COVID-19

Coronavirus Update – January 2021

St Edmunds Society Training Centre is currently close, in line with the current Government lockdown. We will remain closed until lockdown restrictions are eased for education, but we expect this to last until at least February half term.

We will continue to follow advice and guidance and keep you informed on social media and our website, sending further updates when we are able.

Post-16 students, you will be supported with theory work to complete online, so that you can continue working towards your qualification.

All students will be receiving a letter with more information, and will be contacted by St Edmunds Society staff shortly.

If you have any questions, you can contact Amanda (Study Programme Manager) on 07702 897596.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

Please see below for some useful links.

St Eds Facebook: www.facebook.com/stedssociety/

St Eds Twitter: www.twitter.com/EdmundsSociety

Padlet (download on app store) – St Eds Wefare online resources: https://padlet.com/welfare_st_eds/01603_622035

Mental Health Support – Norfolk and Waveney NHS: www.justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/mentalhealth

COVID-19 Support Groups in the community – find your nearest support group here: https://covidmutualaid.org/local-groups/

Wellbeing Service for mental health support: https://www.wellbeingnands.co.uk/

Children’s Services – Norwich County Council customer services line to raise safeguarding concerns: 0344 800 8020

Shelter: support with housing: https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help/local_services/norwich

MAP: Support with mental health, money, housing: https://www.map.uk.net/covid-19-what-does-that-mean-for-map/

Posted by on 7th January 2021
Uncategorised

Amazon Smile – St Edmunds Society

Did you know you can raise free donations for St-Eds every time you shop online with Amazon?

Please sign up today, and Amazon will donate to us for free every time you shop with them using #smileamazon. This is a simple and automatic way for you to support a charity of your choice every time you shop, at no cost to you.

Sign up to AmazonSmile and choose ‘St. Edmunds Society’ as your charity of choice, by following the link below

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1157532-0

PLUS if you use the Amazon App on your phone or tablet, the money can be donated automatically.

Posted by on 3rd December 2020
Charitable Support, Fundraising, Lifestyle

“Mystery entrepreneur donates £10k to charity that helped when he was homeless”

Our training centre in Oak Street specialises in alternative education, meaningful qualifications and a path to employment for those who were less than well served by the traditional education system.

The charity was founded in 1965 and began as an accommodation project to support homeless young men under 24, but in 2012 the emphasis shifted towards alleviating a primary cause of youth homelessness; a lack of educational attainment and qualifications.

Not directly funded by the government, we rely on the generosity of the public and coronavirus has seen a big rise in the number of young people being referred.

Now a successful local entrepreneur, who prefers to remain anonymous, has stepped in to donate £10,000. The donor passed through our doors a decade ago, and he recently got in contact out of the blue.

Lorraine Bliss MBE, CEO of St Eds said:

“He had found himself in need of St Eds’ aid as a young man with seemingly nowhere to go and no opportunities to further himself. We provided him with accommodation and support, but also the opportunity to reappraise his life and be proud to make something of the talents he had.

After St Eds helped him get the start he needed, he went on to launch a successful media business, and today is the head of a thriving national company. Although he was able to completely transform his life through hard work and application, he had not forgotten what St Eds did for him and countless others. His donation will be invaluable at a time when St Eds’ work is needed more than ever.”

Thank you so much, this donation will be invaluable at a time when our work is needed more than ever to support young people.

Read the full article below: https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/education/st-edmunds-society-norwich-mystery-donor-gives-10-000-1-6928990

Posted by on 23rd November 2020
COVID-19, Staff, Vacancies

Volunteering Opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of Norfolk’s most energetic charities who are on the search for enthusiastic volunteers to expand the provision. St Edmunds Society is a charity recognised for the dedication and influence they have towards supporting young people to gain vocational education to boost their employability.

We support disadvantaged young people aged 14-25 in the local community, providing them with opportunities and meaningful qualifications to give them a chance at a better future. St-Eds supports these young people in making positive attributes to their lives and helping them to boost their confident to move on to new and exciting opportunities. St-Eds work in partnership with local schools and academies to engage young people in alternative provision.

We are recruiting volunteer ‘Tutor Assistants’ to get stuck in with the students and teach them skills or a trade in one of the following areas.

  • Carpentry
  • Tiling
  • Bricklaying
  • Painting and Decorating
  • Motorbike Mechanics
  • Catering
  • Hospitality
  • Hair and Beauty

We are looking for someone who has the desire to support the charity in delivery of vocational skills, supporting and motivating young people with a positive attitude. The ideal candidate will have experience of working with young people and be able to create fun and interesting ways to learn.

St Edmunds Society Staff

Duties will include

  • Supporting the Tutors in delivery of teaching
  • Motivating and encouraging students in their vocational learning
  • Assisting with practical work as directed
  • Encouraging good working practices and to be aware of health and safety
  • Maintaining tools and equipment as directed
  • Wearing appropriate PPE (provided by the society)
  • Assisting with break and lunch time cover duties
  • Maintaining areas to a high standard (tidiness, clean)
  • Undertaking in-house training as required and where appropriate

Please Note:

  • All appointments are subject to satisfactory reference checks and DBS checks (provided by the society).
  • Appropriate Covid-19 policies and procedures are in place to keep all staff and students safe.

Contact Details

If this is something you are interested in we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch with Debbie at admin@st-eds.org.uk or call 01603 622035.

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Posted by on 16th November 2020

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Charitable Support, Fundraising

Making a donation to St Edmunds Society

St Edmunds Society are a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO Number: 1157532).

We are transforming lives in Norwich by providing support, training and life opportunities to disadvantaged and marginalised young people. We are inspiring and re-engaging young people excluded from mainstream education. We have an inspiring vision, but we need your support more than ever during this difficult time.

You can support St Eds in our endeavours. Voluntary donations make a real difference in supporting additional equipment such as tools, computers and materials.

You can do so by visiting www.totalgiving.co.uk/charity/st-edmunds-society or make cheques payable to St Edmunds Society.

Posted by on 25th August 2020
COVID-19

Coronavirus Update – March 2020

**PLEASE NOTE – St Edmunds Society is now open again** 01/09/2020

St Eds will be officially closing tomorrow (Friday 27th March) at 4.30, for the foreseeable future.

We will continue to follow advice and guidance and keep you informed on social media and our website, sending further updates when we are able.

Students are being contacted with work to complete, so that you can continue working towards your qualification.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

Please see below for some useful links.

St Eds Facebook www.facebook.com/stedssociety/

St Eds Twitter www.twitter.com/EdmundsSociety

Mental Health Support – Norfolk and Waveney NHS www.justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/mentalhealth

COVID-19 Support Groups in the community – find your nearest support group here: https://covidmutualaid.org/local-groups/

Wellbeing Service for mental health support – https://www.wellbeingnands.co.uk/

Children’s Services – Norwich County Council customer services line to raise safeguarding concerns – 0344 800 8020

Shelter: support with housing – https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help/local_services/norwich

MAP: Support with mental health, money, housing – https://www.map.uk.net/covid-19-what-does-that-mean-for-map/

Posted by on 26th March 2020
Charitable Support, Fundraising

Welfare Support for the Community – AVIVA Crowdfunding

Our project aims to support children and families to overcome family breakdown and individual challenges, to re-engage in education and training, by providing outreach welfare support to families and young people across Norfolk. We can help students with behavioural, emotional and mental health issues, getting to the root of the problems and giving these young people a brighter future. 

https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/welfare-support-for-the-community

What are we trying to achieve?

We want to help more young people to understand and improve hard to manage behaviours, support students to address social, mental, emotional and physical needs and build and maintain an atmosphere in which students feel secure, encouraged in their learning, and know that they are valued within a healthy and safe environment.

This will enable these young people to begin to achieve both their potential and aspiration by improving confidence in their own ability, with consequential benefits in personal participation and attendance.

Who do we work with?

We work with schools across Norfolk offering vocational opportunities for students who may struggle in mainstream school or face exclusions due to disruptive behaviour. This work is preventative, to help young people find their feet before going down the wrong path, or homelessness.

  •  In a schools we are working with, we have seen massive improvements in attendance of students , from less than 70% attendance last academic year, to more than 90% now.

How will the money help?

We are now encouraged to offer access to our Outreach Support to parents and carers struggling with a young person’s needs. We have identified that there are many families who could benefit from support but do not have the finances available to pay for this themselves. 

This money would allow us to widen the provision we offer out to families across Norfolk, working with parents and young people, to help those struggling with emotional difficulties, with low self-esteem and/or confidence, displaying risk-taking behaviours, in family breakdown or refusing or struggling to engage with professional support.

“I would just like to say thankyou for all your help with everything. You have literally gone above and beyond to help me and no words will ever be enough to say how grateful and thankful I am for all the for all that you have done for me. 

It’s so nice to actually have somebody supporting me and my daughter for once, somebody that has listened and gone out there way to guide us through the correct paths.“

https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/welfare-support-for-the-community

#AvivaCommunityFund #StrongerCommunities

Posted by on 16th March 2020
COVID-19

Coronavirus Advice

COVID–19 Advice for schools and educational settings – information from Public Health England

You may be aware that advice for travellers from affected areas has recently changed and it has come to our attention that this may affect children and staff. Please be aware that this is a fast evolving situation and we will continue to share any new advice at the earliest opportunity.

Advice for returning travellers is as follows;

1) If you have returned from the following areas in the last week, call NHS111 to inform them of your recent travel, stay indoors and avoid contact with other people even if you do not have symptoms:

  • Iran
  • Specific lockdown areas in Northern Italy* as designated by the Government of Italy
  • Daegu or Cheongdo, Republic of Korea
  • Hubei province, China (returned in the past 14 days)

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2) If you have returned from the following areas in the last week and develop symptoms, however mild, you should stay indoors at home and avoid contact with other people immediately and call NHS111. You do not need to follow this advice if you have no symptoms.

  • Northern Italy
  • Vietnam
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Myanmar

3) If you have returned to the UK from any of the following areas in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you should immediately stay indoors and avoid contact with other people, call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country.

  • Other parts of China outside Hubei province
  • Thailand
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • Hong Kong
  • Taiwan
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Macau

Further guidance for educational settings has been published at the following links and will be updated as soon as possible with the above advice and any further changes: : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19

Information for the public: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public

Posted by on 3rd March 2020
Events

Royal Norfolk Show 2019

It was a great honour to meet HRH, Countess of Wessex, at the Royal Norfolk Show this year, as her Charity of the Year.

We had a great two days at the Show, meeting hundreds of people and sharing the amazing work we do at St Eds.

We had lots of fun activities on our stand, including face glitter and hair braiding, buzz wire, guess how many sweets in the jar, and lots of amazing items on display made by our students.

Here are just a few photo highlights from an excellent week.

  • Royal Norfolk Show 2019
Posted by on 11th July 2019
Events

Royal Norfolk Show 2019

We are delighted to finally share with you some exciting news about the Royal Norfolk Show 2019.

St Eds have been operating in Norwich for more than 57 years and this year, for the first time, we have been given a complimentary pitch for two days.

In addition, we have been selected as the 2019 Presidents’ charity of the year, Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex.

We can’t wait for you all to see what we have planned for the 26th and 27th June, and hope to see many of you there over the two days. Come and visit us on Avenue 4, Stand 69.

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