Welcome to the new academic year! Everyone at NRCSE has come back refreshed and raring to go. We want this to be a great year for supplementary schools. We are working for you and with you to make sure everyone knows the excellent work that supplementary schools are doing. To help you get started see below for details of some of the training on offer this term.
NRCSE Courses Autumn term 2015
Mentors from Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Harrow, Leicester, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, Sheffield, Suffolk attended training on 25/26th September.
All committed to supporting supplementary schools to be the best!
Open training
Manging and developing a supplementary school – 1 October in London
Fundraising for your supplementary school – 16 October in London
Funding applications made easy (bring your application with you) – 13 November in London
Safeguarding for Supplementary Schools – 4 December in London
To book yourself on to any of the above courses go to www.supplementaryeducation.org.uk/training-resources
All the above courses can also be booked for your area as full courses (10-25 learners) – you provide the venue and set the date, we provide the trainer, course materials and assessment.
Teaching a Language in a Supplementary Schools (Accredited Level 2/Level 3) 19 October – 30 November (London). Open for individuals to book a place on this 6 week, nationally recognised course.
An opportunity to build on your existing teaching experience to develop new methods for teaching a language. The current community language GCSEs and A levels are available until 2018 – it’s really important that you support your pupils to enter this year and next.
For more information on all our courses please go to www.supplementaryeducation.org.uk/training-resources
Even More Support
There are many ways to bring money into your charity or voluntary organisation, from traditional fundraising (e.g. individual giving and legacies) to modern methods of digital fundraising. KnowHow NonProfit have some good resources that support the development of collaboration and partnership working. Do check these out and see how your organization can benefit. For more information email hello@knowhownonprofit.org
Membership
Thank you to all those who have joined or renewed your membership with NRCSE in 2014/15. The new membership year has started! If you joined or renewed before May 2015 please log in and renew your membership so we can keep on providing training, quality assurance, advocacy and advice for supplementary schools for the year ahead www.supplementaryeducation.org.uk
Funding news
Government funds for grassroots organisations in East of England
- Official figures show only 25 per cent of 10-20-years-olds in the East of England are involved in youth action projects, compared to 40 per cent nationally – now Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk community foundations are here to help;
- Each foundation is set to give away £85,000 to community projects aimed at young people
The closing date for applications is 10 September so check out the websites NOW.
More local funding opportunities – Community Foundations
There are community foundations throughout the UK, covering all of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and most of England. They are all listed on the UK Community Foundations (UKCF) website with direct links to each local community foundation so you can start applying for local funds within seconds.
UKCF is the umbrella organisation for all community foundations. We quality accredit our member community foundations to standards endorsed by the Charity Commission and provide advice and support. We also provide philanthropic advice to donors and work to deliver UK-wide fundraising and grant making programmes through community foundations.
http://ukcommunityfoundations.org/community_foundations/map
Examples of funding available through local community foundations – there are funds for YOUR area too
Tiverton Education Fund
Evolution grants up to £30,000 to fund pilot projects to develop innovative new projects promoting education, or projects that are scalable and have the potential to support more groups or organisations within Tiverton, Devon to foster education locally.
How do I apply? Funding for groups and organisations is currently closed and will re-open on 28th September.
We are accepting Expression of Interests for individuals, so if you wish to apply for a grant for an individual, on someone else’s behalf, please click here to fill out a short Expression of Interest. (This form needs to be emailed to grants@devoncf.com). Please call the Grants Team on 01884 235887 if you have any questions.See more at: http://devoncf.com/apply/apply-for-a-grant/tiverton-educational-fund/#sthash.ssgfztbc.dpuf
Redbridge Small Grants Fund
The London Community Foundation is distributing Redbridge Small Grants on behalf of The London Borough of Redbridge. The aim of the fund is to support small and emerging community and voluntary sector groups based in Redbridge and working for the benefit of Redbridge residents.
Purpose The purpose of this grant scheme is to contribute to creating a thriving third sector in Redbridge, increase civic participation in the local area and encourage participation in regular volunteering. The aim of the grants is to enable small and emerging voluntary and community groups operating within the borough to carry out work for the benefit of Redbridge residents.
Grant size Funding is available for grants between £250 and £5,000. The average grant is likely to be around £2,000, and grants above £2,500 will be unusual due to the overall level of funds available.
Application Deadline Monday October 12th 2015 at 5pmSee more at: http://www.londoncf.org.uk/grants/available-grants/overview.aspx
South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau There are lots of excellent tips and suggestions on funding as well as links to funders. They support organisations in South Yorkshire but the website has relevance England-wide. Further information at www.syfab.org.uk/
Grant deadlines
BBC Children in Need
Next deadlines for BBC Children in Needs are as follows: Small Grant applications is on 1 September 2015, then on 1 December 2015 and Main Grant applications is on 15 September 2015. For more information and to apply:www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008dk4b/features/grants
Mentoring matters
Mentors are essential for supporting supplementary schools to develop successfully. They guide and provide advice on building and sustaining a quality supplementary school provision. Becoming a Mentor can be part of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for senior staff in supplementary schools – good for your school and other schools in the area!
For more information about the role of Quality Framework Mentors and how to apply go to www.supplementaryeducation.org.uk/quality-framework/mentors/
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Dear colleague
can our school address be changed to
Liverpool Arabic School
Granby ALC, Granby Street
Liverpool L8 2TU
Many thanks for your message,
We’ll get on to that right away.
Best wishes,
NRCSE