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Dear Parents' Assembly Member,

Welcome to our weekly bulletin; a brief roundup of news, consultations, events & activities.

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Sheffield Music Hub Holiday Courses

Forge Valley School, Monday 24 – Wednesday 26 July 2017
Sheffield Music Hub is delighted to announce their Summer School courses for children in Y3 – Y13. Once again, they will be running their popular instrumental courses alongside a special Festival Choir course. In addition to this, they are excited to be introducing recorder groups for Y2 children. Children’s University credits are available for this course.
Please visit their website for further details and to apply.

Do you qualify for 30 hours free childcare? Don’t miss out! Apply now!

From September 2017, working parents may qualify for up to 30 a hours a week free early learning for their 3 or 4 year old. This doubles the current free entitlement of up to 15 hours per week which will continue to be available to all parents.
Qualifying families need to complete the application by 31 August 2017 to get the additional hours in the autumn term.
Visit Childcare Choices for further information.
Listings of childcare providers in Sheffield can be found in the Sheffield Directory.
Know a family who might qualify? Please share the news.

Consultation on the future design of young people's services

The consultation on the re-commissioning of services for young people, known as Investing in Young People, is now open until 26 July.
You can take part here.
Responses from young people aged 13-19 (or up to 25 if they have any special educational needs or disabilities) are welcomed too. /

Festival of Fun 2017

Sheffield Children's University (CU) are thrilled to announce that the CU Festival of Fun which features FREE activities right across the city delivered in the run up to and at the start of the summer holidays is BACK, and BIGGER and BETTER than ever!
There are over 40 activities planned for the summer festival including a treasure hunt and family fun day at Hallam University, woodland fun, roller hockey, Chinese kung fu, dance and games, music, climbing, circus skills, football, fencing, martial arts, gaming, dance and drama.
They are for children aged four to five years upwards, and some are aimed at families taking part together, as well as activities specifically designed for children with SEN.
The activities will be FREE to Sheffield children who have a CU Passport to Learning.
Not got yours yet? Don’t panic – you can buy one from Sheffield libraries for just £3.50 each for Festival of Fun and then use it at Learning Destinations across the city when summer activities have ended!
CU Festival of Fun 2017 will kick off with a fantastic launch event in the Moor Market on Saturday 15 July 2017, 10am-4pm.
Families will be able to have a go at some fabulous FREE activities and there will also be a market place of Learning Destinations armed with all the info you’ll need to plan your summer activities – school holidays sorted!
***Please note that booking for all activities opens on 3 July 2017. No bookings will be taken before this date.***
Please see the full programme for booking information for all activities. Leaflets outlining the full list of activities will be sent to schools, Learning Destinations and other partners this week.
You can also find the Children’s University on Facebook and Twitter.

Behavioural insights article

Thanks to Parents’ Assembly member Daniel “Dan” Spicer for sending us this interesting article. Well worth a look.

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