Awards * Funding * Events
Funding
- Sheffield: Positive Activities Fund 2012-2013
- Education Endowment Fund: Update and reminder
- Handy: Sports Funding Jargon Buster
- Peter Harrison Foundation: one-off grants
- Mackintosh Foundation grants
- The Nominet Trust £250,000 Challenge
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation
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Events
- 2012 Learning Plus Expo - 24 May Free admission
- Never too soon Never too late: (Early Bird discount, Family Links annual conference) 6 July.
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Latest blogs
Latest VCS Hub members' blogs
- Special Yoga Centre: Kids Easter Yoga Workshops
- Let Me Play: Transition camps
- Emily Beckwith on behalf of Afghan Paiwand: Innovative partnership
- Pyramid extends its reach
General members' blogs
- Take the scary bit out of transition: Sandwell LA
- Pyramid Transition Clubs
- Citizenship: a foothold in extra-curricular activities?
- Nowt2Do - latest news
Blog about your ideas, successes - or even your extra-curricular blues...
Remember to visit the forums...
Linking schools and the voluntary sector
Schools and local authorities - search the new VCS Hub for quality-checked voluntary and community sector organisations offering extra-curricular activities. Free training and resources available too.
Find out more and join up.
Training opportunities
Improving Outcomes through Extra-curricular Activities
Partnership Working:
12 June, North (Sheffield); 18 June, Central (Birmingham); 3 July, South (London)
Increasing Participation and Engagement:
10 October, North (Salford or Manchester);
18 October, Central (Birmingham); 25 October, South (London)
Effective Commissioning:
7 Feb 2013 North (Darlington); 20 Feb 2013, Central (Birmingham); 27 Feb 2012, South (London)
More about the free training...
Other training events (some are free)
- Free Craft Club training event in Cumbria - 12 April
- Free INSET sessions: Using Photography in the KS3 Geography Curriculum
25 April (Newcastle), 27 April (Leeds)
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VCS org spotlight: FILMCLUB
Schools, visit FILMCLUB on the VCS Hub. It's now even easier to join through online start up sessions.
Spruce up your VCS Hub profile
Download our tipsheet
Find extra-curricular activities
Russian British Cultural Centre: working with children of Russian-speaking ethnic background and pupils who are learning Russian
Team Oasis: football, drama, basketball, cheerleading, dance activities
The Participation Works: innovative, positive activities for young people and communities
Also log in to see...
- The Forest of Mercia Community Forest Partnership
- Local Action
- Success4All
- Voluntree Match Network
- Mobex North East (Outdoor education)
Register on the VCS Hub - and help schools to find you...
Explore our library...
Extra-curricular practice series
Written by experienced practitioners. Join us or log in to download.
Find a Library gem
- New*Summer School funding: a few pointers for VCS organisations
- Extra-curricular activities: be a strategic commissioner
- Let's get clear about quality...
- About Quality in Study Support (QiSS) and QiSS First Steps