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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award announces £3m fund to benefit lives of young people
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award has announced a £3 million investment to support more young people accessing and doing their DofE. Currently almost 50,000 disadvantaged young people start their DofE each year, the charity’s ambition is to increase this to 70,000 each year by 2021. The new partnership is made possible thanks to £40 million of seed funding from government and the National Lottery to create the #iwill fund. The DofE is acting as a match funder and is awarding grants on behalf of the #iwill fund.
The #iwill fund supports the aims of the UK-wide #iwill campaign to increase the number of people taking part in social action. This includes activities such as campaigning, fundraising and volunteering, all of which enable young people to make a positive difference to their communities. The DofE will work with established DofE centres in schools, clubs and other organisations across the UK to ensure the funding supports more disadvantaged young people in their DofE journey over the next four years and longer term. The funding will cover activities such as training for new organisations to run the DofE, equipment and transport for local groups, training for DofE Leaders and gifted participation places. The £3 million partnership is made up of £1.5 million that was raised by over 15,000 supporters in the DofE’s Diamond Anniversary year (2016), £1 million from the #iwill fund for England, and additional DofE donations to double Diamond Anniversary fundraising in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Achieving a DofE Award, by taking part in social action and overcoming personal challenges, offers young people opportunities that may not have been open to them and provides them with evidenced ‘soft’ skills on CVs and in job applications. A mark of distinction, a DofE Award breeds confidence, a positive attitude to work and a sense of wider community.
www.iwill.org.uk
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Lady Frances Sorrell, Co-founder of the Sorrell Foundation and Saturday Club Trust, formally opened Palace Studios, Plymouth College of Art’s new dedicated building for UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design students.
In her opening speech, Lady Frances Sorrell said: “Palace Studios are unique – a place dedicated to Foundation, which is all about discovery and exploring the sheer variety of subjects on offer in this growing industry. Foundation-level creative study is the perfect way for young students to make informed choices about future study and careers, and whichever path they choose, this experience will make their work all the richer for it.”
The Foundation Diploma in Art & Design being taught in Palace Studios is a qualification unique to the creative industries, designed to offer ambitious students the opportunity to spend a year immersing themselves in discovery, experimentation and exploration of different artistic disciplines that are unavailable in conventional education settings. Through practical workshops and seminars, students are introduced to a range of media, materials, processes, resources and equipment, nurturing creativity and confidence, within a creatively diverse environment that is a progressive gateway to the wider world of art and design, in Europe and beyond.
www.plymouthart.ac.uk/courses/foundation-diploma-in-art- and-design-post-a-level/
Lady Frances Sorrell opens Plymouth College of Art’s new Palace Studios
Liverpool Girl Geeks launch national movement to tackle tech inequality
Liverpool Girl Geeks has announced a new national initiative, InnovateHer, dedicated to giving girls aged 11-17 the skills, self-belief and confidence to pursue a career in technology. In partnership with national policy makers, local government and industry leaders, the programme is an extension of the success Liverpool Girl Geeks has had in the Liverpool City Region since its
launch in 2013. In the last year alone, Liverpool Girl Geeks has raised over £100K in private and public funding, grown a thriving community of individuals and businesses and engaged with more than 15,000 people in the North West. InnovateHer aims to establish a network of school-based academies to tackle the skills gap, which is currently estimated to cost the UK economy £63 billion in lost GDP, while helping the UK compete on a world stage by improving the digital skills and employability of young people today.
In line with the initial goal set out by Liverpool Girl Geeks, InnovateHer will also focus on encouraging greater equality and diversity in technical roles and pass that way of thinking onto the next generation of innovators. The movement, which officially launches in January 2018, has already seen The Belvedere
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Academy in Toxteth sign up and had support from partners including Wranx, Coop Digital, Bafta and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The InnovateHer academy will work with the school to connect pupils with real life industry role models, providing them with the opportunity to interact with leading employers and learn new digital skills.
www.innovateher.co.uk November 2017
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