Ormiston Trust Launches New Round of YSA Funding for Schools

The Ormiston Trust, a registered charity, supports schools and organisations that enrich young people’s and families’ educational experiences across England.

The Trust is now opening a new grant round for schools and academies to embed high-quality Youth Social Action (YSA) at scale. This follows a successful Ormiston Trust campaign over the last five years which has engaged over 150 schools and 10,000 students in YSA.

The funding is for schools in England to engage students at scale in delivery of a five-step youth social action model: Inspire, Explore, Plan, Act and Reflect.

Mainstream secondary and primary schools or academies in England may apply for grants of up to £5,000 to scale up or start up YSA in educational settings. The funding is tied to the number of students who will be directly and fully part of driving the YSA process. Grants will thus range from £1,250 to a maximum of £5,000.

Applications will not be accepted from:

Institutions that have received funding from The Ormiston Trust in the last two years.
Those with existing or potential funding of over £500 from another #iwill campaign social action funder.
Schools outside of England.
Independent schools.
Businesses
Voluntary, community or charitable organisations.

In addition, the following are also excluded from applying to the current round (the Trust is currently considering a separate grant round for these institutions):

Special schools or Alternative Provision.
A multi-academy trust (MAT) applying on behalf of a group of schools.
Sixth form colleges.

The Trust will hold an online information session on 15 January 2024 (16:30 to 17:30) and 1 February 2024 (12:30 to 13:30).

The grant application window opens on 4 January 2024 and closes on 22 February 2024.

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