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Roots for Routes Launch

Our MCFBards, who performed at the Community Stage this summer, are performing the evening of October 10th at Edinburgh College in Granton. Dancers from the Edinburgh College Performance Group are using their words to set to movement. Please come along to the PASS Theatre and support their work!

The Programme: 

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Leith Advice and Job Fair

The Leith Advice and Job Fair October 8th, 10AM-1PM. 

Join us to:

  • Fine out more about job and training opportunities
  • Meet directly with employers
  • Gain insight into application and interview processes

Additional Support

  • Organisations offering support with job searching, CV writing and interview preparation
  • Self Employment Advice

Free Event 

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E-Visa Support

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If you have leave to remain in the UK, you currently receive a physical Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). On January first, eVisas are replacing these cards and the physical BRP card will expire. They will not affect your immigration status, but you can use an eVisa to prove your leave to remain. 

The Scottish Refugee Council has set up a page to support with the eVisa application process. 

 

 

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August Newsletter

An illustration of an open envelope with a piece of paper emerging. The paper has the MCFB logo and the word "Newsletter". Ink blots in the MCFB colours are on the page behind.

Our most recent newsletter is out! This one is dedicated to our students; on placement, visiting from abroad, and even those who have just completed studies and are on our staff.

Have a read of our newsletter!

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UNCRC Incorporation

Text on a white background that sits in front of a fun multi-colored patterned background. the text reads "UNCRC Incorporation Day. Every child has certain rights, and every grown-up has an obligation to protect these rights!" A quote reads "Support young voices".

Today is the day the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ( #UNCRC ) is officially incorporated into Scottish law!

The incorporation builds on Scotland's long history of protecting children's rights but is also just the start of the opportunities it provides. Today will make Scotland the only country in the UK and the only devolved nation in the world to directly incorporate the UNCRC into domestic law.

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