Monday 24th September 2012
18th June 2013
If you have anything that you would like to advertise with us in the
WCVYS Weekly Bulletin, please email Becky on
wcvys@warwickshire.gov.uk
WCVYS Young Leaders’ Residential – Marle Hall 2013
WCVYS are pleased to announce that we will once again be running our
WCVYS Young Leaders' Residential to Marle Hall from 26-30th August this
year. The residential is aimed at young people in your organisations aged 1625 who are young leaders or aspiring young leaders. Please find attached a
flyer and an application form for both organisation and young person to
complete.
We have received some funding for the residential and have other funding
applications pending. We are charging £75 per young person, which I am sure
you will agree is good value for a 5 day residential.
If you haven't sent young people to one of our residentials before and would
like more information, then please do not hesitate to contact Helen at
WCVYS:
Tel: 01926 413611 or email: helensmith@warwickshire.gov.uk
Application Form
Flyer
Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteer with the Otra Cosa Network, Peru
Otra Cosa Network is a register UK charity 1133680 that connects volunteers
from all over the world socially responsible projects in Northern Peru. They
are looking for between 5 and 10 people aged 18-30
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OCN support community development with three types of projects:
Community led Projects: They act as intermediaries between small
community led projects in Peru and international volunteers to support
their projects with ideas and personnel.
Micro-Projects: They support our local communities by creating microprojects that are supported by companies, universities, and individual
volunteers that satisfy local needs.
OCN Projects: Otra Cosa Network has its own project the Huanchaco
Education and Learning Programme (HELP) that supports the
neighbourhoods in need in and around Huanchaco.
For more information about the Otra Cosa Network, please go their website:
www.otracosa.org or contact juany@otracosa.org, Tel: 01926 730029
mobile:07910925724.
Applications are due in by September and a form can be downloaded here.
Job Vacancies
Learning Manager
The West Midlands School for Social Entrepreneurs (WM SSE) is a new
venture based on a successful model working elsewhere in the UK and
overseas.
WM SSE is looking for a highly motivated, resourceful and organised Learning
Manager to assist in the delivery of its learning programmes aimed at social
entrepreneurs in the region.
This job is exciting, challenging and demanding. The key priority for the
successful candidate will be to deliver the Lloyds Banking Group Social
Entrepreneurs Programme and support the CEO to build the profile of the
school. We are currently recruiting the first cohort of students who will start in
October.
You will have an understanding, and perhaps experience, of setting up and
leading new projects and organisations. You will understand alternative
learning models and share SSE’s fundamental value of learning by
doing. You will have strong negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills, be
able to form relationships quickly and work with openness and
integrity. Above all, you’ll be passionate about helping people to develop and
about social entrepreneurship.
Salary: £28,000 per annum pro rata + NI and pension
Hours of work: 21 hours per week (3 days)
The closing date for applications is 10am on Monday 1st July 2013.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 10th July 2013
Please email a copy of your CV with a covering letter outlining your suitability
for the post by addressing the Person Specification to Leah McPherson at
leah.mcpherson@sse.org.uk
An application pack with more information about the school and the role can
be downloaded below. If you want more information or an informal chat about
the job role, please contact Leah McPherson, Central SSE Network Manager
on 020 7089 9120.
Application Pack
Upcoming Events
Foundry Wood – Community Woodland Fair
Foundry Wood have their big Community Woodland Fair this Saturday, 22 nd
June. There is a detailed programme (see below) will all sorts of
entertainment and woodland crafts and activities throughout the day.
Don’t forget to bring a picnic lunch to share!
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11:30am – Guided Walk at The Entrance
12:30pm – Low Women Singing at The Outdoor Classroom
12-2pm – Bring and Share Community Picnic Lunch (please bring food
to share)
2-3pm – Simple Weaving Activity at Willow Hedge
2:30pm Songlines Singing at The Outdoor Classroom
3.30pm – Guided Walk at The Entrance
All day: Self-guided walks, demonstrations of wood carving, basket making,
wood turning, children’s crafts, pond-dipping, den building, plus live music,
entertainment and stalls.
Directions and more information are available on the Foundry Wood website.
Opportunities for Young People
'Steps to Your Future'
12 week Personal Development course for young people 16-18 Not in
Employment Education or Training (NEET)
The course can be tailored to suit individual young people, but primary
elements include:
 Gaining practical experience of sports coaching in various contexts
such as community, schools, camps, clubs
 Working towards an accredited England Basketball Level 1 Coach
Award, with possibility of joining a short ‘sport activator’ award over the
12 weeks
 Learning & developing goal setting and time management habits
 Interpersonal skills – listening, communication, working with others,
leadership
 Personality assessment to help understand personal preferences and
how to work within a team context and potential future job setting
Outcomes include:
 Developing leadership silks and qualities
 improved communication skills and self-confidence
 increased self-acceptance
 improved capacity to relate to others in a positive way
 accountability and support network for the future
Course Location: Rugby & Coventry
Participants will have the opportunity to learn alongside experienced coaches
in schools, camps, and community games events. A bursary of £25 per week
is available to all based upon attendance. A bursary of £30 per week is
available to care leavers. Attenders may have the opportunity to join our
volunteer staff, receive further training opportunities, and possibly begin paid
employment as a sessional coach.
If you know anyone that is interested please contact Scott Neely CW
YMCA scott.neely@coventry-ymca.org.uk or call 07855 340722.
VCSE News
Mentoring website
The Ministry of Justice has launched a new website, justmentoring.org.uk, to
help offenders connect with mentors and mentoring charities. The website has
been funded with a grant from the National Offender Management Service
and will be run by the Mentoring and Befriending Association.
Healthwatch independence guidance
Healthwatch England and Compact Voice have published a guidance note,
outlining how local Healthwatch can maintain their independence. The
guidance stresses the importance of independence and local Healthwatch
maintaining a 'critical friend' approach with funders, and provides an overview
of the tools available to ensure independence is upheld.
Webpage on Transforming Rehabilitation agenda
Clinks have published a webpage on the Transforming Rehabilitation agenda.
This outlines the government's plans to reform the Probation Service in
England and Wales by opening up to competitive tender the provision of
services for low to medium risk offenders.
Government Announcements
GCSE reforms
The Department for Education has published draft details of new GCSE
content in core academic subjects. Alongside, the independent regulator
Ofqual has published a consultation on the regulation of reformed GCSEs.
The deadlines for responding to the consultations are 20 August 2013 and 3
September 2013 respectively. Key elements of the proposals include:
 The
reforms will initially apply to English language and literature,
maths, physics, chemistry, biology, combined science, history,
geography, modern and ancient languages
 The revised GCSEs (with the exception of languages) will be
introduced from 2015, with the first exams taking place in 2017
 Grading by numbers 8-1 rather than by the current letters A*-G
 Course work and controlled assessment will largely be replaced by
linear, externally marked end-of-course exams
 The current two tier system will end except in maths and science.
Social Value Ambassador
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has announced the appointment of Chris
White, MP for Warwick and Leamington, as the first official Social Value
Ambassador. Chris White will be working closely with local authorities and the
voluntary sector to raise awareness of the Public Services (Social Value)
Act, which came into force earlier this year and received cross-party support.
He will help encourage and oversee an improvement in the social,
environmental and economic impact of public services contracts.
NHS commissioning strategy
NHS England has published Towards commissioning excellence: a strategy
for commissioning support. The report announces NHS England's roadmap
for supporting the development of high quality, cost effective support services
for NHS commissioners.
Community amateur sports clubs consultation
HM Revenue and Customs has published a consultation paper to amend and
clarify eligibility conditions for Community Amateur Sports Clubs. The
deadline for responding is 12 August.
Whitehall internships
The government has announced that more than 160 undergraduate interns
from declared ethnic minority and diverse socio-economic backgrounds have
started a 2-month Whitehall internship. Candidates will spend time in a central
department, learn about the Civil Service and how it operates and become
involved in departmental projects, along with developing broader skills.
Other News
State of inclusive play and leisure for disabled children
KIDS is preparing a report on the state of inclusive play and leisure for
disabled children in 2013, to celebrate Playday on Wednesday 7 August.
They have developed a short (12 question) survey for anyone who works with
disabled children and young people, or has a role in play, leisure or childcare.
Funding
Disadvantage
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) exists to fund, develop and
evaluate cost effective and replicable projects which address educational
disadvantage. The focus is on supporting innovation and on scaling up
projects which have a measurable impact on attainment or a directly related
outcome. The EEF will fund projects which are large enough to be robustly
evaluated and organisations that we can effectively support, with the smallest
grant expected to be in the order of £50,000 a year. From mid-June the EEF
will be seeking general proposals on improving attainment - the deadline for
this round will be 3 October 2013.
Social investment
The £10m Investment and Contract Readiness Fund, managed by The
Social Investment Business on behalf of the Office for Civil Society, enables
social ventures to access new forms of investment and compete for public
service contracts. From Monday 21 May 2012, grants between £50,000 and
£150,000 are available on a rolling basis to ambitious social ventures who will
go on to raise at least £500,000 investment, or who want to bid for contracts
over £1 million.
The Bridges Social Impact Bond Fund provides capital investment and
support to organisations to deliver programmes designed to improve social
outcomes in areas such as education, employment, housing and care for
vulnerable young people in the UK. Each investment made by the fund will be
up to £3 million to deliver an outcomes-funded intervention programme.
Communities
The Co-operative Membership Community Fund is a grants scheme which
helps local communities throughout the UK. Between £100 and £2,000 is
available for positive work in the community. Applicants can apply for anything
from equipment to event costs, help towards rent or fixtures, or sport or
computer equipment.
Various causes
The People's Postcode Trust Small Grants Programme has reopened for
applications. It offers grants of between £500 and £10,000 to small
organisations and community groups for projects lasting up to 6 months. The
next deadline for applications is 23 August.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has various grants available. The Education
and Learning programme supports innovation in educational practice to
improve learning outcomes for young people in and out of school settings.
The Arts programme aims to increase access to and enjoyment of the arts in
the UK. The Social Justice programme aims to help marginalised individuals
and communities become integrated.
The Wyseliot Charitable Trust has funding available to charitable
organisations in the UK for general charitable purposes. There is no maximum
level for grants - previous grants have been for between £2,000 and £5,000
and applications can be submitted at any time.
The Foyle Foundation Small Grants Scheme is designed to support smaller
charities, especially those working at grass roots and local community level.
Applications are welcomed from charities that have an annual turnover of less
than £100,000 per annum. They plan to make one year grants of £1,000 £10,000 to charities which can demonstrate that such a grant will make a
significant difference to their work. There are no deadlines for submission.
Crowdfunding
Nesta has published Crowdingin, an online directory of UK crowdfunding
platforms. These are sites where groups present their project as a short video,
and interested people can make a donation or an investment. Nesta has also
published how-to guides about crowdfunding.
Thank you to the National Council for Voluntary Youth
Services for support in compiling this bulletin.