Kids Company: A Cautionary Tale for Charity Trustees
I wasn't sure whether it would be approriate or useful to add more words to everything which is being written about this sad situation but there's a lesson here which I think is being missed.
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I wasn't sure whether it would be approriate or useful to add more words to everything which is being written about this sad situation but there's a lesson here which I think is being missed.
There really is ‘allsorts’ for young Mancunians to do over the school holidays this Summer – try a different activity to learn new skills or just develop those you’ve already got.
Whether you fancy yourself as a BMX pro, or just want to kick a ball about with friends, the wide range of activities should keep all age-groups busy – you can even get involved in a Circus Skills workshop.
The Childcare Investment Readiness Fund is a £500,000 pilot fund, managed by Social Investment Business on behalf of Department for Education that aims to support early years and childcare social enterprises looking to expand their presence in the early years market.
The Fund will provide grants to early years and childcare social enterprises for the purchase of specific capacity building support to help facilitate their growth and become more appealing to investors. Applicants must have a proven track record and the potential to expand their services into new locations.
You may have seen on the news, or on Barnardo's facebook page, that the Government is planning to take away tax credits in next week’s Budget.
Please see attached to download the Spring 2015 bulletin from the Manchester Safeguarding Children’s Board.
The purpose of this communication is to update colleagues and partners who work with families, children and young people on developments in relation to Early Help.
The key developments this month include:
• Launch of the Early Help vision and commitment to Early Help Hubs.
• Launch of Help and Support Manchester (previously Family Services Directory)
• Developing the Early Help Common Assessment
The Spirit of Manchester Awards is a series of awards celebrating and highlighting all the excellent work being carried out in Manchester’s voluntary and community sector. As well as providing recognition to the sector in these hard times, we want to raise the profile of the sector amongst the general public and encourage local giving and active citizenship.
The web based multi-agency Greater Manchester Safeguarding Procedures have recently been updated. A summary of the latest updates can be found attached.
Anna Coates, a Research Assistant, at the University of Manchester is currently working on the UK's largest bilingual project and is recruiting children who are 18-24 months old and who hear English and an additional language.
Parents of these children simply need to sign up to the study online and complete 3 short questionnaires when their child is approaching 2 years old.
Manchester City Council have published their Market Position Statement for Care and Support 2015/16 and anyone with an interest in the future of care and support in Manchester should read it. Manchester's aim is "to forge a new relationship with its partners to benefit all who need care". The Market Position Statement describes the commissioning approach, the context for commissioning and some of the key issues that Manchester needs to address.