Information Bulletin – Sept 2013 ALN Events (Aug 2013-March 2014) “flyer” If you require additional hard copies, please contact Karen/ 0141 354 6509. Throw a Big Book Bash for Book Week Scotland! (25 Nov-1 Dec 2013) Throw your very own Book Week Scotland event this year by organising a Big Book Bash! From book swaps in the office to poetry slams in your local café, Scottish Book Trust (SBT) have lots of ideas to get you started. Simply register your interest and SBT will tell you more. Early Intervention Produced by Glasgow Life to explore the concept of Early Intervention, this paper is useful to all partners. Click link below to access; http://www.glasgowslearning.org.uk/about/adult_learning_group/alg__22nd_august_2013 Glasgow tops UK workless total Glasgow has overtaken Liverpool as the workless capital of the UK, with one in three households containing nobody in work, according to a survey by the Office of National Statistics. More... Capture Glasgow How would you and your learners capture Glasgow and your experience of the city? Glasgow Centre for Population Health are collecting stories to gain insights into what makes the city and its citizen’s tick. To get you thinking, here are some of the questions they’d like you to consider while you create your work: How does Glasgow make you feel? How does the city influence your thoughts, emotions, hopes, fears, health and wellbeing? We’re looking for a varied range of contributions, from sounds and images to poetry and photographs. If you’d like to be a part of Capture Glasgow, please email your text and images to Sheena Fletcher, E-Comms Officer by 2nd October.
Challenge Poverty Week The Poverty Alliance is co-ordinating Challenge Poverty Week which will take place from 13th-19th October 2013. Centred around the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which takes place annually on 17th October, Challenge Poverty Week will bring together a wide range of groups and individuals to highlight what is being done to tackle poverty in Scotland and to build momentum for greater action. For more information and for details on how to get involved click here, email cpw@povertyalliance.org or tweet @PovertyAlliance. Poverty in Scotland Update Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland (and their partners) have updated their summary briefing on poverty in Scotland which gives the latest key facts on the extent, trends, causes and impact of poverty. You can read it here. College Emerging Leadership Programme - Transforming Potential This programme is designed for those who are relatively new to leadership roles (from head of section to senior management team) with the optimism and creative capacity to develop the college sector of the future. The six month programme will stretch, challenge and support leaders for the future. For more information, programme dates and to apply, please visit the College Development Network website.
Events Save the date! GCVS AGM – Friday 6th December Date: Friday 6th December 9.30am Venue: The Albany Learning & Conference Centre “Glasgow’s communities – creating resilience in challenging times” is the theme for GCVS’s AGM which will take place on the morning of Friday 6th December. We are delighted to announce that Phil Hanlon, Professor of Public Health from Glasgow University will be our keynote speaker this year. Further details to be announced. Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability Stakeholder Event | Welfare Reform and its impact on everyday lives Date: November 13th 2013 - 10.00am- 3.00pm Venue: The Scottish Youth Theatre, Brunswick Street, Glasgow...book here
How has welfare reform affected you so far? This conference brought to you by SCLD, will be an opportunity to explore the present day issues in welfare reform and the impact it has on the lives of people with learning disabilitiesMaster classes
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This is a free event For further information please telephone Fiona Horton on 0141 559 5720 Getting it Right for Every Child Conference 2013 Date: 11th to 12th November 2013 Venue: Stirling Management Centre, University of Stirling » Find out more about this event here.
Consultation Tax free childcare consultation The UK Government is consulting on the issue of Tax Free Childcare, which they propose to introduce as a policy to help ease the burden that many working parents face when it comes to childcare. The proposal is for the Government to provide 20% of working families’ childcare costs, subject to an annual limit of £1,200 contribution from the Government for each child. This is equivalent to basic rate tax relief of childcare costs of up to £6,000 a year. More...