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Newsletter

Dear Members,

This week’s newsletter bids, grants and Funds come to you in conjunction with our sponsors

London Based Manley Summers Training. This week we have some 52 pages of information News,

Bids Grants and Funds.

Subcontractor declaration for 2017 to 2018: Organisations delivering ESFA funded adult

programmes, including all apprenticeships and traineeships, must declare their subcontracting

arrangements for 2017 to 2018 by Wednesday 14 February 2018. https://lnkd.in/gQei6y5

Ok Jobs side Ilford area training Company looking for a person for post of Centre manager who has

experience of managing the contract under Traineeships , App, DWP preferably 3 days a week to

start of with. E-mail Steve@eevt.org

Also required East and North London a London Apprentice Manager Full time to run this section of

the business must be a person who goes the extra mile wants to be the person to make it grow

and have quality at the heart of their work CV to Steve@eevt.org

Strict rules that apprenticeships cannot involve qualifications are set to be overturned next week,

FE Week understands, potentially unsticking a series of standards held up for years.

https://feweek.co.uk/2018/02/02/qualifications-will-be-allowed-for-apprenticeships/

Hi and if your new to ESFA funding you will know there are several ways to do this and indeed the

ESFE have updated their information on this Friday 2nd Apprenticeship service bulk upload

specification. If your already doing it for many years you should have had an e-mail. Technical

documents for the apprentice bulk upload facility for training providers to use in the

apprenticeship service. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-service-bulk-

upload-specification

Roger who I am sure many of you know or herd of is doing it again T yes he is always up to

something this year our RWF Challenge is the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. The Yorkshire Three Peaks

Challenge takes on the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, usually in this order,

and in under 12 hours. These peaks form part of the Pennine range, and encircle the head of the

valley of the River Ribble, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The route we take is 24 miles

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(38.6km), and includes 1585m (5200ft) of ascent. The people we support at The Reasons Why

Foundation face difficult challenges every day and we see it as part of our journey, to challenge

ourselves on a regular basis in order to raise funds and awareness of the services we provide and the

people we support, many of whom have suffered the consequences of bad choices that they've

made in their lives. We would love for you to take part by going

to http://www.therwf.org/news/and if you'd prefer to not do the event but still want to support it,

you can do by visiting https://localgiving.org/fundraising/3peaksroger/

Updates will be coming to our socials throughout the training running up to the 16th June, the

travelling to the start and of course, the event itself. Pictures will be over on twitter and instagram.

Thank you.

Peer Meet Up at Twin Group London for training Directors and owners 16th of

March https://www.twinuk.com/ next week tickets and Agenda in full.

Foundation for Social Improvement – Charity training and events

Annual Skills Conference in London for £15

01 March 2018, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Summary:

The Foundation for Social Improvement’s annual Skills Conference is offering 20 workshops in one

day in topics including, Marketing, HR, Law, Finance , IT, Governance, Policy and Operations.

Each delegate can access four workshops on the day. Topics include GDR, Cyber Security, Effective

Leadership, Impact Measurement, Developing a Communications Strategy and Great Content and

Storytelling to name a few.

Conference cost: £15.

Description:

The annual Skills Conference is run by the Foundation for Social Improvement to address the skills

gaps within small charities and to bring together experts from across the sector to share their

expertise where small charities need extra support.

Twenty workshops will be provided on the day in areas of Marketing, HR, Law, Finance , IT,

Governance, Policy and Operations with delegates able to choose four of the sessions on offer.

Topics include:

Law

• Getting ready for GDPR - actions to take today

• An update on employment law

Finance

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• Supporting the financial health of your charity

• Reserves policies - getting them right

• Navigating charity VAT

• Budgeting - full cost recovery and beyond

Marketing

• Great content and storytelling

• Making your website work for you

• Developing your communications plan

Operations

• Impact measurement

• Business planning

Policy

• What does Brexit mean for small charities

• How can small charities influence policy

Governance

• When it's worth taking the risk

• The Essential Trustee - getting good governance right

• A Trustee's responsibility with financial management

IT

• Harnessing the cloud and digital technologies

• Fraud and cybercrime

HR

• Inclusive leadership is great leadership

• How excellent management can make an impact

Places at the conference are heavily subsidised and donated to small charities and community

groups by the sponsors, donors, funders and Trustees of the FSI. A day’s place at the conference

costs £15. A deposit scheme is in place, please see the FSI website for further details.

Registration Procedure:

Advance booking is essential. For more information and to book your place please visit

http://www.thefsi.org/services/conferences/fsi-skills-conference-2018/

You must be a member of the FSI to book - membership is free to charities with a turnover £1.5m-

£5m. View further information about membership eligibility here: www.thefsi.org/join-us/eligibility

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Charity Training in Manchester from £7.50 - 8th Feb 2018

08 February 2018, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Summary:

The Foundation for Social Improvement’s next event in Manchester will offer 100 training places so

that all small charities, wherever they are, can access the skills they need to become self-sustaining.

Training courses include Developing Corporate Relationships, Demonstrating Your Impact,

Fundraising from Trusts and Foundations, An Introduction to Online Fundraising & Crowdfunding

and Developing & Delivering and Online Fundraising Campaign.

This training day is part of the Small Local Charities and Community Groups Training Programme

support by DCMS.

Description:

Training sessions cover a wide range of fundraising techniques, as well as back office skills,

governance, strategy and impact, delivered by experienced and knowledgeable trainers. Course

places are heavily subsidised and donated to small charities and community groups by the sponsors,

donors, funders and Trustees of the FSI. For a full day course the total cost to members is £15 (half

day course £7.50 / Workshop £5) upon full attendance. A deposit scheme is in place, please see the

FSI website for further details.

Registration Procedure:

Advance booking is essential. For more information and to book your place please visit

http://www.thefsi.org/services/training/manchester-february-2018/

You must be a member of the FSI to book - membership is free to charities with a turnover £1.5m-

£5m. View further information about membership eligibility here: www.thefsi.org/join-us/eligibility

Charity Training in London from £7.50 - 20/21/22 Feb 2018

20 February 2018, 9:30 AM - 22 February 2018, 4:30 PM

Summary:

The Foundation for Social Improvement’s next event in London will offer over 300 training places so

that all small charities, wherever they are, can access the skills they need to become self-sustaining.

A sampling of training courses include GDPR Essentials, Fundraising from Trusts & Foundations,

Leadership, Supporting and Managing Volunteers, Good Governance: Effective Trustee Boards and a

range of additional fundraising subjects.

This training day is part of the Small Local Charities and Community Groups Training Programme

support by DCMS.

Description:

Training sessions cover a wide range of fundraising techniques, as well as back office skills,

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governance, strategy and impact, delivered by experienced and knowledgeable trainers. Course

places are heavily subsidised and donated to small charities and community groups by the sponsors,

donors, funders and Trustees of the FSI. For a full day course the total cost to members is £15 (half

day course £7.50 / Workshop £5) upon full attendance. A deposit scheme is in place, please see the

FSI website for further details.

Registration Procedure:

Advance booking is essential. For more information and to book your place please visit

http://www.thefsi.org/services/training/london-february-2018/

You must be a member of the FSI to book - membership is free to charities with a turnover £1.5m-

£5m. View further information about membership eligibility here: www.thefsi.org/join-us/eligibility

Reminder: deadline for T level consultations approaching. We would like to remind institutions that

the deadline for responding to the consultation on the implementation of T level

programmes and consultation on occupational maps closes on 8 February 2018. We would like to

thank all the delegates that attended the consultation events, which took place in January. Your

responses to these consultations are important to make sure T levels are a success.

https://consult.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/institute-for-apprenticeships-occupational-maps/

Items from a Grade 1 Inspection from Ofsted to a private Provider: Learners

They are suitably placed onto the right courses, well matched to their careers aspirations. Almost

all learners benefit from guidance on employment options and/or further study at a higher level.

Learners regularly explore good work ethics and healthy lifestyles with their trainers and assessors.

For example, learners and apprentices develop a sound understanding of the effects of drug and

alcohol misuse. They explore ways in which they can work more effectively at work.

For example, by developing good eating and sleeping habits to ensure that they are more effective

at work and by decreasing stress through regular exercise.

Staff teaches learners very well to understand British values. For example, learners in a particular

region attributed far right radicalisation to the increase in unemployment rates. Leaders have

ensured that employers have a good understanding of the dangers of radicalisation and the

importance of promoting British values in the work place. Assessors plan and deploy effective

learning activities to develop apprentices’ understanding and, as a result, most apprentices fully

understand the importance of demonstrating British values in the work place, with their peers,

clients and customers.

The low volume of apprenticeships (down by 26% compared to 12 months ago) and the increasing

gap between the government’s three million target and current levels is concerning for those

involved in education and learning provision. So, what’s been going on and where’s it all heading?

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Operationally, the apprenticeship levy is, in my experience working with levy payers and being a

trustee of a levy-paying organisation, proving challenging to implement for many on the

apprenticeship frontline. But there are also other forces in play, which are contributing to a slow

take-up by the levy-payers.

Managing capacity: The management of the levy more often than not falls within the remit of an HR

team: a team not only struggling to find the capacity to develop their own knowledge of

apprenticeships, but also required to manage the co-ordinated use of a significant pot of money.

Additional resource or time needs to be budgeted to accommodate this, particularly in these early,

formative days. If policy had allowed for a proportion of the levy to be made available to employers

to improve internal management of the levy, then the ability of HR teams to respond earlier could

have improved. A different approach to decision-making: In some cases, the levy is stymying the

capacity of those responsible for recruitment - a head teacher, for example - to opt to recruit an

apprentice. In the new landscape, this type of decision requires a degree of discussion with whoever

controls the central levy fund, either in terms of decision-making, or the processes behind the

apprenticeship service. This would not have been the case in the past. In the short term, it’s a

frustration and creating a blockage.

Creating an internal market: Unless the employer has an existing strategy to utilise apprenticeships

within the organisation, there is a need to build an internal market, where leaders and managers are

not only made aware of the levy and the detail associated with employing apprentices but also the

detail of how to engage with them. Make no mistake, this is a major change initiative and whilst a

strategic approach in important, I also ask employers to consider the ways in which they can nudge

the decision to use apprenticeships into the day to day norm. The simple question, when a vacancy

arises, have we considered if an apprenticeship is suitable for this role? Where an interviewee

doesn’t quite meet the mark, have we got the capacity to develop them into the role? In some cases

it will be suitable, in others not but at least managers have an easy way to build this into their

thinking. Developing interest takes time, investment and a strong will to make it work, particularly

where the default position is to recruit at graduate level.

Return on (apprenticeship) investment: Employers are still struggling to get the best out of

apprenticeships, which can add significant value, introduce fresh thinking and new ideas, and secure

future workforce skills. Securing a return on apprenticeship investment requires the capacity to

provide good mentoring and investment by an employer together with the time to consider how

best to manage an apprentice’s training time, without it impacting on the workloads of other team

members. This is not such an issue if an employer is recruiting an apprentice to boost existing

headcount, but in these uncertain economic times, when workforces are under the microscope, it

isn’t necessarily how large organisations are best utilising their apprentice talent.

Finding apprenticeship training providers: It is not unusual for a levy payer to have procured a

framework of suitable apprenticeship providers. But this is a resource hungry, time-consuming

process and as we head towards the apprenticeship service payments for end-point assessment

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going directly to the requisite assessment organisations, as opposed to via the training provider, the

same is likely to recur next year. And while these procurement processes are being undertaken, any

apprenticeship activity has more or less stopped. For those who have not undertaken such an

exercise, the question of how to source high quality apprenticeship provision remains important but

is further down the list than establishing internal interest in the first instance.

Time for standards: It is acknowledged by the Institute for Apprenticeships that the process for

developing and approving apprenticeships is too slow. If we are to make significant headway into

moving from frameworks to standards this has to be a priority. While the frameworks will remain for

some time to come, the standards are broadly, easier to understand and engage with from an

employer’s perspective. However, in the main good apprenticeship providers are recognising the

value of the standards and making headway to move provision from frameworks to standards where

they exist. It is difficult for employers new to apprenticeships to get to grips with some of the basics,

having to explain the differences between frameworks and standards isn’t something they have time

for.

Employer providers: New employer providers, on the one hand have to understand how to get

best value from the levy as an employer, while on the other, creating an apprenticeship training

provision. The key to success in my view is for employer providers to divorce the two in their

thinking, in the early stages. One is a function of HR (or similar); the other is a supplier of internal

services to them. While I appreciate it isn’t always as neat as this, establishing boundaries around

the relationships and processes for engagement can only pay dividends in the long run. At this

stage, there’s no reason to panic over the low volume of apprenticeships. The level of exposure of

apprenticeships to large businesses as a result of the levy is encouraging and will continue to grow. I

do believe strongly that we need to recognise that change is so much more than the levy itself if we

are to avoid employers walking away and putting this in the ‘too hard’ box.

Louise Doyle, Director, MESMA

The Skills Show in Birmingham last November, with visitor numbers of over 73,000, was an ideal

opportunity for my team to conduct some user testing with employers interested in

apprenticeships. In just 2 days we managed to speak to 73 users and potential users of the

apprenticeship service representing over 50 different employers. Our focus was on testing 4 early

prototypes of a new ‘landing page’ for the service.

Prototypes – a first look

The 4 prototypes we presented to employers contained information on various aspects of the

service, but each one used different formats and approaches. Seeing what employers thought of

each prototype has helped us to identify which elements matter most to users and what information

they would like to see have prominence.

Through discussion with users we explored the rationale behind each employer choice, which

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increased our understanding of:

What employers need from the apprenticeship service

Current blockers to taking on apprentices

The types of content most valuable to employers

The dynamics between training providers, employers and industry professional bodies

Employer hopes for the future of the service

What did we learn?

One of our initial assumptions was that most levy-paying employers would already know how to hire

an apprentice. In fact, many employers we spoke to said that they didn’t have a firm understanding

of this. We were also surprised by how many levy-paying organisations also wanted to become

training providers. Read more at https://sfadigital.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/01/whats-it-like-to-do-user-

testing-with-employers/

Action: user research – Information Exchange The Information Exchange is an ESFA business to

business portal for the exchange of information between the agency and our partners. We want to

talk to anyone who actively engages with the Information Exchange portal to understand your

user experience and interactions with the system.

3.1 Meeting times

Wednesday, 7 February 2018 Monday, 12 February 2018

10am - 11am 10am - 11am

11.30am – 12.30pm 11.30am – 12.30pm

1pm - 2pm 1pm - 2pm

2.30pm – 3.30pm 2.30pm – 3.30pm

4pm – 5pm 4pm – 5pm

To join us for a one-hour web meeting, please email PDS.MAILBOX@education.gov.ukstating your

preferred slot and we will confirm your place. If you can’t make these times but would like to take

part – please email us and we’ll arrange a suitable time with you.

This research will help us identify what works well for you and where we may need to make

improvements. We hope you are able to join us and share your insights.

Cash incentives of £1,000 are being offered to every employer who takes on apprentices caught up

in the collapse of Carillion. The payments have been sourced by the Construction Industry Training

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Board in a £1.4 million package that sees firms receive £500 upfront, and a further £500 after six

months if they’ve retained the displaced trainees. Over 550 of the 1,400 affected apprentices have

been given new job offers since the outsourcing giant ceased trading two weeks ago, according to

the CITB.

https://feweek.co.uk/2018/02/02/carillion-update-citb-prepares-1-4m-apprentice-rescue-package/

Repeat of Last week for you from now on you need to be aware New Identity Checking Guidelines

– Disclosure and Barring Service New identity (ID) checking guidelines have been introduced for

standard and enhanced disclosure checks. The new guidelines have been running in parallel with

previous guidelines since October 2017. However, the previous guidelines now cease to apply and

you must use the new version. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-identity-checking-

guidelines The change is being introduced so that the DBS’s identity checking process is aligned

with right to work checks. These state that employers must prevent illegal working in the UK by

carrying out document checks on people before employing them to make sure they are allowed to

work. If you have any questions about the changes: Contact customerservices@dbs.gsi.gov.uk.

Skills devolution needed to power economy: London and other parts of the country are

experiencing severe skills shortages that could hinder economic growth and leave them vulnerable

to the impact of Brexit, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for London (APPG for London) argued at

Westminster Tuesday. In a specially convened Westminster Hall debate, Catherine West MP set out

how the present skills system is unable to meet the growing demand for skilled employees, and

made an urgent case for skills devolution to London and other major towns and cities such as

Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. Catherine West said: “I’m asking government to act now to free

our skills system so it truly delivers the education and training employers are looking for. In London

we want to respond to the needs of our growing population and dynamic business community but

our powers are limited."

A company approved to provide external quality assurance for digital apprenticeships will fold in

September, in a situation described as an “unworkable short-term solution”. The Institute for

Apprenticeships approved the Tech Partnership for the role in December, two months after it

announced plans to shut up shop.

The IfA also confirmed that if no suitable replacement is approved by September, it may itself

have to take on the quality-assurance role for the sector, “either on a permanent basis or for

however long is necessary to cover any transition”.

Other parts of the sector are not best pleased with the situation: a source from an end-point

assessment organisation for digital apprenticeships, who asked not to be identified, has hit out at

the IfA.

“There are already far too many questions surrounding EQA and apprenticeships. For the IfA to grant

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the Tech Partnership a short-term contract is unthinkable,” they said.

“What we need now more than ever is continuity, comparability and fairness not more uncertainty.

There are already far too many questions surrounding EQA and apprenticeships

“More effort needs to be concentrated on a successor for the EQA and encourage more positive

press for apprenticeships, as opposed to fuelling the fire with unworkable short-term solutions.”

The decision has split opinion across the tech industry. Some providers believe that the Tech

Partnership is a “sensible” short-term appointment and that a replacement will be ready for

September.

The EQA provider will be auditing end-point assessment procedures, and EPA providers will foot the

bill. It will be able to mandate changes to EPA organisations’ activities and can invoke sanctions if

these are not met.

EQA firms are obliged to report back to the IfA on the quality and consistency of assessment, as well

as the general operation of the standard and assessment plan.

The Tech Partnership announced on January 8 that the IfA had officially recognised its new

employer-led Digital Apprenticeship Quality Board, and would assume “immediate responsibility” for

EQA. The board includes representatives from Google, Sainsbury’s, Auto Trader UK, Inspired Energy

and Delta Financial Systems.

“Its primary responsibilities are to review the quality of end-point assessment decisions and the

internal quality-assurance processes of all organisations approved by the IfA to administer EPA,” a

spokesperson for the IfA said.

Responsibility for EQA “will be transferred to another organisation”, before Tech Partnership closes.

“This involves employers, through the Digital Apprenticeship Quality Board, deciding on the best

approach, and overseeing an orderly handover,” he added.

“The most important point is that we now have over 5,500 digital trailblazer apprentices studying,

and hundreds of apprentices now undertaking end-point assessment.

“It was therefore agreed that it was in the best interests of a rapidly growing body of learners and

employers to establish an EQA panel as soon as possible to establish consistency, comparability and

quality in the assessment process, and that the Tech Partnership was the best-placed organisation to

arrange this on an interim basis.”

The Tech Partnership, which has not received a letter from the IfA confirming its EQA appointment,

announced on October 4 that it would close the following September.

Its income in 2016 was £7.1 million, but its latest accounts show this had fallen to £2.45 million in

2017. The organisation retained just under £4 million in assets minus liabilities.

The IfA already plays a dominant role as EQA provider of choice for many trailblazer groups – even

though it describes itself as the “option of last resort”. There are concerns across FE that its staff

could struggle to cope if it also has to take on EQA for the digital sector.

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NOCN boss Graham Hasting-Evans has previously described situations in which the government’s

own EQA regulator, the IfA, will effectively have to regulate itself for a number of sectors, as

“bizarre”. An IfA spokesperson said the Tech Partnership had been “very open about its position”

and had been “working closely with the Institute and the relevant trailblazer groups in order to

assure the quality of specific apprenticeships and to support the transition to an alternative EQA

provider from late 2018”.

https://feweek.co.uk/2018/02/03/ifa-approves-quality-assurer-that-is-scheduled-to-close/

Learndirect has entered redundancy talks with an unknown amount of its staff. A consultation on

job losses was launched on Thursday, and is directly linked to the termination of Contracts.

https://feweek.co.uk/2018/02/02/learndirect-enters-redundancy-talks/

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Tip of the week 3: 20% discount on Oasis sale items. Details

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Bids, Grants & Funds

NCG Call for Partners

In early 2018, the tendering round for the new Prison Education Framework will commence. NCG

believes this provides the opportunity to transform the provision of education in custody.

Dame Sally Coates’ review of education in prisons and the Government’s Reform programme mean

these contracts represent a key opportunity to improve the provision of education in prisons. Our

ambition is to be at the heart of this transformation. We have the vision, passion and expertise to

change the way that people learn in custody.

Our vision for prison education is built around three key pillars:

Learning needs to be tailored to the needs of each individual to truly make an impact.

Learning needs to be clearly linked to real word outcomes to be truly motivational.

Learning needs to focus on character as much as curriculum to achieve long-term behaviour

change and lasting social impact.

The combined skills, experience and resources of our training providers and FE colleges have

enabled us to develop a new and innovative approach to prison learning.

Our record of successfully working with the hardest to engage learners, improving life chances and

getting people work ready evidences our ability to deliver.

As one of the largest education providers in the UK, we offer assurance of the highest quality

teaching and learning.

We are seeking to work with innovative, high performing and quality driven partners with

experience of the criminal justice system. Together we can achieve real change and improve the life

chances of offenders. If you deliver outstanding results, or innovative learning opportunities in a

custodial setting or for similar client groups, we want to hear from you.

For an initial conversation, please contact Alex Ross alex.ross@ncgrp.co.uk Bid Director for Prison

Education Framework.

Provision of Apprenticeship Training Providers

Hampshire County Council

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to

be considered for selection to tender for a Framework for the Provision of Apprenticeship Training

Providers.

The Framework will be for a period of 4 years, with an initial 3 year period with the option to extend

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for a further 1 year.

Please note the Council is anticipating a significant number of returns for this project, therefore the

project timescales are likely to vary depending on the volumes of submissions received.

Please note this is a two stage procurement procedure - whilst the Invitation to Tender Stage

Questionnaire and Invitation to Tender Evaluation Guidance (Part 6) are included, these are for

INFORMATION ONLY at this stage.

Value of contract £28.0m

Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-

tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the Selection Questionnaire by 10.00 hrs on

Friday 9th March 2018.

Guidance to support returners to get back into paid employment.

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) is seeking to issue a contract to an organisation to develop

bespoke guidance for returners, which will be easily accessible and free. Returners are defined as

those who have taken time out of paid employment to care for children or other family members

and find it difficult to return to employment, at the same skill level.

Background

The Government's 2017 Spring Budget allocated £5 million over two years to the Government

Equalities Office to "promote returnships in the public and private sector". Key objectives include: to

increase the number of returner programmes on offer; to ensure employers have the advice and

support required to run a returner programme; and to support returners to apply for returner

programmes effectively. Guidance has already been commissioned to provide advice and support for

employers to run effective returner programmes. This tender is to invite relevant organisations to

bid to prepare and develop guidance for returners that will support them to find appropriate

employment at the right level.

The Guidance

The guidance should provide comprehensive and holistic advice, based on current employment

recruitment practices, and address returners' particular employment needs. The successful

organisation should have some understanding of what support and advice returners need to get

back into employment.

The guidance should be written clearly, so it is accessible for all audiences and the final draft should

be ready for publication. As a minimum, we expect it to cover the following areas:

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• Provide advice on current employment recruitment practices including finding appropriate jobs;

use of social media; completion of a CV and interview skills;

• Provide support and advice that can be applied to any sector;

• Information on how to find jobs that offer part-time or flexible hours and how to use appropriate

networks;

• Advice on how returners can refresh their skills, address a lack of current work experience and

build professional confidence;

• Advice on opportunities to retrain for a new career e.g. apprenticeships;

• Test the draft guide with a sample group of returners to ensure it is effective.

In addition to meeting the minimum criteria, we expect bidders to suggest additional ideas to

support returners further.

Deadline: 12/02/2018

A Support Service for Women at First Point of Contact with the Criminal Justice System- LEP-Wide

(Warrington, Cheshire East, Cheshire West)

Golden Gates Housing Trust Ltd

Golden Gates Housing Trust (GGHT) part of the Torus Group are leading a large multi-agency

partnership called New Leaf to deliver the Building Better Opportunities Programme across

Warrington and Cheshire East and West. On average 270 women go through the 3 custody suites /

under civil enforcement actions in Cheshire every month, approximately 50% are for minor / low

level offences, of the 135 women, a percentage will be unemployed and economically inactive and

with intensive interventions could be supported into positive destinations and diverted from the

criminal justice system.

The New leaf Partnership want to provide services to those which are hardest to reach and engage,

therefore GGHT wish to appoint suitably experienced organisations to provide a service to these

women throughout the LEP area, between April 2018 and September 2019.

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Warrington:-Other-community%2C-social-and-

personal-services./97W6CS77MT

Deadline:03/03/2018

Inspiring and Enabling Careers

London Legacy Development Corporation LLDC aims to use the development and operations of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to provide

opportunities for local people, opening up access to education and jobs, connecting communities

and promoting convergence: bridging the gap between east London and the rest of the capital.

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LLDC is committed to ensuring that people living in diverse communities around the Park are

equipped with the confidence and know-how to prepare for, compete and benefit from

opportunities on and around the Park. To do this, we have identified 3 key areas:

- Inspire and prepare young people for the world of work through workshops and employer

interactions.

- Support BAME graduates to get high-value jobs by developing employability skills, building career

resilience and opening up access to professional networks.

- Coach and prepare local candidates during their application process.

LLDC is seeking to engage with suitable qualified organisations to provide a 3-part service:

Part 1

LLDC are seeking an organisation or consortium of organisations to inspire young people and help

them to pick, prepare and pursue successful careers. The successful bidder will design, market and

deliver a series of workshops to local people aged between 16 and 19. LLDC want to deliver fun,

engaging and inspirational activities are open to ideas presented by bidders, but the workshops

should be designed around the following 5 principles:

• To raise awareness of career opportunities, focusing but not exclusive to Built Environment,

Creative & Digital/Tech.

• To inspire & inform young people through employer interactions

• To promote STEM careers to young women (and other underrepresented groups tbc)

• To prepare young people for success in the world of work, covering areas such as: - Resilience -

Confidence - Research and preparation

• To embed World of Work Skills (e.g. presentation, communication, social media profiling, team

work) The successful organisation will also be expected to support the Creative Opportunity

Programme to provide a resource to help employers to structure workshops and develop content for

the two week long programme. It is anticipated that this will require approximately 5 days of

development work.

Minimum target outputs:

• 250 young people aged between 15 and 19 living in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest or

Hackney participating in a career workshop (expecting to be at least 2 hours).

• 150 young women participating in a workshop to inspire and support them to pursue a STEM

career

• 50 young people aged between 15 and 19 living in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest or

Hackney benefitting from interactions with an employer (each interaction is expected to be at least 2

hours)

• Of participants in each workshop, at least 50% will be Black & Minority Ethnic; 50% will be female

and 10% will be disabled people.

• At least 10 employers will be engaged

• At least 85% of beneficiaries will feel more prepared for the world of work

Part 2

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To address the disproportion of BAME graduates who are unemployed or underemployed (not in

graduate-level jobs in their chosen careers) we are seeking an organisation or a consortium of

organisations with capacity and a proven trackrecord of reaching, engaging and supporting

graduates from diverse communities into high value jobs. We welcome ideas from organisations on

how they would plan to undertake the following:

1. Deliver a series of workshops designed to build confidence; develop the right mindsets, attitudes

and skills and; impart knowledge, an example includes - Leadership - Resilience - Market know-how -

High impact presentations - Social media profiling (linkedin etc)

2. Provide access to professional networks and help BAME graduates to build their career capital.

The project will target BAME graduates living in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham

Forest. There is no age limit.

Minimum target outputs: 100 BAME graduates who are unemployed or underemployed living in

Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest or Hackney participating in a programme of career

development support (participants are expected to receive at least 30 hours of support).

80% of participants in high value jobs within 12 weeks after receiving support

Part 3

Employers on or associated with the Park often provide feedback that local candidates often have

the requisite skills but sometimes lack the confidence or market knowledge or are just a little less

prepared that other candidates. In light of this, we want to be able to provide local candidates,

especially those in our Alumni and people who are underrepresented in the workforce, to access

coaching and support to be successful in their applications whether competing for an internship,

apprenticeship, jobs or university placement.

The demand for this service is untested, but the service is expected to cover:

- Availability for phone, email and face-to-face support (as required) sometimes on a short notice (24

hours).

- Coaching - Application support and interview preparation for a range of opportunities in different

sectors, including construction & the built environment, creative, digital and tech.

- Portfolio advice - as some opportunities will be in the fields of architecture, urban design and

product design (could include advice from employers).

- Career advice & guidance – with a focus on Creative, Digital & the built environment.

In addition to an ad hoc service, the successful organisation will need to provide 1:1 careers advice

and guidance sessions during the Creative Opportunity Programme, which connects young people

with cultural and creative organisations like Sadler’s Wells and the V&A Museum. During the two

weeks, the successful organisation will be expected to coach and guide approx. 30 young people

aged 18-30 to support them to access opportunities in the cultural and creative industry. This is

expected to take place over approximately 3 days in late August / September. The exact number of

hours required is unknown therefore we are requiring bidders to submit hourly rates. Minimum

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target outputs: 80% of people receiving support are successful in their application.

Estimated value: excluding VAT: 125,000

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Training-programme-

services./832UQ2V24X

Deadline: 15/03/2018

Invitation to apply to the LGA peer learning programme: Improving Children's and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing The closing date for applications is Friday 16 February 2018.

About the programme

The programme is designed to enable local areas to address a challenging issue or a theme that is

not being resolved through the usual mechanisms which is inhibiting their local area’s provision of

children and young people’s mental health services or is contributing to poor outcomes. This could

be an issue that has been previously identified through consultation with children and young people,

or has been raised as a priority in the JSNA or in local transformation plans. Challenges or themes

could be in the area of: ensuring children and young people can easily find advice and information,

can get timely access to help when they need it, that services are young people friendly, or the

needs of particular groups such as BAME young people are being met.

The programme is available to six to eight local authorities, and will run from February to July 2018.

It comprises of two learning days to reflect on the challenges and to identify solutions to move local

authorities and their partners forward. Based on identified need, local authorities will be offered

bespoke support in the form of consultancy from an independent team and/or a visit with a peer

authority or organisation.

Participating local authorities are asked to identify three people from their local area who are in a

position to address their critical issue. Ideally this would include:

1. an elected member with relevant responsibility (e.g. the lead member for children’s services,

lead member for health, chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board or local authority Mental

Health Champion)

2. a local authority senior officer with relevant responsibility

3. a relevant partner in a senior position (this could be from the statutory or voluntary sector

dependent on the challenge or theme you want to move forward on).

The programme will draw on the Thrive Framework developed by the Anna Freud Centre and the

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Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust as a whole systems approach to conceptualising improved mental

health support and services.

How to apply

If you wish to express an interest in taking part please

email Katerina.Charalambous@local.gov.uk by close of play on Friday 16 February 2018with no

more than two sides of A4 setting out:

1. the issue or theme you wish to address and why it is a critical issue for your local area.

2. how you have identified this issue, for example from consultation with children and young

people, your Transformation Plans, through your JSNA or a recent CQC or Ofsted report.

Please append any relevant documents as background information

3. which three people will take part in the programme, details about their role and why they

are the key people to address your local authority’s issue or theme

4. it would be helpful if you could confirm that you have the support of your Health and

Wellbeing Board to participate in this programme or the board is likely to support your

application.

Next steps

Successful applicants will be notified by 23 February 2018.

The learning days will take place on 12 March 2018 and 12 June 2018. The locations will be

confirmed in light of the geographical spread of participants.

If you have any queries about the programme you can email Janet Grauberg, lead consultant

on j.grauberg@googlemail.com.

Leicestershire Governor Training - Annual Refresh 2018

In 2017 Leicestershire County Council established a standing list of providers for Governor Training

Services in Leicestershire. The Governor Development Services (GDS) at Leicestershire County

Council offers a training and development programme for school governors, clerks and trustees who

buy-in to the Council’s traded service.

The programme runs each year from April to March. Providers are required to deliver the core

training programme available at selected venues in Leicestershire and neighbouring areas together

with tailored development sessions on site to Local Authority maintained schools and to Academy

Trust schools.

The Standing List started on 1 April 2017 (to run for 4 years) but includes annual refreshes to allow

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new tenderers the opportunity to bid to join the Standing List. This is the first annual refresh and

successful new providers will be included on the Standing List from 1 April 2018.

The tender documents are available to download from www.eastmidstenders.org

Deadline: 01/03/2018

Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund Round 2

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Open early engagement

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of the Department for

Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise for Round 2 of the Teaching and

Leadership Innovation Fund (TLIF) in Winter 2017/18.

Prior to the procurement, the DfE will be undertaking a range of market engagement activity for

interested providers to learn more about the fund, network with other providers, and input into the

development of the approach to Round 2. Contracts are offered for programmes to improve the

provision of teachers' continuing professional development (CPD) and Leadership Development,

focussing on the areas of the country with the greatest identified need. The Secretary of State for

Education announced TLIF in October 2016.

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26823817-eadb-4628-bc3a-6f98309b22a5

Framework Agreement for the Provision of an Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service in

Lancashire - RFQ 15189157

Lancashire County Council

The purpose of the service is to provide preventative and early intervention support to children and

young people with low level emotional health and wellbeing needs, to build their capability and

capacity for them to manage challenges/difficulties safely within their home and family

environment, and the local community.

The objectives of the service are to:

To contribute to building resilience amongst children and young people and their family to enable

them to manage challenges/difficulties safely within their home environment, and their local

community to enable them to live without the need for ongoing targeted or specialist support;

To contribute to the Common Assessment Framework to ensure an appropriate emotional health

and wellbeing intervention is delivered to achieve sustainable positive change for the child(ren)/

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young person(s) and their family;

To improve family relationships, leading to sustainable improvement in outcomes for the

child(ren)/young person(s); and

To reduce the need for crisis-led/ statutory services in these families in the short, medium and long

term.

http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6864&pageid=41137&e=e

Deadline: 06/03/2018

Round 2 Re-open of the Apprenticeship Training, Approved Supplier Panel Contract for additional

supplier awards April 2018

Cheshire East Borough Council

Cheshire East Borough Council(CEBC) and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) (The

Consortium) has issued this Invitation to Tender (ITT) to those interested in applying to be on the

panel of providers for the provision of Apprenticeships. The consortium intend to re-open this

opportunity three times a year as a minimum and all call-off contracts will be awarded as per criteria

in the specification.

The lots to be procured consist of the following:

Legal

Accounting

Finance and Insurance Services

Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care

Business, Customer Service, Leadership & Management

Childcare & Education

Health and Social Care

Construction, Engineering & Manufacturing

Hospitality & Catering; Sales, Marketing & Procurement

Miscellaneous; Degree Apprenticeships; ICT

Further lots and courses may be added for future rounds in the event that a change in business

demand leads to them being required.

Value of contract £6.6m

www.the-chest.org.uk

Deadline: 23/02/2018

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Coached Activities for Sport (2018)

Suffolk Sourcing

The Council is looking for suitably qualified individual coaches to join a Framework for the provision

of its coached activities. Once approved for the Framework Coaches would then be contracted on a

call-off basis at any time of the year to deliver a specific element of the overall programme or

courses.

www.suffolksourcing.uk.

The submission deadline is 12 noon on Friday 16th February 2018.

Environmental Education Services

Fenland District Council

Fenland District Council invites proposals for the following:

Provision of an annual programme of Environmental Educational work; to take place in the following

areas:

Parish of Elm, Cambridgeshire.

Parish of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.

North Ward of March, Cambridgeshire.

Education can be provided to young people and/or adults and should provide a service beyond that

which is already available, for instance the national curriculum.

We would welcome projects that address sustainability issues such as:

Saving Energy.

Travelling Wisely.

Shopping Ethically.

Saving Resources.

Caring for Wildlife/Nature.

We would also favour projects that have the potential to become sustainable beyond the initial

grant funding.

Companies with experience in the above should submit their priced proposal by email to

procurement@fenland.gov.uk by Friday 23rd February 12 noon.

All parties submitting a bid should include in their submission:

A copy of their constitution.

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A copy of their safeguarding policy.

A copy of their insurance cover.

A statement of their accounts.

Evidence of previous projects.

£100,000 is available to be spent within 2 years. If more than one bid is received the Council may

choose to fund more than one applicant therefore you should provide a detailed breakdown of cost

and project options

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58392f03-7e9d-43f2-903b-

2a8ccca1aa92?p=@NT08=UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJ

Deadline: 23/02/2018

Worcestershire Apprenticeship Hub and Clearing House Expansion

Worcestershire County Council

The County Council is seeking to appoint Service Providers to expand/extend Worcestershire Hub

and Clearing House and deliver services to make The Hub as a ‘one stop shop’ for Apprenticeships in

Worcestershire supporting young people and employers by providing impartial information, advice

and guidance and support on pre-apprenticeship and Apprenticeship pathways.

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home

Deadline: 28/02/2018

BBC Children in Need Main Grant Programme (UK)

The next closing date for applications to the BBC Children in Need Main Grants programme is the

17th May 2018.

Grants of over £10,000 per project are available to not for profit organisations and schools that work

with young people who are experiencing:

Disadvantage through illness, distress, abuse or neglect

Any kind of disability

Behavioural or psychological difficulties

And / or living in poverty or situations of deprivation.

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Schools can also apply for funding but the project must be additional to their statutory duties.

Examples of projects that recently received funding include:

St Joseph's School and Community Steering Group, which received a grant of £61,480 to provide an

after school and holiday clubs to engage disadvantaged young people living in Workington in

physical and healthy living activity.

Stepping Stones Pre-School Portslade, which received a grant of £ £9,397 to provide additional 1-1

support to children who display emotional/behavioural/communication difficulties to develop

coping strategies, social communication skills and help them to overcome anxiety.

Cumbria Law Centre which received a grant of £88,263 to provide a full-time worker for a young

people’s drop-in centre, offering specialist social welfare advice to young people and vulnerable

parents.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3XW7FvN20PD3xr2c1T62Xly/main-grants

Rosa Awards Grants to Promote Gender Equality (UK)

Rosa, a charitable fund set up to support initiatives that benefit women and girls in the UK, has

awarded grants totalling £36,450 to 20 projects across the UK through the second round of the

Voices from the Front-Line programme.

The programme aims to support women at the front of the fight for gender equality. Funding of

between £500 and £2,000 is available to support projects that will increase the skills, capacity and

credibility of women who wish to challenge gender inequality and promote awareness and change.

The grants include:

£2,000 to Fourth Wave: London Feminist Activists towards their project tackling period poverty

£1,500 to Tender Education & Arts for their student campaign around sexual abuse and consent and

£1,200 to GlobalGirl Media UK towards training for young women and girls in film.

The next round of Voices from the Front Line will re-open for applications on the 24th April 2018.

The closing date will be the 15th June 2018.

http://www.rosauk.org/blog/20-womens-organisations-receive-a-boost-with-funds-from-rosa/

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Funding to Develop the Classics in Primary and Secondary Schools (UK)

Classics for All, which aims to develop the teaching of classics such as Latin, Greek, classical

civilisation and ancient history in UK state schools has opened its 2018 grants programme. In 2018

the funding focus remains on supporting the development or introduction of Classics in schools or

consortia of state schools especially in areas where there is limited or no access to school

provision. Classics for All aims to reach 200 new schools.

Previous grants awarded have ranged in size from £100 to £15,000 supporting everything from the

establishment of an after-school Classics club to training for teachers in 20 schools to introduce Latin

or Classical Civilisation at Key Stage 2 and 3, GCSE or A level. Classics for All have also supported a

number of schools already teaching Classics to develop the scale and ambition of their Classics offer.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

https://classicsforall.org.uk/get-involved/schools/application-forms/

Co-operative Bank Donation Fund Opens for Applications (UK)

Organisations that have a Community Directplus account with the Co-operative Bank have until 31st

March 2018 to apply for funding from the Customer Donation Fund.

Since 2003 the Co-operative Bank Donation Fund has donated over £701,000 to 815 organisations.

The money can be used to support special projects and fundraising activities; and all Community

Directplus account holders are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to projects that support The

Co-operative Bank's community themes. These are currently:

Crime, reoffending and victims of crime

Financial capability and education

Diversity and inclusion.

Examples of previous projects supported include:

Theatre company 20 Stories High which received funding towards three dictaphones, 12 MP3

players and the work of an experienced Technical Manager to help develop and stage a new

production.

http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/business/community/community-

directplus#customerdonationfund-2

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Rent Recognition Challenge to be Launched (UK)

The Government has launch a £2 million Rent Recognition Challenge Prize to enable the

development of technology that will allow rental tenants to record and share their rental payment

data with lenders and credit reference agencies.

The aim is to allow rent payments to be considered by banks when conducting a mortgage

affordability assessment. The competition will be open until the 9th March 2018. Shortlisted entries

will then proceed to a development phase which will run from April 2018 to October 2018. The

competition will provide an initial round of grant funding to 6 promising proposals, who will receive

£100,000 each to support the development of a prototype product. Next, the expert judges will

select 3 to 4 teams, who will receive additional funding to bring their ideas to market.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rent-recognition-challenge-using-fintech-to-help-

renters

Grant Scheme to Promote Understanding of Ecology (UK)

The British Ecological Society's Outreach Grants programme has re-opened for applications.

Through the programme, individuals and organisations such as schools, museums, libraries and

community groups will be able to apply for grants to promote ecological science to a wide audience.

The funding is available for projects that increase public understanding of, and engagement with

ecology.

Applications from museums and schools are welcome but projects must involve significant outreach

beyond schools. Projects aimed solely at delivering curriculum to school children will not be

considered. The maximum award is £2,000. However, the award may be used as part-funding for

larger projects involving other sponsors.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 21st March 2018.

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/outreach-grants/

Funding for Library Innovators Re-Opens for Applications (UK)

The Carnegie UK Trust has launched the third funding round of the ‘Carnegie Library Lab'

programme.

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The Library Lab programme is designed to support and develop innovation and leadership in the

public library sector across the UK and Ireland. The Trust are looking for applications from individual

library staff working in early and mid-management roles across the UK and Ireland. Successful

applicants will work with the Trust as Carnegie Partners for 18 months (June 2018 and September

2019).

Carnegie Library Lab offers participants financial support of between £5,000 and £15,000 for

participants to:

Develop and deliver an innovative, practical project in their local library service

Exclusive access to a bespoke online learning programme to support innovation, leadership

and skills development

Access to an external mentor to assist with project management and personal development

Networking events including face-to-face meetings and online platform

An external evaluation.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 5th April 2018.

https://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/news/trust-announces-3rd-round-library-lab/

Using Simulation to Test Driverless Vehicles: Apply for Funding (UK)

Through a new partnership between the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV)

and Innovate UK, businesses can compete for a share of up to £15 million to develop simulation

technologies that help to speed up adoption of standards and regulations for the use of driverless

vehicles.

The competition is for collaborative research and development (R&D) projects. As the first stage of

CCAV's approach to enhancing the UK's testing ecosystem through simulation and modelling, project

teams should consider how their proposal will enhance testing. Eligible projects will be led by a

business working with partners, have total costs of between £500,000 to £5 million and to last up to

2 years. Awards will represent up to 70% of total project costs.

The competition closing date is Wednesday 2nd May 2018.

https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/103/overview

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Henry Smith Charity: Improving Lives Grant Programme (UK)

The Henry Smith Charity provides grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 per year for up to three

years to charitable organisations that help people when other sources of support have failed, are

inappropriate, or are simply not available.

Grants can cover running costs, salaries and project costs for organisations that can demonstrate a

track record of success and evidence the effectiveness of their work. Eligible organisations include

charities and not-for-profit organisations (including social enterprises) in the UK with a turnover of

£50,000 - £2mllion (in exceptional circumstances up to £5million).

Applications can be submitted at any time and decisions are usually made within 6 months.

https://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/explore-our-grants-and-apply/improving-lives-grants-

programme/improving-lives-grants-programme-overview/

Generation Q Programme Opens for Applications (UK)

The Health Foundation, which is an independent health and health care charity has announced that

the Q Initiative will re-open for applications in the spring 2018.

Senior leaders from health and health care practice, policy and the charity sector can apply to join

the Q programme. This is a fully funded programme designed to equip participants with the skills

and techniques to lead and deliver improvements across services and organisations. Fellows will be

joining a network of skilled and effective leaders who are able to have an impact on improving

quality of care beyond their immediate sphere of influence. Participants will have the opportunity to

gain a postgraduate certificate in Leadership (Quality Improvement) from Ashridge Executive

Education, with the option of completing an MSc.

http://www.health.org.uk/programmes/the-q-initiative

Wolfson Foundation's Secondary Education Programme (UK)

The next deadline for stage 1 application to the Wolfson Foundation's Secondary Education

Programme is the 10th June 2018.

Through its Secondary Education Programme high-achieving (in receipt of an outstanding Ofsted

assessment or regional equivalent) state-funded schools and sixth form colleges can apply to the

Foundation for funding for:

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Capital or equipment projects relating to the teaching of science and technology

Or projects involving libraries, languages, music or the arts.

Grants do not normally exceed £50,000 for schools or £100,000 for sixth form colleges. Applicants

successful at the stage 1 of the application process will be invited to submit a stage 2 application.

Examples of schools that have received funding through the Foundation include:

Cheadle Hulme High School, Cheshire, which received a grant of £46,000 for A Level science

equipment.

Greenhead College, a high-achieving Sixth Form College in Huddersfield, which received a grant of

£100,000 which enabled them to refurbish three chemistry laboratories and two technicians rooms.

http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/education/secondary-education/

Grants of £25,000 Available to Support Video Games Companies (UK)

UK Games Talent and Finance CIC which is a newly created community interest company that has

been established to help develop the UK games development sector has announced the launch of

round 4 of the UK Games Fund.

The UK Games Fund offers grants of up to £25,000 to registered, active games development

companies to support video games projects, as well as creating jobs, nurturing talent and furthering

the growth of games clusters all around the UK. The fund has a total budget of £4 million and will

provide grants of up to 50% of the total project costs. To apply applicants will need to produce a 2-

minute pitch video by the 23rd February 2018.

Before applicants can upload their video, they must submit a short online application in support of

your video by noon on the 12th February 2018.

http://ukgamesfund.com/round-4-grant-application/

Wingate Foundation Music Grants Programme (UK)

The Wingate Foundation has announced that its Music Grants programme is open to applications.

The Music Grants programme supports those areas of music performance and education which do

not readily attract backing from commercial sponsors or other funding bodies, or which are not

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eligible for public funding. Priority will be given to those organisations which give opportunities to

young professionals and to education projects for young people as well as for new adult audiences.

Previous projects supported include:

The National Children's Orchestra which received a grant of £15,000 per year for three years to give

musically talented children under the age of 14 the opportunity of playing together in full, age-

banded symphony orchestras.

The Drake Music Project which received a grant of £10,000 to address the imbalance in music

provision for disabled people by delivering a range of music technology driven projects.

The next closing date for applications is 5pm on the 11th April 2018.

http://www.wingatefoundation.org.uk/sc_music.php

Wingate Foundation - Jewish Life and Learning Grant (UK)

The Wingate Foundation has announced that its Jewish Life and Learning Grants Programme is open

for applications.

Through this grants programme, the Foundation aims to encourage Jewish cultural, academic and

educational life in a manner that enhances the Jewish contribution to the life of the wider

community. In particular, applications are invited from academic institutions specialising in Jewish

subjects and from bodies promoting Jewish culture, including museums, libraries and literary

publications. Applications are also welcomed from organisations able to demonstrate a record in

inter-faith dialogue, in the promotion of reconciliation between Jews in Israel and their Arab

neighbours and the encouragement of liberal values in both communities.

The next closing date for applications is 5pm on the 11th April 2018.

http://www.wingatefoundation.org.uk/sc_jewish_life_and_learning.php

Wingate Foundation - Performing Arts Grant (UK)

The Wingate Foundation has announced that its Performing Arts (excluding music) grants

programme is open for applications.

Funding is available for charities with a record of artistic excellence that require additional funding,

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not available from public sources or commercial sponsorship, to broaden their repertoire or develop

work of potentially outstanding interest which cannot be funded from the usual sources. Assistance

will also be considered for training and professional development for creative talent or the technical

professions. The Trustees additionally wish to support arts projects that place a particular emphasis

on addressing educational or social exclusion outcomes. Applicants can apply under either or both

headings.

Previous projects supported include:

Little Angel Theatre one of only three puppet theatres in England dedicated to the celebration and

development of puppetry and live animation which received funding towards a new building

dedicated to education, community and outreach work.

The Dulwich Picture Gallery a public art gallery housing a world-class collection of Old Master

paintings which received support towards a new strand of the Youth Engagement Programme, ‘Off

the Wall', which aims to widen access to, and engage with, young people.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 11th April 2018.

http://www.wingatefoundation.org.uk/sc_performing_arts.php

New Sport Challenge Fund (England and Wales)

Spirit of 2012, the London 2012 legacy charity, has launched a new Sport Challenge Fund, offering a

grant opportunity for a single project that opens up sport or physical activity to an under-

represented group. Any organisation working to improve wellbeing and decrease social isolation for

people who may be disabled, suffering from long-term health conditions or are part of an under-

represented ethnic group or gender can apply. Spirit of 2012 will award £200,000 to a single project

that increases both physical and mental wellbeing by bringing people together to be active and offer

opportunity for social contact. Preference will be given to applications that focus on a beneficiary

group not usually targeted with sports and physical activity provision.

Expressions of Interest as a first stage of the application process must be submitted by 9am, 19th

February 2018.

https://www.spiritof2012trust.org.uk/we-launch-our-new-sport-challenge-fund

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The Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award (Scotland)

Applications for the 2018-19 Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award are now open for applications.

The Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award brings together over 170 S6 pupils from 55 schools across

the Central Belt of Scotland. The programme lasts six-months and starts with a challenging five-day

residential course designed to develop pupils' personal skills and attributes, such as confidence,

determination and the ability to work collaboratively with others. Upon returning to school, they

work in groups to identify, organise and deliver a project that benefits their local community. The

programme provides a unique opportunity for young people to prepare for their next step onto

higher education, training or employment and to make a positive contribution to society.

http://mslfla.org/

Grants to Improve Local Communities and Environments (Northern Ireland)

Grants of up to £50,000 are available in Northern Ireland through the Alpha Fund to support projects

that enhance local community facilities or encouraging bio-diversity and environmental

improvements.

All projects must be located within ten miles of Mullaghglass landfill site. During 2018, funding will

be available through two funding streams. The Alpha Main Grants Programme for grants of between

£10,000 and £50,000 and the Alpha Small Grants Programme for grants of between £3,000 and

£10,000.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on the 20th April 2018, followed by 27th July 2018 and

the 26th October 2018.

http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/northernireland/pages/the-alpha-programme-ni

Irish Language Broadcast Fund (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland based production companies have until 12 noon on the 2nd March 2018 to apply

for funding through the Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF).

The aim of the Irish Language Broadcast Fund is to promote the broadcast and production of quality

Irish language content for an audience in Northern Ireland and beyond and to help grow the Irish

language production sector in Northern Ireland. To be eligible for funding broadcasts and

productions need to have an Irish language minimum content of 75% and should appeal to a

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Northern Ireland audience. Northern Ireland Screen will also consider co-productions where at least

one of the production companies is based in Northern Ireland.

https://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/categories/7/ilbf.aspx

Halifax Foundation Community Grants (Northern Ireland)

Registered Charities thinking of applying to the Halifax Foundation's Community Grants programme

for Northern Ireland have chance to take part in one of two One-to-One Pre-Application Information

Sessions on Tuesday 6th March 2018 and Thursday 15th March 2018. The sessions are designed to

support charities who are applying for the first time or who have previously made unsuccessful

applications.

Grants usually average between £3,000-£4,000 (no minimum or maximum amount is set) and are

awarded under two broad headings: ‘Education and Training' and ‘Social and Community Needs'.

Grants can be used for a variety of purposes including core funding. The Foundation aims to support

smaller underfunded charities (with an income of less than £1 million) that enable people, especially

disadvantaged or people with special needs, to play a fuller role in the community.

Applications to this rolling programme can be made at any time. To book a slot on the One-to-One

sessions contact the Foundation's office on 028 9032 3000.

https://www.halifaxfoundationni.org/programmes/community-grant-programme/application-

process

Funding for Organisations to Become a Public Service Mutual (England)

The UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced £1.7 million

in funding for organisations who would like to grow as a Public Service Mutual i.e. organisations

which have left the formal public sector but continue to deliver public services to create positive

social impact, and have a significant degree of employee ownership, influence or control in the way

the organisation is run.

A total of £1.2 million will go towards creating new Mutuals and £500,000 used to pilot support

programmes. Organisations eligible for support will be those that have left the public sector (also

known as ‘spinning out'), continue to deliver public services, aim to have a positive social impact and

that have a significant degree of staff influence or control in the way they are run. Existing Mutuals

in the first 5 years of operation can also apply. No minimum or maximum grant levels have been

specified but match funding in cash must be provided by the applicant.

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Applications can be submitted at any time. Interested organisations should first contact the DCMS

Mutuals Team to discuss their eligibility.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mutuals-support-programme-2

The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Youth Fund in Wales (Wales)

Aiming to support young people who live or work in Wales, the Millennium Stadium Charitable

Trust's Youth Fund Grant scheme provides financial support to projects that make a difference by

improving the quality of life of people and communities facing disadvantage.

Grants of up to £5,000 will be awarded to support equipment purchase, volunteer costs and training

that enable the delivery of projects working with people age 14 to 19. Priority will be given to

projects from ethnic minorities and people with disabilities, and for projects in the areas of the

greatest disadvantage. Organisations eligible to apply include charitable organisations; properly

constituted voluntary organisations and other not for profit organisations including those working

with local authorities or youth groups.

This is a one-off fund and successful applicants will have 12 months to complete their project. The

deadline for applications is the 1st April 2018.

http://www.millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk/youth-fund-grant/

Funding for Youth Social Action Projects (Dorset)

Local groups working with young people aged between 10 and 20 (25 for disabled young people)

across Dorset can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 for youth social action projects

which last up to a year.

Social action projects are those that develop skills and knowledge to benefit the local community

and also prepare young people for employment. The funding may be used in extracurricular settings

such as clubs or groups, as informal / formal structured programmes or for one-off events. All

projects supported will have shown how they engage young people in regular ongoing volunteering.

The closing date for applications is the 14th February 2018.

https://www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/funds/iwill-programme/

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Forth Valley LEADER Programme (Rural Clackmannanshire, Rural Stirling and Rural West

Dunbartonshire)

The next application deadline for the Forth Valley LEADER Programme is 24h April 2018.

A European grant scheme with additional funding from the Scottish Government, LEADER is a

bottom-up method of delivering support to communities and businesses for the development of

rural areas. Successful applications from Community and Voluntary Organisations, Business

Associations, Public Agencies and Businesses can apply for funding but will need to demonstrate that

their project will help to deliver one or more of the following strategic objectives:

Strengthening the Rural Economy

Building More Sustainable Communities

Building Community Resilience

Increasing the Understanding of, and Access to, the Natural and Cultural Heritage

Realising the Economic and Community Potential of Strategic Landscape Assets.

Up to 50% of eligible project costs are available; with ideally 5% of match funding coming from ‘own

funds'.

https://www.fvl.org.uk/

Funding for the Repair and Conservation of Churches (Yorkshire)

Christian churches of any denomination that are used for public worship and situated in Yorkshire

have until the 2nd March 2018 to apply for funding to the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust for

repairs to:

The church fabric

The conservation of fixtures and fittings

Or repairs to bells, clocks and organs.

In the last 10 years, grants to individual churches have ranged in size from £250 up to £112,492. In

order to be eligible for funding applicants must demonstrate a focus of mission and care for their

building and that have had their scheme prepared by a qualified architect/surveyor. Preferred

projects will be able to demonstrate active fundraising for the project and show that there is a

genuine shortfall in funding.

http://www.yhct.org.uk/grants/

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Funding to Promote the Development of Rural Areas (Worcestershire)

The next deadline to submit an Expression of Interest to the Worcestershire LEADER Programme

2014-2020 is the 13th April 2018.

Micro or small enterprises, farmers, community groups and charities can apply for grants of between

£2,500 and £50,000. Projects supported will need to address one of these themes:

Development of micro and small enterprises

Development of agricultural and horticultural businesses

Development of forestry businesses

Support for rural tourism

Enhancing, restoring and upgrading community, cultural and natural heritage

Provision of rural services.

More information and guidance on how to apply can be found on the Worcestershire LEADER

Programme website.

http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20279/leading_rural_business_programme_leader/1188/le

ading_rural_business_programme_leader

School Holiday Activity Fund (London)

The School Holiday Activity Fund has grants available to help charities and state schools deliver

activities for children and young people during the school holidays in North West London. This

includes all half-term breaks, Easter, Christmas and the summer holiday.

The Fund will pay for the running costs of holiday programmes that provide young people with

activities in supportive and accessible environments. Up to £5,000 is available for activities such as:

Holiday drop-in activities; arts activities

Sports projects; family activities

Trips out of London

Camping trips.

Applications must be made by various deadlines throughout the year. The next closing date for

applications is the 1st March 2018 to run activities during the Easter holidays.

http://jlc.london/grants/which-grant-fund-should-i-apply-to/school-holiday-activity-fund/

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East End Connect: Support for Social Enterprise Growth (Hackney, Barking & Dagenham)

UnLtd has partnered with UBS in a new scheme to support 42 social entrepreneurs over the next

three years with the aim of transforming local communities through the growth of social enterprise.

The East End Connect scheme will seek out early stage social entrepreneurs with ideas that have real

social impact. Those selected will be offered a bespoke Do It Awards package that includes up to

£5,000 together with one-to-one support and specialist advice. There will also be some support for a

small number of established social ventures to help them increase their scale and sustain their

impact.

The scheme builds on the similar, successful UBS-funded Hackney Connect programme that

supported social entrepreneurs such as:

Stephen Addison, from BoxUp Crime who used boxing as a tool to educate and develop young

people, moving them away from crime.

Kofi Oppong, from Urban MBA a social venture that offers support and mentoring to help young

people acquire business acumen and digital skills.

Applicants should be aged 16 or over, be resident in the UK and not part of an established

organisation. Although Expressions of Interest can be submitted at any time, every year there will be

three cut off dates to coincide with assessment meetings the first of which is 27th March 2018.

https://unltd.org.uk/east-end-connect/

Heritage Lottery Fund Announces Final Deadline for Sharing Heritage Applications (UK)

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced that it will be launching its new Funding Framework

early in 2019 and that the final deadline for applications to the Sharing Heritage Programme is the

18th January 2019.

Through the programme, registered charities, community groups and other not for profit and

statutory organisations can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £10,000 for projects that help

local people discover and share their local heritage. This can include:

Events

Exhibitions

Guides or trails

Packs for schools; etc.

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HLF particularly wants to support fun, interesting, rewarding projects and activities that involve a

wide range of volunteering roles. Up to 100% funding is available, however all applicants are

encouraged to provide some match funding in cash or in kind which may be as volunteer time.

Previous projects supported include:

A grant of £9,800 to Purple Patch Arts for 'Present in my past' - a social history resource by and for

people with learning disabilities and £5,500 to the Friends of St Francis Xavier's Church Liverpool for

the restoration of a Victorian stained-glass window damaged in the WW2 bombing of the city.

https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/sharing-heritage

The Ideas and Pioneers Fund (UK)

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) has produced a top tips guide to help applicants in preparing a

budget to support their bid to the Ideas and Pioneers Fund.

The Fund supports individuals over 18 and partnerships or small organisations with a charitable

purpose. Projects funded will be based around unusual or radical ideas that can improve the life

chances and opportunities of individuals and communities in the UK enabling people to realise their

potential and to go on to enjoy fulfilling and creative lives. Applications should be for ideas that are

in the early stages of development and the funding should be used to enable the applicant to

develop the idea from concept to set-up. Grants of up to £15,000 to cover a period of up to 18

months are available with most grants expected to be in the region of £10,000.

Previous projects supported include:

Advantages of Age which received a grant of £10,575 to research, develop, test and pilot a training

programme aimed at men and women, ages 50 and up, who have been made redundant from

employment and are seeking to fulfil their potential through creating their own business.

Applications to the Fund should be supported by a 3-minute video and may be submitted at any

time.

http://www.phf.org.uk/blog/top-tips-compile-budget-ideas-pioneers-application/

Daiwa Foundation Funds Projects Ranging from Fish Rubbing to Rugby Tours (UK)

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation has published details of grants awarded in its latest funding

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round (September 2017) to support UK-Japan projects.

Grants of £2,000 to £7,000 (with £3,000 being the typical award made) are available to individuals,

societies, associations or other bodies, including schools, in the UK or Japan to promote and support

interaction between the two countries. In this latest round awards were made to a range of

organisations including Bath Rugby Football Club who received £4,000 to support a rugby and

cultural tour, including visits to local schools, by 25 high school students from Bath.

There are two application deadlines every year, March 31st and 30th September.

http://dajf.org.uk/grants-awards-prizes/daiwa-foundation-small-grants

Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Sustainable Futures Fund (UK)

Organisations, individuals and charities have until the 26th March 2018 to apply for the next round

of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Sustainable Future Fund.

The overall focus is on developing and promoting sustainable, low-carbon alternatives to the current

consumerist and growth-based model.

Funded projects will focus on:

Identifying the true costs and risks of resource depletion, climate change and other

environmental problems

Campaigns, initiatives and work that promote alternatives to consumerism

Campaigns and movements that give a voice to young activists and marginalised groups on

issues of economic and environmental justice.

Grants are available from a few hundred pounds to £100,000+ and may be single payments or

spread over up to three years.

https://www.jrct.org.uk/sustainable-future

Funding for Projects that Use the Arts and Media to Address the Concerns of Children (UK)

Not-for-profit organisations in the UK that are working with children and young people using the arts

and creative media can apply for funding of up to £50,000 through the Ragdoll Foundation's Open

Grants Programme.

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The Ragdoll Foundation's vision is to support projects where the concerns of childhood can be

heard. Organisations can apply for both one-off short-term projects and for projects lasting up to

three years. Preference will be given to those projects which have a deep commitment to listening

to children and allow the perceptions and feelings of children themselves to be better understood.

The Foundations is mainly interested in applications that involve children during their early years,

but appropriate projects for older children (up to 18 years) will also be considered. Whilst the

Foundation will fund work in and around London, they will prioritise projects taking place elsewhere

in the UK.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

http://www.ragdollfoundation.org.uk/portfolio/grant-giving

Lord Taverners Minibuses Grant Programme (UK)

Hadrian School in Newcastle has been provided with a brand new specially adapted minibus by the

Lords Taverners; the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sports charity.

Hadrian School caters for 150 pupils aged 2-11 years with a range of needs including complex, severe

learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties. The new 16-seat wheelchair

accessible minibus will be used to take pupils on educational visits to support the curriculum such as

museums, Hadrian's Wall, art galleries and theatre trips. The minibus will also be used to enable

children to attend residential field trips, after school clubs and a Saturday play scheme.

Last year the Lords Taverners delivered 32 specially-adapted, wheelchair-accessible minibuses to

schools, clubs and youth organisations across the UK. These vehicles give young people with

disabilities access to new places and experiences. Lord's Taverners minibuses are based on the

current Ford Transit model, with a diesel engine. The average cost to the charity of an accessible

minibus is £52,500.

Applications will be accepted from schools/ organisations that cater for young people under the age

of 25 who have a physical/ sensory/ learning disability. Please note that the Lords Taverners are

unable to support schools that cater for socially disadvantaged children, or mainstream schools for

children with behavioural problems.

Applications to the programme can be submitted at any time and a reviewed at the end of each

quarter.

http://www.lordstaverners.org/accessible-minibuses

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Capacity Building Grants for Heritage Organisations (UK)

The Heritage Lottery Fund is offering grants of between £3,000 and £250,000 to not-for-profit

organisations or consortia led by not-for-profit organisations that want to build the capacity of staff

and volunteers and achieve strategic change to improve the long-term management of heritage.

Grants can be used to fund a range of activities that will take no more than 18 months to complete

and could include (but are not limited to) support for groups taking on new responsibility for

heritage, viability appraisals or feasibility studies, specialist support and training for staff and

volunteers. New organisations can ask an existing organisation to apply on their behalf for a grant of

up to £10,000 to help with set up costs. Organisations can apply for grants of between £100,000 and

£250,000 anytime up until 27 September 2018 and for grants of up to £100,000 anytime until 18

January 2019.

Potential applicants for this grant programme are strongly recommended to submit a project

enquiry form online as a first step to check that the proposed project fits within the HLF funding

criteria.

https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/resilient-heritage

Grants to Engage Young People in Heritage (UK)

Organisations working with young people between the ages of 11 and 25 who wish to apply to the

Heritage Lottery Fund's (HLF) Young Roots programme have until 18th January 2019 to submit their

bids.

The Young Roots programme is designed for organisations that want to involve and work with young

people to encourage them to develop their own views about the culturally varied Heritage of the UK.

Registered Charities and trusts, community, voluntary and youth groups, community/Parish councils,

Community Interest Companies, local authorities, public sector organisations such as museums and

social enterprises are all eligible to apply for projects where young people have been engaged in the

process and will be involved in the activity. Schools and colleges may apply for projects that take

place outside school hours and that will benefit the wider community.

Grants of £10,000 to £50,000 are available for projects lasting up to two years with recently funded

examples including £24,400 to Children's Services London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames who

worked in partnership with Orleans House Gallery to engage looked after children as volunteers, in

work skills placements and through creative interpretation projects.

https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/young-roots

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Connecting Classrooms Fund Opens for Final Bidding Round (UK)

The British Council has announced that the final funding round for applications to its Connecting

Classrooms fund is now open for applications.

Grants of £3,000 are available to enable teachers (who have completed the British Council's

‘Teaching Core Skills' training programme) and a school leader to visit a partner school overseas.

Each visit will involve participating in an event, arranged in country by the British Council. The events

will bring together schools from the UK, their partners and other local schools to share experiences

and good practice of implementing core skills within the curriculum.

To be eligible to apply, the UK school will have identified a partner school in one of the following

countries:

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Ethiopia

Ghana

Kenya

Malawi

Mozambique

Nigeria

Rwanda

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe.

The closing date for applications is the 12th February 2018.

https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/about-programmes/connecting-classrooms/apply

Grants available for Activities that Support National Vegetarian Week 2018 (UK)

The Vegetarian Society is making grants available to help support National Vegetarian Week

community activities and events.

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The grants are available to not for profit organisations in the UK (e.g. community groups, schools,

and social housing schemes, etc); vegetarian groups, local network groups and student vegetarian

and vegan societies; and informal groups of friends, parents or students. Activities need to take

place during National Vegetarian Week (14-20 May 2018) and must promote National Vegetarian

Week exclusively as the primary purpose of the funded activity.

The Society is accepting applications for both large and small grants this year. Small grants will be up

to £200 and large grants to be up to £2,000. Large grant applications need to demonstrate how their

activity will have a bigger impact. There are two closing dates for each funding pot.

The deadlines for large grants is the 25th February 2018. The deadlines for small grant applications

are the 25th February and 22nd April 2018.

https://www.nationalvegetarianweek.org/

Worcestershire County Council,

AUTISM AND EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS EVENT

MONDAY 19th March 2018

The Autism Strategy Partnership Board of the Local Authority, in conjunction with Fortis Living, is

hosting an event to explore and showcase different options and opportunities for the employment

of individuals with autistic spectrum condition (ASC). It is aimed at employers, to enlighten them on

the benefits of having neuro diverse people working for them and what reasonable adjustments may

be involved to help ASC employees maintain their employment and thrive in it. The event also aims

at adults with ASC to assist them in identifying opportunities they can explore to get access to work.

The format of the event will be a combination of exhibition and speakers. Stall holders will include a

wide range of local business either employing or willing to employ people with ASC. The speakers

will each have a 15 minute slot and then there will be a panel discussion at the end for Q&As.

There will time to visit the Market Place and opportunities for networking.

The details of the event are: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm

University of Worcester Arena

St John's Campus

The Conference Suite

Hylton Road

Worcester

WR2 5JN

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There is free parking on site and Market Place Stands can be set up from 7.00 am.

· Welcome & Registration/Market Place

· Opening & Main Presentations

· Break – tea/coffee/light refreshments & Market Place

· Q & A Expert Panel

· Close & Networking

If you have any questions or would like to book a Market Place Stand please

email ToUs@worcestershire.gov.uk - Market Place Stands will be allocated on a first come first

served basis.

Please ensure you register your intention to attend the event here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-and-employment-awareness-event-tickets-42536094604

If you experience problems with the link above please use the ToUs email.

European Youth Foundation

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established in 1972 by the Council of Europe to

provide financial and educational support for European youth activities

The purpose of the fund is to encourage co-operation in young people throughout Europe by

supporting European youth activities which promote peace, understanding and co-operation whilst

adhering to the Council of Europe's fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance

and solidarity.

Financial support is available to non-governmental youth organisation or networks or other non-

governmental structures involved in areas of youth work which are relevant to the schemes

objectives.

The types of activities that are eligible for financial support are as follows:

Educational, social, cultural and humanitarian activities of a European character.

Activities aimed at strengthening peace and co-operation in Europe.

Activities designed to promote closer co-operation and better understanding among young

people in Europe, particularly by developing the exchange of information.

Activities intended to stimulate mutual aid in Europe and in the developing countries for

cultural, educational and social purposes.

Studies, research and documentation on youth matters.

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The programme has an annual budget of €3 million.

Funding values according to activity are as follows:

One-off international/European co-operation activity - maximum grant per activity €20,000.

Annual work plan - maximum grant of €50,000.

Structural/administrative grant - maximum annual grant for international NGOs/networks:

€25,000.

A regional youth NGO/network can apply for a one-off administrative grant in order to set up a

European secretariat/co-ordination body of up to €10,000.

Ad hoc pilot activity - maximum grant per activity €8,500.

All projects must fall within the Council of Europe's values and work, and the priorities of the Youth

Sector for 2018-2019.

The three strategic priorities for the 2018-2019 biennium are:

Access to rights.

Youth participation and youth work.

Inclusive and peaceful societies.

The following types of activities are supported:

International activity - meetings of young people or youth leaders in Europe, which contribute

to the work of the youth sector of the Council of Europe in topic, methodology and with a clear

European dimension. (Single publications are no longer eligible.)

Work plan - a series of activities for the following year, international activities, pilot activities

and also publication (including web development). These activities would be part of and

support an organisation's strategy or action plan for the coming years.

Structural grant - intended for general administrative costs of an international organisation or

network. The one-off structural grant is planned as support to establish a European structure

by regional networks.

Pilot activity - this activity's main criteria is that it is an "intervention" and addresses a specific

societal challenge linked to the local context in which it takes place.

Grants for some activities are only open to certain types of organisation.

An international activity can be organised by:

International non-governmental youth organisations

International networks

Regional networks

National NGOs in partnership with at least three other national NGOs or networks from

different countries or with one international NGO or network.

A work plan can be applied for by:

International youth NGOs

International networks.

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A structural grant for two consecutive years is only accessible to:

International youth NGOs

International networks

The NGO or Network must have received support for at least three international activities during the

three previous years (EYF grant or study session in the annual programme of the European Youth

Centres). However, the grant needs to be confirmed after one year.

A one-off structural grant can be applied for by:

Regional networks that have received support for at least three international activities during

the three previous years (EYF grant or study session in the annual programme of the European

Youth Centres).

Pilot activity is open to:

Regional networks

National and local youth NGOs.

Pilot activities can also be carried out by international NGOs/networks as part of their work plan and

in cooperation with local NGOs.

https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/home

Deadline: 28/02/20198

Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC) 2014-2020

The Rights and Citizenship Programme is the successor to three of the 2007-2013 programmes in the

area of rights and citizenship:

Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme

Daphne III Programme

The 'Anti-discrimination and Diversity' and 'Gender Equality' sections of the Programme for

Employment and Social Solidarity (PROGRESS).

The merger of these programmes will allow for a comprehensive funding approach in this area.

The specific objectives of the Programme are to:

Promote non–discrimination

Combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance

Promote rights of persons with disabilities

Promote equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming

Prevent violence against children, young people, women and other groups at risk (Daphne)

Promote the rights of the child

Ensure the highest level of data protection

Promote the rights deriving from Union citizenship

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Enforce consumer rights

The following types of actions will be financed:

1. Analytical activities

For example, collection of data and statistics; development of common methodologies and,

where appropriate, indicators or benchmarks; studies, researches, analyses and surveys;

evaluations and impact assessments; elaboration and publication of guides, reports and

educational material; monitoring and assessment of the transposition and application of Union

legislation and of the implementation of Union policies; workshops, seminars, experts

meetings, conferences.

2. Training activities

For example, staff exchanges, workshops, seminars, train-the-trainers events, development of

online/other training modules.

3. Mutual learning, cooperation, awareness raising and dissemination activities

For example, identification of, and exchanges on, good practices, innovative approaches and

experiences, organisation of peer review and mutual learning; organisation of conferences and

seminars; organisation of awareness-raising and information campaigns, media campaigns and

events, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union;

compilation and publication of materials to disseminate information as well as results of the

Programme; development, operation and maintenance of systems and tools using information

and communication technologies.

4. Support for main actors

For example support for Member States when implementing Union law and policies; support

for key European level networks whose activities are linked to the implementation of the

objectives of the Programme; networking among specialised bodies and organisations,

national, regional and local authorities at European level; funding of experts' networks; funding

of European level observatories.

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/grants1/programmes-2014-2020/rec/index_en.htm

Deadline: 22/02/2018

IGas Energy Community Fund

The Community Fund is provided by IGas Energy Company and has provided £700,000 in grants over

the past eight years.

The fund aims to support initiatives that originate from within individual parishes and that have clear

social benefits for the people living in those areas. Projects should tackle issues faced by rural

communities and make a positive contribution to the social fabric, environment, economic

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development or regeneration of the area. They should promote sustainable development and

demonstrate sustainability beyond the life of the grant.

The fund covers specific areas of Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire

and Scotland.

Projects should tackle issues faced by rural communities and make a positive contribution to the

social fabric, environment, economic development or regeneration of the area. They should

promote sustainable development and demonstrate sustainability beyond the life of the grant.

Applications are welcome for projects that involve the following:

A broad span of the community – demonstrating support from a wide cross-section of people.

Children and young people – especially projects focused on improving access to activities and

services, and

where young people play a key role in the decision-making.

Vulnerable people – especially projects involving increased access to services and facilities for

people with

disabilities, the homeless and the elderly.

Community regeneration – projects that improve health and education, reduce crime levels,

regenerate

employment, housing and the physical environment.

Self-help groups – community-based groups that deliver basic services.

Environmental and wildlife projects – especially those involving improvements to communal

land.

Education and skills development – group and community-based programmes, particularly for

those who

have had no previous access to training opportunities.

Health – projects providing access to services that aim to improve the health and well-being of

communities.

Heritage – projects that celebrate and protect local heritage.

Sustainability – projects that promote sustainable development.

Examples of projects that have been supported in the past include:

Local nature reserves

Clearance of footpaths

Environmentally-beneficial schemes, including those that encourage recycling and waste

reduction

Playgrounds and facilities for young children

Initiatives focused on teenagers

Facilities for older people

Grants of between £1,000 and £15,000 are available.

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An application form and guidance notes can be found on the IGAS Community Fund website.

An expression of interest form should be completed in the first instance to allow an initial

assessment of the project.

A copy of the following documents should be sent with the completed application form:

Governing document (eg a constitution, or memorandum and articles of association).

Most recent accounts.

Child protection policy if working with children.

Vulnerable persons policy if working with vulnerable people.

Any necessary permissions, eg if the project requires land owner's or landlord's permission.

Plans and photographs.

An independent reference from someone who knows about the organisation but isn't on the

committee, a volunteer or a user of the group.

http://www.igascommunityfund.co.uk/timetable.html

Deadline: 28/02/2018

United St. Saviour's Charity

The United St Saviour’s Charity offers grants in varying amounts, to grassroots organisations and

other charitable organisations in North Southwark and Bermondsey for community projects that

directly benefit local residents.

The Charity offers two funding programmes:

The Community Engagement Programme (formerly the Small Grants Programme) is intended

to support projects delivered by grassroots organisations in the community such as parents’

groups and tenants’ and residents’ associations that will make a difference to the whole

community.

The Community Investment Programme (formerly the Large Grants Programme) is intended to

support organisations undertaking creative, exciting activities and projects that are needed in

North Southwark and Bermondsey.

Two levels of grants are available:

Community Investment Programme (Large Grants) – Offering grants of over £5,000. The

Charity distributes around £600,000 annually through this programme. The average grant size

is £40,000.

Community Engagement Programme (Small Grants) – Offering grants of up to £5,000 for

community projects, although grants are frequently in the range of £1,000 to £4,000. The

average award in 2016/17 was £2,000.

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To be eligible, applicants must:

Be a grassroots organisation in the community or a charitable organisation.

Have a constitution or set of rules and a bank account in the group’s name.

Be operating and have headquarters in North Southwark or Bermondsey. An area eligibility

map is available online.

Provide support and opportunities to people in need, significantly improving their lives.

Priority for Small Grants will be given to organisations whose headquarters are based in the

designated areas and whose liquid assets are less than £50,000.

Preference for Large Grants will be given to organisations whose headquarters are in the area of

benefit and to projects which require seed funding but will become self-funding in subsequent years.

http://www.ustsc.org.uk/grants/

Deadline: 01/03/2018

Supporting the Third Sector in Kirklees

Kirklees Council

As part of our close working relationship with the Third Sector, Kirklees Council wishes to

commission a project entitled "Supporting the Third Sector in Kirklees". The Council has allocated an

overall budget of £187,000 (£180,000 in year 3) per annum to fund a single organisation, multiple

organisations or consortia to deliver a range of support activities in Kirklees under the Lots specified

in the Tender Documents.

This project is part of a longer term vision for Kirklees that seeks to create a district with a strong,

sustainable economy that offers a great quality of life to its residents - leading to thriving

communities, growing businesses, high prosperity and low inequality where people enjoy better

health throughout their lives.

The Lots have been divided as follows:

• Volunteering Support (Lot 1)

To improve Third Sector infrastructure, to support, train and increase the capacity to work

effectively with volunteers, offer creative ways to volunteer and increase the number of

volunteering hours.

• Infrastructure Support (Lot 2)

To improve Third Sector infrastructure so more organisations will develop, grow and increase new

consortia, funding/bid partnerships and maximise external investment and self-sustain.

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• Specialist Financial Support (Lot 3)

To improve Third Sector infrastructure with specialist accountancy and financial reporting support to

promote good governance and growth.

• Migration Support (Lot 4)

To reduce isolation of vulnerable migrants, asylum seekers and new refugees when they arrive in the

UK/Kirklees through the opportunity for peer mentoring.

The Service Provider will be expected to work alongside, assist, co-operate and in good faith with

other Service Providers providing Services under the Lots above in delivering the best possible

Service.

Value of contract £554k - £914k

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce7f3c7e-0411-46e1-a899-de7d6b1f5fec?p=@NT08=UFQxblRRPT0=NjJ

Deadline: 05/03/2018

Weston Anniversary Fund

About the Fund

We understand that communities need good facilities and that raising funds takes time and effort.

For this reason our Weston Anniversary Fund will award grants up to £150,000 to provide new or

improve existing community facilities.

Typically we encourage charities to have a broad base of support and so we tend to be one of a

number of funders of projects. Our Anniversary Fund however is different as we will consider

funding the entirety of a project, or help to complete your fundraising, with grants ranging from

£30,000 to £150,000.

Please read our Weston Anniversary Fund Application Guidelines carefully to see if your organisation

and project are eligible to apply and how to do so. Please also read our FAQs carefully to answer any

additional questions you may have.

Weston Anniversary Fund Snapshot

One off grants scheme in 2018 to support Capital projects that will benefit local communities across

the UK

Open to UK registered charities, CIOs, places of worship and state schools only with a total income

under £3million

Grants range from £30,000 – £150,000

Total project costs not to exceed £300,000

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Applications to be submitted online

Applications open on 5th January and close on 30th June 2018

Decisions will not be made until October 2018

You can apply to the Fund even if your organisation is currently in receipt of a grant from, or has

been rejected by the Garfield Weston Foundation within the past 12 months

Planning permission (where relevant) will need to be in place prior to submitting your application by

the 30th June

Grants will need to be spent and projects fully completed by the end of 2020.

https://anniversary.garfieldweston.org/weston-anniversary-fund/about-the-fund/

Facebook grants £5000 grants to charities to spend on Facebook Advertising

A free additional agency Facebook Advertising managed service through a technology grant partner,

who can create the content, deploy and optimise the adverts

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis each month following a successful pilot of the first 5

grants

We will also offer a further £10,000 grant as a follow on to organisations who prove to have the

most successful ROI

APPLICATION PROCESS

Before applying: Please check our eligibility criteria for the grant and please read our FAQs and Why

Applications Fail. We also provide a regular webinar hosted by our Chief Executive to help

organisations decide whether or not the grant opportunity is right for them, which you are

encouraged to attend after reading our website.

Stage 1: a simple online form to check you fit our eligibility criteria and that you have clear,

measurable plan for deploying the funding to generate income or impact

Stage 2: a telephone interview with one of our grant partnerships managers to assess the impact for

the campaign

Agreeing the contract: if you are successful we will send you the paperwork to review. There is no

obligation to accept the grant if you are successful

SHOULD YOU APPLY

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Your organisation should have a Facebook presence with over 1000 Facebook likes

We are seeking to provide the funding to organisations where a £5000 grant would provide a

strategic step change

If you are a beginner with Facebook grants, do not worry, you can either receive a managed service

or basic training from our partners

We are seeking to fund organisations who can continue to invest in Facebook Adverts with internal

resources after the funding if it proves a strong ROI

https://www.transformfoundation.org.uk/facebook-grants