General News
LDA: The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has recently, announced a £900k funding boost to help hundreds of the capital's homeless gain essential skills and get back to work.
The Homeless to Work programme, funded by the Mayor through the London Development Agency (LDA), will see outreach teams working directly with homeless in London offering them opportunities to gain skills and training.
The Homeless to Work programme, funded by the Mayor through the London Development Agency (LDA), will see outreach teams working directly with homeless in London offering them opportunities to gain skills and training.
Working with the Mayor’s London Delivery Board (set up to end rough sleeping in the capital by 2012), it is hoped that the programme will help up to 600 homeless people get back to work and find a home.
CLG: Britons who saved the lives of Jews and other persecuted groups during the Holocaust have been honoured for their actions. This is the first time such recognition has been bestowed by the State as a tribute to those civilians who undertook extraordinary acts of courage and self sacrifice, in order to help others.
The award - British Hero of the Holocaust - is a special award akin to a state honour. The solid silver medallion is 50mm wide and in a black leather presentation box. The obverse is inscribed – ‘in the service of humanity’ and the reverse – ‘in recognition of xxxx whose selfless actions preserved life in the face of persecution’.
It has been presented in the name of 27 individuals, many of who have now died. Two – Sir Nicholas Winton (100) and Denis Avey (91) – accepted their award in person at a Downing Street reception last week.
Press release ~ Holocaust Education Trust ~ British Hero of the Holocaust Factsheet ~ Directgov: UK Honours system
WAG: Cardiff City Footballer Joe Ledley has given his support to the launch of a new website called ‘Pupil Voice Wales’ for children, young people & adults in educational settings in Wales.
Funded by the Welsh Assembly Government with support from the ‘Reach the Heights’ European Social Fund, children, young people & staff can use the website to share information, post comments, ask questions and publish case studies about their involvement in decisions that affect them in learning settings across Wales.
Funded by the Welsh Assembly Government with support from the ‘Reach the Heights’ European Social Fund, children, young people & staff can use the website to share information, post comments, ask questions and publish case studies about their involvement in decisions that affect them in learning settings across Wales.
A video-clip competition entitled ‘Your Future, Your Feature’ has also been announced on the website and is open to all children and young people aged 3 – 18 throughout Wales. Pupil Voice Wales replaces the School Councils Wales website which was launched in 2006.
WAG: Heritage Minister, Alun Ffred Jones, last week launched the Artes Mundi Exhibition of international contemporary art, at a preview event in Cardiff. 8 shortlisted artists, whose work reflects different worlds and different realities, make up the 4th major Artes Mundi exhibition of international contemporary art, opening at National Museum, Cardiff, on Thursday 11 March to 6 June 2010.
The aim of Artes Mundi, which brings together outstanding artists from around the world who stimulate thinking about the human condition & humanity, is to give a platform to contemporary artists who are established in their own countries but have previously received little critical recognition in the UK. The judges will consider the artists’ work of the last 5 to 8 years and the winner of the £40,000 Prize will be announced at National Museum Cardiff on 19 May 2010.
QCDA: Leading figures from business & education came together last week as the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) launched a new qualification (to be introduced into every school in September 2010) aimed at providing young people with essential life skills that will help them succeed in further education or employment.
LDA: The London Development Agency is to provide £4m to the Bankside Urban Forest - a programme of works to improve public space in the Southwark Bankside area, stretching from the riverside to the Elephant and Castle.
