MoE provides a range of services which support the Government's agendas Every Child Matters, Strength in Diversity, Community Cohesion and the Russell Commission on volunteering and community action.
We work with local authorities, statutory services and the community and voluntary sectors to help formulate and implement policies and projects related to our 6 programme areas of community cohesion, interfaith, Youth in Action, our European Network, international development and our MoE Action Centres.
A brief summary of our services is given below. For more information, you can contact us by telephone or via our Services Enquiry form.
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HOW MoE WORKS WITH YOU
We offer to work with you in a flexible, friendly and supportive way. Above all, we know how to listen, and we respect confidentiality. The values of respect, justice, truth, solidarity and peace inspire every aspect of what we do.
We use interactive, informal and intercultural approaches that may include different educational approaches, multi-media, art, drama and sport. We are experienced at overlapping themes such as citizenship, diversity and the environment. Our approach is highly imaginative and tailor made to meet your requirements.
A brief summary of our services is given below.
MoE SWAPPING CULTURES PROGRAMME
Swapping Cultures is an innovative, flexible and fun programme of activities which can be used for many different purposes including community cohesion, interfaith and international development. Brief details of the 3 options are listed below.
Option 1: Swapping Cultures
MoE delivers Swapping Cultures workshops directly into your organisation to promote community cohesion, tackle issues relating to social prejudice and discrimination, and/or promote interfaith communication and cooperationˇK
Option 2: Swapping Cultures Champions
This is a customised training package designed to train young people or community activists to act as positive role models within their communities and strengthen community relationships, whilst building their own leadership capacityˇK
Option 3: Swapping Cultures Champions Plus
MoE provides all of the services outlined in Options 1 and 2 and provides additional support to your organisation. This is particularly beneficial for young people who want to deliver their own projects in community cohesion, interfaith cooperation and international development.
MoE CONSULTANCY
MoE has a skilled team with expertise and experience in the areas outlined below. We aim to develop creative and original approaches that are tailored specifically to your needs. We can help you identify how to reach your goals cost-effectively, collect appropriate evidence to demonstrate your achievements, organise and run projects, and build strength and capacity within your organisation.
MoE International Experience
MoE supports schools and colleges wishing to develop leadership, global citizenship and an international dimension to their curriculum. Our international network can offer your school or college unique opportunities for supported overseas links and experiences including study visits, youth exchanges, conference participation and overseas volunteering challenges.

Needs Analysis, Capacity Building, Impact Assessments & Project Delivery
MoE offers high quality consultancy and research services for the educational and voluntary sectors, and local authorities who want to conduct needs analysis, project design and delivery, capacity building and impact assessment of projects and policies they have in place or are planning for the future.

  • Needs Analysis
    We can design and conduct comprehensive needs analysis to identify local strategies that have sustainable impact.
  • Capacity Building
    Our preferred model of working alongside clients centres on developing sustainable strategy and project leadership skills. We offer short/long-term partnership mentoring for key workers in your organisation. This benefits the whole organisation, promotes in-house training and leadership skills and helps projects become sustainable.
  • Project Design and Delivery
    We can design and implement a wide range of projects that can help to strengthen community cohesion and intercultural activities, build relationships between communities of different faiths and encourage young people to bring citizenship into their lives in a real and practical way.
  • Impact Assessment
    We have extensive experience of conducting impact assessments on behalf of local authorities and other public sector and voluntary organisations. Our services have led to improved policy formulation and project delivery.
MoE TRAINING
Training programmes can accommodate all levels of experience and ages. We are keen to work with partner organisations to adapt the training to ensure full inclusion of marginal client groups and also to make best use of clients' existing programmes, skills and experience. Our packages include training materials, a resource pack, a licence to use our materials, membership of the MoE network and ongoing support from MoE.
Current training programmes include:
  • Raising funds
    We provide training packages based on MoE's 25 years experience of raising funds from major government, European and international sources. Our packages are customised to the requirements of your organisation.
  • Capacity Building
    MoE's skilled and experienced team offer training and support in governance, good practice protocols and procedures, implementation of effective communication pathways, project management, and recruitment and management of volunteers.
  • Intercultural Events
    MoE has many years experience of planning, organising and running activities and events that promote effective dialogue between diverse groups of people helping them celebrate diversity, interfaith cooperation and international development. We discuss with you your objectives, timescales and budget and then suggest steps to achieve exciting and effective ways forward.
  • Organising Events and Activities across Europe
    MoE has an excellent reputation for building partnerships across Europe and organising pan-European activities. Through the MoE European Network we can help to identify and establish partners for projects across Europe.
  • Diversity & Equality Training
    MoE offers customised training packages developed from our first hand experience of different races, cultures and faiths. These are all about developing a creative culture of inclusion. They clarify Government guidelines on race and equality, and help organisations tackle appropriate improvements to add value to projects, services and staff morale.
MoE RESOURCES
MoE encourages young people involved in each of our projects to create relevant and accessible resources that help to promote community cohesion, communicate Millennium Development Goals, promote activities such as interfaith, active citizenship and volunteering, and foster values of respect and justice for all.
We can provide the following for your group:
  • Tool Kits: comprehensive manuals of training materials that provide our clients with everything they need to run Swapping Cultures programmes.
  • Multi-media: Exhibitions, Posters and CDs are available. We have a range of mobile exhibitions and posters created by young people that discuss issues of culture, interfaith and community cohesion.
  • Publications: MoE undertakes many research projects some of which lead to publication of reports. For a comprehensive list, see Reports and Publications.
  • Merchandise: The right promotional incentives can sometimes add an extra 'wow' factor to a project, especially when working with young people or seeking to raise the profile of a campaign. We can offer an imaginative and cost-effective design and generation service for T shirts and other items such as pens, balloons and postcards. They can be designed to reflect your image and ethos whether it is for your organisation as a whole or a specific project or campaign.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Please submit a Services Enquiry Form if you would like further information about any of our services. The following provides a guideline on cost:
  • daily rate £ 350 - £ 500, depending on the experience of MoE staff involved. This does not include travel costs and other reasonable expenses
  • a 25% discount may be offered to registered charities and other non-government organisations
  • From time to time MoE obtains financial support from other sources and therefore is able to offer discounted services.
The following table gives an outline breakdown of costs for a training workshop:
Initial briefing & discussion with MoE Free
Planning & Briefings Half to One & half days
Workshops led by MoE trainer with max 30 participants Half to One day
Follow-up focus groups Half to One day
Impact Assessment & Evaluation report One to Three day
RECENT CLIENTS
  • Birmingham City Council (Equalities and Diversity)
  • Lancashire University (The Centre for Ethnicity and Health)
  • The Institute of Community Cohesion
  • United Religions Initiative (Europe)
  • Council of Europe (Youth Foundation)
  • Warwickshire Police (Human Resources & Recruitment Department)
  • London Borough of Waltham Forest - Drugs & Crime Strategy Team
  • Connections for Development
  • Regent 6th Form College - Leicester
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