Projects
Introduction paragraph for Health & Wellbeing projects. This only needs to be a few sentences in length and would help for consistency throughout the website.
Introduction paragraph for Health & Wellbeing projects. This only needs to be a few sentences in length and would help for consistency throughout the website.
Youth Work
Community Learning and Development or ‘CLD’ in Scotland is understood to be ‘a coherent and distinctive set of practices, defined by clearly identified competences; it is delivered in diverse settings and sectors, by practitioners with a wide variety of job titles, working with people of all ages.’ CLD supports primarily disadvantaged or vulnerable groups and individuals of all ages to engage in learning, personal development, social justice and active citizenship with a focus on bringing about change in their lives and communities.
Adult, Family Learning and Literacy
We deliver programmes that are relevant and accessible to our communities and work hard to ensure all learning is life long, life wide and learner centred. We facilitate the development of new skills that adult learners in the community may need to access all opportunities to further learning, employability or involvement in their community. We support; Parents to ensure each child thrives in their home, social and school environment; adults who are looking to improve their reading, writing, spelling, numeracy and IT skills.
Community Development
This can mean different things to different people but is best understood as a planned process, which has the specific purpose of working with identified groups of people; whether they are connected by place, interest, affiliation or identity, to encourage them to actively take part in making decisions about their community. We aim to encourage our communities to share their views on how their needs are best met and influence how services should be delivered.
Multiply
What is Multiply?
Multiply is a new government-funded programme to help adults improve their numer-acy skills. If you’re aged 19 and over and don’t have National 5 Maths (or equivalent), you can access free numeracy courses through Multiply to build your confidence with numbers and gain a qualification.
Want to get help with Maths in everyday life?
Whether you want to get better at budgeting and managing personal finances or do DIY or cooking we can help. We run informal workshops and classes.
Do you want to improve your chances of getting a job that needs a National 5 Maths Qualification but don’t know how to start?
We run classes from level 2 to level 4 which can help you prepare.
Are you a training provider that maybe interested in working with us to provide training for South Ayrshire residents?
Contact us to find out more information.
Do you want to be able to help kids with their Maths homework?
Our specialist Numeracy Development Worker Scott Morrow will be running a series of classes within South Ayrshire.
Call us on 01292 612301 or email: multiply@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Winter Newsletter
A pilot edition was launched in the Autumn which had positive feedback. The next edition will be the winter one and this will provide groups and organisations within South Ayrshire the opportunity to share their funding successes with each other. They can then connect to share good practise with each other. Hopefully positive learning and connections will take place.
Lochside Neighbourhood Group
Supporting Lochside Neighbourhood Group to advocate on behalf of the residents of Lochside and surrounding area. This includes bringing together appropriate services and community members to improve the local area. The group run a Cosy space and the senior community officer has helped them to connect with appropriate services and explore funding for the group.
Winter Newsletter
A pilot edition was launched in the Autumn which had positive feedback. The next edition will be the winter one and this will provide groups and organisations within South Ayrshire the opportunity to share their funding successes with each other. They can then connect to share good practise with each other. Hopefully positive learning and connections will take place.
Lochside Neighbourhood Group
Supporting Lochside Neighbourhood Group to advocate on behalf of the residents of Lochside and surrounding area. This includes bringing together appropriate services and community members to improve the local area. The group run a Cosy space and the senior community officer has helped them to connect with appropriate services and explore funding for the group.
Community Council
Community Councils are an important part of South Ayrshire’s community. They confirm the Government’s commitment to an inclusive democracy which involves local people in the decisions made by their local authorities. Community Councils are voluntary bodies which exist within a statutory framework and which have been granted statutory rights of consultation. The general purpose of a Community Council is to ascertain, co-ordinate and express the wider views of the entire community within its boundaries. Community Councils will seek to represent and include all sections of their communities, regardless of age, gender, ability, ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, or sexual orientation. They can complement the role of the local authority but are not part of local government.
Among South Ayrshire Council’s responsibilities are the provision of financial and administrative assistance to Community Councils, subject to the various financial and resource constraints placed on South Ayrshire Council. South Ayrshire Council will provide an annual administration grant to Community Councils to meet the costs of the Community Council undertaking its statutory duties. The administration grant should only be used for administrative or secretarial expenses necessarily incurred on behalf of the Community Council.
Community Council
Community Councils are an important part of South Ayrshire’s community. They confirm the Government’s commitment to an inclusive democracy which involves local people in the decisions made by their local authorities. Community Councils are voluntary bodies which exist within a statutory framework and which have been granted statutory rights of consultation. The general purpose of a Community Council is to ascertain, co-ordinate and express the wider views of the entire community within its boundaries. Community Councils will seek to represent and include all sections of their communities, regardless of age, gender, ability, ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, or sexual orientation. They can complement the role of the local authority but are not part of local government.
Among South Ayrshire Council’s responsibilities are the provision of financial and administrative assistance to Community Councils, subject to the various financial and resource constraints placed on South Ayrshire Council. South Ayrshire Council will provide an annual administration grant to Community Councils to meet the costs of the Community Council undertaking its statutory duties. The administration grant should only be used for administrative or secretarial expenses necessarily incurred on behalf of the Community Council.
Holiday Meals Programme
Coordinating the provision of meals to groups who are running holiday programmes in targeted communities. This includes making links with local voluntary organisations who provide services for local children over holiday periods.