Christmas treasure hunt 2022!
Sorry this competition is now closed, winners will be announced soon and contacted by email, good luck! Our Christmas competition is back for its second year! Follow the clues below to find the right page on the Student Portal and enter our prize draw to win an Amazon voucher. Each age group section has three Christmassy characters hiding within it. Just follow the clues for your age category and try and work out which page you think our character is hiding on. Once you have found the right page, you'll find a picture of the character and a [...]
Opportunity focus – PhD scholarship opportunity
Scholarship opportunity from the Lady Margaret Skiffington Trust In July 2022, the Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis, which is part of the School of Medicine at the University of St. Andrews, was granted approximately £99,000.00 to offer a PhD opportunity to an individual with sight loss. The PhD will be a four year, fully funded opportunity with student stipend, and offers a fantastic opportunity to join a world leading Research Institute at the University of St. Andrews. The Institute has asked us to share this unique opportunity with you. Please read their information below [...]
Reach Out for Anti-Bullying Week 2022
VICTA is proud to be a member of the Anti-Bullying Alliance and from Monday 14 to Friday 18 November we'll be helping to celebrate Anti-Bullying Week 2022. Join in with us on the VICTA Student Portal to highlight this hugely important issue and encourage others to Reach Out. Reach Out The theme this year is Reach Out, chosen to encourage young people to feel empowered to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes. How has somebody reached out to you? Comment on this post or email students@victa.org.uk to let us know if somebody [...]
Be inspired. We chat with Cath Gilby – Head of Para-Performance at the FA
VICTA was privileged to attend the 10 year anniversary of St. George’s Park, celebrating 10 years of success in English football. We were excited to join the celebrations and find out more about the FA's involvement supporting players with vision impairments. The FA are championing disability sport and have high hopes for the blind and partially sighted teams. We were lucky enough to meet Cath Gilby, Head of Para-Performance, who chatted to the VICTA Student Portal about the teams, her role in disability sport and getting more people involved. Watch the interview below and have a think about [...]
Talk Money Week – where to find help on the Student Portal
Talk Money Week runs from 7 to 11 November and is the perfect time to stop and think about your finances. "This year’s Talk Money Week will focus on the theme of ‘credit’ – to help demystify some of the jargon, build people’s understanding of credit products, and what their options are, including other forms of support that might be suitable." Find out more and get involved on the Talk Money Week web page at: maps.org.uk/talk-money-week Money help on the Student Portal Did you know there are lots of useful money focussed resources for you to explore on the [...]
Opportunity focus – Neon Big Bang Competition
Neon Big Bang Competition for 11-19 year olds A top prize of up to £1,500 is up for grabs as part of the UK’s top annual science and engineering competition. Have you got an idea that will change people’s lives? Or help the climate crisis? Maybe even an idea that is literally out of this world? The Big Bang Competition is now open for you to submit your big project idea. Please note: VICTA is in no way affiliated with this competition but would encourage any VICTA young people that are entering to get in touch [...]
Opportunity focus – Paid Get Set Progress Internship Opportunities
Get Set Progress Internships Programme Thomas Pocklington Trust, in partnership with RNIB, is extending their Get Set Progress programme to 19 sight loss charities across the country and creating 21 paid internships for blind and partially sighted people looking to secure that first rung on the career ladder or who are returning to work following a career break. Applications close at 5 pm on Monday 31 October. Current roles open for application are: Client Engagement Officer – 4sight Vision support (West Sussex) Sight Loss Advisor – Beacon Centre for the Blind (West Midlands) Communications and Administrative [...]
Life in music: songs and lyrics that help me spill my brain
VICTA Young Ambassador Grace Hill has found her love of music, lyrics and song writing has played a key part in supporting her mental health. Finding a lyric you relate to can bring a sense of shared understanding. Grace shares with us the songs that mean the most to her and the reason they resonate with her. We'd like you to add to Grace's playlist by sharing the songs that have had a positive impact on your mental health. We've saved Grace's choices as a playlist on our YouTube channel so that you can listen to them and we'd [...]
Opportunity focus – Lloyds Banking Group – Live online career panel
Neon Futures are offering the opportunity for students to meet the Lloyds Banking Group data team to learn about the exciting careers available in data! Digdata have partnered with Lloyds Banking Group to bring students aged 11 to 21 years, a live online career panel session on Thursday 3 November at 6.30pm. This free 60-minute live session hosted on MS Teams will give you the opportunity to meet panellists that are currently on their graduate and industrial placement scheme, ask questions and learn what qualifications and key skills Lloyds Banking Group are looking for when hiring [...]
World Mental Health Day 2022
Making mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority 10 October 2022 is World Mental Health Day and Mental Health UK are asking you to look after ‘Number 1’ when it comes to your mental health. So we want to know - what steps are you taking to make mental health your Number 1 priority? It could be taking a walk every day, taking time to talk to your family, a VICTA activity you've been a part of, or a creative activity that relaxes you. Share yours in the form below and we'll share them here [...]
