BBC Children in Need and Youth Futures Foundation are partnering to deliver Inspiring Futures, a £6 million programme to fund positive activities which support children and young people to achieve their potential on their journey towards employment.
The COVID-19 pandemic is heightening existing challenges for children and young people looking to access further education, training, and work.
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This guide aims to provide resources, advice, and tips to ensure that children are aware of racial inequality, racial hierarchies, and white privilege present in modern-day society, as well as share tools and knowledge in which to combat racism today.
The Government has announced that the Home Office has secured additional, one-off emergency support funding for small/micro charities that are working in marginalised communities with vulnerable young people at risk of being involved in serious violence.
The Next Steps programme is BBC Children in Need’s response programme designed to deliver support for children and young people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible organisations will be able to apply for up to £80,000 for projects commencing in September 2020. These grants can last up to 18 months. It is designed for established organisations who are already delivering work in their communities and further afield.
Never before has the development of character been so relevant. Resilience can provide children with the strength to navigate through the adversity caused by Covid-19. Compassion can create a culture of understanding and empathy for how others have been affected. And as we retreat to our small social bubbles to ensure our safety, a sense of civic duty will ensure that the vulnerable aren’t out of sight and out of mind.
Action for Children have teamed up with Royal Mail and The Prince’s Trust to launch their Can’t Talk, Write toolkits. These downloadable work books are full of activities to get young people writing.
There are two toolkits: one for young people aged 11-18 years old and one for adults working with young people. Each toolkit includes printable activities and ideas to get young people writing.
Information, Advice and Support Manchester (IASM) can help SEND families at this time and have extended their helpline hours to 8.30am-4pm, Monday to Friday.
OneEducation’s have launched a new helpline for any parent/carer of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Manchester schools and early years settings. You can have a problem-solving conversation relating to educating your child/young person at home. This might be issues around learning, behaviour, anxiety and mental health needs.
The Children’s Commissioner for England has created a children’s guide to coronavirus to help explain the situation.
The guide aims to answer children’s questions about coronavirus, tell children how to stay safe and protect other people and how to help them make the best of their time at home.