INTRODUCTION
The Wood Foundation (“TWF”) is committed to working in collaboration with our partner schools to empower our young people, develop key skills, and enable vital local grant-making at a time of acute need. Following a challenging academic year, we firmly believe that, together, we can deliver a programme in 2021/22 which is rooted in real ambition and driven by school communities that are supported to realise the multitude of benefits that YPI presents.
By committing to delivering YPI, you are providing a vital empowerment opportunity for your students, through which they will develop important skills via a creative, hands-on, real-world learning experience, whilst distributing a £3000 charitable award within our communities.
The following form outlines the terms and conditions of engagement, alongside requests relating to practical information related to delivery model, estimated timeline, and key contacts. Please have this information available.
YOUR SCHOOL’S COMMITMENT - TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Submission of the Participating School Commitment ("PSC") represents your formal agreement to deliver the YPI programme to a successful conclusion, in partnership with TWF, during the 2021/22 academic year.
TWF commits to:
- Ring-fence £3000 grant funding to your school community during the 2021/22 academic year and deploy a suite of resources to enable and empower your school’s completion of the programme.
- Support you, via a dedicated member of the TWF team, to develop and plan for an impactful programme.
- Deliver professional learning opportunities to support programme embedding, development and innovation.
- Work closely with regional and national education partners to ensure the programme aligns with key education priorities and is appropriately recognised and profiled.
The Participating School commits to:
- Deliver YPI to a successful conclusion during the 2021/22 academic year with a full year group (from S2- S6) as core curricular activity.
- Ensure the £3000 YPI Grant is directed to a local, OSCR registered, social service charity.
- Develop and embed YPI as a core feature of the school curriculum, culture, and community, supported by the school senior leadership team who are fully engaged and invested in the programme’s success.
- Provide the space and time for practitioners to participate in professional learning and development opportunities offered by TWF.
- Work closely with TWF in support of programme delivery and development, maintaining clear and open lines of communication and participating in learning and evaluation activity (including student and teacher surveying).
- Understand that in their fourth year of programme delivery, and beyond, they will be responsible for contributing a minority portion of the £3000 YPI Grant.
Additionally, the participating school will:
- Respect copyright legislation with regards to programme resource materials.
- Recognise and assume the risk of students contacting and liaising with local charities.
- Understand that TWF accepts no liability or responsibility to the school and/or any third party for injury and personal property damage whilst participating in YPI Scotland.
By completing this form, I acknowledge and agree to all terms and conditions detailed above on behalf of my school. This form is submitted with the full knowledge, authority, and support from the school Head Teacher. This is not a legally binding document.
