Announcements

CNWL are looking for a Mental Health Ward Volunteer at St Charles Hospital - Mental Health Centre. This role is part of their Volunteer to Career (VtC) programme, which is designed to give volunteers practical experience in mental health care while supporting their teams. Volunteers help with tasks like organising recreational activities, assisting with practical tasks, and providing general ward support - all under the guidance of their wonderful staff.

The Charity Commission have released new guidance for charities on regulations coming into force on 1 September 2025.

Large charities (for example those with over 250 employees) will be subject to tighter regulations around preventing fraud, and the Charity Commission have sent out alerts to charities who may be affected. 

New businesses in Kensington and Chelsea can take up the offer of free business advice from Portobello Business Centre - even if you're just at the idea stage.

Portolbello Business Centre offers free 1-to-1 business advice. PBC have offered guidance to new businesses in the area for 25 years, across a range of industries and stages of setting up a business.

Find out more here: https://www.pbc.co.uk/pbc-rbkc-programme

 

Over the next few weeks, we will be running a new series on each of our teams here at KCSC.

We sat down with each of our teams and asked them a few questions about their work, the projects they've been involved in recently, and what they are looking forward to over the next year or so.

First up, it's the Community Development team - Lucy Hughes, Community Resilience Programme Manager and Joe Batty, Community Development Manager.

Healthwatch is trying to understand the impact of the Pembridge Hospice closure on residents and their communities in RBKC and Westminster. They will be collecting these stories and perspectives to develop a report, which will be shared with the NHS Northwest London, NWL ICB, local authorities, community members, and other key stakeholders. 

MS-UK are delighted to offer free MS awareness training sessions for professionals and volunteers.

Why should your team attend this session?

Getting Started With AI: A new bite-sized course from CAST

The University of Edinburgh are looking for people aged 55 or over to participate in their WE-EngAGE research project. 

Public Sector Executive's Building Back Britain Online Conference included 5 different speakers across areas outlined by Keir Starmer as key for his long term vision for the country.

You can watch these discussions here. 

 

Queen's Park Federation has successfully applied for funding through the serious incident fund to pilot, two online workshops, one for educators/practitioners and one for parents. Whole schools or individuals can join.

Training for Teachers, School Leaders & Education Professionals