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CRB Changes from September 2012

24 Jan 2013 - 11:31 by nicola.shanahan

 This voluntary sector briefing paper is aimed at managers who are responsible for safe staffing within voluntary sector organisations. It will also be of interest to practitioners (including volunteers) working with children, young people and families. It is designed to inform you of the current changes to CRB systems and to highlight key messages for voluntary sector organisations. The First part of this document refers to children and young people. The second part of this document refers to adults.

Shared Topic Areas: 
Children and Families
Health and Wellbeing
Older People
Volunteering
Young People

Manchester City Council - Work Club Grant Funding

24 Jan 2013 - 11:22 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council (MCC) recognises the important role Work Clubs play in providing flexible and informal employment support to workless Manchester residents.

In late 2011, Manchester City Council in partnership with JCP surveyed all 23 active Work Clubs to identify the challenges they face in delivering support to unemployed residents. Through the survey, Work Club leaders identified a number of delivery challenges where MCC and JCP could provide support.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

The Charity Commission releases new annual return for 2013

24 Jan 2013 - 10:50 by michelle.foster

The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has released the new annual return for 2013 which is now available to complete online on the Charity Commission’s website, here: www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Manage_your_charity/Submit_Annual_Return_index.aspx  

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building

Manchester International Festival are recruiting volunteers

24 Jan 2013 - 10:44 by michelle.foster

Manchester International Festival (MIF) are looking to recruit around 400 volunteers aged 18 and over from all over Greater Manchester.

The festival is in its 4th year now and returns from 4 – 21 July 2013, showcasing extraordinary and original work from the world’s leading artists across the spectrum of performing arts, popular culture and visual arts.

MIF are looking to recruit volunteers, whose invaluable support helps to make the Festival a success. There are a variety of roles for all skill levels, from front of house to backstage and marketing to administration.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Volunteering

Want to find out about your family history?

24 Jan 2013 - 10:38 by michelle.foster

From February 2013, records of baptisms, marriages and burials for the Greater Manchester area will be published online at Ancestry.co.uk.

The collections, dating from the 1500s to the 20th century, include church registers for Anglican churches in the Diocese of Manchester, including Manchester Cathedral.

In partnership with Ancestry.co.uk, Manchester City Council has digitised the original registers and there is now a name index of over 6,000,000 records accessible on the web.

Free access to Ancestry.co.uk is available at any Manchester City Council library.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Other

Postcard Poetry Competition - calling young budding poets

24 Jan 2013 - 10:35 by michelle.foster

Write a poem or limerick about what you love about libraries to win fantastic goodies – winning poems will be printed as a postcard.

Poems should be under 100 words.

Entry categories: 6–10 years, 11–13 years, 14–16 years.

This competition is open to 6-16 year olds and three lucky winners (one from each age group) will see their poems printed on limited-edition postcards.

To enter, visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/postcardpoetry, or visit a library for a form.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Young People

Leaving Macc

23 Jan 2013 - 15:50 by nicola.shanahan

Hello Everyone,

I’m sure some of you will have heard that I will be leaving Macc at the end of this week. I’m off to pastures new (and cold) where I will be completing my Applied Psychologist training for children and young people in Glasgow. I’m very much looking forward to the new challenges this will bring.

I have really enjoyed the last three years at Macc working in a sector that is constantly evolving and striving to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in a difficult and challenging environment.

Shared Topic Areas: 
Children and Families
Young People

Community Association Funding Programme July 2013 - March 2016

23 Jan 2013 - 12:38 by michelle.foster

The community associations Manchester City Council support have historically been established community centres or associations providing a range of services and activities, or enabling others to provide services and activities, for local people. Just over £430,000 is spent on grant funding to support the valuable work these groups carry out in the community and we believe these associations have played a vital role in supporting local residents in response to local needs.

Community Association Funding Programme July 2013 - March 2016

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

Open Badges : a future for informal learning?

23 Jan 2013 - 11:51 by cormac.lawler

In LSEN, we're quite excited at the moment about Open Badges as a means of promoting and strengthening informal and learner-led learning.

Open Badges are a way of accrediting learning, skills and achievements - both big and small. They also allow accreditation to be granted outside of traditional institutional pathways. Virtually any organisation or individual can issue a badge, about virtually anything.

Shared Topic Areas: 
Learning, Skills and Employment

Complaints procedure

Macc aims to provide a high standard of service to all the partner agencies, groups and individuals with whom we work. If you are not satisfied with any aspect of the support you have received from us,

Before making a complaint
Please feel able to discuss any concerns as soon as possible with the person you have been dealing with at Macc. They will deal with your enquiry promptly, and do their best to put things right. All members of staff are aware that at times things can (and do) go wrong and staff are encouraged to deal with such matters.

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