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INTRODUCTION

Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Scotland (YPI), a programme of The Wood Foundation (TWF), empowers young people to advocate for important social issues and award a £3000 charitable grant within your community.

TWF is committed to working in collaboration with our partner schools. By committing to deliver YPI you are providing an opportunity for your students to develop important skills via a creative, real-world learning experience.

This form outlines the terms and conditions of engagement and requires practical information related to your school’s delivery model, estimated timeline, and key contacts. Please have this information confirmed before commencing this form.
School name:*
Local authority:*
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 2022/23 academic year.

The Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team commit to:
1. Empower delivery of YPI and support the programme to a successful conclusion during the 2022/23 academic year with a full year group as core curricular activity.
2. Provide overarching support to the YPI Lead Teacher and programme delivery team.
3. Engage in sessions with the YPI Regional Facilitator and delivery team to support high-quality planning and delivery of the programme and to maximise the impact of YPI.
4. Develop and embed YPI as a core feature of the school curriculum, culture, and community.
5. Ensure the £3000 YPI Grant is awarded to a local, OSCR-registered, social service charity.
6. Provide the space and time for practitioners to participate in shared learning and development opportunities oﬀered by TWF.
7. Understand that in their fourth year of programme delivery and beyond, the school will be responsible for contributing a minority portion of the £3000 YPI Grant.
The Lead Teacher commits to:
1. Maintain clear and open lines of communication with the YPI Regional Facilitator before and during programme delivery.
2. Coordinate and engage in three sessions with your YPI Regional Facilitator which will enable the planning and delivery of the programme and to maximise the impact of YPI.
3. Work with the delivery team and SLT link to develop a clear programme timeline.
4. Coordinate and participate in learning and evaluation activity including student and teacher surveying.
5. Participate in shared learning and development opportunities oﬀered by TWF.
TWF commits to:
1. Facilitate three sessions with a YPI Regional Facilitator which will enable the planning and delivery of the programme and to maximise the impact of YPI.
2. Ring-fence £3000 grant funding to your school community.
3. Provide a suite of resources to support your school’s completion of the programme.
4. Deliver shared learning opportunities to support programme embedding, development and innovation.
5. Work closely with regional and national education partners to ensure the programme aligns with key education priorities.
Additionally, the participating school will:
1. Respect copyright legislation with regards to programme resource materials.
2. Recognise and assume the risk of students contacting and liaising with local charities.
3. 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.
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.
Name:*
Job Title:*

SCHOOL INFORMATION
Address Line 1:*
Address Line 2
City*
Postcode:*
Telephone number:*

KEY CONTACT INFORMATION
YPI Lead contact information:
Name:*
Title/position:*
Email address:*
YPI Senior Leadership link contact information:
Name:*
Title/position:*
Email address:*
Head Teacher contact information:
Name:*
Email address:*

Please note that it is important for TWF to be able to contact the Head Teacher directly if required, therefore we cannot accept generic email addresses (e.g. info@ / schoolname@ / ht@).

YPI DELIVERY MODEL AND TIMELINE
Year group participating in YPI:*
This must be a full year group.
Please specify:*
Core delivery subject:*
Please specify:*
No. of participating pupils:*
This can be approximate.
No. of participating teachers:*
This can be approximate.
Briefly provide an overview of your school’s vision and objectives for YPI delivery in the 2022/23 academic year:*

YPI SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND ENGAGEMENT
We commit to engage in the following activity in a collaborative manner with TWF:
Programme planning and development (2 sessions):
As a school we remain committed to the development and embedding of YPI in support of continuous improvement. Beginning with a planning meeting which must take place prior to commencing delivery of the programme, we will work alongside TWF to explore how we can maximise impact from the programme for our students, school, and wider community.
Please click below:*
- Yes
- No
YPI Final Showcase (1 session):
We understand our YPI Regional Facilitator, or a representative from TWF, must attend the YPI Final Showcase to support and facilitate the judges’ deliberations.
Please click below:*
- Yes
- No
Please provide us with an estimated timeline for programme delivery to enable capacity support planning:
Programme planning:*
Programme launch:*
YPI Final Showcase:*

PERMISSIONS
I am happy for TWF to use photographs and stories pertaining to YPI delivery in my school in the wider public domain and in promotional materials.*
Please note that an opt out opportunity is available on the Grant Request Form, which is completed at the school final once you are aware of the winning students’ names.
- Yes
- No
I accept that, on submission of the form, a reference copy will be emailed to all key contacts using the details I provided when completing this form.*
- Yes
- No
Thank you for taking the time to complete this PSC on behalf of your school. A member of the TWF Team will be in touch in due course to support planning activity. We look forward to working with you to empower #generationchange to positively impact your school and wider community.

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