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Social Entrepreneur Wanted!

MyBnk are offering a fantastic opportunity for an enterprising individual to launch a new initiative under the MyBnk umbrella, helping to create the next generation of social entrepreneurs!

MyBnk are a dynamic and award-winning charity working with young people to build the knowledge, skills and confidence to enable them to manage their money effectively and make enterprising choices throughout their lives.

The new initiative will provide young people with a fun and simple way of starting their own social business. We believe this project has the potential to be huge, allowing young people across the world to become social entrepreneurs! We are looking for someone to create and pilot the project with young people, and produce an outline of how the project will be taken forward and made sustainable.

Please note that at this stage it will not be a salaried position, you will have an initial seed funding to spend as you see fit. As part of the role is to decide how the project will be taken forward, what happens next is up to you!

This role requires a self-motivated, creative and enterprising individual. You should have experience of project management; launching new initiatives and seeing projects through from inception to completion. You must be able to get involved with all aspects of the project, from design and getting feedback from young people, to raising funds and drawing up a business plan.

We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in social change, education and the empowerment of young people, who is be able to work independently and is looking to take on a new challenge!

If you have any questions please contact Melanie on  020 7739 1828  or melanie@mybnk.org.

Application by covering letter and CV to melanie@mybnk.org. Please include details of any restrictions on your availability for interview and state clearly the job title for which you are applying. The closing date is Monday 6th April 2009.

I’d really recommend working with MyBnk, they’re a great organisation and I’m sure they’ll provide you with excellent support and experience.

Asher

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The elements of change

An interesting perspective on what makes change happen from Matthew Taylor:

One step at a time to saving the planet

If we want people to help save the planet we need to start giving them clearer signals and incentives. But the biggest obstacle might be the green movement itself.  More

MJ

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A Surprisingly Sensible 21st-Century Report

This from the Washington Post about 21st Century teaching..

from mj

By Jay Mathews
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 21, 2008; 6:17 AM

Only six weeks have passed since my last cranky diatribe about teaching what are called “21st-century skills” in our schools. I think the 21st-century skills movement is mostly a pipe dream, promoted by well-meaning people who embrace the idea of modernity but fail to consider how these allegedly new and important lessons can be taught by the usual victims of such schemes, classroom teachers.

Now I am forced to calm down,

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Towards a Centre for Radical State Education and other developments

Something we need to track?  Details are here, and there is also the FutureLab conference with a useful list of contacts

mj

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Derbyshire New Model for School Councils

Pupils and Politics is a document from david Holmes at Derbyshire Healthy Schools which aims to change the structure of school councils across the county. The new model uses the language and structures of the English parliamentary system in an attempt to teach young people about English democracy as well as providing a workable school council. Within the cabinet there are people with responsibility for different departments which are the sub-committees.

More info is in this document: file:///S:/Training/LA%20&%20Other%20Consultancy/Local%20Authorities/A-E/Derbyshire/Pupils%20and%20Politics.pdf

If you are unable to access if from the above link, please email me and I will forward it to you.

Jess L (5/9/08)

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Speech, Language and Communication

The DCSF has just published the Bercow Review into Speech, Language and Communication. In a nutshell it concludes that some children are failing to develop the neccessary skills in this area.

It suggests, amongst other things, that Sir Alan Steer looks into how these skills can be developed in every primary school class room. I think we need to be lobbying to say that one way is through properly resourced and trained class teachers facilitating class councils.

More info here: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/bercowreview/

Asher