UpSkill yourself for as little as £10.00
Reed is offering courses for as little as a tenner at the moment as part of their Government UpSkill Scheme if you’re interested see the link below. Please note the majority of the courses are online and you can work at your own pace.
Check out www.reed.co.uk/courses/discount
employ me london
MENCAP’s will be hosting the Employ Me London Project at their Uxbridge office, for any young SEND people aged 16-24. Learn new skills and get paid to work.
If you are or know of a young person who;
• is aged between 16 and 24
• lives in a London borough
• has a learning disability, learning difficulty or autism
• is out of education, employment or training (NEET)
Please come along to our open day to meet our friendly team who will talk to you about the programme and see if it is right for you.
Employ Me London Open Day on 9th November between 10.00 am - 3.00 pm at Dynamic Training, Unit 2, Brook Business Centre, Cowley Mill Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2FX.
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IMAGINE ME STORIES
In support of Black Pound Day, we would like to shine a light on @imaginemestories who operate a monthly subscription box and online bookshop of black children’s books and black history activities!
Black Pound Day was set up by @bpdofficial to encourage everyone to replace their usual purchases with products from Black-owned businesses once a month as a way of encouraging economic growth in underrepresented communities.
Windrush day workshops
Windrush Day Grant in partnership with ELP is running a series of FREE ONLINE workshops available to Ealing families. Parents/carers and their children are welcome to attend. Online workshops presented on Zoom
Workshop 1: Britain’s Black History
Tuesday 21st September at 4.30-5.30pm and again on 28th September at
6.00-7.00pm. To register, email: trainingsupport@ealing.gov.uk
These interactive whistle stop presentations provide a potted history of Black Peoples’ presence in the United Kingdom starting from the Roman Empire and incorporating the Tudor, Georgian, Victorian eras and the arrival of the Windrush generation up to the present day. The presentation includes aspects of British race relations and its impact on Black and White communities and covers the race riots in the 1950’s and the national uprisings during the 1980’s
Workshop 2:
The Jamaican Men on the Empire Windrush - What Happened Next?
Wednesday 22nd September at 4.30-5.30pm and again on 29th September at 6.00-7.00pm. To register, email: trainingsupport@ealing.gov.uk
These workshops will detail what happened to the group of Jamaican men who were filmed arriving at Tilbury docks in 1948. It will detail life on board the Empire Windrush and the other passengers. In addition, the housing and employment outcomes of the Windrush generation in general will be discussed and their contribution to Britain’s war effort and the rebuilding of Britain in the 1950s' and 1960s'.
Ancient Black History: The Benin Empire
Thursday 9th September 2021
Online Event - presented on Zoom
A big thank you to all those who attended our meet-up yesterday. An informative, and fun session on ancient black history, updates from PARC and tips and guidelines of parent advocacy from CEN.
An information pack will be sent out to all the attendees.
Parents Action and Resource Centre (PARC) will be starting the Queen Nzinga
Saturday School Club from 18th September.
Email PARC at; info@parentsactionresource.org.uk for further information.
For further assistance on tips and guidelines on how to advocate on behalf of your child in school.
Contact Communities Empowerment Network (CEN) at: info@cenlive.org
A Culturally Diverse Bookshelf
Found this month Grazia’s article by Rhiannon Evans featured by MSN
10 Books To Buy If You’re Trying To Make Your Child’s Bookshelf More Diverse (msn.com). All these books can be purchased online from Hive.co.uk - Books, eBooks, DVDs, Blu-ray, Stationery, Music CDs
DIVERSITY & KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY
QUICK SURVEY
In our ongoing endeavour to define and cater to the needs of Black Caribbean families in Ealing, we would appreciate it if you would take two minutes to take part in our survey.