East Midlands Councils

🚆 Electrification of the Midland Mainline could create 4,300 skilled jobs in the East Midlands! Regional leaders, MPs, and the business community are calling on the government to commit to electrifying the line north of South Wigston up to Sheffield. Transport for East Midlands has revealed analysis showing that alongside the transport and environmental benefits, electrification of the line up to Sheffield could create 4,300 new jobs, including skilled occupations, and more than 100 apprenticeships. The analysis also shows that over the remaining course of the project, electrification of the Midland Mainline could generate an additional £61m in economic value from jobs created in the East Midlands, and nearly £18m in social value benefit. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVGASA4n Andrew Pritchard, Midlands Connect Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward Catherine Atkinson Keith Orgill Overhead Line Engineering Limited Elaine Clark OBE Rail Forum James Naish Richard Blackmore East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) Tom Newman-Taylor East Midlands Freeport BakerBaird Communications Richard Baker Stuart Baird CIPR Fellow Gaby (Insley) Taylor

🎉 This week marks the 10th anniversary of Midlands Connect! 🎉 To celebrate this incredible milestone, East Midlands Councils' Director of Policy and Infrastructure, Andrew Pritchard, who also serves as a Strategic Policy Advisor for Midlands Connect, joins Maria Machancoses on a special anniversary episode of The Engine Room podcast. 🎧 Listen to the full episode below:

EMC seeks to commission a provider of a referral and signposting service for English for Speakers of Other Languages (‘ESOL’) for Hong Kong BN(O) Visa Holders (‘HKBNO’) in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. A recent contract has successfully demonstrated the value of a single point of contact for the screening, assessment and referral of HKBNO learners to English Language opportunities. We therefore seek to continue with this approach to ensure that all HKBNO are able to access appropriate ESOL provision in a timely manner. The contract will include funding for the screening, assessment, referral, and signposting of Hong Kong BNO status holders to appropriate courses in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. More information including our Invitation to Tender and Service Specification can be found on our website. https://lnkd.in/eTSXh2YC Noel Oxford #esol

Benchmarking ESOL in the East Midlands We've been working with Migrant English Support Hub (MESH - Learning English) to better understand the challenges that English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) providers and migrant learners face in the East Midlands. Our goal? To ‘benchmark’ ESOL provision across the region and identify key opportunities to offer enhanced support and coordination—building on the incredible work already being done by over 200+ ESOL providers in the region. Check out our final report, where we share insights from our research and offer detailed recommendations to further develop EMC’s coordination activity. 👉 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eDbg8fhA Noel Oxford #ESOL #MigrantSupport #EastMidlands #LanguageLearning #CommunityIntegration #Education Flying Cows Learning TWIN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED

We're Hiring! This is a unique opportunity to be an integral part of an innovative regional programme supporting some of the most vulnerable young people in our society, by increasing the number of carers for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). The role will focus on supporting the recruitment of additional UASC carers through working with Local Authorities and EMC to develop an effective communications strategy, direct engagement with local community groups, and supporting the EMC Programme Manager with continuous improvement. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gMJVNhSF

We're looking for a new Programme and Policy officer to join our team! The role is to assist with the coordination of Home Office and MHCLG funded programmes and schemes in collaboration with key partners. The role will support policy development and programme delivery through research, evaluation, data collation and analysis.    Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/dapQkp-R

East Midlands Councils is looking to commission a qualified and experienced branding and marketing professional and/or agencies to bid for a contract for the design, development, and production of a brand and associated physical and digital marketing materials, and a digital media buy-in campaign for the regional recruitment of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) specific Foster Carers and Supported Lodgings Carers. Brand development and a full brand toolkit is required for a regional recruitment webpage, the branding developed must be consistent with the EMC corporate colours and fit alongside the current EMC brand. The successful candidate will design and produce a range of physical and digital marketing materials, including banners, leaflets, brochures, videos and social media assets. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eaK2zQ_b

Leaders across the East Midlands have come together to call for a long-term plan for improving regional rail services following a report from Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM) that shines a spotlight on the opportunity to improve regional rail services. The report, titled “A Platform for Growth”, highlights the need to develop a more competitive rail offer in the East Midlands, improve performance standards, and for an East Midlands voice within the new Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT). Chair of Transport for the East Midlands, Sir Peter Soulsby, was joined at Chesterfield Station by Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council, Tricia Gilby, and Managing Director of East Midlands Railway, Will Rogers. The full report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eujWui7i Donna Adams George Selby Chris Birks Fran Collingham Andrew Pritchard, BA (Hons), MA, MRTPI, FAcSS, FRSA Kyle Butterworth MSc MAPM RAIL Magazine Modern Railways

The overhead lines between Kettering and Wigston are due to be switched on this Sunday, enabling the future bi-mode trains to run further on the Midland Mainline using electric power. Transport for the East Midlands continues to call on the Government to finish the job and extend electrification of the Midland Mainline onto Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield. https://lnkd.in/gpXCG8de Kyle Butterworth MSc MAPM Andrew Pritchard, BA (Hons), MA, MRTPI, FAcSS, FRSA

EMC Political Appointments for 24/25 confirmed at today’s AGM: Conservative Group Leader - Cllr Phil King CC, MCIOF(Dip), FF.ISP. Independent Group Leader - Cllr Matthew Relf Labour Group Leader - Cllr Jewel Miah Liberal Democrat Group Leader - Cllr David Bill East Midlands Councils Chair and Vice Chair’s: Vice Chair of EMC - Cllr Sarah Russell Vice Chair of EMC (District/ Borough) - Cllr Tricia Gilby Chair of EMC - Cllr Martin Hill