It’s here if you want to see it:
We’re the only partner, which is good, but it would have been nice to have our logo on every page.
Asher
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Today’s Education Guardian has an article about www.usethekey.org.uk.
Apparently it’s a portal to a team of researchers who can provide information on all things educational. They provide info about policy, good practice and by the sounds of it, are able to signpost people to supporting organisations.
The portal has been set up by the TDA, our new best friends, and is currently being piloted by 1200 schools and a decision about expansion is due in July.
Someone needs to get in touch and find out what they’re saying about school councils, ensure they refer people to us and ensure they know about the range of services we provide e.g. in-school and cluster training.
I went to the 4Children Extended schools conference in Bristol and although pretty dull with speaker following speaker in the morning and a rather uninspiring seminar in the afternoon, the information I gathered was very useful.
Matt
Minister for Young People Kevin Brennan today committed a £31million funding boost over the next 3 years, through the Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme, benefiting nearly 100 third sector organisations.
Full report here
Mark.
BBC News: Pupil councils have had little impact on the running of most Welsh secondary schools, says inspection body Estyn.
Mark
Children & Young People Now: 30 January 2008
A group of 15- to 21-year-olds is setting up a social enterprise that will advise public services and businesses on engaging with young people, after taking part in a New Deal for Communities scheme.
The 10 young people decided to form the Disc Agency, which opens for business next month, after taking part in a young advisers scheme run by Community at Heart, Bristol’s New Deal for Communities project.
The scheme saw those taking part advise local services and companies on the best way to involve and attract young people. After it ended, the young people decided to continue their work through their own social enterprise.
Co-founder Ricardo Sharry said the Disc Agency would use its profits to bankroll a number of youth projects. “Our social aims include a website with information for young people, a youth advice hotline and an endowment fund for young people,” he said.
Community at Heart helped the young people get the training and support they needed to set up the Disc Agency. Charlene Richardson, Community at Heart’s young people’s programme delivery manager, said: “It just shows how much young people can do.”
– To contact the Disc Agency, email yadisc@hotmail.com