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Schools “missing out on millions of potential funding”
Schools are being encouraged to tap into millions of pounds of alternative sources of funding, including from businesses, charities, former students, as well as through crowdfunding (digital fundraising) to improve learning environments and support education. The Smarter Spaces toolkit ‘Tools for funding
schools’, launched in September by Dulux, offers a practical guide for school leaders on various fundraising options. Backed by educational experts, including the
Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), the toolkit highlights the size of the potential prize for schools, with £1.5 billion of grant funding available from charitable bodies; £229 million up for grabs from business through corporate social responsibility initiatives; and £100 million a year worth of potential alumni donations. Commenting on the Smarter Spaces toolkit,
Julia Harnden, Funding Specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: “This toolkit is a good source of advice and best practice ideas for school leaders on how to manage their core budgets and maximise the benefit of capital funding. “The toolkit pulls together details of charitable
and business schemes aimed at schools, and will help guide school leaders who want to find out more about digital fundraising.” Dulux has launched the toolkit as part of its
Smarter Spaces campaign to improve learning environments and the other physical factors that can support education. As part of the campaign, Dulux runs a young designers competition, offering pupils the chance to transform their classroom according to their very own designs.
New guidance on young carers at school
Starting school can be a daunting time for many pupils, but young carers are facing further emotional turmoil. More than two thirds are reporting bullying at school - many simply because they care for a loved one at home. Carers Trust, the UKs largest charity for unpaid
carers, is releasing new guidance and a training video, so professionals can take swift action to protect young carers - preventing the devastating impact of bullying. More than two thirds (68%) of young carers
aged 6-18 said that they had been bullied at school and research commissioned by Carers Trust found that a quarter (26%) of young carers surveyed were bullied at school specifically because of their caring role. Working with young carers who have become
bullying victims themselves, and Devon Carers, Carers Trust has produced practical guidance to help professionals prevent bullying from happening in the first place.
The aim of this new guide and accompanying
film is to help professionals working with young carers in youth services, sports centres, community clubs and schools - where young carers may be being bullied - to have improved understanding of how caring for a family member may increase the susceptibility of a young person to being bullied. The report reveals that by modifying the
environment where the young carers are, such as taking steps to prevent young carers from becoming isolated, for example by providing transport to social activities, can help to reduce the likelihood of young carers being bullied. Carers Trust is now calling on professionals to
identify, support and protect young carers from social isolation in the first place, which can lead to the damaging effects of bullying, by implementing simple recommendations in the anti-bullying guidance.
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New Principal appointed at Pool Hayes Academy
A new Principal has taken the helm at Pool Hayes Academy in Willenhall. Former Vice Principal Luke Baker
was appointed to the position on 1st September, and has aspirations to achieve an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating during his tenure. Working in a variety of roles over
his 16-year educational career, including Assistant Head Teacher and Head of Humanities, Luke was Vice Principal at Pool Hayes when it was converted to an academy in February. Luke Baker, new Principal of Pool
Hayes Academy, part of Academy Transformation Trust, said: “Our results have significantly improved over the last two years,
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Thousands of young people turning to Childline worried about online sexual exploitation
The growing use of apps and webcams is leading to more children becoming potential victims of grooming for sex. New figures from Childline, a service provided
by the NSPCC, show the number of counselling sessions for children worried about online sexual abuse rose last year (2015-16) by 24% to 3,716. Most of these were aged 12-15 and almost two- thirds were girls. One in eight of the sessions - 459 - related specifically to grooming, an increase of 21%.
Peter Wanless, chief executive of the NSPCC,
said: “Most of us talk to people online and it’s a great way to stay connected and make new friends. But it can be a playground for paedophiles, exposing young people to groomers who trawl social networks and online game forums exploiting any vulnerabilities they may find. “Young people may not understand what is
right or wrong in a relationship, or what to do if something makes them feel uncomfortable,
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online or offline. ‘Listen to your Selfie’ is aimed at helping young people recognise signs they are being manipulated, controlled or exploited so they feel empowered to make their own decisions or choices. We hope that by putting this in the spotlight we can help young people to feel able to speak up if they feel worried or scared about a situation or relationship.”
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and with a continued drive for success and the development of strong relationships across the academy, we aim to make even more progress towards our goal. “I have every hope that we can
achieve our target of becoming an outstanding academy – we’re already on the right track.” Luke was born and raised in Kent,
but after a weekend in the Midlands 20 years ago, he never left the region. An avid Tottenham Hotspur fan, he spends his spare time watching his four sons play football, or cycling to a country pub with his wife of 18 years, Kate.
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