Each year CPC's Board of Trustees review the level of reserves our charity has and any surpluses are reinvested back into the education sector via the 'Giving Back' initiative. To date over £2.7 million has been designated for re-investment in the form of various projects, with £1.7 million of this being used specifically for awarding non-refundable grants to CPC members. 289 institutions comprising of colleges, schools, academies and universities have received funding nationwide.
The CPC Funding Circle
CPC now focuses it's Giving Back grant funding on supporting three core pillars for the education sector:
SEND: Learners with special educational needs and disabilites, helping to create more inclusive environments and ensuring every learner has the opportunity to thrive.
Wellbeing: The physical and mental wellbeing of learners (with or without SEND). This includes initiatives that help learners develop resilience, build positive relationships and feel safe, supported and able to succeed in their education.
Absenteeism: If a learner is not attending university, college or school, then they cannot progress. Giving Back funding can support initiatives that remove barriers to attendance, re-engage learners and help them get back into education.
The CPC Giving Back Map
Our map belows highlights the locations across the country where CPC has supported projects as part of our Giving Back funding initiative. Scroll down for a look at some video case studies of just a few of these programs in action.
CPC Giving Back Funding
Hopwood Hall College, St John Rigby College, Kendal College, Calderdale College and Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College and participants in the CPC Inclusion Cup have all benefited from CPC funding. Take a look at the videos which demonstrate the positive impact this is having for students at the beginning of their professional careers.
The CPC Inclusion Cup
Crescent Purchasing Consortium worked in partnership with the Manchester United Foundation to bring back the CPC Inclusion Cup for the second year running - an inclusive football competition to enthuse and empower SEND learners. This inspiring event is made possible by CPC funding, as our not-for-profit charity continues to reinvest in the education sector. This year we expanded the event into a three-day tournament, kicking off at Manchester United’s historic training ground 'The Cliff' and winding up at St. George's Park, the high-tech training base of England's national football teams. Making the competition even more inclusive, we were delighted to welcome students from the North West and North East of England over two separate days in Salford, as well as wildcard entrants from the Midlands, Halesowen College.
Hopwood Hall
Funding enabled Hopwood Hall College to further enhance its existing learner enrichment programme to include a strong focus on sustainability and protecting the world we live in by using a unique interactive programme, which provides them with greater insight into the challenges we face regionally, nationally and internationally in reducing carbon emissions and ultimately global warming.
St John Rigby College
Funding helped support the Sport and Exercise Science Performance Analysis Project - which included the purchase of a force plate, GPS vests, blaze pods and timing gates to help bring the sports science to life for the students.
Kendal College
Funding helped support the 'Pass It On' project, which involved Theatre practitioners teaching students many of the skills of their trade which they could then use to create workshops which they took out to local Primary schools.
Calderdale College
Grant Funding helped support a tutorial project to further support students, which involved digital resources and working with external agencies.
Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College
Grant funding was awarded to QE 6th Form College in Darlington for an app called Wisdom which provides 24/7 counselling support for students.