Thriving Lives Toolkit Launched

The Thriving Lives Toolkit: Helping schools support children and young people in Armed Forces families

The Thriving Lives Toolkit interactive platform developed by the SCiP Alliance in partnership with the Office for Students Uni Connect Programme and The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust was launched this week.

The Thriving Lives Toolkit is a free evidence-based framework of seven principles to assess, develop and implement a support structure to best allow Service children to thrive.

Leuchars Station: Care Assistants required

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Supporting Civilian Spouses and Partners into Employment

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Leuchars Station: Do you still have your baby box?

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Forces Children Scotland: Are you from a serving, reservist or veteran family?

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EM3 Armed Forces Veterans and Families Programme

Starting in January 2022, RFEA became the chosen delivery partner for EM3, a new initiative from Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership, part-funded by the European Social Fund. The programme focuses on the EM3 area and supports veterans, their partners and spouses, and children, as part of plans to lead economic recovery in the M3 region by growing a skilled population in a range of sectors and industries including; CLICK HERE for more information.

Two new programmes launched from the Covenant Fund Trust

 

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is delighted to announce New Covenant Fund Programmes for 2022/23​:

• The popular Force for Change programme has now reopened for applications.
• The Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programme has also now opened. This programme will award grants of up to £100,000 over a period of up to three years.

A further programme Transforming approaches to supporting unmet needs will launch in Summer 2022.

Scotland: ADES National Transitions Officer newsletter for Scotland

The ADES National Transitions Officer newsletter for Scotland, along with LOADS of useful information and activities has just been published. To read the newsletter in full click on the image above 👆

The main Forces Children's Education website have lots of really useful information for families who are moving to Scotland 👉 https://forceschildrenseducation.org.uk

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Staffordshire: Staffordshire Libraries - online learning guides

Staffordshire Libraries have partnered with Digital Unite to offer an extensive collection of over 400 learning guides about using modern technology created by Digital Unite, the digital learning experts.

The easy-to-use guides are ideal for improving your own confidence and skills or for supporting other learners and can now be found on our website: www.staffordshire.gov.uk/DigitalUniteGuides

There’s everything from computer basics to smartphones, using the internet and broadband TV and they can all be saved and printed as well!

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DWP changes to the Special Rules process for End of Life allowances

 

The Government has changed the Special Rules process for Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance. DWP will now consider a claimant to be terminally ill if due to their health condition or disability they have a life expectancy of less than 12 months (the current definition is 6 months life expectancy).

People can now make a claim under Special Rules for Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance in the final 12 months of their life. Special Rules allow people who have less than 12 months to live to make a fast-tracked claim to benefits without needing to have a medical assessment. In most cases, they will also get the highest rate of benefit. For more guidance see: Special Rules for End of Life factsheet.

​Similar changes are planned for Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.