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Working with the community, for the community.
2011
Company Number 7705620
Portfolio of Services
Social values and purpose
Our mission:
To provide opportunities in the form of activities and services for children, young people, families and the wider community, whereby they can increase their aspirations and levels of social engagement.
Our vision:
For individuals that access the activities and services to have an improved outcome such as to their skills, knowledge, self-perception, behaviour or attitude and in turn for them to benefit from a better quality of life from the difference that this has made.
Our aim:
To deliver specific activities and services which are identified as required within the localities. To trade services to allow us to continue to meet these needs and provide activities and services.
Our stakeholders:
We have a stakeholder group which will allow the organisation to draw partners and individuals together, from the statutory, voluntary, community and private sectors.
This approach should foster a common purpose whereby the whole community could benefit from a joint approach to delivery that would enable the community to flourish and reflect the multi-cultural and multi-faith diversity of the area.
Social enterprise:
We operate for the benefit of the community, where profits will be reinvested back into the company to allow us to continue to offer activities and services, for the communities to benefit.
Overview
Our background:
We have worked at the forefront of community leadership for many years which has included the co-ordination, delivery and implementation of educational programmes for children and young people; adult, family or community learning; staff training and wider wellbeing activities and services.
Examples of projects will be shown through our portfolios and on our website at www.raise.btck.co.uk
Our audience:
We provide services for a range of organisations such as schools children’s centres, community centres, faith groups, statutory partners and the community/voluntary sector.
Our activities:
For learning organisations our activities aim to support:
Quality of Teaching,
Pupil Achievement,
Pupil Behaviour and safety.
In addition, we are also offering:
Adult, Community and Family Learning,
Research Support,
Funding, Bid Writing and Project Management,
Brokerage Service.
Further information:
For an introduction to our services and activities, please read the following information portfolio. For further information please visit our website at www.raise.btck.co.uk or contact:
Julia Everitt Director 07826 534664 [email protected]
Shanie Hayes Director 07598970451 [email protected]
Quality of Teaching
RAISE CIC can assist with the improvement to the quality of teaching and learning, by aiding the development and creation of professional learning communities, to aid in the success of every student.
What can RAISE CIC do to assist the Quality of Teaching?
We can create a calendar of continual professional development tailored to your school’s individual needs. This can be aimed at teaching staff or support staff and could include the following:
E-bulletin service to promote CPD opportunities
Support to create a network of related professionals i.e. school business managers or teaching assistants including chairing meeting and minute taking
Support and co-ordination of specific meetings and activities
CPD aimed at a group of professionals i.e Teaching Assistants to share best practice
Provision of staff bulletin to promote work of PLC or relevant activities and services
Act as a point of contact for PLC/facilitate external communication from providers/LA
Range of specific CPD Opportunities
Support schools to broker their specific staff attributes to other schools
Example courses and workshops include:
Literacy or numeracy for teaching assistants/support staff
Equality and Diversity
First Aid
E-Learning (Embedding in teaching)
Health and Safety
ITQ
Stress Management
Yoga
Relaxation
Time management
Divorce, bereavement and separation
Support for families of prisoner
We will consider the quality of teaching and other support provided for pupils with a range of aptitudes and needs, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, so that
their learning improves. (Ofsted 2011)
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Pupil Achievement
RAISE CIC can assist schools to focus on pupil achievement by supporting them to develop and deliver a range of activities and services such as: Gifted and Talented RAISE CIC can assist to develop and deliver activities particularly with gifted and talented young people in mind such as:
Arts
ICT
Cookery
Volunteering
Science
Sports
Enterprise/Social Enterprise
Volunteering
Enrichment RAISE CIC can support you to offer a range of activities that aim to enhance the curriculum on offer which include:
Cross-Curriculum Projects
Literacy Week
Forest Schools
Science Week
World Book Day
Roald Dahl Week
Arts, Crafts, ICT, Cookery, Science, Sports, Enterprise, Social Enterprise, Volunteering
Celebrating Diversity
Enrichment Half/Day (4 workshops)
Extra-Curricular Activities
Activity in a box (including lesson plans)
OOSH activities and opportunities (e.g. dance etc)
Administration support for Children’s University
Providers across areas at discounted rates
Promotion of community activities
Matchmaking with partners or providers
Support/provision for SEN pupils
Good schools create an ethos focused on achievement for all, where additional support is offered early to those who need it, and where the right connections are made to health, social care and other professionals who can help pupils overcome whatever barriers to
learning are in their way. (DfE 2010)
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Parental Engagement We can support your school to engage parents to develop co-ownership of their child’s education RAISE CIC can support the pupil achievement through our selection of workshops, courses and support activities which include:
Assisting parents with learning strategies
ICT accredited or non accredited courses
Internet Safety Sessions
CV writing/employment workshops
Information, advice and guidance Sessions
Home to School Links
Family Learning such as SHARE, crafts, storysacks, sports activities
Citizenship (Being together, being ourselves).
Support to complete paperwork (FSM)
Coffee mornings
Parent and toddler groups
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Pupil Behaviour and Safety
RAISE CIC can support schools in the promotion of pupil behaviour through a range of activities:
Alternative Curriculum
RAISE CIC is working with a range of providers and agencies to offer a host of alternative curriculum activities. These include:
ASDAN qualifications
Sports activities
Volunteering
Skills for Work
Forest Schools
Combat Activities
Sports Leadership
Gardening
PSHE
RAISE CIC has links with a range of providers and can offer these activities:
Bullying Programmes
Equality and Cultural Diversity
Zippy’s Friends
Growing Up
Transition
Cyber-Bullying
Internet Safety
Alcohol Awareness
Health Week
1:2:1 Support
Domestic Abuse
Self-esteem
Relationships
Pupils’ behaviour towards, and respect for, other young people and adults, including freedom from bullying and harassment that may include cyber- bullying and prejudice-
based bullying related to special educational need, sexual orientation, sex, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment or disability.
(Ofsted 2011)
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Adult, Family and Community Learning
RAISE CIC has experience of developing and delivering a range of learning activities for adults and families. These can be based around a variety of topics, which can be linked to the learning organisation’s specialism, priorities or to complement existing provision. We can offer bespoke courses depending on your requirements
Family Learning
The types of family learning activities which RAISE CIC can offer include:
Christmas Crafts
SHARE
Halloween Crafts
Build Your own Robot
Science: Big Bang
Easter Based Crafts
Animation
Keeping Up With The Children – Literacy/Numeracy/IT
Family Crafts
Activity in a box (including lesson plans)
Adult and Community Learning
The types of adult and community learning activities which RAISE CIC can offer include:
Seasonal Activities
Basic Food Hygiene
Floristry
Information Technology
Art
Book Club
Literacy
Numeracy
Sugarcraft
Cookery
Through introducing family learning, we have promoted our school as a building of learning for everybody who comes into it. It creates better
parent/children/teacher relationships and we can see the impact with the children.
Primary teacher and governor, Bournemouth. (IFFL 2009)
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Research
RAISE CIC has experience of performing consultations,
evaluations and research projects. We can support your
organisation by offering the following:
Community consultations, audits, evaluations, feasibility studies or specific research projects. This can include from an informal consultation to a small-scale research project.
Facilitation of specific networking events with a range of partners offering activities and services.
Arrange forums or conferences with a marketplace where you can network or meet providers or partners.
Details of relevant community and voluntary sector organisations and attend specific events on behalf of your organisation.
Support for a specific initiative or event with an information stand or details around a specific topic or use it to collect valuable information from participants.
In order for the benefits of consultation to be maximised, it is crucial that consultation is considered strategically and that consultation exercises
are effectively planned and conducted. (Wolverhampton City Council 2006)
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Funding, Bid Writing and Project Management
RAISE CIC has experience of bid writing and project management. We can support your organisation by offering the following:
Tailored funding advice for your organisation and support you with making applications or signpost to additional providers.
A partnership matchmaking services for organisations looking to write specific funding bids.
Provision of a termly specific funding bulletin to promote relevant activities and services
Assist community groups or young people to acquire funding to benefit the local area.
Support for the creation of management committees, social enterprises or school PTAs.
Provide project management and work to create the bid, if organisations or individuals wish to apply for funding, but lack the skills or capacity to project manage the bid.
Social enterprise sits in the middle of a spectrum between the public and private sectors, generating revenue from both trading (for example sales of products and services) and grants in order to serve the public good. In an age of reduced public spending, social enterprise may well provide a solid platform through which services can be sustained.
(Miller et al. 2009)
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What other aspects can RAISE CIC deliver to support individuals and a range of organisations within the community and local area?
Support to improve skills, local services or increase engagement, such as towards a school governor or community consultant. We will be running activities where you can do this or signpost you to alternative provision through our networks.
Assist individuals to start their own business, community organisation, PTA, user forum or management committee. We can support you to do this and signpost you to organisations where you can receive further support.
Help to improve skills to change jobs, create a CV, search for suitable jobs or courses. We can offer specific courses or information, advice and guidance so you can determine your next steps or signpost within our existing network of providers.
A learning or community organisation would like to offer bespoke training or community learning courses. We have experience in offering adult learning and with our range of tutors and trainers could assist to deliver this in your organisation.
Do you want to complete a community audit or study, but are unsure where to start? Do you want to determine the effectiveness of your current services and activities, but do not have the capacity to do this? We have experience of performing community consultations, carrying out monitoring, reviews, evaluations and specific research projects.
Support to acquire funding for a community organisation. You might need to work in partnership or lack the skills to write bids or manage the project. We can work with you.
Assist to increase the community involvement or partners within your community organisation. We can arrange a community audit for you or match make with providers already on our database.
Facilitation of meetings, training events and conferences. We could create networks of professionals associated to your organisation or organise your meetings or training events.
Offer a community directory of services and activities for your learning organisation. We are constantly auditing local provision and we can provide this for you.
We would be happy to meet with you to discuss our activities and services. Further details about the way in which RAISE CIC can support individuals and organisations is available on our website at www.raise.btck.co.uk
More details about our range of activities and services can be found on our website at www.raise.btck.co.uk
For further information or to arrange an appointment please contact:
Julia Everitt Director 07826 534664 [email protected]
Shanie Hayes Director 07598970451 [email protected]
