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Schools & VCS organisations: free extra-curricular training
Join us: share knowledge, discuss issues, be inspired…
Schools: find quality extra-curricular programmes
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Awards and funding

Mackintosh Foundation grants: Up to £10,000 for registered charities involved in children's educational art projects.

Funding Central: Keep an eye on this. The link is always on our funding page

Young Persons' Funding Pot - Barnsley: Small grants for young people's clubs. Apply by 10 February

The Nominet Trust £250,000 Challenge  

Paul Hamlyn Foundation - funding for mainstream/supplementary school partnerships

Grants and general funding opportunities 
Funding know-how:
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Try this forum: Extra-curricular activities

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About the Learning Exchange

A virtual community of practitioners offering extra-curricular and extended service programmes which aim to raise aspirations and improve outcomes for children, young people, families and communities. Find out more here.

Schools and local authorities

Search the new VCS Hub for quality-checked voluntary and community sector organisations offering extra-curricular activities to KS1, KS2 or KS3 pupils, or SEN pupils up to age 16.
Free membership – plus FREE extra-curricular training and resources.

Find out more and join us here.

The voluntary sector

Does your organisation offer extra-curricular activities for young people between 5 and 14 or for SEN pupils up to age 16?
Let schools find you on the VCS Hub. Free until September 2012 (includes Learning Exchange membership). Free extra-curricular training included.
Find out more and register

Do your activities and programmes cater for children aged 0 to 5 years or 14 to 19? Free Learning Exchange membership until September 2012, plus free extra-curricular training.
Find out more and join the Learning Exchange

Find extra-curricular activities

Stop press news!
Congratulations to Mapis Project CIC in Bracknell, which has just attained the QiSS First Quality Mark. Schools, log in and check out what Mapis offers your pupils:

See the Mapis Project CIC profile on the VCS Hub

 

Find more VCS organisations offering extra-curricular activities

Afghan Association Paiwand - Support for Black and minority ethnic groups of young people;
support for underachieving boys in deprived areas.

The Special Yoga Centre - Extra-curricular yoga for children with special education needs.

Voluntary sector organisations
Help schools to find you... 
 
Register today on the VCS Hub

Explore our library...

Find a Library gem

 


TED talks at www.ted.com: Studio schools
Find other gems 

 

Find information documents written by experienced practitioners

ecadoc1minicoverExtra-curricular practice series
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Read useful articles and find top tips

Let's get clear about quality...
Is it worthwhile striving for quality in extra-curricular provision - and how do we measure it?

About Quality in Study Support (QiSS) and QiSS First Steps

Extra-curricular activities: Top tips for members


Our partners

We're working to help schools improve outcomes through extra-curricular activities. Our partners are key to making this happen.

Vist the QiSS website

Visit the 4Children website

Find the UFA on the VCS Hub

Find or share a case study

Case studies can give your stakeholders – governors, funders, parents, delivery partners –  information about impacts on the lives of children, young people and families who take part in extra-curricular activities or use extended services.
Visit our Case Study Bank