This section of the site is where work related to the Management of the Change Up project is developed and shared.

Core Work

The management Group works according to these terms of reference.

It has overall responsibility for managing the delivery of the Change Up project. In addition it is responsible for the delivery of the sustainable funding and workforce development work areas. The Management Group is a working group of the Growing Up in the West Midlands Strategic Forum.

In addition the group will oversee the Strategic Forum's current work on Regeneration and Sustainable Communities.

Outcomes

The outcomes related to the overall management of the project are as follows:

• Established strategic engagement of the children and young people’s VCS at a regional level
• Improved collaborative working

Objectives

• Engage with key policy developments
• Constitute/ develop growing up in the west midlands strategic forum
• Develop membership of the Strategic Forum
• Future plan for sustainability of activity  beyond March 06
• Strategic Forum is recognised and used as a route to engaging both the sector and children and young people
• Record, evaluate, and promote and share the work of Growing Up in the West Midlands regionally and nationally
• Hold quarterly strategic Forum meetings to engage the wider sector
• Establish strong links with Change Up consortia within the region and beyond
• Work with existing networks and infrastructure to facilitate regional work to have an impact at a local level throughout the region.

Management Group Meetings

6th September 2005

23rd September 2005

10am Thursday 3rd November 2005, BAYC

2pm Thursday 8th December 2005

Thursday 26th January 2006

Links

Growing Up in the West Midlands Change Up Management Group email archives