v Inspired Schools What is v Inspired Schools

v. Inspired Schools

What is v. Inspired Schools all about? Inspiring you to get involved in volunteering by raising awareness of: • The wide variety of opportunities available • What you can gain • Supporting you to Identify and make the positive changes important to you

Why get involved? Gives you the opportunity to • • • Take part in activities that you enjoy Have fun and create new friendships Build confidence Develop and gain skills Focus on what you think needs changing…and challenges you to change it All whilst making a difference to other people and communities.

What's in it for you? • Discover your talent • Build your confidence • Gain the skills that employers crave • Build your CV • Build your hours to get the v 50 award • Get recognition for the work you do • Feel good factor

What can you expect from us? • Variety of opportunities that are easy to sign up to and get involved in • Opportunity to be a Student Ambassador and help us shape how our school takes part • Staff to support you and ensure you get the most out of it • Certificates to recognise your achievements • Opportunities to develop your skills and CV

What could you do in school? • Schools insert specific opportunities they would like to highlight. Could include those listed below in notes.

What you could do beyond school? • Become a Team v leader and you could get up to a £ 1000 scholarship for your future goals • Volunteer with Hoxbox, Latitude, Reading or Leeds festivals and develop your communication skills inbetween hearing your favourite bands

What you could do beyond school? • Become a Kickz Project Volunteer and assist staff at your local FC with the running and organisation of sessions including football coaching • Volunteer with Rising Stars and support in the delivery of a series of music and dance workshops

Or why not create your own v. Inspired project? • Turn your ideas for social action projects into a reality with a grant of up to £ 500 • You’ll have total control over your chosen project and can bring about the positive change that you want to see in your community

Get recognised for your efforts • v. Inspired awards recognise skills and experience gained for ten hours (v 10), 50 hours (v 50) or 100 hours (v 100) of volunteering • Dazzle employers and universities with the amount and range of experience you have!

v. Inspired National Awards • You can nominate one of your friends to win Best Young Volunteer Award at the v. Inspired National Awards Best Young Volunteer Winner 2013

Want to take it one step further? Become a v. Inspired Student Ambassador and: • Help promote v. Inspired amongst your peers • Support other students to enjoy the rewards that a v. Inspired project brings • Be part of a national network of Student Ambassadors sharing ideas and best practice Give. Get. Learn. Live.

How do I get started? • Check out the school website [INSERT VINSPIRED SCHOOL URL] • Speak to xxxxxx • Get inspiration from www. vinspired. org

Get involved… …be v. Inspired