaving from MoneySavingExpert.com www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/young-adults-moneysavin • Info and advice on money from TheSite.org – www.thesite.org/money
Free online money board games • Fortunity – http://fortunity.pfegresources.org/ • Savings squad – www.savingsquad.org
Your local credit union • North London Credit Union – www.northlondoncreditunion.org
www.enfield.gov.uk/youth
North London Credit Union is a finance organisation run on a not-for-profit basis. This means any money made is put back in the business rather than shared with investors.
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