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Partnership for Young London's weekly policy update is a collection of policy news, opportunities, and an update on our events and work in London's youth sector. If you have any opportunities or work that you want to promote, please email update.pyl@gmail.com
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Calling all organisations working with young people: at a time of crisis (not just pandemic related) who do you turn to?
 Survey alert – Funders want to hear from organisations working with young people – how can make sure you get the support you need? Please see complete this survey to support what infrastructure is needed across the youth sector.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/JMYQGHK

  • Where do youth sector delivery organisations get their infrastructure support from? Complete this survey to help funders get it right.
  • What do you need and value? Who do you reply on? What’s missing?
  • Help funders improve – they want to hear from you so they fund the right infrastructure support for the youth sector.

Trauma informed practice training series
Partnership for Young London is working in collaboration with Nicola Lester Psychological Trauma Consultancy to deliver a series of webinars on trauma awareness, trauma informed practice, developing therapeutic skills for practice and developing trauma informed organisations. Each session is 1.5 hours and will be delivered online, presentation time is approximately 1-hour with time for discussion and questions in the remaining 30 minutes


Involving young Londoners: A review of participatory approaches in the youth sector
Peer research, participatory approach, community action research, participatory action research, or youth-led, or community-led research. There are a variety of ways to describe young people’s participation in research and decision making, and even more variety in how it is being done. This review is a small look into how some organisations are navigating their own participatory approach with young people; from funding, to recruitment, to the impact they have seen.


TRAINING AND ONLINE EVENTS
Upcoming Young Londoners' Fund training sessions.


.Rishi Sunak unveiling 'kickstart jobs scheme' for young people
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is announcing a £2bn "kickstart scheme" to create more jobs for young people, in a statement to MPs. It is part of an emergency package to prevent mass unemployment as coronavirus hits the UK economy. For each "kickstarter" job, the government will cover the cost of 25 hours' work a week at the National Minimum Wage - £4.55 for under 18s, £6.45 for 18 to 20-year-olds, and £8.20 for 21 to 24-year-olds. The government said it would allow young people "the opportunity to build their skills in the workplace, and to gain experience that will improve their chances of going on to find long-term sustainable work".

UK universities receive record number of applications in lockdown
More than four in 10 18-year-olds applied by 30 June, with biggest rise at peak of Covid-19 crisis. A record 40.5% of all 18-year-olds in the UK have applied to go to university, with numbers rising significantly during lockdown, according to the university admissions service UCAS. It is the first time that more than four out of 10 students (40.5%) had applied by 30 June to go to university and the figures will offer some comfort to universities bracing themselves for the Covid-19 aftershock. Applications for nursing are up 15% year on year, and UCAS says that for the first time more than a quarter (25.4%) of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds had applied to university or college by the 30 June deadline.

London Community Response Fund
A new wave of funding has been announced from the London Community Response. Enable grants supports work that helps to prevent difficulties arising from the crisis escalating, and that enables people to emerge from crisis. Adapt grants help organisations to restart, adapt or collaborate for the future.Organisations can apply for up to £50,000 for grants lasting for up to six months, though it can be for a shorter period.

 National Lottery Project Grants 
On Wednesday 22 July the National Lottery Project Grants will re-open. Thanks to National Lottery investment, Arts Council England are able to support a wide range of creative and cultural projects run by people or organisations. Grants can be used to fund those directly creating and delivering work, as well as supporting individuals and organisations to do research and development projects. 

The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust - Charity Survival Fund
The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust has set up a £10 million fund to help small and medium sized charities struggling with income loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund is for charities with an annual income less than £5 million. The grants will range from £1,000 to £250,000. The Trust is keen to hear from charities that it has not previously funded. The deadline for applications is Monday 27 July.

Partnership for Young London – COVID – 19 Updates
As well as the Weekly Update mailing list we have created a COVID-19 updates section on our website, and we aim to keep these pages posted on any specific updates that are relevant for the youth sector and young people. Including information on funding, online training and guidance. Please contact Rianne.Williams@cityoflondon.gov.uk if you’d like to add any resources.

MyLifeMySay – ‘The Forgotten Generation: British youth perspective of COVID-19’ 
The report by My Life My Say and Opinium; reveals that three quarters (73%) of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK believe that the Coronavirus pandemic has had the biggest impact on them compared to any other social, political or economic event in their lifetime. With only three in ten (29%) thinking that the government is taking them into account when making decisions relating to this pandemic, and over 100 signatories have sent an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling for the government to:
  • Launch an inquiry into how COVID-19 has impacted young people aged 16 to 25 years old; 
  • Establish a national youth task force to produce recommendations from the inquiry report;
  • And, commit to responding to the recommendations with policy proposals and a clear timeline for implementation. 
Children’s Commissioner - Teenagers falling through the gaps
This report assesses the number of teenagers in England, and in each local area, who were already vulnerable and falling through gaps in the education and social care systems before Covid-19. The risks focused on here – such as persistent absence from school, exclusions, alternative provision, dropping out of the school system in Year 11, or going missing from care – are important signals of children at higher risk of future educational failure and unemployment, as well as of falling into crime and criminal exploitation.

Hungry for Change – fixing the failures in food
The House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment has published its report on food insecurity, saying that "The Government knows about the problem. It’s time to stop the dither and delay, endless talking and consultation, and get on with it." It includes recommendations on school food:
  • Free School Meal allowance should be increased
  • The Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care should establish a taskforce for monitoring school food
  • Funding for the national Schools Breakfast Programme should be increased
  • The Holiday Activities and Food Fund should be significantly extended
  • The Government Buying Standards should be universally applied across the public sector

Coronavirus youth blog – by Salem
 I am a 17 year old student and for me this lockdown has been full of endless video calls, time with my family and catching up on work. As an aspiring writer, it has given me the time to write more books and scripts. At the start of the lockdown the days seemed endless and identical, I then adopted a routine, which greatly improved my productivity during this time. I am also especially grateful to my family and friends, who have helped to make this lockdown time the way it was for me.

Rainbow Trust - Families caring for a seriously ill child must not be forgotten
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity has published a response to updated shielding guidance, reminding government of the situation for families with seriously ill children whose specialists may advise them to continue shielding till the end of the year, and for whom government guidance urging a return to everyday activities could be confusing to interpret.

Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities
This information is for those managing multi-use community facilities. It signposts to relevant guidance on a range of different activities that can take place in these spaces, in line with the government’s roadmap to ease the existing measures to tackle COVID-19.

The Department for Education - Advice for care leavers during and after COVID - 19
The Department for Education has produced a series of factsheets for care leavers to provide further information about the support that is available during the COVID-19 crisis. The Covenant has created an accessible booklet to communicate this information, which includes specific sections on:
  • Care leaver parents
  • Care leavers who are self-employed/ freelancers
  • Care leavers on Universal Credit
  • Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children

NSPCC - Coronavirus (COVID-19) briefing: safeguarding guidance and information for schools
The NSPCC has updated its briefings to reflect latest government guidance for schools and social workers as pupils return and in-person services start to resume: Click here to see more COVID -19 related resources and guidance (updated weekly).

Cranfield Trust- Future focus free webinars for charity leaders
Cranfield Trust are offering a free webinar series designed exclusively for those working within a charity or CIC. There will be specialists on topics including finance, collaboration, remote working and well-being. The first webinar in the series is on Wednesday 15 July at 11am.

Long-term impact of open youth work: Research design workshop
Dr Tania de St Croix and Louise Doherty are qualified experienced youth workers, working at King’s College London, delivering a workshop to explore the long-term impact of youth work and to shape a future research project. In preparation for the event, participants will be sent a web link to the online workshop and a two page summary of the planned research nearer the time. This will be on Thursday 16 July, 2pm-3:30pm.

British Council - Live event series - Conversations of our time
Conversations of our time is a series of free digital events that will give the opportunity to learn from and engage with respected and inspiring thought leaders from around the globe. Each event will address a key societal issue and provide you with actionable insights from our expert panel. The next event is on Thursday 16 July at 12 – 1pm.

Mayor of London- Talk London campaign: Culture after lockdown
Talk London have launched a short survey to look at Culture after lockdown. They are keen to understand how young people have been keeping up with cultural activities during lockdown and what it will take to make them feel safe and comfortable attending a cultural event or venue. Take part in their 5 minute survey here. Deadline Friday 31 July 2020, 17:00pm.

Centre for creative explorations - Call out to the NSEAD Cultural Capital Special Interest Group.
Centre for creative explorations are looking for people to share their thoughts and experiences of Cultural Capital; help deepen the conversation and question what we mean by cultural capital and who want to support teachers challenge this in the classroom. To help feed the debate and broaden the audience they are looking for short 3-5 minute filmed contributions. This can be as simple as recording on Zoom. For full details contact Clare Stanhope, email: centreforcreativeexplorations@gmail.com

London Youth – Youth Action Delivery Officer
London Youth are looking for someone to lead the inclusive environmental action programme, Keeping It Wild, designed to support young people to engage with and protect London’s wild spaces.  Alongside London Wildlife Trust, Headliners and John Muir Trust, this role will support young people from backgrounds currently under-represented in natural heritage, to gain vital skills while discovering, conserving and sharing their experiences of the capital’s wild spaces. Salary £30,108. Deadline is Monday 20 July 2020.

Job Advert – Renaisi Southwark Social Economy Coordinator
 Renaisi, provide employment and inclusion programmes for people experiencing disadvantage and exclusion in London. They are looking for a Social Economy Coordinator to help fulfill their vision of a collaborative, sustainable and diverse social economy, which delivers positive social impact and a better future for all Southwark's residents. Deadline is Sunday 26 July 2020.


Opportunities for Young People

Young Urban Arts Foundation – Y.R.D courses
Young Urban Arts Foundation  have joined forces with Rio Ferdinand Foundation & DigiLearning to create Y.R.D.  This partnership extends their FREE online courses to 13 - 24 year olds spanning leadership, creative arts, sports and tech skills aimed at improving emotional wellbeing and reducing feelings of isolation.

Elimu International - Learning from our leaders
On Thursday 16 July Elimu will be hosting a panel talk with two Black Seniors in the House of Commons. They will be discussing their career journeys and their take on the Black Lives Matter movement and how we can reach solutions. The talk is from 3 - 4pm.

SALTO Youth- Youth Work: The lessons from the crisis
This conference aims to provide a platform to reflect and analyse the ways in which this crisis has affected the lives of children and young people. Participants will exchange experiences from different cities across Europe during this pandemic to inform practice. Deadline is Sunday 23 August.
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