E-bulletin December 2014
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Next Forum Meeting
Articles
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Justice of the Peace Recruitments Campaign - North Strathclyde
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Seven Year Plan for Youth Employment
Events
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Eat Better Feel Better
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Glasgow Emplyer Diversity Forum
Training
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The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
Public Contracts & Funding
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Safeguard your Group with Sustainable Funding
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Public Contract Notice
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Funding
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NEXT FORUM: The TSF facilitates an annual forum meeting held in April each year. Along with this annual forum meeting we have developed thematic sub-groups meeting on a six to eight ‘weekly’ basis. A ‘flexible programme’ of smaller issue based meetings will also be held as required. The Sub-groups that have been established to date: •
Employability Operational Network - Contact Lesley@va-er.org.uk
Next Meeting:
Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire, 56 Kelburn Street, Barrhead, G78 1LR
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Older People’s Network - Contact Peter@va-er.org.uk
Next Meeting: Monday 19th January 10.30am - 12noon
Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire, 56 Kelburn Street, Barrhead, G78 1LR
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Volunteer Managers Network - Contact Maria@va-er.org.uk
Next Meeting: Wednesday 11th February 3.oopm - 4.30pm
Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire, 56 Kelburn Street, Barrhead, G78 1LR
Justice of the Peace Recruitment Campaign – North Strathclyde The Scottish Government is currently running a campaign to recruit a number of Justices of the Peace for the Sheriffdom of North Strathclyde. It would be much appreciated if you could please bring the attached advertisement to the attention of members of your organisation and also forward it on to any other groups/individuals you think appropriate. For information please see the attached link to the Justice of the Peace page of the Scottish Government website: www.jpscotland.gov.uk Please do not hesitate to contact Sandra Murray if you have any queries regarding this advertisement. Call: 0131 244 2691 or E-mail: Sandra.Murray@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Seven Year Plan for Youth Employment 40 per cent cut in youth unemployment by 2021 targeted. Closer links between schools, college and employers will be at the heart of ambitious plans for a significant reduction in youth unemployment over the next seven years. The Scottish Government has published a new youth employment strategy to reflect the changing economic conditions and the publication of the report by the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce earlier this year. The Commission called for substantial changes to vocational education in Scotland and its recommendations on improved opportunities for vulnerable groups have informed the strategy’s aims to enable young people of all backgrounds to succeed in a stronger, fairer and more equitable society.
Eat Better Feel Better Campaign The Scottish Government’s Eat Better Feel Better campaign will launch on Thursday 8 January 2015 to inspire and support parents and families to make changes to how they shop, cook and eat, with the aim of improving their health. Thank you to everyone who has already been in touch with details of local initiatives that tie in with the campaign. We really appreciate the time you’ve taken to make us aware of what you’re doing to help people in your area. There’s still time to get in touch so don’t hesitate to drop us a note if you haven’t had a chance to do so yet. We have marketing collateral available for your community groups and local initiatives, including roller banners, recipe leaflets and posters as well as recipe fridge magnets, measuring spoons and branded food storage boxes. As always, if you have any ideas about how you might support the campaign or case studies which could be used for PR, we would be delighted to hear from you. You can contact the Eat Better Feel Better PR team at; healthierscotland@webershandwick.com or drop campaign marketing manager Claire Prentice a line via Claire.Prentice@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Glasgow Employer Diversity Forum Unconscious Bias in Talent Management and Decision Making Friday 23rd January 2015 Marriott Hotel, 500 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8RR 9.30am – 13.00pm McAdam King Business Psychology will present an interactive workshop addressing the following areas: • What is unconscious bias, how does it affect talent management and decision making, and how can we change our behaviour? • Mitigating the effects of bias in assessment and selection • Managing bias in performance appraisal The aims of the workshop are: • To develop participant understanding and awareness of bias in talent management, offering insights from research and psychological evidence, and • Provide practical tips and techniques to apply across different aspects of talent management. If you would like to attend this event please email Margaret Linton at: margaret.linton@drs.glasgow.gov.uk
This event is being sponsored by the Big Lottery Fund and Glasgow City Council
The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 Why do I need to know about the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007? The Act places a duty on specified organisations to co-operate in investigating suspected or actual harm to adults at risk and introduces a range of measures e.g. to allow social work staff the right of access to talk to the adult and creates new legal orders such as assessment , removal or banning orders to support and protect them. This means that employees in private, voluntary and statutory sectors who come in contact with the public should have an awareness of how the Act can support and protect adults at risk of harm. Depending on your job and where you work you may require to have a degree of knowledge of the legislation to ensure your agency meets its duty under the Act or you may only need to know who the Act protects, what the Act means by the term harm and what signs to watch out for that could indicate that someone is being harmed. The training will give some detail about the legislation in context and will provide an opportunity to discuss practice issues and look at case examples. Date: Time: Venue:
28th January 2015. 9.30am - 12.30pm Barrhead HQ, Civic Room 1, Barrhead.
The training is free. Who Should Attend? The course is offered to all East Renfrewshire Council employees, CHCP staff, and voluntary and private sector staff working in the East Renfrewshire area who come into contact with the public. This session also provides an opportunity for those who have had some ASP Training in the past to refresh their knowledge. Send nominations to: Daniel.pettigrew@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Safeguard Your Group with Sustainable Funding You can’t run your project out of thin air..
VAER will be running an exclusive sustainable funding workshop in February designed to get you thinking about multiple funding opportunities available to your group. This workshop is ideal for developed groups or start-up’s looking to diversify their income streams to ensure sustainability. Attendees will learn how to take a practical, flexible and innovative approach to funding. You and other attendees will learn how to spread risk, use hidden assets and mix your income so that your group is more stable than it will ever be. Dates and times for the February workshop are TBC, if you would like to be notified of when this will be, contact Grant McLean on grant@va-er.org.uk or by calling 0141 876 9555.
Public Contracts Notice Ref: NOV193450 Notice Type: Contract Notice Title: Options Appraisal for Portland Arms, Galston Published: 28/11/2014 Published by: East Ayrshire Council Deadline: 05/01/2015 Full Text: Click Here
Ref: NOV193452 Notice Type: Contract Notice Title: Internal Audit Outsourced Partner Published: 28/11/2014 Published by: Scottish Enterprise Deadline: 16/01/2015 Full Text: Click Here
Ref: NOV193278 Notice Type: Contract Notice Title: Housing Support to Women Experiencing or at Risk of Violence/Domestic Abuse Published: 26/11/2014 Published by: North Ayrshire Council Deadline: 13/01/2015 Full Text: Click Here
Ref: NOV193140 Notice Type: Contract Notice Title: PURCH1171 For the Provision of Masterplanning Design Services Published: 25/11/2014 Published by: University of Glasgow Deadline: 05/01/2015 Full Text: Click Here
Funding Children in Need Registered charities, voluntary organisations, schools, churches and community interest groups can apply for a small grant of up to £10,000 or a larger main grant (for projects of up to three years). Projects must benefit children and young people (aged 18 years and younger) who are experiencing disadvantage through: • illness, distress, abuse or neglect. • any kind of disability. • behavioural or psychological difficulties. • living in poverty or situations of deprivation. • Deadline for main grant applications 15th January 2015. Full details here Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund The Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund is now accepting applications for small, one-off awards of £300. Local charities, community groups and individuals from across the UK and Ireland are invited to apply for an award to help support sporting or leisure activities or hobbies that are beneficial to individuals or communities. To date, The Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund has given out awards to help over 100,000 people. This winter, five separate awards of £300 will be given out each week from November 2014 until February 2015. One of these awards will go to the project that has received the most public votes online each week, while the other four will be selected by a panel of judges who will judge each entry (and use of the award) on: • • •
The extent to which the proposed initiative will help the local community. Extent of the proposed initiative’s reach. The perceived local need for such hobbies, sporting or leisure activities.
Entries can be made at any time up until 11.59pm on 22 February 2015. Full detail here
The Creative Place Awards The Creative Place Awards recognise communities in Scotland where people work together to celebrate and promote their town, village or area through the arts and culture. Cultural organisations, community groups and local authorities can apply for an award of either: £50,000, £100,000, or £125,000 dependent on the category that fits their population size, current levels of activity, the scale of their planned activities and their capacity to deliver. The deadline for Stage 1 applications is Monday 2nd February 2015. Applicants shortlisted at this stage will then have to submit a full application by Friday 1st May 2015. Full details here The Ironmongers’ Company The Ironmongers’ Company is one of the City of London livery bodies that has been around for centuries. They make grants up to £10,000 (average is £4,000) to registered charities in the UK that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential. The Company is particularly interested in enabling primary age children to develop a strong foundation for the future. Projects could, for example, support special educational needs, address behavioural problems or promote citizenship, parenting or life skills. Deadline is 31st December 2014. Full details here The MacRobert Trust Grants available to registered charities in the United Kingdom (but preference is given to registered charities in Scotland). The • • •
MacRobert Trust makes grants in the areas of: Services and Sea • Science, Engineering and Technology Education and Training • Agriculture and Horticulture Children and Youth
Grants can range between £5,000 and £25,000 and occasionally the Trustees make a recurring grant of up to three years. In addition a small grants programme facilitates awards of up to £5,000. The next application deadline is the 31st May 2015. Full details here
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