Mental Health Current work
In 2011/12 we are working in partnership with:
To further develop the Mental Health in Further Education (MHFE) website and e-network. This will include:
a) The http://mhfe.org.uk website, which will continue to provide regular news and information to support the further education learning and skills sector.
b) ‘Where’s your evidence?’ Symposium
A strategic level symposium in Autumn 2011, entitled ‘Where’s your evidence?’ will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas about the emerging evidence base for the benefits of learning for adults with a mental health condition. It will feature presentations from research and development projects and will explore the difference such evidence might make for future mental health and learning policy and provision. The symposium is seeking to attract a diverse audience of people who are in a position to take forward debate and discussion to shape and promote future work and research across sectors.
2. The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)
LSIS has recently announced the following two funding opportunities for further education and skills providers who are funded by the Skills Funding Agency:
LSIS will provide grants of £2500 to five providers to work with at least ten learners with mental health conditions and ten learners who have not declared mental health conditions.
For more information and to download an application form visit:
http://mhfe.org.uk/content/LSIS-co-production
b) Developing learning and skills opportunities for learners with mental health conditions
LSIS will make available a grant of £3250 to 6 providers from the FE and skills sector to develop and work to an action plan that will help you as a practitioner develop skills and understanding in two areas of programme or curriculum development;
- Understanding funding and planning e.g. by working with your Finance Director and staff
- Networking and partnership working, particularly within your own organisation e.g. working with other curriculum teams
For more information and to download an application form visit:
http://mhfe.org.uk/content/LSIS-leadership-201112
The closing date for applications (for both projects) is 5 pm on Tuesday 24th October 2011
During 2011/12, NIACE will work with LSIS to support successful applicants and to disseminate findings and outputs from these projects.
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