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Category Archives: Health and Wellbeing
New Gang Awareness Drama Workshop and topical Autumn production for schools
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Commonwealth Games inspire Woodland Workout
Forestry Commission Scotland is encouraging young people to feel the benefit of the Commonwealth Games with a new Woodland Workout pack.
Targeted at 3-14 year olds the pack promotes opportunities for quality, fun and safe physical activity in the outdoors and includes ideas for games, physical activities and staging ‘adapted’ Commonwealth sports in the woodlands.
The pack, complete with teachers’ guide, encourages young people to have fun but to also be responsible for their well-being and consider risk. As well as considering potential hazards in their activity space and taking risks with solving problems, it also allows children the chance to learn how to manage ‘failure’ through reflecting on performance to set new challenges.
The Woodland Workout, with Commonwealth Games supplement has been issued to schools across Scotland and is available to download.
Easter activity at Dundee Science Centre
Lantra Secondary School Awards now open for nominations!
Lantra Scotland, the sector skills council for the land-based and aquaculture industries, is seeking early nominations for their Secondary School Awards which take place at the Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards in early 2015. The award is open to both urban and rural secondary schools with the winning school in each category receiving £250.00.
The Secondary School Awards recognise school projects and activities which support and encourage increased knowledge and understanding in rural learning. To highlight and celebrate the success of school initiatives, Lantra has brought forward the closing date for nominations this year to 16th May 2014. This will allow the judging panel to visit the nominated schools during the Spring season, enabling them to get a more comprehensive look at the entrants and their respective projects in full bloom.
The award finalists will be announced at Lantra Scotland’s stand at the Royal Highland Agricultural Show on Thursday 19th June, and the winning schools will be announced at the award ceremony and gala dinner early in 2015.
For more information about the Secondary School Awards and to access a downloadable nomination form please visit:
http://www.lantra.co.uk/Downloads/Scotland/LBLOYA-2015-Schools-nomination.aspx.
For all other enquiries please contact Lantra Scotland on tel: 01738 646 762 or e-mail lantra.scotland@lantra.co.uk
No Knives Better Lives
Peer Education Training – Invitation to Tender
YouthLink Scotland wishes to contract an organisation to design and deliver a peer education training programme to support the Police Scotland Youth Volunteers initiative.
The progamme will offer young people involved in the initiative the opportunity to train as NKBL peer educators and support adult volunteers to develop the programme locally.
Find out more here.
Contact: Jane Dailly, phone: 0131 313 2488 [ e-mail ]
We-CTV Building Positive Relationships Building Safer Communities (National Violence Reduction Competition) – Invitation to Tender
YouthLink Scotland wishes to commission an organisation to further develop and deliver the We-CTV programme across Scotland. We-CTV is a project of the No Knives, Better Lives (NKBL) initiative which is delivered by YouthLink Scotland on behalf of Scottish Government.
For more information click here.
Download a copy of the WE-CTV report here.
Contact: Jane Dailly, phone: 0131 313 2488 [ e-mail ]
Active Fife Training Programme
Active Fife are committed to providing opportunities for sports coaches and physical activity leaders as well as potential leaders and coaches to develop their ability to lead sessions for a variety of people.
Active Fife work in close partnership with a range of external organisations to ensure they are able to support and develop coaches at all levels.
The Active Fife Training Brochure below offers a wide range of courses for experienced coaches and volunteers wishing to assist at local clubs, or those looking to start coaching with little or no experience. Many of the courses are also applicable for teachers, parents, senior pupils, coaches youth workers and uniformed group leaders.
For further information please contact
Sports Development on 01383 602393 or
SportsDevelopment.Enquiries@fife.gov.uk
Refugee Week Scotland 2014
Community Celebrations Grant Application
Deadline: 3rd March – 5pm
At the Scottish Refugee Council we have been busy organising a very exciting programme for Refugee Week Scotland 2014! It will run from 16th – 22nd June in venues across the country, and we’d love for as many organisations as possible to get involved this year. The 2014 theme is ‘Welcome’, so we want you to have a think about how ‘welcome’ is shown in your community.
The SRC are awarding grants of £100 – £450 to help small community organisations to organise your own events as part of Refugee Week Scotland 2014. We strongly encourage you to apply and to spread the word to any other organisations or community groups that you think may be interested!
There are two files attached below – an Application Form and Grant Application Guidance Notes. Please read them both before applying! Receiving the grant from the SRC is unfortunately not guaranteed, so to make sure you are in the best position for acceptance, we urge you to read through these Guidance Notes thoroughly. We are looking for ideas that explore the theme – ‘Welcome’ – and discuss all the different things that this word can mean. For example, your activity could:
– Explore how welcome is shown in your community
– Encourage people to share their experiences of how welcome they have been made to feel here
– Encourage people to share experiences of how they have welcomed life in Scotland
Most importantly, you must demonstrate how your event will appeal to other communities and general public, and how you plan to involve them! The Community Celebration Events are the first step towards wide-scale understanding and integration among asylum seeker, refugee and local communities across the whole of Scotland. We want to know how your event will help this become a reality!
The deadline for submission is Monday 3rd March, 5pm. Please send all completed applications to arts@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
If you need help – we are happy to discuss any ideas and give advice where necessary – just email arts@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk.You can also browse last year’s programme for inspiration.
Good luck!
Community Celebration Grant Application Form 2014
Community Celebration Grant Application Guidance Notes 2014 Final
Innovative new Environmental Education Centre opens
Tullis Russel’s TREE Centre is a ground breaking educational resource that uses imaginative displays and interactives to teach visitors about climate change, the environment and sustainability. The Ecology Centre will be providing educators to lead visitors through the displays, providing engaging games to educate and inspire. Sessions cost £160 plus VAT for a whole day. Please see http://www.thetreecentre.org/ for more info or contact admin@theecologycentre.org to book a visit.
Into Film in Fife
Into Film is a new film education charity, bringing together FILMCLUB and First Light, gives 5-19 year olds a chance to experience film and the moving image creatively and critically, as well as learning about the film industry and careers within it. In or out of school Into Film cultivates their interest, and provide teachers and youth leaders with the tools and training to support engagement at all levels.
The film education programme includes learning resources, CPD and training, film clubs, filmmaking film festivals, industry interactions, youth engagement and more. For information or to register for updates visit www.intofilm.org or if you’re interested in starting a film club to watch, make and understand films register at www.filmclub.org
