posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Strategic Policy and Performance

Support for Environmental Outreach Education for Disadvantaged Young People (UK)
Schools, colleges and youth groups can receive up to 80% towards the costs of providing environmental outreach education for groups of disadvantaged young people through the Field Studies Council’s Kids Fund. The Field Studies Council is an independent educational charity committed to raising awareness about the natural world and works through a network of residential and day Centres in the UK to provide outreach education and training. The funding is available to help young people aged 14 – 18 (25 for those with special needs) attend a course who may otherwise be excluded due to some form of disadvantage – health, mobility, deprivation or financial. One free staff/adult place is provided for every 12 young people; additional adults pay 20% +VAT. This includes all equipment, tuition and waterproof hire costs. Food and accommodation are included for residential courses. The next closing date for applications is the 1st November 2019.

School Grants to Promote Physics (UK)
UK schools and colleges can apply for grants of up to £600 for small-scale projects or events linked to the teaching or promotion of physics and engineering to pupils aged 5-19. Grants can be used to support a wide range of projects such as school based science weeks, extracurricular activities, science clubs, careers event or a visit from a working physicist or engineer. Grants may be used for the following project-related purposes: materials / resources; transport; marketing and publicity; other purposes deemed appropriate by the judges; and supply cover (in certain circumstances). Previous projects to receive funding include Ampleforth College for a visit to Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory; and St John’s High School for a Practical Rocketry workshop to design a water propelled rocket. The funding is being made available through the Institute of Physics School Grant Scheme and the closing date for applications is the 1st November 2019.

Grants for UK-German Partnership Visits (UK)
Teachers in the UK can apply for grants of up to £1,000 for a visit that revives an existing partnership with a school in Germany or a vist that develops a new partnership. The focus of the visit must be on planning future activities between pupils, and developing an interactive project to take place within the year. Visits should not last longer than one week, the school must provide 25% of the required funding and a maximum of 3 teachers can be supported. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis but the proposed visit must not start for at least 4 weeks after the application has been submitted.

Grants of up to £30,000 Available to Support Disadvantaged and Neglected Children (UK)
Not for profit organisations such as schools; registered charities; voluntary organisations; churches; and community interest groups; etc. can apply for grants of up to £10,000 per year for up to 3 years for projects that help children and young people overcome the effects of illness, distress, abuse or neglect; disability; behavioural or psychological difficulties; and poverty and deprivation. Projects supported in the past include Trewirgie Junior School which received a grant of £9,760 to provide after school sailing sessions to disadvantage children aged 7-11; and Corley Special School in Coventry which received a grant of £6,000 to provide lunchtime horse riding sessions for children with disabilities. The funding is being made available through the BBC Children in Needs small grants programme and the next closing date for applications is the 2nd September 2019.

posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Strategic Policy and Performance

Funding for Expressive and Creative Children’s Play Projects (UK and International)

Schools can apply for a share of £40,000 for projects lasting 1 or 2 years that help children between the ages of 0-8 to play expressively and creatively to achieve high quality learning and education. Grants can be used to cover, for example, costs directly related to the project; direct activity and production costs; project administration costs; project publicity including launch event costs; disclosure and Barring Service checks, if required for applicants in the UK. The funding is being made available through the Froebelian Trust which is a UK-based early years education charity which aims to promote the value and relevance of Froebelian principles to the education and learning of children. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 24th June 2019.

Funding to Support the Education of Young People with Physical or Learning Disabilities (Scotland)

The John Watson Trust has announced that the next closing date for applications is the 2nd August 2019. Schools, charitable organisations and other groups supporting young people under the age of 21 who have a physical or learning disability or who are socially disadvantaged can apply. Previous awards of around £1,000 have been made to schools for items such as dyslexia tuition or books and equipment. For example, Castleview Primary School, Edinburgh received a grant of £1,000 to support field trips and days out for eligible pupils; and Women’s Aid East and mid Lothian received £1,000 towards their summer programme.

Grants of up to £30,000 Available to Support Disadvantaged and Neglected Children (UK)

Not for profit organisations such as schools; registered charities; voluntary organisations; churches; and community interest groups; etc. can apply for grants of up to £10,000 per year for up to 3 years for projects that help children and young people overcome the effects of illness, distress, abuse or neglect; disability; behavioural or psychological difficulties; and poverty and deprivation. Projects supported in the past include Trewirgie Junior School which received a grant of £9,760 to provide after school sailing sessions to disadvantage children aged 7-11; and Corley Special School in Coventry which received a grant of £6,000 to provide lunchtime horse riding sessions for children with disabilities. The funding is being made available through the BBC Children in Needs small grants programme and the next closing date for applications is the 2nd September 2019.

posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Strategic Policy and Performance

Please click on the link for more details:  Funding Opportunity

posted by Louise Kirby, YMI Coordinator, Schools & Learning

Opportunity for Angus primary and secondary schools to have the Travelling visit their school, please see full detail, costs and contact details for booking.

Travelling Gallery Autumn 2019 Exhibition
Touring August to December 2019

Alec Finlay
Day of Access

Travelling Gallery is pleased to be working with Scottish artist and poet Alec Finlay for its Autumn 2019 exhibition and tour. Entitled Day of Access, the theme and focus of the exhibition is disabled access to nature – drawings, sculpture, photography and poetry which all explore the effects disability has on mobility and access to nature.

Launching as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival in August, Day of Access will tour Scotland until December – book your place now.

Alec Finlay is declaring a national Day of Access, to enable access to wild land for the disabled and marginalised. The pilot Day of Access will take place in June 2019 at Schiehallion with Finlay taking on the role of activist and encouraging estates to open their tracks for people who can no longer get into the hills. The pilot Day of Access will be documented by a young photographer and the resulting images will appear in the Travelling Gallery.

Alongside documentation from the Day of Access, Finlay will exhibit his own drawings, sculpture and poems. There will also be a selection of work from invited artists and poets, including Ken Cockburn and Hannah Devereux, making the exhibition hugely collaborative.

The exhibition will benefit a diverse audience of all ages. Alec Finlay and his collaborators have developed a series of workshops to complement Travelling Gallery’s visit and provide further discussion around disability.

Counterpane (blanket landscape), Alec Finlay, photography Hannah Devereux, 2016

Travelling Gallery was established in 1978 and continues to bring contemporary art to communities throughout Scotland. Its dual focus is to create highly engaging exhibitions and to provide a unique platform for arts education. Curated with the Travelling Gallery’s diverse audience in mind, the exhibitions display innovative artistic practices, representative of the international art scene. Travelling Gallery is a ‘not for profit’ organisation, regularly funded by Creative Scotland and supported by City of Edinburgh Council.

The cost of hire of Travelling Gallery for one 5-day week is £800 + VAT. The week could run either Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday. The gallery will be able to travel to a different venue each day, which could be a school, community or public venue. Alternatively, depending on geography, we can offer 1 day hires at a rate of £160 +VAT.

At schools, pupils can visit the gallery in groups of up to 20 pupils for about 30 minutes at a time and Travelling Gallery staff will give a presentation to each group about the exhibition. A learning resource pack will also be available for teachers before the visit.

Vicky Konieczny | Travelling Gallery Assistant | Culture Services |Place |City of Edinburgh Council|City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DE |0131 529 3930 |vicky.konieczny@edinburgh.gov.uk |travellinggallery@edinburgh.gov.uk | www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk | www.travellinggallery.com

posted by Rhonda McFarlane, Funding Officer, Strategic Policy and Performance

Foyle Foundation Schools Library Programme (UK)
State funded schools as well as dedicated schools that do not have or want to improve their libraries can apply for funding of between £1,000 and £10,000 through the Foyle Foundation Schools Library Programme. Priority will be given to primary schools and to funding library books. The Foundation will also consider contributions towards e-readers, library software, necessary IT equipment and specialist seating/desks. Preference will be given to schools which can clearly demonstrate that their library can be maintained and renewed in the future. Applications can be submitted at any time.

Funding for Projects that Support Disadvantaged Young People (UK)
Grants of over £10,000 per project are available to not for profit organisations and schools that work with young people who are experiencing disadvantage through illness, distress, abuse or neglect; any kind of disability; behavioural or psychological difficulties; and / or living in poverty or situations of deprivation. Schools can also apply for funding but the project must be additional to their statutory duties. The funding is being made available through the BBC Children in Need Main Grants programme. The next closing date for applications is the 13th September 2019.

Grants for Chemistry-Based Public and Schools Engagement Activities (UK)
Grants of up to £2,000 are available for chemistry-based public and school engagement activities that offer teachers a range of effective curriculum-enriching opportunities to further engage their students. Open to individuals and organisations, the aim is to provide hard-to-reach student audiences with inspiring chemistry engagement opportunities through outreach activities. The Chemistry Society’s Small Grants Outreach Fund is run on a rolling basis with the next deadline being 12 noon on the 9th September 2019.

Funding for Chemistry Clubs at Schools and Colleges (UK)
Schools and colleges can apply for grants of up to £1,000 to run chemistry activities. The funds which are made available by the Royal Society of Chemistry, are targeted at activities run at schools and colleges outside the normal science timetable. Activities should be focused on generating interest in chemistry in all ability levels or which may provide opportunities to stretch and challenge the already able and motivated students. Applications from existing chemistry clubs looking to expand/ enhance activities would be welcome as would those from schools and colleges interested in starting a new club. An application would need to indicate how the longevity of the proposal was ensured and how best practice and experience from it might be shared within and between other (perhaps feeder) schools. The application must be made by a teacher at a primary or secondary school. Applications can be submitted at any time.

posted by Carol Lyon, Education Support Officer, Schools and Learning

Sumdog is an online Maths and English program where pupils practise skills aligned to the Curriculum for Excellence. We organise fun, free maths contests for Angus and would like to help pupils get involved.

How do I enter my class?
You can enter your class here.
Simply select the class/classes you would like to enter into the contest.

How do pupils take part in the contest?
On the contest start date, your pupils will see the name of the contest on their Activity panel. They will need to have this selected to take part in the contest. They then just need to answer the questions and play the games as normal. Each correct answer will equal 1 point.

How do the contests work?
All the questions are adapted to the pupil, so everyone has an equal chance of winning. There is a maximum number of questions per pupil, and results are based on accuracy, so even if you can only get on the computers for a short period of time your class can still be a winner! Pupils can also take part and answer questions on their own devices outside of school hours. Questions will reflect what you teach in class as they are curriculum-aligned.

How does Sumdog know which questions to ask each pupil?
When pupils first use Sumdog they will do a diagnostic test to place them at their level. Once they have completed the diagnostic test, their answers contribute to the contest. We recommend pupils start practising now so the questions have adapted in time for the contest.

Are there prizes?
The top class will win a 6 month Sumdog subscription, with extra activities and teacher tools! There are also participation awards and certificates for top students.

Where can I find out more?
Find out more, including how to enter here, or contact contest@sumdog.com for any questions or support getting involved.