Clinks Events | February 2024

Clinks events and training

February 2024

Clinks runs events and training for voluntary organisations working in the criminal justice system. We hear time and time again that organisations feel stronger alongside others and enjoy being part of a well-connected network.

If you have any ideas of events and training that would benefit you / your organisation, please do contact us at events@clinks.org

Come along to one of our upcoming events to stay connected, learn something new and work together for a better criminal justice system.

Building a resilient workforce – lessons learnt
10:00, 20 February | online | free

At Clinks we have heard consistent feedback from our members about ongoing recruitment challenges within the voluntary sector and how difficult it is to retain skilled and experienced staff.

Last year the Clinks member advisory forum agreed that the voluntary sector workforce would be one of the priority areas of focus for our support, which has led to a sub-group of forum members coming together to co-facilitate this event. We want to emphasise the importance of prioritising wellbeing within the workplace, share examples of good practice and discuss what lessons have been learnt over the years.

Join us to hear from Matina Marougka, Head of Regional Operations for London services at Together for Mental Wellbeing, who will be sharing some of her findings and insights from her studies in Occupational Psychology, reflecting on how wellbeing drives performance in the workplace. Dawn Harrison, Criminal Justice Service Manager at Changing Lives, will be discussing how to build resilience within a team alongside building your own personal resilience.

We will also hear from John Speyer, Director at Hear Me Out, who will be exploring the challenges associated with wellbeing in an organisation, and the event will end with an optional networking space led by Lucy Ball, CEO at New Bridge Foundation, where attendees can reflect on their learnings from the event and share their own best practice. Book your place here

Why gender matters in the criminal justice system – 2-part workshop
10:00, 26 & 27 February | online | from £95

Is your organisation part of the Clinks Women’s Network? Do you have frontline staff or volunteers who are new to working or volunteering in your organisation and want to increase their understanding of why gender matters for women in the criminal justice system? If so, join us for this two-part entry-level workshop.

The workshop aims to:

develop understanding of women’s gendered experience of the criminal justice system and raise awareness of ‘a whole system approach’.

Please note: this is not a skills-based course but develops knowledge. Topics covered: policy context; whole system approach; prevention and diversion; community supervision; custody; and resettlement.

It will be delivered online across two sessions on two consecutive days (Part One over 2 hours, Part Two over 3 hours) and uses a range of learning methods, some interactive. Book your place here

NCJAA Writing Development Workshop: Writing funding applications (Part 1)
10:00, 27 February | online | free

This year the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) will be working in partnership with the Royal Literary Fund to deliver free writing development training for individuals and organisations delivering arts-based services and projects in the criminal justice system.

Writing grant applications and funding bids is challenging and time consuming. This online training programme will guide you through the process of project planning while helping you to understand the key principles of writing applications and avoiding commonly made mistakes.

Through writing exercises and discussion, you will explore:

How to understand what funders want
Interpreting funding criteria
Clarifying your objectives and outcomes
Developing a structured approach to planning, writing and editing a funding application.

These workshops are suitable for delegates with little to no experience of writing funding applications. Book your place here

NCJAA Writing Development Workshop: Writing funding applications (Part 2)
10:00, 29 February | online | free

Writing grant applications and funding bids is challenging and time consuming. This two-part training programme will guide you through the process of project planning while helping you to understand the key principles of writing applications and avoiding commonly made mistakes. During this Workshop 2 you will have the opportunity to build on the ideas formed during the exercises from workshop 1, whilst considering scaling up to be able to apply for larger amounts of funding.

In part 2 of this funding application workshop series, you will continue to explore the following themes through writing exercises and discussion:

How to understand what funders want - particularly larger funders with more complex application requirements.
Interpreting funding criteria
Clarifying your objectives and outcomes - building on the ideas formed during workshop 1
Developing a structured approach to planning, writing and editing a funding application.

Book your place here

Other upcoming events you might have missed

London Third Sector & Service User Voice Adult Disproportionality Steering Group: 12:00, 22 January | online | free

All Wales criminal justice forum: 10:00, 23 January | online | free

Working and volunteering in prisons training: 10:00, 24 January | online | from £95

Best practice in working with people with mental health problems on probation: what the evidence tells us: 14:00, 4 March | online | free

Working and volunteering in prisons training: 10:00, 5 March | online | free

Arts in Criminal Justice Network forum: 10:00, 12 March | online | free

Navigating the criminal justice system workshop: 10:00, 14 March | online | from £75

Women's Network forum: 10:00, 19 March | online | free

See all our upcoming events here

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