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Annual Report 2020 - 2021
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## KEY PURPOSE/VISION STATEMENT DEED is a Centre for Global Education and Learning serving Dorset and Hampshire We encourage and inspire teachers and pupils to develop their understanding of global issues and cultural diversity ## TOTAL ANNUAL FIGURES 17 primary teachers • 8 secondary teachers • 73 primary pupils 67 secondary trainee teachers • 366 community members ## COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR **DEED’s 2020-21 began with lockdown and furlough, which continued in cycles throughout the year, and made this one of the most unpredictable years we’ve ever faced. However, with the commitment of our team of staff and directors and the support of the Heritage Fund; the EU; Dorset Council; Dorset Community Foundation; and the Allen Lane Foundation we were able to postpone our projects and begin adapting and transforming the organisation. By the end of the year, our ability to work online, and from home, had become embedded in the team. Our new website promotes DEED’s services and resources more clearly than ever before and when life begins to return to ‘normal,’ whatever that may now look like, we hope we will be able to deliver a blend of online and face-to-face learning from wherever we are. Funding always remains an issue with the end of EU funding and the demise of DFID but DEED must look to ever more creative ways to deliver its much needed services and projects for many years to come. The staff team have been absolutely brilliant at exploiting the few positive opportunities which have arisen around COVID and maintaining a positive outlook in difficult circumstances.** GRAHAM HIGLEY, CHAIR OF TRUSTEES ## Core Work Much of this reporting period has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic throughout the year which has led to lockdowns, school closures and DEED staff being put on furlough. But we have still managed to keep a minimum level of service throughout the year due to the outstanding commitment of staff and directors and the emergency and recovery funding we have received from the Heritage Fund and Dorset Council to whom we are eternally grateful. When permitted, during periods of fewer restrictions, we have been able to deliver some face-to-face training to 67 secondary trainee teachers with the Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset Teacher Training Partnership at Twynham, and the Wessex Schools Training Partnership at Poole High. We always really enjoy working with trainee teachers - their enthusiasm, open-mindedness, life experience and positivity is wonderful! THE WSTP COURSE LEADER SAID THIS ABOUT OUR SESSIONS: " _DEED has offered a fantastic insight into the world of global education for 4 cohorts of trainee teachers. The training is well planned, well-resourced and well delivered. I believe that this training is essential for all teaching staff to receive, and I recommend DEED wholeheartedly."_ ## TACKLING INJUSTICE In response to the global health inequalities highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests against systemic racism after the murder of George Floyd in the US, DEED put out its response and support to those wanting to help tackle injustice with a newsletter and short film offering advice and resources. As a result, we have seen an interest in Black History from local schools – Louise spent a day with 60 pupils from Witchampton First School exploring Black History and supported 10 school staff from the Prince of Wales First School to embed global and multicultural learning in their curriculum plans. GARY SPRACKLEN, HEADTEACHER, PRINCE OF WALES FIRST SCHOOL _"Working with Louise from DEED provided our schools with an opportunity to step back and look again at our curriculum. Louise’s extensive experience and warm professional approach ensured a highly effective day for all involved. Louise and DEED’s specialism in Global Learning has never been more relevant for schools seeking to ensure a broad and balanced curriculum that responds to the needs of all learners"_ We have also seen an increase in interest in local Black history and rural racism from the community and Louise has been supported to work with various community groups thanks to emergency and recovery funding from the Heritage Fund which has allowed Louise to return from furlough and been both a lifeline and inspiration for DEED to rethink its approaches to the work it does, the audience it reaches and its future path and development. The work of the Heritage Emergency Fund and Culture Recovery Fund administered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund GAIL CARROLL, CHAIR, CMCPT: " _Thank you so much for your presentation last night. It was excellent and I have received so much positive feedback... it had been very thought provoking... I have had several messages from people feeling inspired to take some action following your presentation...”_ ## DELIVERING ONLINE **Like all others, we have embraced online learning and delivery, and Louise has given many talks and presentations about local Black History for community groups, including participants at Glade’s AGM, members of the Small Charities Coalition (SCC) and Cary Mulifura Community Partnership (CMCPT), Dorset SACRE Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education, reaching over 100 community members. She has also attended a consultation with staff and partners at the University of Exeter, and has been developing potential new project partnerships with the Museum of East Dorset, Cranborne Chase and Chalke Valley Landscape Partnership, Citizens Advice Bournemouth and Dorset Music Hub.** Louise has attended several free online training courses to upskill her online presentation abilities and update her content knowledge from organisations such as Hallam Teaching Schools: Myth-Busting the British Empire, Get Set for Growth Dorset: Digital Marketing; Digital Heritage Labs: Digital Inclusion & Digital Skills, and Facing History: Black British History. We also plan to put on more online talks and presentations led by guest speakers linking to the themes and topics around black history and multicultural Britain. ## DIGITALISING DEED DEED has been able to hire Caroline Tennent to re-purpose our website to become much more accessible and representative of the vast amount of learning materials and resources we have available to support our key themes of Global Learning, Sustainability, Multicultural Britain and Black History. She is also helping improve our social media, newsletters and has produced this annual report. Her talent, skills and patience throughout the year have been invaluable and much appreciated by all of us at DEED. Much content from our Black History exhibitions, books and resources is being put online for all to access and we are in the process of updating and re-purposing our Dorset’s Hidden Histories exhibition and archiving our wealth of black history projects. Alongside the website, DEED has needed to upgrade both its computer hardware and networking systems, enabling us greater flexibility to work from home when needed, to provide online services and move towards a blended delivery approach mixing online and face-to-face learning in the future. ## Project Work **Not being able to work face to face with staff and pupils for much of this year has meant that projects, such as ‘WhatSUP? - rethinking single use plastic', has not been able to take place. The funders have generously agreed to extend the project period, so we hope that once restrictions ease we can get back out into schools once again.** ## - PLACE PATHS TO LEARNING: ACTIVE COMMUNITY EXPLORATION Recruitment is ongoing so if schools are interested do get in touch! We have been able to be part of a new EU funded project called PLACE which aims to put well being at the heart of schools. Schools will focus on different areas including engaging with businesses to reduce single use plastic; designing and creating therapeutic garden spaces for all to enjoy; creating a ‘quest’ for young families, and engaging in philosophical questioning enabling our children to make meaningful interventions as active citizens in their community. It is led by Cumbria DEC, funded by Erasmus+ and involves us at DEED, SEVER in the Czech Republic and SOSNA in Slovakia. Following the inspirational Consortium of Development Education Centres annual (virtual) conference we were lucky enough to work with 'Leeds DEC', to offer out their new 'Climate Change Curriculum' for KS3/4. 8 staff from the Gryphon school met for an online workshop about the resources and discussed ways they could be used for their newly created Climate Change working group. Lynn from the Glade Centre has been delivering our Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning (CCGL) work online throughout the last year while we have been furloughed. Overseas visits have of course been on hold, but Lynn has supported ‘our’ schools with CPD and advice, which we are very thankful for! As part of being on the Litter Free Dorset working group, we also met with staff involved in the ‘Preventing Plastic Pollution’ project to explore ways to work together to share and develop schools’ resources. ## Exhibitions and Resources Our exhibitions have been unable to go out this year, however, our smaller resource collections have either remained in schools before lockdown rules came into force or, during the easing of restrictions, have been borrowed by teachers still delivering face-to-face lessons in the classroom. This includes Heatherlands Primary School who borrowed a selection of resources from China, Brazil, Aboriginal Australia and South Africa. Prince of Wales First School also borrowed our Chinese Home Corner and I Love My Hair resource collections. ## Finance and Staffing With the invaluable support of the Heritage Emergency Fund, Culture Recovery Fund, Dorset County Council, Corton Hill Trust, Allen Lane Foundation and EU Erasmus+ programme working with our UK and European partners, we have secured a significant amount of project this year, £57,335, much of which is due to take place next financial year during 2021-22 when hopefully, pandemic restrictions ease and we are able to return to a blend of online and in-person delivery. Therefore, we have a larger than usual net income of £43,284 this year. We will continue to be flexible with our approach and delivery to meet the increasingly diverse needs of our community. Another significant source of income has been the HMRC Job Retention Scheme which provided a total of £21,649 over the year to ensure DEED staff retained their jobs during the pandemic while services were temporarily suspended during the worst of the pandemic. We are sincerely thankful for all the support we have received during this difficult and unpredictable time, including West Moors Middle who continue to offer us a home, and helped us with rent free periods when our office was closed. We are looking forward to next year. ## Summary of DEED Annual Accounts 2020-21 Income and expenditure for year end 31 March 2021 |Income|£88,220| |---|---| |Expenditure|£44,936| |Net (outgoing) /incoming resources|£43,284| |Fund balances brought forward at 31 March 2020|£43,359| |Fund balances carried forward at 31 March 2021|£86,643| |Tangible fixed assets at 31 March 2021|£3,582| |Debtors: Amount falling due within one year|£10,220| |Creditors: Amount falling due within one year|£7,744| |Unrestricted funds - general funds|£43,666| |Restricted funds - projects|£42,977| |Total|£86,643| ## BOARD AND STAFF Chair Graham Higley Vice Chair Edward Taylor ## Other Directors Ann Coleman Stephen Waring (resigned 24 February 2021) Jenny Thatcher (appointed 24 February 2021) Mary Bevan (appointed 24 February 2021) ## Staff Louise Boston-Mammah (Programme Co-ordinator) Sarah Wise (Centre Co-ordinator) Abigail Leigh-Watts (Finance & Administrator) ## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DEED is constituted as a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee as outlined in the governing documents Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association Charity name: Development Education in Dorset (DEED) Charity number: 1072827 Company number: 3646475 Registered Office: West Moors Middle School, Heathfield Way, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 0DA A copy of the full DEED Annual Accounts 2020-21 is available from DEED on application. REGISTLI RED COMPANY NUMBEI R., 03646475 IF.llgland and Walcs) REGISJ'LRED CHAIUTY NUMBLIR: 1072827 Report of the Truslee$ Unaudlted FinAncial Statem¢nts for the Yeai. Ended 31 Mareh 2021 for Development Edllt&tlO￿ in Dorse¢ {DECI D) Waiyl Goodman 4 Ced8r Park Cobham Road Ferrtdown Indu8tsi3l Estate Wiinborne D015et BH217SF D¢velopmeMt dueadon lil DOI￿et (DEED) Contettts of tlie Financlal StAtemeiits foi. tlie Year li Iided 31 M*rch 2021 Paxe Repoi't of the Trnstses I to 6 Independent ExAJnlntr's Report Statement of FI1n￿￿tI&l A¢tivitle5 Statemellt of Fln8neial Po$itlon 9 to 10 Notes to tIie Finandal StAteD]ents 11 to 18 Develoiinjellt ducation In Dorset (DEED) (Reglstei'ed iillmber: 03646475) RepDI'I of the Ti'u8tee¥ fox. tlie Yeai- nded 31 Marcli 2021 The tiustee5 who are also directoig of the charity foi- tlie i)urposes of the Companies Act 2006. pi'esent their repoit wilh the finantlal statements of the chaiity foT the year ended 31 M8r¢h 2021. The trustees have adopted the pi'cjvtsions of Accounting aE]d Reporting by Cliarities.. Stateinent of Recoi]unended Practice applicable to charitics preparRt)g tlieir acCou￿t8 in aceoixlance willi th¢ Financial Repoi'ting st￿IdE￿￿1 appli¢8ble in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (eftective l January 20191. OBJECTIVES AcfiviTEES Objectives snd DEfD is established to protnote. maintain, improve and advance public education paiti¢ul8rly by tbe pl￿mOtion of education in woi'ld problems of hunEeL., dis¢89e, povety and ignorance and the solutions thereof aud the economie and othti. piDblen]s of developinE countt'ies and tlieir relalionshiy with ot11￿. countt'ies whose economies are betlei. advan￿1 and developed herell￿fte* refen'ed to as "Development Education" Key Purposelvlslon Statement DEED is & cei)tse for global educatioti attd leaming Bcrving Dorset and Hampsbiie We encourage and inspite teacl)ers and pups15 to develop tbeir understanding of global issues and cultUTal diversity Page I Developmeiit (lu¢atloii in Dorset (DEEDI (Registered nllmbei.: 036464751 Report of die Triistees for the Year EIMded 31 March 2021 OBJECTIVES AND ACISVITIES Si2nificant actLVlties Totsl annu21 figuve%'. 17 prirnary tC3chers' 8 secondaiy teachers 73 pi'imaiy pupils 67 secothd￿Y trainee tea¢lieiB - 366 COmEllullity membei7 Comments from tlje Chair Db.r.D's 2020-2L begau with lockdown furlough, whÈch cantijiued in cycles throughout thc year, and made this one of thc ma%tilllPLtaictable years we've ever faced. However, the conunitment of i)ur teajn of staff aThd directors and thc suppoi"t of the Heijta(7e Fluid,. the EU., Dorset County Council. Dorset C.ommiinity Foundation,. alld the Allen Lane Fouiidatioll we ￿re able to postyone our projects and bes￿ adapting and transfoiti)i2]g tlie oi'gani5ation. By tlie end of the year, our abtlity to woi.k online, alld fiDm liome, had become embedded in the team. Our n¢w website p¥oinotcs DEED'S serviccs and resources tnoi'e Clearly t11811 ever before alld when life begins lo retEm to 'n017nal,' whaltver that may now look like, we hope we will be able to deliver a blend of onliiie and fdC¢-to-face le&rning fi.alli whei'ever we are. FiindiDg always remains an issue with th¢ end of EU funding and tlTre demise of DFID but DEED inust look to evey inoi creative ways fo delivei. its mucli need¢d Se￿iCe8 and projects for many yeaiE to come. Tlie staff team havc been absolutely brilliant at eKploxting the few positive opporluniti¢s which have ai'isen ai'ound COVID aiid maintoining a positive ollilook in diffIcult cirCW￿8tallCeS." Graliam Hlgley> Chgly Ti'ustees Core work Much of this reporting period has been significatttly itnpacted by the Covid-19 pandemic tbroughout tlic yeai. wlii¢h has led to lockdowns, sDhool closwes ond DEED staff beillg piit on fw'loiigh. Biitwe I￿ve still managed to keep a I￿]nimuM level of 5etvi¢¢ Ihrougliout the yeai. due to the outstandiiig tommitment of staff and directo￿ and tlie emwgeney and ifGOVCry funding we have rcceived from the Hei'itagt Fwid and Doi'set County Council to whom we 2iE et￿naLlY teful. When pem]itted, dilllng periods of fcwer r¢strkCtions, we have been able to deliver some fac¢-to-facc training to 07 secondary traince iea¢h¢rs with tlie Bournemouth, Poole and DoiEet Teacher TiaininE Puthei¥hip at Twynlidin, and Élle Wessex Schools Traiiii2Lg Partners}￿p at Pool¢ Fligh. We always really aijoy worl(ing with trainee teachers t]ieir Ithu5iasm, open-￿ullaedness, life-exp¢xience and positivily 18 wondcrfull The WSTP Coui'se Legiler said th1& #I￿ut our sessloDs: EED lias offei'e