SMARTT North East Ltd are delighted to announce that 30 more places for more free paediatric first aid course is available.  Back in September 2012, SMARTT North East Ltd was very pleased to be chosen by Durham County Council to offer new learning opportunities for adults and community learning.

Free Paediatric First Aid Course

The 12 Hour Care for Children Course is suitable for UK professional child care providers such as nannies, nursery carers and childminders must complete a suitable paediatric first aid course at regular intervals. Through the use of the Instructor Led Approach, the  12 Hour Care for Children programme meets regulatory requirements necessary for such a first aid course.

The 12 Hour Care for Children Course meets the requirements of Ofsted, in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The paediatric first aid course is suitable for Nursery and School staff (dealing with foundation stage), Childminders, and anybody who deals with children and wants a more in-depth course.

Certification is gained via successful continuous assessment of learners. Those who complete the course and are deemed to have reached the  required standard are issues with a certificate valid for three year

Free Paediatric First Aid Course COURSE CONTENT

* Role of Paediatric First Aider

* Scene Safety Assessment

* Barrier Use

* Primary Survey

* Unconsciousness

* Recovery position

* CPR, Child and Infant

* Choking, Child & Infant

* Serious Bleeding Management

* Shock Management

* Spinal Injury Management

* Poisoning, Bites and stings

* Asthma, Diabetes and sickle cell

* Meningitis

* Convulsions in Child & Infant

* Injury Assessment

*  Illness Assessment

* Accident Reporting

* Paediatric First Aid Kits

To book a place on one of our  more FREE paediatric first aid course, running in County Durham or if you have any questions please contact us for further details

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The SMARTT Family & Community Learning programmes below are funded by Durham County Council as part of the Reach Your Potential Project and are FREE to adults aged 19+ who live and/or work in County Durham

Accelerate

A positive programme for motivated jobseekers

19+ and living in County Durham?

Join our FREE 6 day programme leading to an NCFE level 2 Award in Employability Skills

Mondays &Tuesdays from 9.30am to 2.30pm on April 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29^th and 30^th

The day to day grind of being unemployed or underemployed and looking for work can have a negative impact on our confidence, self-esteem and self-worth. How then can we maintain our optimism, think hopefully and present our best self to any employers who invite us to interview?

We want to bring together a group of people who want to rediscover the positive person inside – maybe you’ve been made redundant, taken a severance package or you want to return to work when your children go to school in the autumn.

Accelerate will help you to find your direction again…

To book a place go to on SMARTT Family & Community Learning Programmes

http://accelerateme.eventbrite.co.uk/#

SMARTT Family & Community Learning Programmes

Family Active

SMARTT Family & Community Learning Programmes

An opportunity to learn & play together

Join one of our FREE 2 day outdoor challenge for families this Easter holiday

Course 1 – Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th April

Course 2 – Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th April

Increasing evidence demonstrates the many benefits of nature on a child’s psychological and physical wellbeing, including reduced stress, greater physical health, more creativity and improved concentration.

Family Active is an opportunity to spend time in the outdoors learning with your child through cooperative games, map reading & participation in an orienteering challenge. You’ll be well prepared by expert tutors who will also aim to ensure you have lots of fun learning together!

DAY ONE – LEARN MAP READING SKILLS – A CHANCE TO AQUIRE OR  IMPROVE YOUR MAP READING

DAY ONE – TEAM CHALLENGES – A CHANCE FOR PARENT & CHILD TO EXPLORE WORKING TOGETHER

DAY TWO – ORIENTEERING – AN OUTDOOR SPORT ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES

DAY TWO – YOUR PERSONAL CHALLENGE – PUT LEARNING INTO   PRACTICE AND TRY TO BEAT YOUR PERSONAL BEST ON TWO TIMED LAPS OF THE ORIENTEERING COURSE

So what is Orienteering all about?

It’s an organised outdoor adventure sport for all ages and abilities and it’s a great way of getting outdoors. The aim is to navigate in sequence between control points, marked on an orienteering map, in the quickest time.

There are different categories of course based on the skills and abilities needed. We will be using a course suitable for family groups with children aged 6-10 years.

Our course is not about competing with others but about considering and improving the way your team works together in order to improve your collective personal best time. We want everyone to strive for personal improvement.

To book a place go to on SMARTT Family & Community Learning Programmes

A new way for parents and children to play together

Family Active – A FREE outdoor learning activity for families in County Durham is fully funded by Durham County Council Adult Learning & Skills as part of the Reach Your Potential offer for families who live or work in County Durham.

You must be able to commit to attending both days of the programme and be aged 19 or over.

Course 1 – Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th April

Course 2 – Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th April

Increasing evidence demonstrates the many benefits of nature on a child’s psychological and physical wellbeing, including reduced stress, greater physical health, more creativity and improved concentration.

Family Active is an opportunity to spend time in the outdoors learning with your child through cooperative games, map reading & participation in an orienteering challenge. You’ll be well prepared by expert tutors who will also aim to ensure you have lots of fun learning together!

• LEARN MAP READING SKILLS – A CHANCE TO AQUIRE OR  IMPROVE YOUR MAP READING
• TAKE PART IN TEAM CHALLENGES – A CHANCE FOR PARENT & CHILD TO EXPLORE WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM
• ORIENTEERING – AN OUTDOOR SPORT ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES – AN EASY WAY TO GET ACTIVE
• YOUR PERSONAL CHALLENGE – PUT LEARNING INTO   PRACTICE AND TRY TO BEAT YOUR PERSONAL BEST ON TWO TIMED LAPS OF THE ORIENTEERING COURSE

Our course is not about competing with others but about considering and improving the way your team works together in order to improve your collective personal best time.

If you are aged 19+ book one ticket to secure a place for one adult and one child. You can book up to 2 tickets on one booking.

Family Active – A FREE outdoor learning activity for families in County Durham

A new way for parents and children to play together – learning map reading and orienteering skills before taking part in a family challenge to put learning into action. We have funding for 2 courses on 3^rd/4^th and 8^th/9^th April at Moor House Adventure Centre, Rainton Gate. To book go to http://familyactive.eventbrite.co.uk

For more info see www.smartt.me.uk or email info@smartt.me.uk

19+ and living in County Durham?  join our FREE 6 day programme leading to an NCFE level 2 Award in Employability Skills

“If opportunity doesn’t knock – build a door! “    Milton Berle                                                                     

A Strengths-based Approach  The day to day grind of being unemployed or underemployed and looking for work  can  have  a  negative  impact  on  our  confidence,  self  esteem  and  self-worth.  How  then can we maintain our optimism, think hopefully and present our best self to any employers who invite us to interview?  We  want  to  bring  together  a  group  of  people  who  want  to  rediscover  the  positive  person inside – maybe you’ve been made redundant, taken a severance package or you want to return to work when your children go to school in the autumn.  Accelerate will help you to find your direction again…

• FIND  OUT  ABOUT  LOCAL  EMPLOYERS  WHO  WILL  VISIT  TO  TALK  ABOUT THEIR COMPANIES AND RECRUITMENT
• TAKE  PART  IN  ACTIVITIES  AND  DISCUSSION  TO  IDENTIFY  YOUR  OWN STRENGTHS & VALUES AND BE CONFIDENT TALKING ABOUT THEM
• CONSIDER  HOW  SOCIAL  MEDIA  CAN  HELP  YOU  WITH  YOUR  JOB  SEARCH AND NETWORKING
• CREATE  YOUR  FUTURE  WITH  GOAL  SETTING  AND  PLANNING  THAT WILL HELP YOU TO BE CLEAR AND FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT

Hints & Tips to maximise the benefits of Accelerate…

Attend all 6 sessions and participate fully in activities

Take part in discussions and offer something of yourself to the group

Give and receive mutual support from other people in your local community

Attend our networking evening on 24th April to meet local business people

Create a positive vision of your future career path with clear goals to motivate you

So why a strengths based approach?

Identifying our core strengths whilst seeking employment or career progression enables us to take a number of different and useful actions when applied to your job search:

1.     It reminds you that you do have positive characteristics to offer an employer- after a period of unemployment you can all too easily forget this
2.     It offers words and phrases that you can easily incorporate into CVs, applications, Linked In profiles and interviews
3.     You can match your natural strengths and preferences to jobs and careers you are considering
4.     Identifying your strengths also highlights areas for further development – we all have them!

Any Questions?
Email info@smartt.me.uk  if you have any questions about the programme – we want to help you to take the positive step onto the Accelerate programme.

How to Book

Please click here to book a place

SMARTT North East is an experienced learning provider working in partnership with schools and community organisations across the North East. We deliver work related learning opportunities that aim to support personal development and progression to further learning and work. To help prepare the next generation for the world of work we offer a suite of accredited vocational, employability and enterprise courses for schools. We incorporate lots of learning outside the classroom to support young people struggling to thrive in a traditional education setting.

Paul McDerby is 27 years old and has Cerebral Palsy which affects all four of his limbs meaning he is a wheelchair user. Despite great adversity due to his condition Paul has fought through the ranks of his local wheelchair rugby club to become team captain. Having found a sport about which he is as passionate as he is talented Paul has gone from strength to strength and has been training with the GB development squad for the last 18months. Inspired to pursue his dream of a career in the sport he has given his all in training both with his home team and the development squad; this has now been recognised and he has the opportunity to secure a place on the Elite Squad with the ultimate goal of competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

This month sees Paul travel to the first Elite Squad training camp of the year where the new coaching staff will see all of the previous Elite and Development athletes train and play together with a view to choosing the new squad. He then travels to Germany where he will get his international classification, another important step towards making the Elite Squad list. In April Paul then travels to the Europa Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark to compete against the top teams in Europe.

As well as training several times a week Paul also holds down a job working for O2 as a customer service advisor; a job he enjoys and which also supports his dedication to wheelchair rugby. With the incredible support of his colleagues, friends and family Paul has raised the funds to support his efforts. Using crowdfunding website Go Fund Me he has raised an incredible amount to be able to secure his place at a key tournament – no easy feat!

Massive thanks go to SMARTT as they been instrumental in Paul achieving this by donating an amazing £100 towards the goal amount; the money donated has been put towards essential tournament costs such as equipment and fees.

To find out more about wheelchair rugby in the UK please visit www.gbwr.org.uk or www.iwrf.com

To read more of Paul’s incredible wheelchair rugby journey you can follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pmcderby or donate at http://www.gofundme.com/1vspmw/

The year 2012 has been and gone – but why is it special?

Many people will look back and believe 2012 was a very special year, certain sporting moments will come to mind; Bradley Wiggins Tour de France win, England’s cricketing success in India, Murray’s grand slam. History was made with England convincingly beating the All Blacks in the Autumn Rugby Union match

On the football (soccer if you live outside the UK) pitch, we had the most dramatic winner in Premier League history, and we saw the development of Danny Rose into one of the most promising fullback/wingers/defensive midfielders in the country, not without mentioning the loyalist team in the world he is currently on loan with.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS  – Queen Elizabeth II became the second-longest reigning British monarch behind Queen Victoria.  A celebration of the Queen marking 60 years on the throne, something many believe will never happen again.

Then of course we had the Olympics.  It started with the Olympic torch relay –  The torch had 8,000 circles on its structure – one for each of the torchbearers who carried the torch. When the Olympic flame was lit, the relay visited 1,019 locations around the UK in 70 days and came within 10 miles of 95% of the population.  Olympic and Paralympics games – Simply the biggest sporting event in the world.  For the first time in 64 years, the games were back in the UK.  The world’s top athletes performed in 32 venues – 22 in London with the rest spread around the country.  A  grand total of 962 medals was won and who will ever forget “Super Saturday”

Facebook was launched on the stock market and we saw Twitter emerge as the new favourite way to get into trouble

End of the world – as it didn’t happen

The Maya Long Count calendar showed ‘13.0.0.0.0’ for the first time in 5,125 years and many scientists predicted this was to mark the end of civilisation.

SMARTT’s FutureForce Course

SMARTT’s FutureForce course is delivered as a series of physical and mental challenges – often in the outdoors and the community. It will suit learners who struggle to achieve their ideal learning experience in the classroom. Students who learn by doing and enjoy physical challenge will thrive and achieve more by participating in this alternative education programme.

SMARTT’s FutureForce course focuses on building employability skills – the knowledge, skills and aptitudes employers look for when recruiting young people to their workforce. The suite of Wider Key Skills qualifications ensures young people can take control of their own learning, solve problems and work effectively and efficiently with others.

The skills acquired whilst participating on SMARTT’s FutureForce course will also equip students to seek other employment should they decide that joining up is not for them at this time and we will offer support for progression plans, and is an opportunity to work with our ex-military personnel Teamwork and mutual support, communication and problem-solving, reliability and commitment are all key employability skills.

Our aim is to ensure young people who participate in our courses fully are able to achieve the equivalent of 3 GCSEs by maximising opportunities to learn through outdoor and community interaction.

Key facts on SMARTT’s FutureForce course;

Attendance = 1 day per week

Qualifications = Level 2 in Working With Others, Improve Own Learning and Performance, Problem solving in Wider Key Skills, Level 1 or 2 in Employability

Certificates = Wider Key Skills, Employability, First Aid, Food Hygiene, Duke of Edinburgh

For further information on SMARTT’s FutureForce course please contact us and we will arrange to contact you at your convenience and discuss your requirements, also please see our range of alternative qualifications we offer, including our Health Safety Executive (HSE) first aid courses