Monday, June 11, 2012

Deeper and deeper - into the global mindset

Our young 'future leaders' are being drawn deeper and deeper into the global mindset, this government along with others is pushing ahead full-pelt.Nick Hurd, Frances Maude (known from a past website to have an interest in gay young people!)..add them to the list.....

National Citizen Service (NCS), http://www.catch-22.org.uk/NCS which is being delivered in the area by Safe In Tees Valley http://www.safeinteesvalley.org/  , is looking for school leavers to take advantage of the scheme, which is designed to improve their life and career skills.
The summer long programme, which is now in its second year, is also aimed at empowering teenagers with greater self-confidence, pride (in what?) and (common)purpose. 

NCVO, ACEVO and 21 other key sector umbrella bodies have jointly released a statement on proposals of the new European Directives, which would significantly improve civil society organisation’s ability to bid for public sector contracts.(More privatising)  In particular, the umbrella bodies would like to see implementation of the proposals for:Reduced regulation for social services; Encouraging smaller contracts and obligations to explain large contracts; An independent advice and oversight body; The grouping are seeking a meeting with Cabinet office minister, Francis Maude to discuss civil society priorities in the UK’s current negotiations with the EU............