Newsletter - March 2020

Coronavirus Updates

We hope everyone is staying safe and adapting as much as possible to the current world events. Follow the latest NHS advice here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The staff at Lead are currently working at home, but our helpline remains open and we're happy to answer questions by phone 0131 228 9441 or email enquiries@lead.org.uk. All of our face to face learning and befriending services will now be delivered online or by telephone.

Supporting Others to be Safe Online During Coronavirus
1pm on Friday 27th March

Join us for a lunchtime webinar where we'll go through the essentials of strong passwords and identifying online scams so you can support others, especially those self-isolating who might not feel confident using their device.

Everyone welcome.

Join here directly:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/196352389

More information:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-others-to-be-safe-online-during-coronavirus-tickets-100787339646

We've developed educational and information resources to support our learners and the wider public during this time.

Free Online Learning Resources During the Coronavirus

As a team, we’ve collected together websites, apps and information about how you can continue to learn online during this time. These are suitable for everyone, with lots of different options, from improving your English and Maths skills, to specialist courses designed by leading universities.

COVID-19 Impact on Student Funding FAQ Factsheet (PDF)
COVID-19 Impact on Student Funding FAQ Factsheet (Word Doc)

We've created a factsheet with answers to your FAQs relating to the COVID-19 crisis for both further and higher education students.

SCVO have created a directory for those looking for non-medical assistance or wanting to volunteer during COVID-19. You can also list what your organisation is doing to help your community.

Stay up to date with SQA developments - they say exam results will be made available by 4th August and they are developing a system to make decisions about awards. In the meantime they've asked people to sign up to MySQA as a direct/online way of getting exam results.

Remember to follow us on facebook and twitter for more updates and useful links.