Free Online Community Workshop – Raising Awareness of Modern Slavery in H&F
Tue, 20 October 2020
14:30 – 16:00
Register via Eventbrite
Delivered on Zoom
This a gentle reminder that the Young Muslim Writers Awards 2020 closes today at midnight.
To submit an entry please visit https://muslimhandsuk.wufoo.com/forms/young-muslim-writers-awards-2020.
- Pupils aged 5 to 11 can submit a short story and a poem
- Pupils aged 11 to 16 can submit a short story, poem, article, screenplay, and a play script.
A panel of acclaimed judges will be selecting the winners over autumn, to be announced at the awards ceremony later this year. Shortlisted writers will be invited to the awards ceremony, receive a certificate to mark their achievement, and be awarded a gift bag filled with books to further encourage their love for reading and writing. Extracts from the shortlisted entries will also be featured in our annual anthology, past copies of which are available at www.issuu.com/ymwawards.
For the third year we are proud to be partnering with the Institute of English Studies at the School of Advanced Study (University of London), and are supported by our Official Media Partner, Islam Channel who broadcast our awards ceremonies to millions around the world.
We look forward to receiving entries from pupils at the school.
The PM today set out plans to transform the training and skills system to help the country recover from coronavirus.
The plans include:
- A Lifetime Skills Guarantee to give adults the chance to take free college courses valued by employers.
- A new entitlement to flexible loans to allow courses to be taken in segments, boosting opportunities to retrain.
A press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office is available at: https://bit.ly/2S7DCWO. The PM’s speech can meanwhile be read at: https://bit.ly/3n4AjxV
The Skills Toolkit
There has also been an expansion of DfE’s online learning platform, The Skills Toolkit, to more than 70 courses in digital, numeracy and employability or work-readiness courses.
Click on the links below for course details:
Maximising Support from Trusts and Foundations – Friday 6 November
All About Asking – Thursday 12 November
Tools and Techniques for Problem-Solving & Decision Making – Thursday 19 November
Writing for Impact – Friday 20 November
Mastering Time Management – Friday 20 November
Duties of a Company Secretary – Monday 23 November
Finance for Non-Finance Managers – Tuesday 24 November
Fundraising with Digital Marketing – Tuesday 24 November
Moving into Fundraising – Thursday 26 November
Moving into Management – Thursday 26 November
Financial Governance for Trustees – Monday 30 November
Proposal Writing for Beginners – Tuesday 1 December
Managing for Managers – 5 dates in December & January
Confidence at Work – Wednesday 2 December
Moving into Leadership – Wednesday 2 December
New Chief Executive – New Challenges – Friday 4 December
Support and Supervision of Staff – Wednesday 9 December
Increasing Corporate Support and Sponsorship – Wednesday 9 December
Living our Values – Friday 11 December
Dear friends and colleagues,
We recently held the first series of information & action round tables looking to the future:
- Opening Up our activities and programmes
- Racism & BAME Issues
- Children & Young People
- Poverty & Economic Divide
- Green New Deal for London
- Enabling Resilient Communities – Building a Strong Civil Society
Thank you to all who participated and we will complete the series with round table discussions on
- Health & Wellbeing – Thursday 15th October – see below
- Spiritual & Cultural Renewal – date to be confirmed
Our plan is to complete a full action report around mid-October and will launch with an event in November.
But wheels are turning again and we are aware that, as well as thinking about creating a “new better” for the future, we may all be faced with responding to another set of urgent needs within our communities.
In the next few weeks we are planning several initiatives:
- Tuesday 29th September. A snapshot survey to gauge your pressures and priorities at the moment. When you receive it please take the 5-10 minutes it will take to complete and return.
- Thursday 8th October. A pan-London Briefing meeting on current issues and concerns, challenges and achievements. We will hear from our partners in the public sector at local and regional level, and enable your voices to be heard.
- Thursday 15th October. In partnership with Healthy London Partnership and Good Thinking, we will hold our next round table on Health and Wellbeing.
More details will be sent out next week. In the meantime you may contact us with any questions or issues you would like to raise at convener@lbfn.org.
Deaf Unity are excited to announce their British Sign Language courses starting in January 2021. Use the links below to find out more.
introduction-to-british-sign-language
With one in six adults experiencing common mental health problems every week and suicide being the biggest killer of young men in the UK, there is a clear need for an increased understanding of an issue that affects the lives of so many people. By increasing awareness and learning mental health first aid skills, we can support friends family and colleagues and even save a life.
Qualification: Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness (NCFE)
The free online course combines both theoretical elements and a practical application. It aims to increase awareness of mental health. Including, what it is, how common mental ill-health is and how to reduce stigma and discrimination. As well as, equipping you with the basic skills to respond appropriately when others are experiencing a mental health crisis. For further information click here.
Our hugely popular Funds Online free webinar returns on Wednesday 30 September. Getting your hands on funding is #NeverMoreNeeded so find out how to get your share of £8 billion from more than 8,000 funders. Find out more and book here.
Celebrating Silver Sunday Week at Open Age. Grab your dancing shoes and join us online Friday 2nd October! See flyer for details.
Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation has teamed up with LBHF on the project OOSS to enable free training for all our service users and stakeholders, in order for them to facilitate their services in the safest manner.
sobus
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Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.