The High Sheriffs' Association
(The Shrievalty Association)
of England and Wales...
...was founded on 1st October 1971. Its objects are to develop the
unique role of the High Sheriff to the benefit of the community,
and to protect, promote and sustain the ancient Office and traditions
of the High Sheriff. Membership is open to past and present High
Sheriffs; to persons in nomination as future High Sheriffs to whom
it proves to be of particular value in preparing the Office and
the way ahead; and to Under Sheriffs. The Association provides workshops
and meetings that enable members to meet and discuss matters of
common interest.
The Association publishes a magazine, The High Sheriff, twice a
year. This is sent to all members and enables past, present and
future High Sheriffs to share experience and exchange views.
For further information about the Association, shrievalty matters
in general and the magazine is available from Michael McCartney:
secretary@highsheriffs.com.
Supported Initiatives
National Crimebeat
National Crimebeat is a charity of the Association of High Sheriffs
of England and Wales (The Shrievalty Association). It encourages
young people to get involved with crime reduction activities and
to create safer communities. For more than 1,000 years High Sheriffs
in England and Wales have had a responsibility for upholding law
and order. Today they work closely with police, probation, local
authorities, education and other agencies to show how young people
care for their communities.
This is done through a network of local Crimebeat schemes, which
High Sheriffs have set up in their counties. Each local Crimebeat
scheme then supports groups of young people to develop their ideas
and turn them into successful projects.
Each year High Sheriffs submit the best example they have found
of young people working to create safer communities, to the National
Crimebeat Awards.
DebtCred
To Celebrate HM The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, The Association
of High Sheriffs of England and Wales launched DebtCred, a financial
literacy project. Its primary aim is to equip young people with
basic money management skills in preparation for their lives after
school.
DebtCred delivers financial capability skills for young people by
raising their awareness of the need to proactively manage money
responsibility; by teaching them how to budget (most pupils have
the mathematical skill but need to understand budgeting techniques);
by helping them to understand how credit works and how to tackle
money problems. The last of these is important because research
suggests that 60% of people in the UK will have money problems each
year and prompt action can prevent a short-term problem becoming
a long-term crisis.
Debtcred had produced groundbreaking new literature for schools.
This includes 'Serious Money', an attractive book for students,
and 'Using Serious Money', a resource for teachers and youth leaders.
The books have the prestigious Quality Mark from the Personal Finance
Education Group and 'Serious Money' has the Plain English Crystal
Mark. In October 2005 DebtCred launched KS4Finance, a CDRom free
for each State secondary schools in England & Wales.
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