General News

HL: Would you like the chance to represent England and play in the next Homeless World Cup in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in September 2010?  The Big Issue in the North is conducting open regional trials between January and March 2010.     .  
Press release ~ Homeless World Cup
 
ScotGov: A Chinese language & culture visit, by a group Scottish pupils, will take place this summer (2010), while a further 2 Confucius Classroom Hubs are set to open. This will bring the total to 10 hubs across the country - involving 15 local authorities - offering a central learning point for schools & communities about China.
 
Following on from a successful initial visit by 51 pupils to China last year, up to 60 pupils - 6 from each hub - will participate in a 3-week course in July 2010.  The study visit is being organised through Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) in partnership with the British Council and the Chinese authorities.
Press release ~ HMIE - Learning Together: International Education report ~ Confucius Classroom Hubs ~ Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) ~ British Council
 
Newswire – NSPCC: The NSPCC has announced a ‘Call to Action’ to sports organisations and their partners to sign up to a shared vision of child protection in sport for 2015. It calls on all organisations providing sport to children to sign up to key actions, such as involving children & young people in creating child protection plans and ensuring appropriate checks are followed when recruiting staff & volunteers. .
Press release ~ A call to action: refreshing the vision and renewing the call to all organisations to safeguard children and young people in and through sport ~ NSPCC – Child Protection in Sport Unit ~ Youth Sport Trust ~ UK Sport
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