Issue 1 June 2012

Welcome to the first edition of Springboard South Tynesides own newsletter. The aim is to
keep all of our partners up to date with our latest news, events and achievements.

Summer Scheme Gets Underway

Springboard South Tyneside and Springboard Sunderland recently launched the Summer of a Lifetime National Citizen programme with two successful taster sessions at Hetton Lyons Park near Sunderland and Druridge Bay, Northumberland. The scheme supports 16-17 year olds from all backgrounds to work together, take on new challenges, make a difference, have fun and the best bit is that there are still places available! At the taster event most of the young people, who were brought along by their parents/carers, took a little time to settle in; but after much encouragement from the staff, were soon ready to get stuck in. During the activity a number of individuals demonstrated a lot of confidence and assisted the other team members which was great to witness. Following the successful event, all participants completed the sign up information to enrol on to the Summer of a Lifetime programme which is open to all 16 and 17 year old school leavers this summer.

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Project Manager Shelagh Lamb said We are looking forward to what will be an action packed programme of events this summer. The young people of South Tyneside will get the opportunity to expand their horizons by trying something new whilst making new and lasting friendships. The scheme is supported by Summer of a Lifetime National Citizen Service programme, with V and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy

Trust, in Sunderland and South Tyneside. The programme has received loads of support from all local schools, South Tyneside Council and from Olympic Ambassadors Katie Storie and Chris Cook who have given the scheme the thumbs up and encouraged young people to take part.
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Activities on the Programme

Each participant on the Summer of a Lifetime Programme will have the opportunity to take part in two residentials and work on a Social Action Project that will benefit their local community. Activities which will be carried out in the region and at away residentials in the Yorkshire Dales and the Peak District include: Expedition Camp (overnight camp) Abseiling Rock climbing Raft building Canoeing Team building Evening activities Gorgewalking Kayaking Walking Indoor rock climbing Mountain Biking Mountain Bike Maintenance Ditch Cross Arts and Crafts Cooking
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Want to take part? If you were born between 1st Sept 1994 and 31st Aug 1996 then get in touch on 0191 483 4555 and speak to Linda Watt or Shelagh Lamb or visit http://vinspired.com/summer-of-a-lifetime/pages/about-summer-of-a-lifetime This could be the BEST summer ever!!!

University Partnership benefits local charities

A sustainable project with Sunderland University will continue this year. The project helps Springboard South Tyneside learners comple warehousing qualifications but also benefits the British Heart Foundation as well as other local charities.
Springboard South Tyneside got involved in the project when the University needed assistance in clearing out the halls of residence where students had left unwanted belongings. The amount of possessions left behind created quite an operation for our warehousing team who got to work with the logistics and storage of the items. Everything is recycled with donations going to local charities such as Womens Refuge, Marthas Kitchen, The Salvation Army, The Community Regeneration Organisation and the Homeless. Our learners also volunteer their spare time to do car boot sales and help raise money for other charities, such as Barnardos. Through these donations todate The British Heart Foundation has received 14,853.75 raised from the programme. Project Manager Shelagh Lamb said: This has been a great initiative for all concerned, the University has the hall cleared, our learners get great experience managing the warehousing and the local charities benefit from the proceeds. We hope to make more money this year for many worthy Causes.
For more information please call 0191 4834555

Achievements recognised by South Tyneside Council

Springboard South Tyneside are proud to be working in partnership with South Tyneside Adult and Community Learning and we were delighted to be nominated for a number of awards, picking up a number of runners-up awards in most categories.
On Thursday 17th May 2012 at Hedworth Hall South Tyneside Council hosted the ACL Awards 2012. The agenda was to celebrate the achievements of learners, tutors and providers from the past 12 months. Kevin Crawford achieved a runners up certificate for Mentor of Year award, Chloe Davis, Amy Rowan, and Victoria Rayner were all runners up for the WorkSkills Achiever Award and Springboard South Tyneside was also a runner up for the Provider of the Year Award. Next year will see us try even harder to get that coveted winner award. Watch this space!
For more information on Adult Learning please call 0191 4834555

Springboard South Tyneside gets praise from

The report from the Ofsted inspection of Springboard in February has now been published, with virtually every area of the organisation being assessed as "Good". The staff at Springboard across the North East are very pleased that their hard work and commitment has been recognised by inspectors; and learners and their parents can be reassured that the quality of vocational and personal learning provided by Springboard is consistently good. Inspectors found that, "learners like the support and motivation to succeed at Springboard, and that what employers like about us is, "the excellent training that is well matched to employer need". You can find the full report at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspe ction-reports/find-inspectionreport/provider/ELS/50199

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Springboard launches 15th Bike Challenge

Springboard has just launched their 15th annual Bike Challenge which will take place on Sunday 15th July 2012.
The event is a 47 mile bike ride from Allenheads to Roker along the C2C route and as usual promises to be a very successful day. The 14 entry fee will include transport for you and your bike, stewarding, help stations, support vehicles and an end of ride party and t-shirt. Trust Secretary Denise Wilson said: The bike ride is a fantastic annual event with proceeds going to local North-East charities. It is a great opportunity to get a team together to raise money for your favourite cause. For more information and for an entry form contact Gillian on 0191 5155310 entries must be in by the end of June

Step Up to Success
Springboard South Tynesides Step Up programme is helping to tackle the youth employment problem by giving 16-19 year olds vocational training and also helps them to plan the next stage of their career.
The European Social Funded Step Up programme is helping to tackle the NEET (not in education, employment or training) issue by providing career tasters for young people whilst also helping them to obtain the skills and apprenticeship or into qualifications to succeed. employment. Literacy and We work with a number of numeracy can also be developed partners such as South Tyneside further to give learners further ACL, LifeSkills, Zodiac, chances of success. Groundworks, ST College, Call 0191 4834555 for more Leamside information on how the Step Up programme can help you Training Services and Nacro.The scheme gives each learner opportunities to take part in activities in and out of the workplace to help build confidence and communication skills, which would eventually help Many of our learners have found success with the them go forward onto an
Step Up programme

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