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The registration process takes place in two stages. It will be completed once applicants have completed and returned the quality checklist to vcsquality@continyou.org.uk.
For more information or if you need help with your registration, please don't hesitate to email us.
While organisations on the VCS Hub have completed the Learning Exchange quality checklist, responsibility for ensuring that their policies and procedures are appropriate, current and in line with all safeguarding and legal requirements lies with the commissioners, eg schools.
Click here to register your organisation on the VCS Hub
The VCS Hub is a new database, which is designed to hold the profiles of quality-checked voluntary and community sector organisations offering extra-curricular activities and programmes for KS1, KS2 or KS3 pupils, or SEN pupils up to age 16.
Access to the VCS search engine - a one-stop extra-curricular portal As registrations build up over time, schools and local authorities will be able to use the VCS Search Engine to find information about a range of quality-checked local and national VCS organisations offering proven, high-quality, extra-curricular programmes and services that suit their pupils' needs.
Free training and resources We are also offering FREE training and resources to schools and local authorities that are members of the Learning Exchange.
Membership is FREE.
Read about the other benefits of Learning Exchange membership. Membership is free for schools and local authority staff.
If you need to ask any questions before you join, please send us an email.
Quality checking VCS organisations that register on the new VCS Hub will be asked to complete a simple quality checklist during the registration process. If a VCS organisation does not have a quality assurance mark or is not able to successfully complete the checklist, this is nothing to worry about. The Learning Exchange can support them to determine their quality assurance needs. We can offer good practice advice and helpful resources.
VCS Hub members will also be encouraged to start working towards achieving a quality assurance mark by following the Quality in Study Support (QiSS) ‘First Steps’.
Free online marketing space until September 2012 Registeration on the VCS Hub offers organisations which run extra-curricular activities for KS1, KS2 or KS3 pupils or SEN pupils up to age 16 a free online marketing space on the Learning Exchange. Registered VCS organisations can manage their online marketing space themselves to actively promote their activities to schools. They can do this by using Learning Exchange features such as blogs and forums.
Free training and resources We are also offering FREE training and resources to voluntary sector organisations that are members of the Learning Exchange.
Promotion through the Learning Exchange e-newsletter The Learning Exchange can also help VCS organisations to promote their activities by highlighting them in weekly e-newsletters to members, and promoting them on the Learning Exchange Twitter feed and Facebook page.
Comments and ratings Schools and local authorities will be able to leave comments and star ratings under VCS profiles, which can help VCS organisations build their reputations.
The VCS Hub is now ready to accept registrations.
Registration on the VCS Hub and Learning Exchange membership are FREE until September 2012.
See the other Learning Exchange benefits.
If you need to ask any questions before you join, please send us an email.
