http://bit.ly/1irFXTN/OSCR - Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

http://bit.ly/1irFXTN/OSCR - Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

Scotland's charity regulator: OSCR is the independent registrar and regulator of Scotland's 23,000 charities

www.oscr.org.uk | info@oscr.org.uk | General enquiries: 01382 220446 | Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) 2nd Floor, Quadrant House, 9 Riverside Drive, Dundee, DD1 4NY |

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OSCR Online makes it easier for charities to report to OSCR, and improves transparency for the public. For more information, or to register, visit www.oscr.org.uk

Are you a young carer,www.connectingyoungcarers.org

Thank you to The Loch Ness Rotary Club and
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Football Club for kindly donating funds towards our Young Adult Carer trip which took place in August. The trip to Craggan Outdoor Centre was aimed at Young Carers aged 16-24. We were very fortunate that representatives from Loch Ness
Rotary Club and players from Caley Thistle were able to pop along and meet us during our time away. We enjoyed a couple of relaxing
What’s Coming Up In 2014
Connecting Young Carers will be holding an open day at Eden Court on February the 23rd 2014 from 1pm-6pm. We have spaces for 50 Young Carers aged from P6 up to S6. The day will consist of several workshops that include dance, drama, sound engineering and horror makeup. We hope that all Young Carers who attend will have an opportunity to try their hand at each work-shop and maybe
discover a new talent or hobby. If you know of any Young Carers who are on our network or who would be interested in joining our network and attending the open day please contact Kirsty or Julie on 01463 723562 for more information. We are also looking at running some“Build Your Own and Take it Home” computer classes. Young Carers will get the opportunity to learn how to re-furbish a PC and when they are finished they can keep it and take it home. We do love free stuff.Do You Know Any Young Carers?If you think you may know a Young Carer who may be interested in joining our network and would like more information please check out our new website
www.connectingyoungcarers.org or give us a call on 01463 723562.

KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING COURSE Getting it Right in Child Protection: An introduction.

KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING COURSE
Getting it Right in Child Protection: An introduction



This short course is a basic introduction to Practice Guidance and Child Protection for all staff, including volunteers, who have any contact with children and families. The course is provided in a range of locations and is open to early year’s workers, sports and leisure groups, religious groups etc. free of charge.

Thur 13th Feb 2014 Portree Council Chambers, Tigh Na Sqire, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Portree, Isle of Skye
Fri 14th Feb 2014 Broadford Village Hall, Broadford, 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Isle of Skye
Wed 19th Feb 2014 Kirkside, 1 Manse Road, Nairn 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Thur 27th Feb 2014 Caol Youth Centre, Caol, Fort William 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Mon 3rd Mar 2014 CVG, Telford House, Williamson St, Wick 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Tue 4th Mar 2014 The Park Hotel, Thurso, Caithness 10.00am – 1.00pm
Wed 12th Mar 2014 Education Centre, 13 Castle Street, Dingwall FULL
Mon 17th Mar 2014 Brora Community Centre, Johnstone Place, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Brora, Sutherland
Tue 25th Mar 2014 Charleston Academy, Inverness 6.30pm – 9.30pm
(Assembly Hall)

Please book online via our website at http://www.kcs-highland.org.uk/courses.asp.

If you do not have internet access call Dawn Lawless on 07547 390105.

Any other enquiries please email: highlandkcs@gmail.com

Keeping Children Safe - Childcare Training Courses

www.kcs-highland.org.uk

You can view a list of our courses below. If you would like to attend any of our courses, please complete the booking on the individual courses page.

Trees for life

Following our first Conservation Day of 2014 last week, with 14 folk collecting a bumper crop of Scots pine cones at Dundreggan Conservation Estate, it's the time of year for aspen root collection again.
 

We'll be visiting some interesting sites, new and old, on the Conservation Days in February. It promises to be a good year for flowering for aspen, the last was 1996, so we'll be looking for flower buds; we may well have additional days to collect flowering cuttings for identifying the sex of the trees.

 

We've got the Peoples Millions film crew returning on February the 14th to shoot some more film at Dundreggan following our successful bid for the £50,000. Share your love for the forest on Valentines Day!

We have also launched our Trees for Life Awards celebrating the wonderful contribution that our volunteers and volunteer group leaders have made to our work over the last 25 years. If you have volunteered with us and would like to nominate someone for the award please visit our website.
 

Upcoming dates February:
 

Wednesday 5th - Aspen root collection in Kilmorack & Aigas area, Strathglass.

 

Friday 14th - Nursery tasks (& filming ... or not if you don't have an urge to star on the silver screen) at Dundreggan

 

Wednesday 19th - Aspen root collection in the Cannich area

 

The Torridon trip has been moved back to March 14th to 17th.
 

Lastly, there is another opportunity to see the inspirational film 'Project Wild Thing' at Eden Court Feb 7th at 8.15pm.

We hope that you can join us this month. Please let us know in advance if you would like to take part in the Conservation Days, by calling 01309 691292 or emailingkirsty@treesforlife.org.uk
 

Tuesday 4thFebruary 2014. To be eligible an applicant must be a SSE Customer

The fund is time limited and applications must be made by Tuesday 4^thFebruary 2014. To be eligible an applicant must be a SSE Customer and fit two of the criteria relating to Priority Assistance Fund, for example:

·         Income less than £16,200

·         In receipt of a means tested benefit

·         Spending more than 10% of income on fuel bills

·         Vulnerability in the household

Highland Council Customer Income Maximisation Team will complete the form on behalf of the customer as a benefit check must be undertaken. If you think have any suitable customers who may potentially benefit from this scheme please do not hesitate to contact the team on Tel: 0800 090 1004 oremail: income.maximisation@highland.gov.uk

http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/by-discipline/allied-health-professions/aac-learning-and-development-fund.aspx

NHS Education for Scotland are pleased to announce that the
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Learning and
Development Fund is opening today.  The AAC Learning and Development
Fund is a means by which NES is providing financial support to
individuals and groups who work with and/or support individuals who use
AAC, to access relevant learning and development opportunities.

Applications are welcome from individuals / groups working with
individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in
health, social care, education, voluntary organisations, or any other
sector.

The application form and guidance notes can be accessed via the NES
website:
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/by-discipline/allied-health-professions/aac-learning-and-development-fund.aspx

The Application Form should be completed collaboratively by the
applicant and their Line Manager. Line Manager support is an essential
requirement of the application process. This form has two sections and
should be completed as follows:

Section A: To be completed collaboratively by the applicant and their
Line Manager
Section B: To be completed by the applicant's Line Manager

The closing date for applications is Monday 3rd March 2014.

Cabinet Secretary Public Engagement Events 2014 - Dingwall - Friday 31st January 2014

The Scottish Government is hosting a public discussion with the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs on Friday evening (31^st) in the National hotel, Dingwall. This will be an opportunity for members of the public to have their questions answered on the Government’s case for independence. 

On 18th September this year, the people of Scotland are being invited to take part in a referendum on the question ‘Should Scotland be an independent country’?  The Scottish Government recently published Scotland’s Future, setting out its case for independence.  Scottish Government Ministers are hosting discussions in communities across the country to talk about Scotland’s Future.   This is your chance to ask questions about the issues that are important to you.

Next Event:

Friday 31^st January, National Hotel, High Street Dingwall, IV15 9HA

(Doors open from 6:30pm for a 7pm start)

Hosted by:

Richard Lochhead MSP

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment

Register for the event now:

By Email – ScotFuture@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

By phone - 0300 244 2114