The following links are the most useful links for those working with children and young people in the county. Let us know if you think we should add any others

Strategy and Policy

Children’s Workforce Development Induction Standards
These standards set out what new workers should know, understand and be able to do within six months of starting work. They are now mandatory for the children’s social care workforce and can be used successfully for other roles too.

The Children and Young People's Trust (CYPT)
The CYPT, formerly known as the Children's Trust, brings together a group of organisations who work closely together to improve the support available to children, young people and their families in East Sussex.

The National Council for Voluntary Youth Service (NCVYS)
An independent body whose mission is to ensure the development and recognition of a vibrant, sound and diverse voluntary and community sector that involves, empowers and meets the needs of all young people

Children England (formerly NCVCCO) 
Membership organisation whose mission is to create a fairer world for children, young people and families by championing the voluntary organisations which work on their behalf

Volunteering England
An independent voluntary agency committed to supporting, enabling and celebrating volunteering in all its diversity

Sport England
A government agency responsible for developing a world class community sport system

Local Support Services

East Sussex Council for Voluntary Youth Service
An independent organisation providing a specialist voice for the voluntary and community sector working with children and young people in East Sussex

Other Resources

Social Value Assessment Tool
Community Matters has developed an online assessment tool for groups to demonstrate their social, economic and environmental impact. Your Value! builds a profile of an organisation's contribution to its community and will help them to show real added value, over and above any specific service outcomes when bidding for grants, contracts or even asset transfer. The report it generates will describe in plain English the group's reach and connectedness as well as the social capital they build and their contributions to the local economy and environment.

Community Toolkit
Community Toolkit is a FREE information resource for people who want to get involved in organising smaller, straightforward community activities. Created by Zurich Insurance to address barriers to community volunteering, it provides guidance on some legal, health and safety, insurance and planning issues.

Free Legal Advice Online
Initial Electronic Advice is a new web-based system which provides brief legal information in response to straightforward legal queries. It is designed to assist not-for-profit organisations and advice agencies providing help to those who cannot afford to pay for solicitors privately. Queries are answered by volunteers who give their time and expertise for free.

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre’s Thinkuknow website provides information and resources about safety online for children, young people and anyone who looks after them.

Working Together to Safeguard Children (a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children) has a resources page that provides links to a number of useful documents and websites.

Community Newswire is a free news distribution service that lets charities and community groups upload their press releases and news stories, which are then picked up by journalists from the Press Association news agency, rewritten, fact checked and distributed to newsrooms nationwide.

The Red Cross Positive Images Toolkit is an educational resource for teachers, youth workers and anyone working with young people to help teach them about migration and development.

New programme ideas
UK Youth is building a unique online resource bank of activity and discussion ideas. Each month they are adding more resources. The latest batch of themes include 'Fun and games' and 'Feel good factors'.