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January 2010

Improving Health - Reducing Inequalities Award
The YMTB Portland Project delivered by NACRO in has won recognition at the Dorset County Health and Social Care Awards. The award was to highlight the outstanding work achievements by NHS staff and workers in social care.

Tutors, Midwife Sonia Harding and Youth worker Jodie Waller are experienced YMTB tutors, they are delighted that the centre has received this recognition.

Learners have achieved qualifications raising their confidence. They have new found parenting skills improving their own lives and those of their babies and children.
 
 
 

QCF - Information

Foundation Learning qualifications in Parents to Be and Parenting
Edexcel and NCLP have developed new qualifications within Foundation Learning, available for teaching from September 2009. These qualifications are mapped to the YMTB and Parents with Prospects training programmes and resources are available for delivery immediately.

The qualifications are:

Qualification title
Edexcel Entry Level Award for Parents to Be
(YMTB) Reference number 500/6340/6
Edexcel Level 1 Award for Parents to Be
(YMTB) Reference number 500/6342
Edexcel Level 1 Award in Parenting
(Parents with Prospects) Reference number 500/6341/8
Edexcel Level 1 Certificate for Parents to Be and in Parenting (YMTB & PWP) 500/6343/1

Our YMTB and Parents with Prospects programmes are cited as best practice in a number of documents:

Learning for Young Mothers Report 441: A qualitative study of flexible provision - LSC/IES.

Teenage Parents Next Steps: Guidance for Local Authorities and Primary Care Trusts - DoH Dept for Children, Schools and Families

Multi-agency working to support pregnant teenagers- a Midwifery guide to partnership working with Connexions and other agencies - DoH Dept for Education and Skills

NCLP provides a package of support and guidance which ensures high quality delivery of these awards. Centres registered with NCLP are able to develop flexible, tailor made programmes, recruiting their own fully qualified staff. NCLP ensures centres are confident in programme delivery following the model of success achieved over the past 7 years in our centres nationally.

A contract with NCLP includes:

•High quality training materials which are UNICEF UK BFI approved
•Tutor Support Materials which include a wealth of information including resource answers and background information, quizzes and handouts
•Individual Tutor training
•Hot line information and support
•Tutor assessment paperwork and assessment guidance
•Internal Verification and Registration with Edexcel

The specification for these qualifications are at:

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/flt/Pages/specifications.aspx

The qualifications have been approved by the Secretary of State under Section 96 (for those aged under 19) and Section 97 (for those aged over 19) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000:

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/section96/

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/section97/

The qualifications also appear on the National Database of Accredited Qualifications:

http://www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk/index.aspx

And are also on the Learning and Skills Council’s Learning Aims Database:

http://providers.lsc.gov.uk/LAD/aims/searchcriteria.asp

The qualifications are eligible for funding by the Learning and Skills Council from September 2009.

(Note: when searching for these qualifications on the sites above, use 50063406, not 500/634/06).
 
 
 

April 2008

Funding available for young parents and parents-to-be through the LSC and Family Learning, Literacy and Numeracy (FLLN) - delivered through Adult and Community Learning
In September 2007 NCLP/PTS was awarded funding by the South West Regional LSC to deliver a training development programme for teenage parents and parents-to-be until 31st March 2008.

All the contractual targets were met and NCLP/PTS was awarded a further twelve months funding within the same LSC region; 1st April 2008 - 31st March 2009 and 1st April 2009 - 31st March 2010

The programmes have been delivered by around nineteen providers (mainly Children's Centres) throughout the SW counties and NCLP has trained all Tutors and Support Workers including Midwives and Community Workers for the projects.

The specific objectives attached to the funding are:

"To extend the skills of those who are expecting a child, or who have recently had a child, in coping with pregnancy and the early months of a child's life. Providers may choose how best to put together modules looking at issues such as pregnancy and labour, how to obtain support, healthy eating for mothers and for young children, early child development, literacy and numeracy, and should provide opportunities for learners to achieve or work towards qualifications up to Level 1".

This is how the NCLP YMTB skills for life and Parents with Prospects (PwP) awards meet the objectives:

  • Skills for Life (Basic Skills) and Key Skills are embedded and mapped throughout all units of the packs, however the following units are particularly relevant to Communication, Application of Number and Information Technology.

  • YMTB & PwP - Unit 8 - Communication maps directly into the Core Curriculum and learning is embedded in the tasks and assignments. Guidance is mapped into the tutor support pack to enable the Key Skill 'Communication' to be achieved with evidence drawn from the YMTB learner pack. Additional tasks and assignments have been added to the tutor support pack to ensure that all requirements of the Core Curriculum are fully covered.

  • YMTB Unit 6 & PwP Unit 10 - Money Management with some additional evidence maps directly into the Core Curriculum and learning is embedded in the tasks and assignments. Guidance is mapped into the YMTB tutor support pack to enable the Key Skill 'Application of Number' to be achieved with evidence drawn from the YMTB learner pack.

  • YMTB Unit 3 & PwP Unit 9 - IT (Information Technology) Skills although not specifically required by the LSC these unit has also been mapped into the ICT Key Skill at level 1.

    All YMTB Tutors are specifically trained to deliver the award; this training is mandatory and is free of charge upon the issue of an initial centre licence. Over 250 tutors nationally have been trained and evaluation shows this training to be of an extremely high standard.

    NCLP programmes are widely recognised as comprehensive parenting support courses which inspire and motive young parents and parents to be.

    Any project working with young people should open doors to further learning, and should support ambition and achievement. We welcome the opportunity of working with providers of excellence to make this happen.

    We are delighted that the YMTB and Parents with Prospects (Developing Skills in Effective Parenting) NCFE accredited awards covers the above criteria.
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    April 2008

    Tutor Support - Unit 9
    Additional information has been added to the answers for the Contraception Quiz in Unit 9.

    Please see Page 34 of the Tutor Support for this unit.
     
     
     

    July 2008

    News Articles
    We have uploaded the newspaper reports about YMTB for learners to use in Unit 1 Element 2. They can be downloaded from Unit 1 of the secure website. These are large documents and will take longer to download. Please be patient.
     
     
     

    April 2009

    Partnership with Edexcel
    We are delighted to advise our providers that the qualifications YMTB and Parents with Prospects will shortly be available through Edexcel on the Qualfications and Credit Framework.
    Registered Learners will be able to continue achieving their NCFE qualifications.

    The new Edexcel QCF qualifications will be available with effect from September 2009. The new qualifications integrate YMTB - Skills for Life Competence and Parents with Prospects into an exciting award structure building on and enhancing our existing programmes.




     
     
     

    April 2009

    Edexcel & NCLP QCF Press Release
    Please click on the link below to view our joint press release.
     
    http://www.edexcel.com/Aboutus/press-room/press-releases/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?filter=1084
     
     

    July 2009

    NAPP - National Academy of Parenting Practitioners
    NAPP recently issued information under the heading 'Focus on...teenage parents' this gives information regarding the YMTB course as fully evaluated by NAPP. Parents with Prospects is also included on the NAPP Commissioning Toolkit
     
     
     

    November 2007

    NCFE - YMTB Skills for Life Competence Award
    Statistics


  • The YMTB Skills for Life Competence Award was delivered as a non accredited course until 2002


  • All Providers were running the accredited course by November 2003


  • Since accreditation 3,111 learners have been registered for the YMTB - Skills for Life Competence Award


  • In the 12 month period August 2006 - August 2007, 552 learners were registered


  • From these registrations 467 learners have achieved the YMTB award


  • 42 learners are working towards achievement


  • Only 7.8% (43) of learners have withdrawn


  • The overall achievement rate to date is 84.6%. This figure will increase over the next few months as learners continue to achieve


  • Young dads to be also achieve the YMTB Award (at present our records do not differentiate between male and female learners). Many centres support young dads to be who are included in the sessions


  • On average the learners have achieved 7 units per portfolio


  • There are now 40 Providers nationally.

    Portfolios are assessed, internally and externally verified to level 1 standard.
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    November 2007

    NCLP
    On 19th November we moved to new premises. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and delays in responding to your emails.
    Our new address is:

    NCLP
    Kestrel Court
    Waterwells Drive
    Waterwells Business Park
    Gloucester
    GL2 2AT

    Our new telephone number is:
    01452 886416

    Our new fax number is:
    01452 886423

    The email addresses remain the same.
     
     
     

    July 2007

    YMTB cited in multi-agency guide
    Multi-agency working to support teenage parents-A midwifery guide to partnership working with Connexions and other agencies.

    This Guide has been written with the aim of improving outcomes for pregnant teenagers and new teenage parents, particularly those under 18. See pages 16 and 19

    This guide is available to downloaded from the following website:
     
    www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/resources-and-practice/IG00211/
     
     

    July 2007

    YMTB & PWP cited as best practice
    Teenage Parents Next Steps: Guidance for Local Authorities and Primary Care Trusts - Case studies on pages 29 and 57.

    Beverley Hughes states in her introduction "In chapter 6, we set out our vision for what we want each local area to provide for teenage parents and what we will do nationally to support them to deliver more tailored and responsive services. It does not place new burdens on services, but looks in particular at how key mainstream services - midwifery and health visiting services, Children's Centres, Targeted Youth Support services, Reintegration officers and Housing officers - can tailor the support they provide so that it better meets young parents' needs. It makes the case for an integrated approach to supporting young parents, with support from different agencies brokered through a lead professional."
     
    www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/resources-and-practice/IG00250/
     
     

    February 2008

    YMTB Tutor Support Units
    All the Tutor Support Units for the New YMTB - 'young mums and dads to be' Student Pack are now available on the secure website.

    All Tutors will need to download the units as and when they receive the New Student Packs. The Lauren & Ben Evidence Sheets, Standards and Assessment Plans will also need to be downloaded.

    There have been some changes made to all these documents to accommodate the inclusion of Young Dads To Be and to comply with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative
     
     
     

    25th May 2007

    Drinking alcohol when pregnant
    New guidance has been introduced by the Department of Health to provide stronger, consistent advice for the whole of the UK.
    Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Fiona Adshead said;
    "We have strengthened our advice to women to help ensure that no-one underestimates the risk to the developing foetus of drinking above the recommended safe levels. Our advice is simple: avoid alcohol if pregnant or trying to conceive. This advice could also be included on alcohol packaging or labels.
    The advice now reflects the fact the many women give up drinking alcohol completely during pregnancy. It is now straightforward and stresses that it is better to avoid drinking alcohol altogether.
    The National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome estimates for the UK as a whole that there are more than 6,000 children born each year with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
    Excessive alcohol can cause damage to the unborn baby at all stages in pregnancy and of course many women don't confirm they are pregnant until a number of weeks into the pregnancy. Therefore, for women who are planning to conceive it makes sense to avoid alcohol or limit their consumption to no more than 1-2 units once or twice a week”.
     
     
     
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