posted by Louise Kirby, YMI coordinator, Schools and Learning

Please see attached newsletter regarding the recent Angus Music Fest 2018:-  Blog Music Fest Angus 2018

posted by Louise Kirby, YMI coordinator, Schools and Learning

On Tuesday 20 March pupils from the Warddykes Bass Guitar After School group gave an informal showcase to their families.

Taylor played Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran accompanied by Miroslaw on keyboard. Bailey played Next To Me by Emeli Sande accompanied by Miroslaw on keyboard and a beat box battle with Miroslaw.

After the musical pieces the audience was encouraged to take part in the group activities such as clapping call and response to get a taster of what the pupils are learning.

This group is run by musician Miroslaw Hodun and funded through Youth Music Initiative.

posted by Craig Smith, Acting Manager(Support Services), Schools and Learning

As from the 3rd April 2018, SSERC will be launching a new logo and new website. The website will be one of our main vehicles for communicating with external stakeholders.

To maximise efficiencies, and linked to our organisational Digital Strategy, the SSERC Bulletin and the SSERC Primary Science & Technology Bulletin will no longer be issued as paper publications. Initially each Bulletin will be available as a pdf on the new SSERC website , which  is compatible will all mobile devices, tablets, PCs and laptops,  eventually moving to be a digital magazine.

We hope that this move will increase access to the Bulletin, encourage wider readership and allow us to continue to offer value for money to member organisations.

posted by Craig Smith, School Operations Officer, Schools and Learning

SCOTTISH BALLET ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME 2018-2019
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Do you love to dance?
Are you going to be in P6 or P7 in September 2018?
Why not apply for Scottish Ballet’s Junior Associate Programme?
Free audition!  No dance experience necessary.  Every child who applies will be offered an audition.

AUDITIONS
Junior Associates (Weekly): Saturday 12 May 2018              Closing date Monday 23 April 2018
Junior Associates (Sunday): Sunday 13 May 2018                 Closing date Monday 23 April 2018

To Apply just click on the link below:
https://goo.gl/forms/0kMFBeEs9OxijMB72

For further information visit our website https://www.scottishballet.co.uk/join-in/training/associate-programme/junior-associates

You can also follow us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Scottish-Ballet-Associate-Programme-1005320809497672/

If you have any queries, please contact me at anne.stephen@scottishballet.co.uk

posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Chief Executive’s Department

Year of Young People National Lottery Fund launches today!

The Year of Young People National Lottery Fund opens today and is a joint scheme from Scotland’s National Lottery distributors, Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund, sportscotland, and Spirit of 2012 a UK Trust endowed with Big Lottery funds. It offers funding of between £3,000 and £10,000 to heritage, community and sports projects that are run for and by young people aged eight to 26 years old and that improve their health and wellbeing.

The available pot of £550,000 is for projects that:

• Encourage positive mental health for young people;
• Inspire young people to lead active lives;
• Involve young people in the development, design, running and evaluation of the project
• Celebrate and share young people’s achievements.

HLF are dealing with enquiries and application help: YOYPFund@hlf.org.uk or 0131 225 945

Total funding pot of £550k

Open to not for profit orgs and schools

A new joint Lottery grant scheme led by HLF for work with young people, £3k-£10k grants, two deadlines: 30 April 2018 and 18 June 2018

Website is here to apply get info: http://national-lottery-yoyp.org.uk/  http://bit.ly/2pqbK1o

posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Chief Executive’s Department

Attached is the latest issue of the Funding Alert Newsletter. The Newsletter features the latest funding opportunities from the Grants 4 Schools website over the last 2 weeks.   This issue contains 14 pages of the latest funding opportunities available to schools.  .

Highlights in the issue include:

– Grants of up to £3,000 are available for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) projects run at a primary or secondary school or college.

– Grants of up to £15,000 available to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.

– Grants of up to £12,000 available to schools for projects that encourage young people’s interest in the countryside; and literacy, numeracy and science

– Grants of up to £100,000 available to high achieving schools for capital or equipment projects relating to the teaching of science and technology; or projects involving libraries, languages, music or the arts.

For further information on these; and other funding opportunities available to your school, please see the attached Newsletter.  Funding Alert 22nd February 2018