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Grant funding for enrichment
Competitions and awards Look out for competitions run by charities and trusts that offer cash prizes or resources. Of course, taking part in such competitions can be enriching in itself! The RHS School Gardening
Competition, for instance, aims to inspire pupils to make a difference to their area through learning new life skills and experiencing the benefi ts of gardening (below). The winners receive a glasshouse and £500 in National Garden gift vouchers. The competition is part of the RHS’s Campaign for School Gardening, which provides free resources and advice to 29,000 schools across the UK. Meanwhile, the OVO Foundation
Nature Prize, run in partnership with Let’s Go Zero, offers schools the chance to win up to £1,000 to implement a student-designed nature project that improves biodiversity and creates spaces for students to connect with nature. There are ten prizes of £1,000 and 15 prizes of £200. Project ideas might involve tree planting, vegetable growing or supporting wildlife in the school grounds. The Royal Society of Chemistry runs several competitions, including
the UK Chemistry OIympiad for sixth form students to challenge themselves to develop critical problem-solving skills, think more creatively and test their knowledge in real-world situations. The society also supports the I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here programme, which connects students with working chemists and other STEM professionals. Plus it has a network of local education coordinators, offering support to primary and secondary school teachers and working in partnership with local STEM and education-focused organisations to encourage engagement with the chemical sciences. See
edu.rsc. org/enrichment
Free resources and offers Many cultural organisations offer free resources or site visits. The English Heritage education programme offers free school trips to more than 400 historic sites, while the RNLI is one of many museums offering free entry for schools. Theatres, such as the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, offer a variety of enrichment projects, workshops and school partnerships to bring learning to life. The Royal Exchange’s projects aim to ‘pique students’ interest in a career in theatre, providing young people with an opportunity to explore the wide variety of roles available in the arts sector’.
Partnering with business Initiatives such as STEM Learning’s ENTHUSE Partnership and Ahead Partnership (featured in this issue) work with local businesses to run enrichment programmes for school pupils, which may include activity days, visits to business sites or parks and skills-building workshops led by industry professionals.
■ For schools in north and west London, the John Lyon’s Charity now has a dedicated application portal at
jlc.london (covering the boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, City of London). Click on the grants tab to find details of the following three funding streams: Schools in Partnership Fund – open to clusters of schools for projects related to access and progression, emotional wellbeing, arts and culture and SEND enrichment for Special Schools only Cultural Capital Fund – provides face-to-face access to high quality arts experiences School Holiday Activity Fund (SHAF) enables organisations to deliver fun and accessible activities during school holidays. ■ The Universal Music UK Sound Foundation gives grants of up to £1,500 to schools for the purchase or upgrade of musical equipment.
umuksoundfoundation.com ■ The Hockey Youth Trust provides grants of between £100 and £1,200 to support the development of hockey in schools.
thehockeyyouthtrust.co.uk ■ Poetry Ireland offers a subsidy for author visits or residencies, reducing the cost to the school to just €100 for a single author visit. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland only.
poetryireland.ie/education ■ The Roman Society offers from £50 to £600 to promote Latin and Roman studies. This can be used to purchase resources or fund study days on Roman themes.
romansociety.org ■ The UK-German Connection has funding to foster partnerships between young people in the UK and Germany.
ukgermanconnection.org ■ The BlueSpark Foundation has grants of up to £5,000 for projects which enhance young people’s self-confidence, team working skills and future employability.
bluesparkfoundation.org.uk
To find more grants for enrichment, go to the FundEd grants database at
funded.org.uk
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