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Newsletter

This week’s newsletter bids, grants and Funds come to you in conjunction with our sponsors London

based Manley Summers Training with our newsletter going out to some 3,516 professional’s in the

industry. This week we have some 42 pages of information News, Bids Grants and Funds.

The ESFA sent out a reminder to advertise all traineeship vacancies on the find a

traineeship service. A great resource for individuals, employers and providers; ‘find a traineeship’ is

a brilliant way to ensure your vacancies are widely publicised, increasing the pool of applicants and

enabling providers and trainees to find the right opportunities for them. As we launch a new social

media campaign to promote traineeships do take advantage of increased interest in the programme

and use ‘find a traineeship’ to maximise successful and proactive engagement with your vacancies.

Except in instances where an individual has already been matched to an employer all opportunities

must be advertised on this service. https://www.getingofar.gov.uk/traineeships

ESFA financial assurance: monitoring the funding rules

These are updated and lists the current areas that we are monitoring and working with the sector on

during the course of the funding year. It gives the ESFA assurance that provision we buy meets our

published funding rules. The four key documents are at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-financial-assurance-monitoring-the-funding-

rules?utm_source=ca2fa7b8-e542-4be1-9bb0-

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Ofsted will expose training providers who rip-off apprentices by collecting subcontracting

management fees without taking “responsibility for quality”, the chief inspector has revealed.

Amanda Spielman made the promise in a fierce speech at FE Week’s Annual Apprenticeship

Conference, warning prime providers that the inspectorate would not stand idly by while poor

provision goes unmonitored.

“Our message here is simple: as the direct contract holder, you are responsible for your learners,”

she told delegates.

“If you subcontract, for whatever reason, you are still responsible for making sure your apprentice

gets high-quality training.

https://feweek.co.uk/2018/03/22/ofsted-to-expose-rip-off-subcontracting-top-slices/

The following announcement came out this week.

The register of apprenticeship training providers will not open again until September – nearly a year

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after the last window closed, the government has revealed.

The register has been under review since November, but Rory Kennedy, the Department for

Education’s director of apprenticeships, admitted to general surprise at FE Week’s Annual

Apprenticeship Conference that it was still in its “early stages”.

“We expect to complete the review in the summer and the register will open again in September,”

he told delegates. “The work in that review is still in its early stages.”

He admitted he was “very hesitant” to give a “flavour” of some of the outcomes of the review,

though he said the DfE would “welcome views on” whether the window approach is the “right one”

or “should we be talking about a rolling approval basis”.

As part of the preparations for devolution/delegation the Department for Education have issued

illustrative AEB allocations for 2018 to 2019 to MCAs and the GLA. These illustrative budgets give

MCAs and the GLA an indication of the AEB they can expect to receive in the funding year 2019 to

2020. The budgets are based on 2016 to 2017 actual grant deliveries and assumed 2017 to 2018

independent learning providers’ delivery to learners resident in MCAs/GLA areas.

During the funding year 2018 to 2019, the ESFA will remain in control of the AEB and will continue

to administer and manage in line with its current funding and performance management

arrangements.

Once the budget has been devolved to MCAs and delegated to the GLA, they will be responsible for

funding residents of their areas. ESFA will be responsible for funding residents of non-devolved

areas.

The devolution/delegation of AEB will encompass all providers who deliver AEB provision

irrespective of where the provider is geographical located, as it will be based on the residency of the

learner.

Ministers have agreed to the ESFA funding nationally, for a period of 2 years following devolution

(funding years 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021), providers which meet the following criteria:

qualify for a financial residential uplift for their learning provision, and

receive more than two thirds of their income from the AEB, and

predominantly target the most disadvantaged learners.

This will be to aid their transition to devolution/delegation given their specialist nature and reliance

on AEB. The providers which currently meet this criteria are:

Fircroft College, Birmingham,

Hillcroft College, now part of Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College

London

Northern College, Barnsley

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Ruskin College Oxfordshire

Traineeships for 19 to 24 year olds will remain a nationally funded programme with allocations

provided by ESFA, regardless of where trainees reside.

Confirmation of the final AEB to be devolved/delegated to MCAs and the GLA for the 2019 to 2020

funding year is expected in early 2019, once the functions necessary for the delivery of adult

education have been transferred and the AEB budget for the that year has been finalised. In

preparation for full devolution/delegation, MCAs and the GLA will, during this coming funding year,

refine their Strategic Skills Plans (outlining their adult education priorities), whilst further engaging

with providers to ensure a smooth transition towards delivering these priorities. The ESFA will

continue to support the MCAs and the GLA as they build sustainable relationships with providers

and stakeholders.

Providers who wish to deliver AEB provision, post devolution/delegation, in one or more of the

MCAs/GLA areas should start to build, if they have not already done so, effective working

relationships with the relevant MCAs/GLA.

Ok the New Group just for Clients of EEVT on Linked In called 2020 Vision is now up and running, our

other 2 groups EEVT Ltd and Peer meet Up will continue but this is just for clients only and also for

industry specialist’s that bring value to the clients. This can be found at

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13583610

Are you a voluntary organisation working with people with convictions aged over 50? If yes, we’d

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like to hear your experiences and views. Clinks is carrying out a rapid research project to get a

snapshot of current voluntary sector work with or for older people in the criminal justice system,

aiming to identify priorities and ideas for future developments. The findings will be published in June

2018. The researcher is Tim Robertson (formerly of the Koestler Trust). To contribute or find out

more, please contact Hazel Alcraft, Clinks’ Development Officer for Health and

Justice hazel.alcraft@clinks.org

Ok the New Group just for Clients of EEVT on Linked In called 2020 Vision is now up and running, our

other 2 groups EEVT Ltd and Peer meet Up will continue but this is just for clients only and also for

industry specialist’s that bring value to the clients. This can be found at

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13583610

Pearson tell us “We’re getting in touch with some welcome news: Ofqual has published an open

letter encouraging Awarding Organisations to “consider changes” to their level 3 Applied General

and Tech Level qualifications “to provide a ‘safety net’ for students who narrowly miss a pass on

one or more externally-assessed units.”.

This means that learners can now pass the overall BTEC National qualification without having to

achieve a Pass grade in every externally assessed set test and task. However, they can only do this if

they narrowly miss the Pass grade, and if they still achieve enough points throughout the

qualification. Take a look at the full announcement on Ofqual’s website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/applied-generals-and-tech-levels-additional-guidance

Here to help: Our subject teams are already exploring how to make these changes in time for

learners completing their studies in summer 2018.

We’ll be in touch in early April 2018 with more news on what this will look like in practice for our

BTEC Level 3 Nationals, and our Subject Advisors will be on hand with guidance for teaching teams

preparing for assessments in the summer term.

We highlight members companies and here we have Brian Reeves

Sales Director EQT (e-qualtest) Limited

EQT Limited is a multifunctional company supplying online and face to face educational support

services to Schools, Colleges, Training Organisations, and employers. We are able to offer

compulsory regulatory short courses, along with longer ongoing courses to complement either fixed

term or ongoing training.

A secondary function of the company is to develop and host individual bespoke training courses,

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developed to meet an individual educational establishment or company requirements. These can

either be short courses with end testing or ongoing CPD training which needs to be updated on a

regular basis with or without end testing.

As part of the changing face of Apprenticeships, we are also able to offer online training in line with

the new apprenticeship standards, which can be used as blended learning to meet part of the 20%

off the job training requirement. The online offer will allow candidates the ability to learn online

whilst being periodically tested to make certain that the information is being absorbed and retained.

They will not be able to move on to the next unit of the course until they have completed the end

test for the previous unit, and achieved the necessary pass mark.

As part of our offering, we are able to take any of the new apprenticeship standards and devise an

online learning package around the standards. This will enable the candidate to cover part of the

20% off the job training as distance or aided learning. we design the online learning into sections

with example case studies, YouTube or bespoke video at the end of which there will be a multiple

choice, drag and drop, or word insert bank of questions revising the candidate on the subject they

have just covered. Once they have completed all sections of the standards we are able to put in a

final end test prior to the candidate going through the gateway to complete their EPA. At any point

in time, they are able to go back and revise any of the sections even when they have completed the

section tests.

Once the candidate has gone through the gateway to complete their endpoint assessment we are

also able to set up an EPA online test if it suitable for that particular qualification. As we run a secure

online platform this can be taken like any other online test with an awarding body with an exam

invigilator. these test can be sat remotely on any PC or laptop as long as you have a WIFI

connection.

As regards costs for this service, this will very much depend on the qualifications that you would

require us to develop into online learning. Once we have an idea of the qualifications you would like

hosting with us, we will be able to give you a cost to cover the development of these on the

platform. These can be bespoke and your centre name and any centre information can be put on the

platform. Once the qualifications have been put on the platform we would charge £10 per month

per candidate for access to the platform. There would be a separate charge for the development of

an endpoint assessment test depending on the complexity of the test and the number of people that

will be accessing it.

We are also able to develop any other bespoke online learning e.g Induction courses, Safeguarding,

Fire Safety, Management CPD, Safety at work, and anything else that may be relevant to the industry

you are working with. We are also able to do Management Consultancy and Sales training within

companies looking at the ways to improve efficiency either in working practises, manufacturing,

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packaging, distribution, marketing and Sales functions. We can offer a bespoke service to suit your

requirements in any of these areas.

We aim to work in partnership with you and build up a longterm relationship with a win-win attitude

towards the development of the work, We would strive to offer you a professional service at

reasonable costs, with excellent customer service throughout our working relationship.

I hope that has outlined what we are able to offer you, if you would like us to come out to see you

and demonstrate the platform and further talk about the services we can offer, please do not

hesitate to come back to us with some dates, and we would only be too pleased to come and see

you to further discuss the opportunities for working in a partnership together. For a full brief of our

service offerings, please see our website at www.e-qualtest.co.uk. Or Tel 01325 788 033

IT recycling & Data Destruction Canopus Solutions Limited are industry specialists in the area of

secure data destruction and IT asset disposal. Our range of services have been developed in

response to the increasing importance of data protection legislation, waste electrical and electronic

equipment (WEEE) directive, UK (England & Wales) waste legislation, and the hazardous waste

act, all of which make businesses responsible for the ethical disposal of used IT equipment. As part

of J Brand, with a business philosophy based around “My Customer, My Responsibility” many clients

see Canopus Solutions as a key “strategic partner” with a determination to deliver solutions on time,

within budget and to a first class standard.

Please contact us: 01928 593 884 canopus@jbrand.co.uk

Have you booked your free pass yet for the World Cyber Security Congress taking place in London

at the end of this month? With time running out before the event, make sure you book your free

exhibition pass now at

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Attendance to our exhibition and seminar theatres is completely free, and as our guest you’ll hear

from the likes of Verizon, Kaspersky, Neustar, BitSight, DarkTrace and over 30 other leading

companies. What’s more, you’ll have access to over 30 leading exhibitors from around the world as

well as some of the most exciting start-up’s and tech companies in the UK cyber security space.

Looking forward to seeing you in London!

Jennifer Clark Conference Manager E: jennifer.clark@terrapinn.com T: +44 (0) 207 092 1220

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Adfam and Sheffield Hallam University has published a study entitled ‘Understanding recovery

from a family perspective: a survey of life in recovery for families.’ The report is a large scale study

into the impact of recovery from drug and alcohol dependence on family members. This report

highlights the toll that addiction exerts not only on individual drinkers but on those around them,

and it establishes the importance of recovery in mitigating some of these adverse effects. One

finding was that 3.4% of respondents served prison time while their family member was in active

use, compared to 1.2% when they were in recovery.

http://alcoholresearchuk.org/alcohol-insights/understanding-recovery-from-a-family-perspective-a-

survey-of-life-in-recovery-for-families/

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From me Steve and from all the team have a great week and keep training

Non-Executive Director at Five Companies and MD of East Essex Vocational Training Ltd

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2020 Vision is at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13583610

https://www.facebook.com/EEVTLtd/?fref=ts

http://eevt.org/

https://twitter.com/EevtSteve

Patron of the BAME APPRENTICESHIPS ALLIANCE

Bids, Grants & Funds

Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Provision Expansion pilot

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION The Department for Education is launching a pilot to extend the reach of 'Outstanding' Initial

Teacher Training providers into challenging areas of the country.

We announced in an October 2017 Press Release that we would, "Support our best teacher trainer

providers ... to expand their reach into challenging areas ... so more areas benefit from excellent

teacher training, and help increase supply of great teachers to schools that need them the most."

Currently there are variations in teacher supply challenges across the country, often at school level,

including (but not exclusively) some poor-performing schools struggling to recruit the teachers they

need to improve their outcomes. While expansion in school-led teacher training provision has been

successful, the increase in national training capacity has not yet delivered new supply to some

schools most in need of new teachers.

The Department intends to support 'Outstanding' ITT providers to expand their provision in

challenging areas for teacher recruitment, including to schools not currently involved in ITT that are

Ofsted Category 3 or 4. This is intended to improve the supply of trainee teachers, promote school

improvement through ITT, support teacher recruitment and retention, and remove obstacles to

social mobility in these regions and their schools.

Bids might target one or more of the category 5 and 6 'Achieving Excellence Areas' and/or one or

more of the 12 Opportunity areas. Providers may also propose any other area provided they supply

compelling evidence of teacher supply need and impact in their bids. Providers should ensure that

they utilise current published data, including, but not limited to the recently published Teachers

Analysis Compendium 3.

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d559be6-ca84-4ea2-9955-

c93ca11a02f3?p=@8=UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT0

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Deadline: 03/06/2018

National Centre of Computing Education and associated training and support programmes for

computing

The Department for Education (DfE)

The Department for Education (DfE) intends to undertake a procurement exercise in Spring 2018 for

a package of programmes in four Lots, comprising:

1. A National Centre of Computing Education - its role will include establishing a network providing

support for teachers in primary and secondary schools, and facilitating links with industry;

2. A training programme to upskill 8,000 existing secondary computing teachers to teach GCSE

computer science effectively by 2022;

3. An A level support programme to support A level computer science students and teachers with

high quality resources and CPD; and.

4. A pilot programme to identify effective approaches to addressing gender balance in computing

and increasing girls' participation in computer science qualifications.

The DfE will undertake a second market engagement activity for interested providers to learn more

about the requirements for these services.

The DfE will be seeking proposals from organisations or consortia to deliver these programmes.

Proposals may cover one, some or all of the four Lots.

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98ac105d-e04c-44d8-9afd-94f6cde3213c

Deadline: 02/04/2018

Increasing Apprenticeship Starts in Local Government

Local Government Association

The government has made a commitment to create 3 million apprenticeship starts by 2020. The LGA

is seeking a strategic partner to work with them to support the 151 large councils in England so they

will maximise their apprenticeship levy spend and achieve their public-sector apprenticeship targets.

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-Increasing-Apprenticeship-Starts-in-

Local-Government/D2T6JUJ3RA

Deadline: 06/04/2018

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Parent and Infant Wellbeing Service

Tower Hamlets The Integrated Early Years Service at London Borough of Tower Hamlets wishes to commission

suitable provider/s to deliver a Locality (cluster) based Parent and Infant Wellbeing Service to build

on the work and success of the pilot project, Better Beginnings.

This will involve appointing a Parent and Infant Wellbeing Coordinator who will recruit and supervise

a team of volunteer peer supporters to provide support for local parents and carers during

pregnancy and the first year of the baby's life. It will link closely with the children's centres in each

cluster to identify pregnant families and families with children born within the last 6 months and

host an initial home visit to each of the identified and referred families to outline the support

available and to signpost other support services and facilities available. For some of the families this

would include having an agreed package of support from the projects volunteer peer supporters.

The provider/s will also be responsible for developing and delivering a training programme for the

volunteer peer supporters for their cluster.

It is planned that there will be two Parent and Infant Wellbeing Coordinators each covering half of

the Borough, either north or south. The Parent and Infant wellbeing Service can be delivered in both

clusters by one organisation or by two organisations covering a cluster each. If the contract is

awarded to two organisations, close communication and collaboration between the organisations

will be expected.

http://www.londontenders.org/

Deadline: 19/04/2018

PST Training

Home Office

To assist Border Force with the training of new officers from a recruitment campaign in the summer

and autumn of 2018, Personal Safety Officers trainers are needed to support this recruitment.

All new Border Force officers will require to be trained to Personal Safety Training Level 3.

At present Border Force trainers deliver PST training at the ratio of 1 trainer to 4 students in classes

of between 12-16 students (4 trainers per course) as per the current Risk Assessment.

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To minimise the impact on current Border Force operations by taking additional trainers out of the

business to train these new officers and the short time-frame available and the large numbers

involved. It has been decided to seek external support in delivering this training.

The outside provider will:

Provide PST Level 3 trainers to support the delivery of between 5 & 20 Initial 5 day PST courses to the College of Policing Standard and Home Office/OSU Assurance standard.

Provide 3 (L3 trainers) per course (16 students per course), supported/led by 1 BF officer.

PST trainers will provide both verbal and written feedback and assist in completion of student training records.

Trainers to provide Emergency Life Support first aid training

Training venues will be provided by Border Force and are anticipated to be near Heathrow and/or Manchester.

The training courses are expected to take place between July 2018 and March 2019.

It is possible that 2 courses could be run simultaneously, so the maximum requirement is for 6 PST

Trainers.

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/918c3cad-9dee-4d37-86bd-35f35cfc6aa0

Deadline: 11/04/2018

Education Service for Children in Care Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

The service will provide:

— support and challenge to all agencies and schools to ensure Children in Care get the best from

existing services,

— direct support to Children in Care placed in or out of Stoke-on-Trent,

— development of specialist education packages so Children in Care can stay in Stoke-on-Trent,

— flexibility to respond to immediate needs, with the option to extend the contract to meet such

needs on a time limited and case by case basis.

https://supplystokeandstaffs.proactishosting.com/

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Deadline: 02/05/2018

Provision of a North Wales Disability Services Learning Network

Wrexham County Borough Council

Purpose of the Service: Provision of a Learning Set for organisations working in Wrexham, Flintshire,

Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Ynys Mon, supporting children and young people with

disabilities (0-25) and their families and other families with children and young people affected by

disability.

Term: The service will run for 1 year from 1 May 2018 until 30 April 2019. There is an option to

extend the service for a further 12 months.

Where: Across the six North Wales counties – Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd

and Ynys Mon.

Guide price: The cost of the service must not exceed £5,000 per annum.

Service Requirements: To develop and maintain a learning network of provider organisations

To run 4 events per year for the network with a range of speakers and activities of interest to the

network

To act as a main point of contact for learning and development for organisations providing services

for families affected by disability

Information will need to be provided through the medium of Welsh and English.

Events must be held in a central location and be accessible by public transport.

http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Deadline: 12/04/2018

Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Alternative Education

Derby City Council

Kingsmead School in Derby has a statutory duty to make arrangements for the provision of suitable

education otherwise than at school for children of compulsory school age who, by reason of

exclusion from school or otherwise, will not receive a suitable education without these

arrangements.

Derby City Council, on behalf of Kingsmead School, now wishes to invite applications for inclusion on

a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for these services. By creating a DPS we will give Kingsmead

School the flexibility of allowing new organisations to join at any time over the course of the DPS,

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subject to them meeting the initial suitability criteria which will be set out in the DPS.

An EU Light Touch procurement tender exercise which is compliant with the Public Contract

Regulations 2015 will be undertaken to select providers for the DPS which will offer access to pre-

approved DPS Providers who can be appointed using an efficient and streamlined procurement

process; therefore ensuring the Council obtains value for money whilst enabling objectives to be

achieved.

For clarity, this DPS is not a full DPS as defined under the public contract Regulations 2015,

Regulation 34, but is a modified version. This is because Section 7 - Education and Training services

(the light touch regime as allowed under Regulations 74 to 77) are not subject to the full regulations

of the procurement procedures set out in the Regulations.

All service requirements over the course of the DPS will then be tendered by way of mini-

competition, allowing all organisations on the DPS at that time the opportunity to bid for the

requirements at what would be a market appropriate rate at that time.

Although primarily for the use of Kingsmead School, other free schools, academies and independent

schools within the city of Derby may access the DPS with the support of Kingsmead School.

The DPS will operate from 1.6.2018 to 31.5.2020.

Round 1 applications close at 10:00 am on 24.4.2018 with applications assessed by 31.5.2018.

Round 2 will open 24.4.2018, close at 10:00 am on 31.7.2018 with applications assessed by

31.8.2018.

Round 3 will open 31.7.2018, close at 10:00 am on 30.9.2018 with applications assessed by

31.10.2018.

Further rounds will operate on a similar 2 monthly basis.

There are options for annual extensions for a further 5 years beyond 31.5.2020.

The maximum budget for this procurement is 750 000 GBP per annum for Kingsmead School.

Further spend may be required by other schools within the city who may wish to use the DPS, with

Kingsmead School's help, to also secure alternative education provision. This is not expected to be in

excess of 200 000 GBP per annum

www.eastmidstenders.org

BTEC and HNC College courses - Prior Information Notice

Cadent Gas Limited

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Cadent are looking to award a contract with an initial 3 year contract with 2 further 12 month

extension options. Cadent requires the following courses and units to be delivered. Courses have

been broken down into 2 lots you which may bid for them both or individually:

Lot 1 – BTec courses.

— Electrical/electronic engineering BTec.

— Mechanical engineering BTec.

— Electrical/electronic engineering BTec.

—— Unit 1 Health and safety.

—— Unit 2 Communications.

—— Unit 4 Maths for technicians.

—— Unit 7 Business.

—— Unit 6: Electrical and electronic principles.

—— Unit 35: Principles and applications of electronic devices and circuits.

—— Unit 51: Electrical technology.

—— Unit 52: Electrical installation.

—— Unit 61: Features and applications of electrical machines.

—— Unit 3. Project.

—— Unit 16 Engineering drawing.

— Mechanical engineering BTec.

—— Unit 1 Health and safety.

—— Unit 2 Communications.

—— Unit 3 Project.

—— Unit 4 Maths for technicians.

—— Unit 7 Business.

—— Unit 5 Mechanical principles.

—— Unit 8 Engineering design.

—— Unit 10 Materials.

—— Unit 12 Application of mechanical systems.

—— Unit 13 Fluid mechanics.

—— Unit 16 Engineering drawing.

Lot 2 – HNC Courses.

— Mechanical engineering HNC.

— Electrical/electronic engineering HNC

To gain access to our Ariba portal where the tender documents are available please email

box.Procurement.Indirects.GD16@cadentgas.com (cc. james.patterson2@cadentgas.com)

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confirming the bellow information:

— Company name,

— Company address,

— Contact name,

— Contact email,

— Contact phone number.

Estimated date of publication of contract notice: 07/06/2018

Provision of a Part-Time Distance Learning Online MA in Air, Space and Cyber Power for the RAF

Ministry of Defence, C&C

The requirement is for an Air Power MA online course that is open to all RAF personnel, (regular and

reserve) from Senior Aircraftsman to squadron leader as part of the chief of air staff’s fellowship

scheme. The requirement is to provide five annual course intake periods, starting 1.9.2019. One

further course intake option period starting 1.9.2024 will be made available if required by the

authority.

Course design - The contractor is to provide all course materials and academic content for delivery

by 1.9.2019 but as part of the course design and development, an initial review detailing the planned

course content is to be made available by 1.3.2019. Subsequently the detailed course content is to

be ready for review by 1.5.2019, allowing sufficient time for any potential amendment ahead of the

course delivery on 1.9.2019.

The MA is to be part-time, 2 ½ years in length and delivered entirely online. There will be 2

compulsory air, space and cyber power modules that cover historical, contemporary and future air

power. The remainder of the course will comprise elective modules selected from the area of war

studies, military history, international relations and strategic studies.

Access to all course materials, content and discussion forums will be made available online, 24 hours

a day, 365 days of the year. Each student will have a tutor /supervisor who will act as the student's

academic POC. The contractor can make this course available for enrolment to the general public

and international military and government attendees in order to ensure a wide and diverse student

experience for RAF attendees.

Please be advised that a copy of the Invitation to tender is attached as supporting documents within

the PQQ.

The Cyber Essentials DCPP (Defence Cyber Protection Partnership) internet based cyber security

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model risk assessment has been completed by the RAF User (the Customer), thus the cyber risk of

this requirement is classified as very low. If your company is subsequently invited to tender then

your tender must include the completion of the “Supplier Assurance Questionnaire” via the internet

based DCPP cyber security model online link: https://suppliercyberprotection.service.xgov.uk/ This is

to demonstrate a supplier’s compliance with the required cyber risk level. More information will be

published with regards to this process, the evaluation criteria and how to access the

information/website once the tender documentation is live.

www.contracts.mod.uk

Deadline: 18/04/2018

Group Events and Away Days Facilitation and Training Services

Lancaster University

The University is seeking tenders from highly experienced facilitator/training companies to deliver a

series of facilitated learning events, predominantly for the Lancaster University Management School

(LUMS) under the terms of this ITT. This shall be a single operator Framework Agreement.

Candidates bidding for this role will have relevant expertise and a proven track record of facilitating

similar programmes, preferably in Higher Education, and will have the necessary access to

equipment, multiple facilitators and breadth of knowledge to meet the requirements.

The events shall have a mixture of learning outcomes, from team building and leadership to

programme specific tasks that will inform assessed pieces of work. It is vital that the successful

provider is able to connect theory with practice, and will work with the University to develop events

that will be most effective and rewarding for our students.

The student population is diverse in terms of age, gender, work experience, culture, language skills,

educational background and family status. Staff work hard to promote and support this diverse

community of learners and to deliver programmes that are sensitive to their differing needs.

Value of contract £240k - £320k

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/aspx/

Deadline: 16/04/2018

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ECITB Introduction to Engineering Construction Programme - Contract 2018

ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD

These contracts relate to the delivery of the ECITB Introduction to Engineering Construction

Programme (ITEC) for September 2018. The services required will result in the successful completion

of the Programme and ideally progression onto the ECITB Advanced/Modern Apprenticeship in

Engineering Construction. This will be achieved through a combination of knowledge and practical

skills delivery. These contracts are reliant on the successful organisation accessing funding through

the relevant Government Funding Body to fund the delivery of the relevant Knowledge Qualification

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a700e4e-fd26-40ba-a0ab-

6711e0f713d4?p=@8=UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT0

Deadline: 20/04/2018

Supply of Hospitality Apprenticeship Standards

NOE-CPC

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wish to appoint a single training provider to deliver the

below apprenticeship standards on-site. The location of delivery will be either York Hospital (Y031

8HE) or Scarborough Hospital (Y012 6QL). A fundamental requirement is that the training provider is

able to deliver at both locations and that the majority of the learning can be undertaken in the

workplace.

In all instances learner numbers are based on a two year contract. Similarly, the training provider will

be required to deliver on site programme awareness sessions to aid staff understanding of the

apprenticeship programme concerned.

o Lot 1: Level 2 Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeship Standard:

For our Catering Staff based at York Hospital. Anticipated learner numbers 2-3. Fixed start date April

2018. Please see Job Description (Appendix C) for background information.

o Lot 2: Level 2 Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeship Standard:

For our Facilities Operatives based at Scarborough Hospital - see job description (Appendix A). A pilot

cohort of 10-19 learners. Learner starts will be 'staggered' from April 2018 onwards. One cluster of

learners will be based at Scarborough site, the remaining numbers will be based elsewhere - actual

base has yet to be agreed.

Operatives currently undergo significant workplace training. Where possible, this needs to be

recognised and contribute to qualification completion. Appendix B lists the details of the training

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currently undertaken.

Further cohorts are anticipated as the number of operatives is increased/the role implemented at

York.

o Lot 3: Level 3 Hospitality Supervisor:

For our Catering Supervisors based at York Hospital. Dependant on success, this could become the

preferred supervisor training for this staff group at both York and Scarborough.

Anticipated learner numbers over a two year period is 1-2 learners. Fixed start date April 2018.

o These numbers are initial confirmed numbers. There will be additions during the lifespan of this

Contract. Full numbers as yet not known.

o Bids will be accepted on initial confirmed estimated numbers.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/

Deadline: 03/04/2018

Funding for Empowering Girls and Young Women in Developing Countries (UK / International)

Grants of between £50,000 - £100,000 will be available for projects in developing countries that are

working for the social, economic and political empowerment of girls and women; and to strengthen

the capacity of grassroots organisations to predict identity-based violence.

The funding will be available to small not for profit organisations in the UK with an annual income of

below £500,000 and to organisations based in one of the lowest 50 countries in the UN Human

Development Index (HDI) or in one of the countries that DFID considers to be of high or moderate

fragility.

The funding is being made available through the Jo Cox Memorial Strengthening grants programme

and will make grants across 2 thematic areas:

Theme 1: Women’s social, economic and political empowerment through supporting women-led

civil society. This thematic area will support civil society to take an integrated approach to gender

equality and the empowerment of women and girls – to tackle the combined and simultaneous

disadvantages girls and women experience – in different areas and at different times of their lives.

This will include contexts where space for these civic actors is closing or at risk.

Theme 2: Strengthening civil society capacity for early prediction of identity-based violence including

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mass atrocities; and amplifying and supporting response to early warnings in order to prompt timely

and effective interventions that prevent escalation and better protect populations from the threat of

violence.

Projects can have a duration of 2-3 years.

The programme will open for applications from the 4th April – 13 June 2018.

https://www.ukaiddirect.org/apply/jo-cox-memorial-fund-strengthening/

Funding to Develop the Digital Skills of Vulnerable Young People (UK & Ireland)

The Carnegie UK Trust has announced that grants of up to £3,000 are available to organisations

based in the UK or Ireland to help develop the digital skills of vulnerable young people aged 11-25.

Following the launch of the #NotWithoutMe ‘A digital world for all?’ report last year, The Trust is

now looking to support the development of a further three projects through their first digital

inclusion accelerator. The programme has been designed to stimulate the development of youth

focused digital inclusion initiatives, whilst also building staff and organisational capacity to

effectively deliver the projects.

As well as the funding successful organisations will also have the opportunity to be part of a six-

month accelerator of support workshops, project and staff development opportunities. Successful

organisation’s will have the opportunity to pitch for up to £40,000 further funding and a year’s

support after the completion of the #NotWithoutMe Accelerator programme. The closing date for

applications is 5pm on the 30th April 2018.

https://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/project/notwithoutme/

Funding to Develop the Sustainability of Organisations Working with Unpaid Carers (UK)

The Triangle Trust has announced that the next closing date for applications to its Development

grants programme is noon on the 3rd May 2018.

During this funding round, the Trust will provide grants to not for profit organisations working with

unpaid carers, The Trust would like to see applicants use these grants to develop sustainable income

sources, so that when the grant comes to end the applicant organisation's income will not be

reduced. Grants are available for up to £80,000 over three years with a maximum of £35,000 in year

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one.

The Trust also holds a separate funding round for organisations working with the rehabilitation of

offenders or ex-offenders. This is due to open for applications in October 2016.

Previous projects supported include:

A grant of £49,405 over three years to Carers of Barking to fund IT improvements to both

the organisation's website and the monitoring and reporting systems to improve efficiency,

professionalism and ultimately the sustainability of the organisation;

West Norfolk Carers which received a grant of £37,082 to diversify its income and is using

Triangle funding to cover the cost of a part-time Income Generation and Marketing

Manager.

http://www.triangletrust.org.uk/

Equipment Grants for Mentally & Physically Disadvantaged Children (UK)

Schools and not for profit organisations have the opportunity to apply for funding through the

Wooden Spoon Society's Capital Grants programme. Wooden Spoon the British and Irish Rugby

charity which supports projects help mentally, physically disadvantaged children. Each year the

charity supports around 70 projects.

Through the programme funding is available for:

Buildings and extensions

Equipment & activity aids

Sensory rooms and gardens

Playgrounds and sports areas

Transport

Soft playrooms.

Since being founded in 1983, Wooden Spoon has made grants of over £24 million to more than 500

projects in the British Isles.

Projects funded in the past have included:

Ashmount School in Leicestershire, which received a grant of £13,500 towards a sensory

room.

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Enfield Heights Academy in London which received a grant of £23,000 to improve its play

areas.

The Colehill &Wimborne Youth & Community Centre which received a grant of £8,000

towards a wheelchair lift.

Applications can be made at any time and applicants should contact their regional volunteer group.

Subject to an application being approved by Wooden Spoon Trustees, the Society require a

minimum of one Wooden Spoon membership to be taken out by a representative of the applicant

organisation.

https://www.woodenspoon.org.uk/apply-for-funds

Funding for Charities to Develop an Effective Web Presence (UK)

The Transform Foundation provides grants for charities and not for profit organisation operating for

the public good to develop an effective social media and web presence with the aim of developing

future funding streams.

The Foundation has two funding programmes:

A Facebook Grant programme (which provides £5,000 of funding to spend on Facebook

advertising, with potential scale-up funding of up to £10,000)

A Website Grant Programme (which provides a funding package of up to £18,000 to cover

the upfront costs of a new charity-specific website including strategy, design, development

and training).

The Transform Foundation specifically target mid-sized organisations with a turnover of £350,000 -

£30 million; or those organisations that have the internal resources to follow-up the Transform

Foundation grant with internal investments.

There is a two-stage application process. Stage 1 is a simple online form to check eligibility criteria

and that the applicant has a clear, measurable plan for deploying the funding to generate income or

impact. Stage 2 consists of a face to face or online meeting with the Foundation or their partners.

Decisions are usually made within 21 days of the stage 2 meeting.

Applications for Stage 1 applications can be made at any time.

https://www.transformfoundation.org.uk/

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Funding for Projects that Encourage Young People's Interest in the Countryside; Literacy,

Numeracy and Science (UK)

Schools and not for profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £12,000 for projects that

encourage young people's interest in the countryside; literacy, numeracy and science. All

applications are expected to link in with either the National Curriculum or with recognised

qualifications.

Funding is available via two funding streams.

The small grants programme (grants under £4,000) supports state schools and small registered

charities which require a small amount of pump-priming in order for projects to take place. The

programme is a rolling one, with meetings at roughly two-monthly intervals throughout the year.

The large grants programme (grants up to £12,000) is aimed at larger-scale education programmes.

The next closing date for applications to the large grants programme is the 31st July 2018.

Previous projects supported include:

Fleet Infant School in Hampshire which received a grant of £1,495 to buy Numicon teaching

resources to raise numeracy levels;

Dersingham Primary School in Kings Lynn which received £2,700 to transform maths teaching. The

school led a workshop with all children and their parents to show how the school teaches maths,

including strategies for calculations under the new curriculum.

http://ernestcooktrust.org.uk/grants/how-to-apply/#grantsProgramme

Funding to Support the Development of Small Charities and Social Enterprises (UK)

The Fore Trust has announced that the next funding round to support the development of small

charities, social enterprises and community interest companies will open for registrations on the 3rd

April 2018 at 10 am.

The Trust is offering development funding of up to £30,000 and business support to expand the

capacity of small charities, social enterprises and community interest companies. To qualify

applicant organisations will need to have a turnover of less than £1 million per year).

To apply for funding, organisations must register at the start of each funding round. Numbers for

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each round are capped and registration are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once the cap

is reached, the round is closed. Once successfully registered, organisations are invited to submit a

simple application.

The closing date will be the 30th April 2018 with funding decisions announced on the 13th July 2018.

Examples of previous grants awarded include:

Street Doctors who received a grant of £30,000 to enable the organisation to transition from

being a small-scale student voluntary organisation to a national movement. The funding

enables the organisation to employ a part time CEO and to develop the infrastructure to

formally contract with Youth Offending Institutions and Teams.

Art Against Knives which uses art as a tool for communication and personal development for

16-25yr olds received a grant of £27,510 to help fund the strategic development of the

organisation to strengthen its longer-term sustainability.

Circle Crew for Change which is the UK’s first youth mutual organisation owned by young

people, led by young people and for young people received a grant of £30,000 to fund a

part-time Project Development Manager to drive the organisation at the critical transitional

period in its development.

http://www.thefore.org/charities/

Funding to Engage the Public in Health Research and Innovation (UK / International)

The Wellcome Foundation’s Public Engagement Fund is open to commercial and not-for-profit

organisations and individuals working in the arts, culture, entertainment media, heritage, leisure,

education, research, informal learning or other fields for projects that focus on health (even where

this is not the main focus or core activity of the applicant). The Foundation seeks creative ideas

about how to engage the public in health research that focus on people, helping everyone play their

own role in improving health. Work which promotes diversity and inclusion and engages people and

communities who are affected by social and economic disadvantage is particularly welcomed.

Funded projects will offer creative approaches to engage the public by:

Empowering people

Improving health research

Helping people to value and think critically about science, health research, innovation and

the role these play in society

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Projects funded will be innovative or a new way of working; a development of an already successful

activity that can be scaled up, made sustainable and cost-effective; or an existing activity that can be

replicated with a new audience, e.g. a different demographic or location.

Grants of £25,000 to £3 million are awarded to projects taking place in the UK, Republic of Ireland or

low and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific region

for work lasting up to 3 years.

Applications for grants under £250,000 are considered through a single stage application process

four times a year – the next deadline is 3rd May 2018.

Grants over £250,000 are considered throughout the year following the submission of an expression

of interest – apply at any time.

Previous projects supported include:

Camden People's Theatre which received a grant of £20,000 for its production “Fog

Everywhere”. This is a collaboration between Camden People’s Theatre (CPT), King’s College

London’s Lung Biology Group and a group of young people based in Camden looking at the

impact of air pollution in the capital, explored through a playful folk history of the London

fog.

The Infers Group received a grant of £100,000 for its Arting health for impact project which

explores the potential of using street art and collaborative design to engage the public on

science and health in Botswana, India and South Africa. The project plans to forge

collaborations between biomedical researchers, street artists and community members so

they can interact with each other and create culturally-relevant and sensitive art

installations in each of these countries.

https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/public-engagement-fund

Matched Funding for Books for Primary Schools (UK)

Educational specialist retailers BookLife are offering match-funding on book purchases to all primary

schools in the UK. Schools purchasing books from BookLife can apply for match funding of the same

amount – effectively doubling the value of their order. Books can be purchased online, by phone or

by email. A total of £3million has been allocated to the scheme and there is no limit to how many

times a school can apply.

The offer is valid for all products in the BookLife Match Funding Catalogue (except those from the

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BookLife Publishing category).

The scheme closes at the end of July 2018.

https://www.booklife.co.uk/pages/what-is-match-funding

Grants for Specialist Tennis Equipment (UK)

Grants of up to £1,500 are available to special schools, disability groups and associations, etc for

equipment and specialist wheelchairs to enable disabled people to play tennis.

Individuals can apply for grants of up to £500. Individuals can receive support for sports wheelchairs,

tennis rackets, coaching lessons with a Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) licensed coach or course fees

for official LTA development/coaching courses. Groups can apply for: Wheelchairs; Court hire;

Coaching fees; and equipment packages which will include:

Rackets

Balls

Mini net

Coaching aids such as: cones and throw down marker lines.

In the case of wheelchairs, a deposit will be required; for individuals, the amount of deposit required

will depend on the wheelchair type requested, clubs will need to raise a deposit of £250.

The next closing date for applications is the 112th March 2018.

http://www.danmaskelltennistrust.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant.html

New Funding and Support Will Be Made Available to Women Through a Second Round of Innovate

UK's Female-Only Competition (UK)

Innovate UK has announced that it will run a second phase of its Women in Innovation awards. The

programme, which will launch later this year, will consist of a funding competition and support

package to encourage more female-led innovation.

Alongside this, Innovate UK will start running quarterly innovation accelerator workshops to help get

more women innovating in business nationwide. Innovate UK will also review our existing

programmes to see how we can better promote and inspire diversity.

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The second Women in Innovation competition will seek ideas that address the 4 grand challenges

posed by government’s Industrial Strategy. These are:

AI and the data economy

clean growth

future of mobility

ageing society

Learn more about the 4 grand challenges.

In the first phase which ran in September 2016, grants of up to £50,000 were made available to fund

15 female-led businesses plus mentoring.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/women-in-innovation-new-support-announced

Local School Nature Grants Scheme (England, Scotland and Wales)

Learning through Landscapes has announced that the next deadline for schools to apply to the Local

School Nature Grant Scheme is the 27th April 2018. The scheme offers schools the opportunity to

apply for up to £500 worth of equipment from the product catalogue on the Learning through

Landscapes website to help schools undertake environmental improvements.

The scheme is only open to schools; learners must be aged 5 and upwards. Successful applicants will

have demonstrated that they are passionate about making environmental improvements and,

ideally, will have included the children and their local community in decision making about the

project and the choice of equipment. All schools in England, Scotland and Wales have a list of 72

products to choose from; the list includes items such as bird boxes, bee hotels and den making kits.

Awards include a two-hour training session to help schools get the most out of the equipment

provided.

The programme is only open to schools. Nurseries, Playgroups, Pre-Schools and gardening groups

are not eligible. Reception settings attached to a school (i.e. on the same physical site) are eligible to

apply in partnership with a school, but the school must lead the application. Secondary schools are

very welcome to apply.

Applicants must be employed by the school. We are unable to accept applications on behalf of the

school from PTA’s, Governors, ‘Friends of’ groups etc.

https://www.ltl.org.uk/naturegrants/guidance.php

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Funding for Projects that Support Disadvantaged and Disengaged Young People (England &

Wales)

Registered charities in England and Wales can apply for funding for projects that benefit

disadvantaged and disengaged young people in England and Wales.

Priority is given to programmes designed to help disadvantaged and disengaged young people in the

age range of 14 to 30, to pursue pathways to Education, Training and Employment with the ultimate

aim of helping them to become financially independent. There is no minimum or maximum amount

and projects can be funded for more than one year. However, the Peter Cruddas Foundation will be

looking to the applicant to demonstrate that they can manage the amount they have applied for and

how they intend to continue (if appropriate) after the funding has been spent.

Please note that the Foundation is not accepting applications for Capital Projects.

The next closing date for application is the 1st September 2018.

http://petercruddasfoundation.org.uk/how_to_apply.htm

£1.7 Billion Fund Launched to Transform Transport Systems in English City Regions (England)

City regions across England are being invited to bid for funding from the £1.7 billion Transforming

Cities Fund to help boost local economies.

The money is a key part of delivering the government’s Industrial Strategy by supporting ambitious

and innovative transport projects that will increase productivity and crack down on congestion.

Up to 10 English city regions will then be selected to work with the Department for Transport to co-

develop a strong package of proposals. These will focus on improving public and sustainable

transport links to centres of employment and driving up productivity.

The fund will support new local transport links, particularly for those struggling to travel between

city centres and suburban areas. Proposals will be accepted from local transport authorities outside

London who represent a city region with a workday population of around 200,000 or more people.

All bids should be submitted electronically to TCFproposals@dft.gsi.gov.uk no later than 23.59 on

the 8th June 2018.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-the-transforming-cities-fund

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Home Office Announces New Round of Funding to Tackle Knife Crime (England)

As part of a new step-change to tackle the threat of violent behaviour, the Community Fund – which

supports community projects to work with young people about the dangers of carrying knives – will

have its funding increased to up to £1 million.

Over 40 charities, including the Ben Kinsella Trust, have already benefited by receiving grants of up

to £20,000 through the first round of the Community Fund which was launched in October 2017.

In addition, further funding has been secured for Young People’s Advocates until at least the end of

March 2019, to provide support for vulnerable women and girls at risk of exploitation by gangs.

Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability Victoria Atkins said:

Knife crime has devastating consequences for families and local communities and I am determined

to provide necessary support for those most at risk.

Tackling this crime needs a change in young people’s attitudes so they are not tempted to carry a

knife and understand that they risk inflicting serious injury or even a tragic loss of life if they do.

This new funding will allow communities to work with young people, so they do not want to carry

knives. This will be a commitment in the forthcoming Serious Violence Strategy which will be

published later this spring, in which there will be a strong emphasis on early intervention.

The Home Office has already provided around £2.5 million of funding for 13 Young People’s

Advocates over 6 years (April 2012 to March 2018) in London, Manchester and Birmingham. In

recognition of the important services these professionals deliver to vulnerable women and girls

affected by gangs, funding will continue in order to ensure effective delivery of these services.

Early intervention and prevention will be one of the main messages in the new Serious Violence

Strategy to be published later this spring. It will place a new emphasis on steering young people

away from crime, while continuing to promote the strongest possible law enforcement approach.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-announces-new-round-of-funding-to-tackle-

knife-crime

Funding to Support the Education of Young People who have a Physical or Learning Disability

(Scotland)

The John Watson Trust has announced that the next application deadline for 2018 will be the 16th

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March. The Trust awards grants for educational purposes to children and young people under the

age of 21 who have a physical or learning disability or who are socially disadvantaged.

Whilst the Trust operates primarily within Edinburgh and the Lothians, it may also award grants

Scotland-wide to eligible individuals and organisations that include schools, established charitable

organisations and other groups supporting disadvantaged young people.

Grants can cover expenses such as:

Dyslexia tuition

School trips (must be applied for by the school and not individuals)

Bus passes

School expenses such as books and equipment

Laptops where there is a special education need

Schools may also apply for help towards school trips or outings for eligible pupils. In

exceptional cases, where personal circumstances make boarding necessary, school boarding

fees may qualify for a grant.

http://www.wssociety.co.uk/charities/jwt/

Funding to Give People Suffering from Motor Neurone Disease or their Carers “Time Out”

(Scotland)

Individuals that have Motor Neurone Disease (MND) or care for someone with MND can apply for

small grant of up to £1,000 towards the cost of a holiday or other ‘time out'.

The grants which are being made available through MND Scotland's Time Out Grants gives people

suffering from MND and their carers the chance to enjoy quality time outside their usual routine.

People with MND who do not have a carer are not eligible to apply for this grant programme. The

grants can be used to go on a holiday, take a regular break to meet friends for coffee, pursue a

hobby, or just have time to relax. The grant can be used for any costs that make time out possible;

e.g. accommodation, holiday insurance, transport, respite care, or meals out; etc.

Applications can be submitted at any time but funding is limited.

http://www.mndscotland.org.uk/how-we-can-help/grants/time-out-grant/

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Funding for School Breakfasts (Scotland)

Magic breakfast is a registered charity that aims to end hunger as a barrier to education in UK

Schools by providing healthy breakfast food to children most in need. A "magic" breakfast is

designed to give children energy, protein, vitamins and minerals, is low in sugar, salt and fat and

complies with the Government's school food standards. The charity believes that no child should

start the school day too hungry to concentrate and is currently accepting applications from schools

in England and Scotland.

In Scotland, Magic Breakfast is working with 13 schools in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fife and North

Ayrshire, with plans in place to begin delivering food and expert support to schools in East Ayrshire,

Falkirk, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire later in 2018.

Any Primary School qualifies for Magic Breakfast support when 55% (or above) pupils are in SIMD

Decile 1 and 2 and/or 35% (or above) are eligible for Free School Meals. A Secondary School qualifies

for support when 40% (or above) pupils are in SIMD Decile 1 and 2. Applications can be made at any

time. The charity does currently have a waiting list of schools but is committed to reaching each of

them as soon as funding is available.

https://www.magicbreakfast.com/news/magic-breakfast-scotland-launch

Innovation Voucher Scheme - Follow on Funding (Scotland)

The Scottish Funding Council has announced that the next deadline for applications under its Follow

on Innovation Voucher Scheme is the 4th May 2018.

The awards are specifically intended to encourage existing partnerships that have previously

collaborated and jointly received funding. This can include the Scottish Funding Council Innovation

Voucher awards scheme or any other funded activity. Businesses in partnership with Higher

Education Institutes can apply for funding of up to £20,000. The grant requested must be matched in

cash by the company.

Useful Documents:

http://www.interface-online.org.uk/how-we-can-help/funding/follow-innovation-vouchers

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Small Grants for Museums (Scotland)

Any organisation that runs an Accredited Museum in Scotland can apply for a grant of between £500

and £5,000 for up to 75% of the costs of a small, discrete project that supports their own continuous

improvement goals and fits in with the aims of the National Strategy for Scotland's Museums and

Galleries.

Projects should demonstrate one of the following:

An enterprising approach – either with an innovative way of solving a problem or involving

income generation

Skills development (for staff and or volunteers)

Advocacy – helping to raise your museum’s profile

Non-accredited organisations may also apply for up to £1,500 for up to 100% of project costs.

There are three funding rounds each year; Round 2 deadline is the 8th June 2018.

https://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/funding/small-project-fund/

Funding for Innovation in Public Services (Wales)

Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available to public and third sector organisations to

prototype, trial, scale and evaluate innovative projects have the potential to generate savings for

Welsh public services and improve the quality of service delivery.

Organisations that can apply include all Welsh public and third sector organisations, including local

authorities, health boards, charities and social enterprises

The funding is being made available by NESTA, the UK's Foundation for Innovation through the

Innovate to Save programme. As well as the funding there is also a programme of non-financial

support to ensure project teams have the skills, knowledge and capacity required to effectively

explore their idea.

Successful applicants will also have access to a £5million pool of interest free loan finance should

ideas prove to be viable.

A series of briefing sessions for organisations interested in undertaking research and development

will be taking place across Wales in May. To book your free place, click the link below.

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Cardiff - 14 May

Wrexham - 15 May

Aberystwyth - 16 May

Carmarthen - 17 May

Alternatively, you can contact the project team here.

The deadline for submission of applications is 10am on Tuesday 23 May 2017.

https://www.nesta.org.uk/project/digital-innovation-fund-wales

New Funding Scheme to Support Local Housing Projects for People in Need (Northern Ireland)

Housing projects and charities from across Northern Ireland have until the 13th April 2018 to apply

to for grants of up to £50,000 to support local housing projects.

The aim of the grants is to provide the kind of homes communities really need. These can be homes

to buy or homes to rent. The funding can be used to provide housing services to people in need.

Examples of what can be funded include:

Helping people to access affordable private rented accommodation;

Provide rent deposits and support for people with learning disabilities or mental health

issues to move on from supported accommodation to private rented homes with support

from a key worker;

Set up rent deposit loan schemes; etc. The funding is provided through the Community

Foundation for Northern Ireland and the nationwide Building society and projects can last

for up to 2 years.

Support older people to maintain accommodation and live at home independently for as

long as possible through tailored advice, information and preventing hazards at home.

Set up mediation services to enable young people to access counselling services to reconcile

where appropriate family relationships and prevent them from becoming homeless.

Singular organisations can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £25,000 and consortia or

partnerships can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £50,000.

Projects can run for up to two years.

http://www.communityfoundationni.org/nationwide-fund

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Funding for Short Art Films by Female Producers/Directors (Northern Ireland)

Applications are now open for Two Minute Masterpiece 2018, an initiative made available through

the BBC Arts Show in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen. Representing an exciting

opportunity for emerging female producers and directors aged between 18 and 30, five short art

films will be commissioned to be screened on a BBC platform. The films selected will have a core

musical aspect but could be drama, documentary, a music video or an animation and feature, for

example, a performance, a specially created score, the story of a musical artist or band.

Ten entrants will be shortlisted and invited to a mentoring session before resubmitting an updated

proposal and pitching their entries.

Five successful filmmakers will be selected, paired with a mentor and awarded £1000 to help with

production costs.

In 2017, the films commissioned showcased the breadth of talent and stories that female film

makers had to tell through screenings in cities from Derry to Delhi with awards going to Rosehill,

Snapshots, Star Factory, Surrealistic Self and Visible.

The closing date for receipt of entries is Wednesday 28th March.

http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/applications-now-open-two-minute-masterpiece-

2018/

Funding to Tackle Health In-Equalities (Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees)

The Peoples Health Trust's Active Communities programme in Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees

(HealthBloom) is open for applications until 1 pm on the 4th April 2018.

Through the Active Communities programme, grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 per year are

available for projects target areas or communities (including communities of interest) most affected

by health inequalities. For example, this could be a project covering a few streets, a housing estate, a

small village or a group of people who have shared experiences, characteristics or common interests

and wish to come together to address specific issues that are important to them. They may live

across a wider area.

Projects can run for between 9 months and 2 years. Groups can apply if they are non-profit, have a

constitution and are more than three months old and the group's income must be less than

£350,000 a year, or an average of £350,000 over two years.

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Previous projects supported include:

611 Asylum Work in Huddersfield who received a grant of £46,996 over two years to expand their

existing work, and aims to benefit asylum seekers, failed asylum seekers and refugees from

Huddersfield and neighbouring areas. It will provide a mixture of both practical and social support

including advocacy, help with housing, paying bills, and support into training, education and

employment. Beneficiary peer mentors will interpret and provide encouragement. There will also be

a weekly drop-in offering a hot meal and chance to meet friends, socialise and practice English with

volunteers. The project is focused on addressing issues related to refugee/asylum seeker status and

social/emotional isolation.

http://www.healthbloomcic.org.uk/

Community Safety Programme (County Durham and Darlington)

The Police, Crime & Victims’ Commissioner (PCVC), in partnership with County Durham Community

Foundation (CDCF), is making available £150,000 for a grants fund to support the community and

voluntary sector of County Durham and Darlington.The fund will make available grants of £2,000 and

£7,500 to support projects and initiatives across County Durham & Darlington that help keep

communities safe and contribute towards inspiring public confidence.

The key themes that the fund is looking to support include projects and activities that:

Encourage diversionary activities

Tackle anti-social behaviour

Tackle harm caused by alcohol, drugs, and violence.

Preference will be given to projects that can show they are embedded in a community, and focus on

a specific locality, as opposed to projects with a wider but lighter touch approach. An example would

be creating activities for young people in a specific community as opposed to a county wide publicity

campaign for public safety.

The fund is not aimed at organisations that are already funded directly from core commissioned,

statutory policing and community safety activities, but will support projects and initiatives that are

additional and work at a local community level.

The closing date for applications is the 29th April 2018.

https://www.durham-pcc.gov.uk/Finance/Community-Safety-Fund.aspx

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Funding for Projects that Increase the Emotional Wellbeing of Disadvantaged Individuals (London,

Norfolk, Lincolnshire, County Durham, Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and Teesside)

The ‘Mercers’ Wellbeing Initiative’ is a small grants programme to increase the emotional wellbeing

of individuals through participation in creativity and the arts or through access to nature and the

outdoors. Grants from £20,000 to £50,000 for up to two years are available to not for profit

organisations, community groups, charities, church groups and those of other faiths that are working

in the following areas:

Young People and Education

Older People and Housing

Church and Communities

Applications from organisations working in areas with high levels of disadvantage and low levels of

participation in creativity and the arts or access to nature and the outdoors, will be prioritised as

follows:

For Children & Young People and Older People, grants are available for work in London only (within

one or more of the 32 London Boroughs).

For Adults & Families (in our Church and Communities Programme), grants are available for work in

London, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and the North East of England (County Durham, Tyne & Wear,

Northumberland and Teesside)

Applications can be submitted at any time.

https://mercersphilanthropy.co.uk/programmes/young-people-education/

Grants of up to £30,000 to Help Early Stage Charities and Social Enterprises Grow (UK)

The Fore Trust has announced that its next round of funding will open for applications on the 3rd

April 2018. The Fore Trust is the only open-access funder in the UK offering development funding

and strategic support to help early-stage charities and social enterprises to grow and expand.

The Fore will fund any UK registered charity, social enterprise or community interest company that is

small (annual income less than £1m) and charitable.

To apply for grants of up to £30,000, organisations must register at the start of each funding round.

As numbers for each round are capped and applicants are selected on a on a first-come, first-serve

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basis, early registration is recommended. On successful registration, applicants are sent further

details of the application process.

The closing date for applications will be the 30th April 2018.

Organisations supported in the past include:

Empire Fighting Chance; a Bristol-based charity that engages at-risk young people through

non-contact boxing, underpinned by tailored support focused on education, well-being and

employability. Funding from The Fore will enable Empire Fighting Chance to take its first step

toward scaling by expanding into a second site, in neighbouring South Wales.

FareShare North East; which works across the North East of England to reduce food waste

and fight hunger received funding from the Fore that will allow it to double its reach within

two years to deliver 600 tonnes of surplus food to 160 community organisations a year.

https://www.thefore.org/charities/

Funding Available to Celebrate Armed Day (UK)

Individuals and local groups that would like to hold an event to celebrate Armed Forces Day –

Saturday 30th June 2018 - can apply for funding from the Ministry of Defence.

The event can be anywhere in the UK and the funding can be used for celebrations such as (but not

limited to):

A picnic in the park

Themed BBQ

Knees up in your living room

Street party or fête

Applicants should try to hold their event on or in the weeks around Armed Forces Day.

The amount of funding the MoD will provide must cover 50% or less of the total costs of running the

event.

Event organisers should in the first instance register their event on the Armed Forces Day website

and apply before Monday 30 April 2018.

https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/get-involved/organise-your-own-event/

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Grants of £50,000 Available to Support the Armed Forces Community (UK)

The next application deadline for Stage 1 applications to the Royal British Legion's external grants

scheme is the 27th April 2018.

Grants of up to £50,000 are available to any not-for-profit or non-statutory organisation running, or

planning, charitable activities in support of the Armed Forces community. Priority will be given to

projects or services supporting the following outcome themes:

Employment and training;

Family support;

Homelessness and outreach;

Supporting the elderly.

Grants awarded in 2016 included:

X-Forces, a pilot, an enterprise training workshop at four Pop In Centres for Armed Forces

community offering advice and support in setting up businesses and teaching the skills

needed to succeed.

Reading Force, to design and provide scrapbooks for children which helps to capture shared

memories and creates a book for them and their Service parent deployed on operations to

read.

Organisations successful at Stage 1 of the application process will be invited to submit a Stage 2

application. The deadline for Stage 2 applications is the 2nd July 2018.

https://britishlegion.flexigrant.com/

Grants for Overseas Work with Vulnerable Communities (UK)

The Zurich Community Trust makes grants of between £2,000 - £10,000 from a total budget of

£75,000 to around 13 UK registered charities each year that are working overseas in all continents

on projects that enable people to address the basic needs of their communities.

The Trust is looking for projects which show some or all of the following:

Clear objectives and outcomes which can be measured and evaluated within a reasonable

timescale and show a good impact to the end beneficiaries.

Cost effective and proven solution models to sustainable outcomes.

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A measurable impact.

The closing date is 31st March 2018;

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Barter at sarah.barter@zct.org.uk

https://www.zurich.co.uk/zurichcommunitytrust/who-we-help/partners-and-

programmes/overseasgrantprogramme/

Grants to Enhance the Teaching of Mathematics (UK)

The London Mathematical Society has announced that Mathematics Teachers throughout the UK

can apply for grants of up to £400 to attend specific one or two-day conferences/events organised

by professional mathematical organisations or to cover the costs of external trainers in

schools/educational institutions. The aim of the grant is to facilitate mathematical professional

development to allow teachers in UK schools/educational institutions to develop their subject

knowledge.

The grant can contribute to the costs of registration for the course and a proportion of the travel and

subsistence expenses of attendees. Any application for a grant under this scheme must be made by

a teacher of mathematics or ITE provider based in the UK. The grants are open to teachers of

mathematics from primary school to A-Level or equivalent (inclusive of STEP/AEA). The grants can

also be used to assist providers of professional development to run conferences and courses that

allow participants to further their professional development.

The next closing date for applications is the 30th April 2018.

https://www.lms.ac.uk/grants/teacher-cpd-grants

Funding for Projects that Support Women and Girls (UK / International)

Funding of up to £15,000 is available for projects within the UK and internationally that support and

transform the lives of women.

Priority is given to projects that:

Promote lesbian and transgender rights

Tackle violence against women and girls

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Support disabled women and girls.

The funding is being made available through the Feminist Review Trust who are particularly

interested in applications for hard to fund projects.

Projects previously supported include:

A grant of £5,000 to support the setting up of an Eastern European Women's Support Group

and volunteering programme, in the Southend and Castle Point Boroughs of Essex

A grant of £6,000 to support Syrian women, girls aged 12+ and other Arabic speaking clients

in Edinburgh.

The deadline for applications is 30th April 2018.

http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/

New Fund to Promote Work Place Equality Opens for Applications (Scotland)

A new £500,000 fund has been launched to support private businesses in reducing employment

inequalities, discrimination and barriers in the workplace. Grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 are

available. In exceptional circumstances, applications of up to £100,000 will be considered.

The funding will support employers in reducing employment inequalities, discrimination and barriers

particularly across the arts, culture, leisure, tourism, finance, manufacturing, construction,

agriculture and fishing, transport and communication and STEM sectors.

To be eligible applicants should be a private business or a third sector organisation whose project

proposes to work with private business.

There are four participant groups that this fund is targeting. Applications must focus on one or more

of these groups:

Minority ethnic people

Women

Disabled people

Older workers (those aged over 50 years)

https://www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk/funding-and-support/workplace-equality-fund/

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Funding for Grassroots Football for Women and Girls and Disabled People (England)

Over the next two years, the FA is investing £1.5 million into the Football Foundation’s Grow the

Game Scheme to encourage ‘not for profit' organisations to set up one or more new football teams

for two underrepresented groups - Women and Girls (age 7 up) and Disabled People. Grow the

Game grants of £1,500 will help to meet the costs associated with starting new grassroots football

teams and can cover a range of expenditure including:

• Facility hire

• Hire of FA qualified coaches

• Referees fees

• CRB checks

• Affiliation fees

• League entry

• First aid kits

• Promotion and publicity

• FA coaching courses

The costs of football kit and equipment can also be covered through a bespoke voucher.

Organisations eligible to apply will be:

• Football Clubs

• Youth Clubs with a football programme

• Futsal Clubs

• Community groups/centre/clubs

• Charitable Organisations

• Parish Councils and Local Authorities

• Sports Associations and Multi-sports clubs

• Professional Club Community Schemes

• Companies limited by guarantee and Industrial and provident societies

• Unincorporated not-for-profit organisations

• University and College Teams playing in FA affiliated community leagues

This round of funding closes on Thursday 29th March.

https://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/funding-schemes/grow-the-game/

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Financial Inclusion Services to the community in Warwick District (Light Touch Regime)

Coventry - Solihull - Warwickshire

Provision of information and advice, support and coaching/training to resolve financial and related

legal problems. We expect this to include benefits advice and help with claims, debt management

advice, related legal disputes (but not stand-alone legal matters), housing problems, energy and

other kinds of switching advice and immigration advice. An important element of the service will be

financial management coaching and training to help individuals manage their own affairs and

become more financially independent and confident.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/

Deadline: 10/05/2018

Capital Grants to Create Multi-Sport Facilities: Programme Opens Soon (Northern Ireland)

A new capital grants programme financed by National Lottery funds and managed and administered

by Sport Northern Ireland is now open for applications. The Multi-Facility Fund aims to partially

address identified sports facility deficits by contributing to targets outlined in The Northern Ireland

Strategy for Sport and Physical Recreation (2009-2019) – Sport Matters and supports the objectives

of Sport Northern Ireland’s Corporate Plan.

Grants of £100,000 to £1,000,000 will be available for projects that:

• Create a multi-facility environment with a mixture of indoor and / or outdoor provision i.e.

host “Four or more different sports facility types located on a single site.” For example, a site

could include a natural turf pitch; synthetic pitch, sports hall, and a fitness suite.

• Address identified sports facility deficits.

• Can demonstrate consultation/support from three or more Sport NI recognised Governing

Bodies of Sport and deliver against their local priorities.

• Have a long-term sustainable sports development plan which details programmed activity,

aimed at significantly increasing participation.

Eligible applicants will be:

• Councils

• Voluntary sports clubs and voluntary/community sector organisations

• Schools (education authorities should apply on behalf of schools and will have demonstrated

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evidence of proposed community use and suitable operational management arrangements

for out of school hours usage)

• Governing bodies of sport

• Companies Limited by Guarantee and Charities

The application process re-opened on 1st March 2018 and completed application forms must be

submitted to Sport Northern Ireland no later than Thursday 29 March 2018 at 4pm.

http://www.sportni.net/funding/our-funding-programmes/facility-fund/multi-facility-fund/