30 March 2023
Please see below for latest news/offers etc:
Contents
- Sixth form and college recruitment events calendar
- North Manchester General Hospital Video
- Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund
- MIF/Factory International Volunteering
- CareerMag for Parents
- Parent Podcast - Amazing Apprenticeships
- Future Leaders Programme Manchester
- Childcare Surveys, Manchester Council wants parents/carers views
- Sixth form and college recruitment events - new events page
Sixth form and college recruitment events
See the new events page, which is an online list of all recruitment activity from college settings, to be updated yearly:
The link below is to the search page that now shows our colleges:
https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory/84/school_finder
North Manchester General Hospital Video
The video talks through the plans with images of NMGH - worth checking out and sharing as many local young people and their families will visit, use services and/or work there.
Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund - see attachment
Round 3 of the £2.6m Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund is now open to applications, seeking community projects that will make a real difference to their local area. The fund makes small and large grants available for community groups wanting to create new, accessible spaces or improve existing ones in their local area, particularly where there is currently poor local access to good quality green space. Projects should improve publicly accessible spaces through physical improvements to make them better places for nature and people. These projects could take place in parks, community gardens, streets, schools, housing estates, canals, streams, rivers and existing nature reserves. Potential applicants can find out more on the Green Spaces Fund website here.
Press release of projects announced as successful last week:
Examples of successful projects, a flavour of those funded at Round 1: Green Spaces Fund projects | Greater Manchester Environment Fund (gmenvfund.org)
Manchester International Festival/ Factory International
My name is Esther Lisk-Carew and I am the Deputy Volunteer Manager for the Manchester International Festival which is returning for 18 days of amazing art, shows and live music between 29th June and 17th July 2023.
We have just opened our recruitment for the 2023 with a variety of volunteer opportunities.
We are also opening a new venue, Factory International which will operate all year round and will have behind the scenes and front of house opportunities for volunteers.
We recruit from February to April for a team of around 500 volunteers who we hope represent the range of ethnicities, cultures, ages and interests that make up Greater Manchester.
Just follow this link for more information : https://factoryinternational.org/join/volunteer/
Please get in touch if you would like to chat about this further.
CareerMag for Parents
Careermag - Parents - Careermap
Parent Podcast from Amazing Apprenticeships
The Parent Perspective Podcast - Amazing Apprenticeships
Season 2 available now (Season 1 available on streaming software eg Spotify, Apple etc)
- Explore which careers are available today
- Showcase the experiences of interesting and diverse role models
- Provide real-time insights into how the world of work is changing
Each episode Rachel speaks to a diverse mix of parents, bringing their burning questions to expert speakers from the careers world. Together they uncover practical solutions and informative answers, to help you.
See other Resources for parents and guardians (apprenticeships.gov.uk)
Future Leaders programme Manchester (see attachment)
Just in case you know of any former students or school/college community are interested:
Applications are now live and will be until Friday 5th May Interviews will take place mid-May and programme starts June 23. To apply applicants must meet the following criteria:
Be a Manchester resident
Aged between 21-30
Be a business owner with a digital offering
The Future Leaders programme gives young entrepreneurs from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, the skills, support and network they need to grow successful businesses. If you meet the criteria listed below apply now for a chance to bring your business to the next level."
The Future Leaders programme is shaking up boardrooms of tomorrow, supporting the next wave of ambitious leaders to help build a more diverse and inclusive future. Why join? We believe that our 6-month programme (June - November) can help you take your business to the next level by offering you £3000+ in funding, a workspace at our offices for the duration of the programme, 1:1 coaching, professional development workshops from industry professionals and the opportunity to expand your network.
The programme in return will offer them Coaching, expansion of their business, they will also be paid for their time.
Find out more about the Future Leaders programme
Childcare Surveys, Manchester Council wants parents/carers views
Please encourage parents/carers to complete the following surveys.
Manchester City Council would like to hear your views on childcare and early learning opportunities in the City and have developed two surveys to capture your feedback. One survey relates to childcare for children under 5 years of age, the other for childcare for children over 5 years of age. It would be very much appreciated if you could circulate both surveys and encourage parents/carers to complete them.
The information received will be used to inform childcare sufficiency assessments for the City. This will help us to better understand demand for childcare, identify gaps and develop solutions. Parents/carers may complete both surveys if they have children aged 0-5 years and 5 years plus. Please also encourage all Manchester resident staff who have children to complete the survey which is most appropriate to them.
The deadline for completing the surveys is Monday 24th April 2023.
Childcare survey for parents/carers of children aged 0-5 years
https://surveys.manchester.gov.uk/s/parentsurvey0to5/
Childcare survey for parents/carers of children aged 5 years and above
