Ignite Imaginations is holding The Art of Imagination & Volunteering conference on Tuesday 11 July. The event will take place from 9:30am-2:30pm and will be held at Post Hall Gallery, Sheffield Hallam University, S1 2AY. The event is free to attend. Bringing together representatives from research, the creative community, health, voluntary sector and education, this … Continue reading The Art of Imagination & Volunteering conference to be held on Tues 11 July →

Build Skill Plus is launching a Rail and Civil training programme on Tuesday 20 June. The course will last 4 weeks, and take place Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm. The course will be based in Doncaster and is designed for those 18+ who are looking to kickstart their career within the industry. This is an employer funded … Continue reading Rail and Civil training programme starting Tues 20 June →

Healthwatch Sheffield launched the next round of their #SpeakUp grants programme on 2 May. These are four grants of £2000 are available to help organisations run projects over the summer which capture the views and experiences of the people you support, on issues in health and social care that are important to them. The Healthwatch … Continue reading Healthwatch Sheffield still accepting applications for #Speakup grants →

Showroom Cinema has just opened applications for this year's BFI (British Film Institute) Film Academy Residential. This training and development opportunity is open to anybody aged 16-19. The course is a BFI Film Academy specialist course in Cinema Programming for the indie cinema circuit consisting of a one-week residential stay in Sheffield (31 July - 4 August) with … Continue reading Showroom Cinema recruiting now for BFI Film Academy Residential starting 31 July →

Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com Written by Mental Health Foundation Mental Health Awareness Week, headed up by Mental Health Foundation, takes place from Monday 15 May - Friday 21 May 2023. The theme this year is 'Anxiety'. Anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 15 – 21 May →

Bags of Taste is recruiting for it's Mentored Home Cooking course. The course is due to begin at the end of April (exact dates tbc) and there are 30 spaces available for interested participants. This course seeks to help individuals who may be struggling with cost of living pressures, and equip them with skills they … Continue reading Bags of Taste’s Mentored Home Cooking course looking for participants to start end of April →

Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Pexels.com Organisations in the UK with an active Community Fridge can now apply for a £7000 grant to develop additional ‘food hub’ activities for local residents. The fund is open to constituted voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, providing they are already registered with the UK Community … Continue reading Hubbub announces Community Fridge hub grants →

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced 30 hours of free childcare for every child over the age of 9 months, with support being phased in until every single eligible working parent of under 5s gets this support by September 2025. The government will also pay the childcare costs of parents on Universal Credit … Continue reading Spring Budget 2023: Boost for parents as govt pledges 30hrs free childcare for every child over 9 months →

This year's National Careers Week will be taking place from 6 - 11 March 2023. National Careers Week (NCW) is a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help … Continue reading National Careers Week: 6 – 11 March →

Written by Chloe Granger, Tutor (DFN Project SEARCH) Rotherham Opportunities College Just a little introduction of myself, I work at Rotherham Opportunities College, and I am the DFN Project SEARCH Tutor/Teacher, where I work on the supported internship programme. I am writing this email to invite you to our Project SEARCH interest event on the … Continue reading Project SEARCH interest event on Weds 1 Feb →