April 2016 One Bulletin One Nottingham is the Strategic partnership for Nottingham

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ON Board 1 Jane Todd – The Highlights and the Lowlights Message This month has been hectic for us here at Young Creative 2 One Nottingham. Entries for the Young Creative Awards closed on 21st March Awards & News and we’ve had more entries this year than Safe Families 3 we’ve ever had (more information about for Children this on page two)!

Dolly Parton 4 When I was Chief Executive of the Nottingham City Council I was involved in launching Women in Nottingham. Six Local News 6 years went by and we decided it was time Events 6-7 to relaunch this empowering group, but felt it was time to take the group in a different direction. The relaunch took place on 24th March where women from Nottingham and , who contribute to this County with their brains, dynamism and businesses came together. There was a lot of positive discussion about why each of us think this group is important, and most importantly how we can contribute to the next generation of business women being even more successful than the current one. When the group was first launched we had a mentor scheme in place in order to guide young women in the direction they wanted to go. This time however, we think we can do better. In particular we want to inspire young women by building networks with particularly less advantaged schools, where they can come and learn from us and ask any questions they need answering. Each member of our group will devise a profile that tells their story, showing young girls that we have all jumped through hoops to get where we are today. We will make it available on our website and through schools to show the different career paths women can take, in particular paths they may not have even thought were even careers. We think it’s so crucial to break gender norms by targeting children from a very young age, by showing these young girls and boys that women are firefighters, pilots, engineers and doctors too and that they should not be restricted because of their gender. Less than a third of women make up senior positions and we want the next generation of women to make up half of the senior positions — because we can do it!

Jane Todd - Chair of the One Nottingham Board

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Message from the Board The March meeting of the One Nottingham Board started the discussion by focusing on Education in Nottingham, in particular the success of BME attainment. The BME group as a whole recorded increases in attainment comparing 2013 and 2014 to 2015. Statistics were given to the board with thanks to Dan Skurok—Principal Analyst (Education). According to BME attainment by ward, it highlighted 75% of BME pupils achieved 5+ A*-C grades from East and . EAL is a regional priority and included within BME but hidden within all of the high level groups (especially Asian, Chinese, Black and White). Data shows that EAL learners do comparatively well in Nottingham. There is a steady increase, which is above City overall attainment and close to National, with KS2 BME attainment. The KS4 BME attainment for the moment is erratic, but 2015 results show BME attainment at 4.3% above City overall attainment. Furthermore, the attainment of Mixed heritage (and White) young people at KS4 in Nottingham remains a concern. This data has been gathered due to “extended” ethnic groups (as used in schools), which allows for more sophisticated analysis. Part of this BME success has been down to supplementary school support from the Nottingham City Council. There was an agreement from board members that this would be a positive thing to help continue. BME population has risen over the last three years at primary and secondary level with pupils now constituting 50% of Nottingham City’s school population. Board members felt that in order to tackle key issues in schools there needs to be a focus on early years. How the board members can engage with this will be discussed at the next board meeting. Helen Hill from the City Council Policy Team provided a presentation on the Citizens Survey — ‘What Do Our Citizens Think?’ to all board members. Positive statistics were given:

85% of people are satisfied with their local area as a place to live 86% of people agree they can rely on their friends, family or neighbours to provide help. These statistics were then discussed and questions came up concerning how the data gathered from the survey would be distributed to the public and business networks. Helen expressed that in order to get the data distributed she would be very happy to come along to businesses and discuss the Citizens Survey. If this is something you think may benefit your business or your team of people, please do not hesitate to contact her on [email protected] There has been some concern recently regarding the strategic voice of the Voluntary and Community Sector and how that voice can be best used. There was a unanimous agreement that board members want the voice of the Voluntary and Community to be engaging, responsible and strategic. Andrew Redfern will develop this with CVS and other strategic VCS agencies. The proposed changes to city police structures were discussed at the One Nottingham Board meeting, in regards to the way that the police will be organised in the city. A proposal has been made to merge a number of functions with the Northamptonshire and Leicestershire police forces in order to manage the force through “themes”. In doing this the police will be centralising a number of functions and propose to remove the Nottingham City Division and the Chief Superintendent position for the city. The Board were invited to discuss the issue. Mike Manley, the present Nottingham City Chief Superintendent, responded on behalf of the police but prefaced his comments as he had only seen the paper at the Board meeting. He agreed to take comments back to the police and to feed comments through to the council and the CDP on the paper. The board agreed to return to their own organisations to feedback and consult on how they wished to respond to the proposals. The board also authorised Jane Todd to write to the Chief Constable to distribute the key messages and to ask him to organise a public consultation around the proposals.

Don’t forget to cast your vote in the Police and Crime Commissioners election on 5th May 2016. Register to vote here. The paper is available as usual to download on www.onenottingham.org.uk

ONE NOTTINGHAM PAGE 3 Record Number of Entries for the Young Creative Awards! What a hectic couple of weeks it has been collecting all your wonderful entries! You guys have helped us set another record with receiving more entries this year than we ever have! Over 300 — way to go! Each year the Young Creative Awards just gets bigger and better, and without all our young creatives entering we wouldn’t be where we are today. Our judges are now busy looking through all the entries to decide on the winners and most excitingly the Young Creative of the Year! The winners won’t be announced until the night however, to keep it a surprise! This year the Young Creative Awards will be held at the Nottingham Playhouse on the 18th May. This is a free event and everyone is welcome, so bring your friends and family because you should all be proud of the commitment you have given to your entries. You will need to book your tickets through the Nottingham Playhouse. The event will start at 5pm with entertainment, music and food to kick it off. Guests will also have the chance to look at some of the entries we have received and get a feel for the different perceptions young creatives have had of the theme ‘Goals and Dreams’. The ceremony will then go on to begin at 6:15pm and will entail special guests presenting the awards for each of the ten categories, live music and dance. To end the night on a high, the Young Creative of the Year will be crowned. f: /ycreatives t: @nottinghamyca w: www.youngcreativeawards.org

Women Reclaim the Pitch — City of Football News City of Football’s first women’s only night proves to be a huge success, with hundreds of women attending. There was football activities, comedians, live music, dance and a five-a-side football tournament. There to launch the event and support the girls and women was England and Nott's County defender Laura Bassett. Nottingham City of Football are using the success of the women’s game to help get more girls involved in the sport. Now every Tuesday evening 6-9pm there is a girls-only zone at the Forest Sports, where various sessions are held for women and girls 16+ of all abilities to help you try and #findyourfootball. For more information on setting up teams or joining a current team please email [email protected] Laura was really excited when she heard about the launch night and believes women’s football is thriving at the moment because of the coverage from the World Cup last year. Laura went on to say that “events like these are vital for giving women out there an outlet to come and take part in football, or give the game a try if it’s something they’ve never had the opportunity to do before”. Bearing that in mind, head over to www.city-of-football.uk to see if there’s something that interests you like women’s walking football or women’s veterans football session. Also there’s football for men too, including “Rusty Returners”!

Mayor of Harare Welcomed to Nottingham The Major of Harare in Zimbabwe, Mr Bernard Manyenyeni, was welcomed to Nottingham’s Council House last week as part of the friendship links between the two cities. The visit was hosted by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Jackie Morris, and instigated by community leader Trusty Gushure, who moved from Zimbabwe 14 years ago. Mr Manyenyeni and other members of his delegation were greeted by representatives of the council and the Nottingham Zimbabwean community. They were then given a tour of the council house and discussed ways to enhance civic and economic links between the two cities. Councillor Morris said “One of the great privileges of my year in office has been meeting such a diverse range of people from all walks of life and many parts of the world. So I was delighted to meet Mr Manyenyeni and to discuss both the differences and similarities of our roles and cities.” Mr Gushure said “This was a great occasion. We wanted to rekindle the relationship between the citizens of Nottingham and Harare, and I would like to see the two cities working in collaboration for the benefit of all in the future.” www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

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Safer Sleeping Week

The Lullaby Trust is running its national Safer Sleep Week - a campaign aiming to help parents understand the importance of making sure babies sleep safely and are aware of how to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Nottingham City Council is supporting the promotion of Safer Sleep Week locally, working with partners and colleagues across the health, social care and housing workforce to disseminate the messages as widely as possible. SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) sadly claims the lives of around five babies every week in the UK. In Nottinghamshire, the Child Death Overview Panel has highlighted that since 1 April 2009 there have been 35 unexpected deaths of children aged up to 15 months which are directly related to co-sleeping or unsafe sleeping. Evidence-based, safer-sleep advice will help reduce this number. Colleagues in the housing and homelessness sector are well placed to promote the safer sleep messages - especially to vulnerable people, through their provision of accommodation and support. Housing providers, agencies supporting people into a new home or helping people to remain in suitable accommodation have a significant opportunity to use the following information to help tenants, residents and service users consider the sleeping arrangements for their baby - every time the baby sleeps - whether night or day - at home, in temporary accommodation or when staying with friends and family. Visit www.lullabytrust.org.uk for more information

Safe Families for Children

Safe Families for Children (SFFC) is an innovative way of preventing children from going into care. It provides vital support to children and families in crisis and helps to reduce the number of children entering into the local authority care system. After a successful pilot the charity is seeking ways to make an even wider and longer lasting impact. Safe Families for Children is a volunteer based model. In Nottingham the City Council has worked with the Safe Families for Children charity since July 2015 with over fifty vulnerable children so far helped through the scheme. To date the project has targeted , Aspley, St Ann’s, and Radford. The ambition is now to widen the volunteer base and by doing so to increase the chances of supporting families in need before they reach crisis and before radical intervention becomes necessary.

A meeting will take place to discuss this on 21st April at 1pm in Loxley House. If you wish to attend or would like more information please contact Kevin Banfield. [email protected]

For more information on the charity please visit https://www.safefamiliesforchildren.com/ ONE NOTTINGHAM PAGE 6 Dolly Parton Imagination Library Conference is coming to Nottingham! On Thursday 9th June 2016, Nottingham will see leading academics, researchers, practitioners and politicians come together for England’s first Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Conference.

Research has always been gathered for this charity from the USA. This 2016 international conference will therefore have special focus on examining the latest research and evidence base for the Imagination Library Programme here in the UK.

Another Dolly event coming up is The Lord Mayor's Charity Ball in aid of the Nottingham Deaf Institute and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. This will be held on Saturday April 23, starting at 6.30pm. Tickets are £50 (includes meal and live entertainment).

For ticket reservations and information please contact : Nottinghamshire Deaf Society, 22 Forest Road West, Nottingham NG7 4EQ. By telephone : 0115 970 0516 or email : [email protected]

Imagination Library Facts!

59 - The total number of books each child will receive from birth to the age of five

2,024 - The total number of Nottingham children currently receiving Imagination Library books

£125 - The amount it costs for one child to receive the books from birth until age five

41,155 - The total number of books delivered to Nottingham children since 2009

£500,000 - The amount it would cost each year to pay for EVERY 0-5 year old in Nottingham to receive the books

£213,000 - The total amount of funding raised by Nottingham partners since 2012

£1.3m - The amount SSBC will fund to ensure 11,000 children benefit from the Imagination Library over the next 10 years

For future details or for more information www.dollybooksnottingham.org

On registering for the conference, or if you fancy volunteering at the Ball and becoming a member of Dolly’s Army, please contact: Louis Morin on [email protected] or [email protected]

National Charity Partnership Challenges Nottingham to ‘Beat the Street’

- The delivery of Beat the Street is funded by the National Charity Partnership – a collaboration between Diabetes UK, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Tesco – ‘Beat to Street’ is coming to Nottingham from 27th April to 8th June. This will be a six- week challenge that encourages participants to walk, cycle or run as far as possible in a bid to win prizes!

‘Beat the Street’ will turn Nottingham into a real life game where residents are challenged to form or join a team in order to test their determination and see how far they can walk, cycle or run. Participants will tap cards against sensors called ‘Beat Boxes’, which will be found on lampposts across the town in order to log how far they have travelled.

It is completely free to take part and is open to all ages and abilities. As well as prizes for who travels the furthest, there will also be 'lucky tap' prizes just for taking part.

Players will be able to monitor their progress via this secure website.

To find out more information and to express interest in setting up your own team, please contact Greg Hewitt by email on [email protected] or by phone on 07825 631161.

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Ella Ezeabasili Rapping Sensation At 10 Years Old!

The pupil of Henry Whipple Primary School, in Bestwood Estate, loves nothing more than coming up with lyrics and rhymes about "absolutely anything". Amazingly she says her idol is herself!

One of her raps, about anti-bullying, includes the lyrics: "Make a choice and use your voice and make a noise. This school is a sensation, we are the next generation. Why did we start this teasing, who is it really pleasing?" The youngster, of Bestwood Estate, says she loves being creative and is just one of thousands of school children across the city who have signed up to Opportunity Notts – which gives children the chance to get involved in Nottingham attractions, organising something, volunteering, trying new things, training and life skills, and sport and physical activity. It is a Nottingham City Council run scheme that allows children the chance to do all this whilst getting active, being creative, staying stay and broadening their horizons. It encourages local primary and secondary schools to take part in a range of activities – working towards awards at different levels over the course of their school careers. Pupils aged five to sixteen are being urged to sign up and discover more about their community, their city and beyond. Forming a record of achievement for each child, every level is designed to boost attainment, teach useful life skills, and give those taking part a fantastic experience of a wide range of activities. We caught up with Ella at a Primary Parliament event in the Nottingham Council House on Friday 11th March and here’s what she had to say:

"I don't do much after school, apart from a creative writing class once a week. I like to rap about anti-bullying, safety – anything that will encourage kids. I think Opportunity Notts is a good idea as it will help keep kids out of trouble and will give them lots of ideas about things to do. I'm excited to hear about more opportunities to do with anything creative."

Centre for Research in Arts, Creativity and Literacy are hosting an event!

Designing Innovative Learning Spaces Room A32-A34, Dearing Building, Jubilee Campus Thursday 12 May 2016 17.30 – 19.00

Presented by Professor Jill Blackmore, Deakin University, Melbourne

Professor Jill Blackmore, Deakin University, will discuss innovative new learning environments. She will report on research which investigated twelve schools designing new buildings and redesigning spaces in existing buildings. The research was part of an international OECD project which examined the ways in which innovative teaching might be supported in new technology-rich spaces. Jill will argue that flexible learning spaces, as learning technologies, can, but do not necessarily, enable pedagogical reform and she will highlight the factors and practices that do make a difference.

Refreshments will be available from 5.00 pm

To register your attendance, please email [email protected]

For further information visit: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/education/events/research/seminar/cracl12may.aspx

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Norms, Values, Morality: The Comparative Politics of Human Rights Professor Todd Landman, PVC Social Sciences Thursday April 21st 2016, 6pm. Highfield House A1/A2, University Park Please join the Research Priority Area in Rights and Justice and its member centres at the for a special lecture by Professor Todd Landman, a world-leading expert on human rights. He will discuss the evolution of the international human rights regime, different kinds of human rights measures, and systematic ways in which to map, explain, and understand the variation in human rights abuse around the world. Professor Landman is the Pro Vice Chancellor for the Social Sciences faculty at the University of Nottingham and internationally renowned for his work on the measurement and analysis of human rights . Free event and all welcome, but please register at: www.humanrightspolitics.eventbrite.co.uk

Trust Building Project We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to be our Trust Building Ambassa- dors. The aim of the project is to build trust and harmony between diverse communities and the Muslims. Charity No:1089674 Trust Building Ambassadors would you like to be one?

You are the right person to join, if you are someone that can spare few hours a week and who : Has good communication skills Is willing to talk to different community groups Believes in taking right action by individuals for big changes in the society Is passionate to be part of a team who believes in celebrating the shared values, rather than highlighting the dif- ferences;

First training seminar will be at BMCC, 512 Berridge Rd West NG7 5JU on Wed 13th April 2016 @ BMCC CLOSING DATE : 12th April 2016 Contact us for further information: Tel :07510957059

[email protected]

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Have Your Say Nottingham City Council, in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police, is refurbishing and extending the current Sneinton Police Station building on Sneinton Dale. This is to provide modern and accessible facilities for the local community, enabling the Police to have a continued presence in Sneinton Dale.

This building will house a new library (the current libraries will be relocated to a newly refurbished building) and is expected to open in Spring 2017.

You can have your say on the services for the centre, convenient opening hours for the library and what you think the name should be by completing this online survey.

Click here to look at the draft plans for the new library/centre [240kb] The consultation will run from March to 31 May 2016.

Latest Policy Alerts Government’s 2016/17 Budget Tuesday 15th March 2016, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered the Government’s Budget for the financial year 2016/17. This Policy Alert sets out the headlines from the Budget and covers some comment following the Chancellor’s announcement. The Alert features all key announcements including news on public finances, taxation, education, infrastructure and welfare. Reaction to the budget from organisations is also detailed including from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the Resolution Foundation and the Local Government Information Unit. Additionally the Alert highlights the implications of the Budget for Nottingham City. To find out more out more about the Policy Alert, you can download a copy here.

The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act became law on 28th January 2016. This Alert summarises the contents of the Act including details on changes to legislation around Combined Authorities and the creation of the new role of Directly Elected Mayor for Combined Authority areas. Additionally, the Alert highlights some comments about the Act and the implications for Nottingham. You can download a copy of the Policy Alert here.

Welfare Changes You Should Know About — Universal Credit

On 15th February, the rollout of Universal Credit extended to Jobcentre Plus offices in Nottingham City. All jobseekers aged 18 - 60 years and 6 months who are single, have no children and are making a new claim receive Universal Credit.

In addition to this change, from April 2016, there are a number of further policy measures which will affect citizens in Nottingham including the benefits freeze and the National Living Wage.

Nottingham City Council have created a booklet to help Nottingham citizens and organisations supporting them to better understand the upcoming changes. It can be downloaded here.

If you have any questions, please contact the Nottingham City Council Policy Team. Email: [email protected] Council Web: Nottinghamcity.gov.uk/housingplan

Nottingham Low Carbon & Sustainable Construction Conference Are you a micro or small business working in the low carbon or sustainable construction sector?

Join us at the new Nottingham Sustainability and Enterprise Centre for this special event. Confirmed speakers Michael Sharrat, of Terropta - monitoring and controlling energy in temporary buildings Assim Ashaque, of Envirup - delivering environmental solutions to businesses Jade Brindley, New College Nottingham - how hiring an Apprentice can grow your business Nathan Wilkins, Nottingham Joint Investment Strategy for Construction - accessing funding and free training More to come!

The conference is free to attend and will include a lunch where they'll be the opportunity to network and tour the new centre. Supported by: Inntropy, ncn Business to Business, D2N2 Growth Hub and the Low Carbon Hub.

Click here for more information and to book on.

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Kahrmel Wellness are hosting a unique national educational conference on "Tackling Domestic Violence & Abuse In Faith Communities: A FOCUS ON THE CHURCH" in Nottingham on the 14th of April 2016. This a splendid opportunity to become equipped, empowered, & immensely educated, on how to effectively & efficiently tackle all forms of domestic violence & abuse cases that occur in the church, placing the priority on the safety of adult & child victims. The event is open to Church leaders, other Christians, statutory service workers, academics, survivors of DVA, politicians, & professionals who work with victims & perpetrators of DVA.

It is FREE to attend. A light lunch & educational literature will be provided. Exhibition tables are also available.

To instantly book your place REGISTER HERE.

Nottingham Inter Faith Council Here is an update from the Inter Faith Council on what's been happening at their end in the last month;

- At the last committee meeting, attendees were treated to a presentation by Katie Milner on the NHS recovery college and the work of the department for spiritual and pastoral care. A very informative talk, it was enjoyed by all members, and will hopefully lead to even greater collaboration between them.

- They’re also still looking for more volunteers to talk about their faith in schools and places of work etc. They’ve already had plenty of schools, colleges and employers looking for people to come and visit! If you're interested, there's an event in May at NCN that we'd be more than happy for you to help with, and some workshops for one of our local councils - dates from June to September! Get in touch if you want more information [email protected]

Upcoming Events

9th April - An exhibition at the New Art Exchange in called “Sounds of Belief”, inspired by the diversity of faith groups in the city.

8th May - Picnic in Wollaton park 1-4pm. Bring along some food, a blanket and some games, and have fun!

21st June - "Come Dine" at the Quaker meeting house. Please note the change of date!

16th July - There will be a stall at Round Hill school Beeston 11am-4pm.

One Nottingham One Nottingham is the strategic partnership for 4th Floor Loxley House Nottingham. We bring together the public, private, business, community, faith and voluntary sectors to Station Street deliver the city’s priorities, improve the quality of life Nottingham and bring about a World Class Nottingham. NG2 3NG Phone: 0115 8765000 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.onenottingham.org.uk

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