We are doing our very best to stay at the forefront of the conversations around Covid-19 and support for the sector.
Many of our partners have put together useful toolkits or information pages and there are a variety of different support systems in place. This page will collate much of this information so you can find the best support for you.
Local SENs and Third Sector Interfaces are working locally to support organisations. If you would like an introduction please get in touch with sarah@senscot.net or kim@senscot.net
We will continue to communicate via twitter and our weekly bulletin.
Third Sector Resilience Fund
- Third Sector Resilience Fund– Open
- The National Emergency Trust Awards– Open
- Scottish Government Funding
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- The Supporting Communities Fund
- The Wellbeing Fund– Closes 12pm, 22nd May
- Scottish Welfare Fund
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- Food Fund (now combined with the Wellbeing Fund)
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- National Lottery- Covid-19
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- Furlough Scheme Extended Until October– 14 May
- HMRC- Job Retention Scheme Updated 1 May
- UK Gov’t Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: step by step guide for employers
- ACAS Furlough letter template
- Burness Paull Guidance Note: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- Furlough and Employment Factsheet Dundee Employment Law
Business Support
- Extra support for charities- Small premises now eligible for £10,000 grants.– 12 May
- New support for business – 30 April
- £1 billion Business Support Fund. One-off grants, additional to separate tax relief measures.
- SAA Portal– search for rateable value of a property
- Coronavirus Bounce Back Loan
- Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
- Business support finder tool
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for businesses update 15 April
Third Sector Support
- SCVO COVID-19 Third Sector Information Hub
- SCVO Funding and Funder Information
- Just Enterprise Covid-19 Support
- Pre Grant Support (Resilience Fund)
- One to One Crisis Review
- Online Learning
- Inspiring Scotland Free ‘Supporting Our Sector’ Service
- Third Sector Lab – COVID-19: Digital service delivery for charities
- SEA Coaching sessions
- Support for Co-ops
- Supporting Communities Safely. Advice for community groups, organisations and volunteer networks to carry out their vital work safely during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Government UpdatesUseful Information and ToolkitsCollaboration and ProcurementUseful Webinars and Virtual MeetingsArchive
COVID-19 helpline for Scottish businesses- 0300 303 0660, open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm.
- Scotland’s route map through and out of the crisis 21 May
- Scottish Government Coronavirus information page– updated daily
- First Minister’s speech 21 May
- Prime Ministers Address 10 May
- Health Secretary’s statement 17 May
- Economy Secretary statement 21 April
- Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government Statement of Support for SE Reset Week
- Help for businesses-Additional £40 million of support for key sectors
- Changes to advice on going outdoors 10 May
- Supporting communities affected by coronavirus 10 May
- Scottish Government News Emergency free meals to those most in need- 20 April
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): personal protective equipment (PPE) hub 18 April
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): coordinating offers of help from businesses
- Business and social distancing guidance
- COVID -19 Fair Work Statement – Letter to THIRD SECTOR
- 100% rates relief for heavily-impacted sectors
- Emergency Coronavirus Bill
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): framework to support gypsy/traveller communities
- Resilience in society: infrastructure, communities and businesses
- Prepare and adapt your workplace- Scottish Enterprise Support
- OSCR information on governance and regulatory issues.
- OSCR Charity Reserves Factsheet
- Scottish Enterprise Coronavirus business continuity advice
- Covid-19 guidance for event organisers in Scotland
- COVID-19 Guidance in Alternative Languages
- Youth Scotland Action Fund
- Ready Scotland
- Guidance for Video Conferencing
- Data protection and coronavirus: what you need to know
- Intrepid Social Entrepreneur- Free training for social enterprise Post Covid
- Business Disability Forum Webinars
- SIS Webinar Series: Leadership & Wellbeing through Social Change
- Actify Scotland Webinar series- digital development for sport and physical activity organisations
- Just Enterprise Business Support presentation
- UK Government webinar – Coronavirus: helping employers to support employees
- Webinar: COVID-19 weekly employment law update
- Burness Paull LLP recorded webinars on managing supply chain insolvency risks and your commercial contracts
- PwC’s recorded webcast on business continuity is available here
- Business Gateway Business contingency planning – online tutorial
- Supporting communities fund statement from Scottish Government– 18th March 2020
- Scottish Government business support package statement– 18th March 2020
- SportScotland update 20 March 2020
- The ALLIANCE briefing on Coronavirus Bill 2020 23 March 2020
- SportScotland Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Sport FAQ
- COVID-19: Implications For Employment Law And Employment Tax Webcast – 31st March
- SportScotland update 25 March 2020
- First Minister COVID-19 update – virtual FMQs
- Museums Galleries Scotland Funding Announcement
- Emergency Coronavirus Bill
- Museums Galleries Scotland Update
- Additional support for business 15 Apr 2020
- Investing in Communities Fund 14 Apr 2020
- Support for business 5 May 2020
- Scottish Government Coronavirus (COVID-19): framework for decision making– 7 May
Thematic resources can be found below.
Culture and TourismHealth and Community FoodSportEmployability
- Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises Hardship Fund– Closed
- Screen Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund– Closed
- Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development– Open
- Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund– Closed
- Funding and resource directory for the creative community
- Museums Galleries Scotland Urgent Response COVID-19 Fund– Open
- Museums Galleries Scotland Digital Resilience Fund– Open
- Heritage Emergency Fund– Open Until 30 June
- Creative Scotland CEO Update
- Supporting Mental Health– Scottish Government Update 3 May
- Supporting People Affected by Drug Use- Scottish Government Update 3 May
- Support for Autistic People– Scottish Government Update 3 May
- iHub – Sharing compassionate practice under COVID-19 conditions
- Supporting people affected by alcohol and drug use 6 April 2020
- VHS Briefing: Impact of COVID-19 on Voluntary Health Organisations 2 April 2020
- Emergency powers unveiled to address COVID-19 pandemic 31 March 2020
- Scottish Government COVID-19 guidance for carers 27 March 2020
- ALLIANCE Covid19 resources & information 25 March 2020
- COVID-19 Webinar – How can UK Gyms Safely Re-Open to the Public?
- Abertay University Sport Welfare Resource
- CEO Active Scotland Update 24 April
- Actify Scotland Webinar series- digital development for sport and physical activity organisations
- How to safely decommission your sports facility temporarily
- Sportscotland and Active Scotland Joint Package Of Support
- Sportscotland and Active Scotland Joint Statement 25 March 2020
- Greenspace Scotland Update Playgrounds and Sports Pitches 23 March 2020
- The Scottish Outdoor Access Code
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): ministerial statement on access rights
- The Employability Covid-19 Response Operational Group Minutes
- New Measures for Access To Work Factsheet
- Employability Resource Hub – COVID-19
- Skills Development Scotland guidance for individuals, training providers and employers.
- Redundancy help in Scotland
- Martin Lewis Video Briefing Zero Hours Contracts 1 April 2020
- SDS My World of Work Job Hub Partner Comms Toolkit for Employers
- Sage online assessment tool
- Rules on carrying over annual leave
- SCVO guide to involving volunteers
- Criminal record checks for coronavirus (COVID-19) response workers- 9 April
Our SEN co-ordinators are here to help if we can- just get in touch.
Kim Wallace kim@senscot.net
Sarah Cameron sarah@senscot.net
Mary Sinclair mary@senscot.net
Jude Reid jude@senscot.net
Jayne Chappell jayne.chappell@socialfirms.org.uk