Could you make the LEEP to help schoolchildren achieve?
Do you want to be part of an exciting new partnership that will help schoolchildren become more confident and get valuable work experience?
How you can help schoolchildren to believe in themselves
Could your experience help boost a young person’s confidence? Why not volunteer to work with schoolchildren in your local community, helping them to believe they can find a job when they leave school?
How we are helping school children prepare for their future
Hundreds of schoolchildren from across the North West have learned about careers they could have in the future at our Changing Horizons events in Blackpool, Oldham and Liverpool.
Could you change the horizons of young people in Liverpool?
Would you like to help raise the aspirations of young people in your community? Changing Horizons is coming to Liverpool – and you can be part of it.
Changing Horizons is here!
After the success of Changing Horizons in 2018, we’re back with our first event of this year at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens (this Thursday, 7 February) and another at Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall (14 March).
Primary Reading Scheme
Find out more about the Primary Reading Scheme in Newcastle.
Mid Wales - volunteers needed for mock interviews
Volunteers needed in Machynlleth on March 22nd...
Changing Horizons Blackpool and Oldham 2019 – We need you
The Civil Service Local North West team are making preparations for the return of Changing Horizons events in Blackpool and Oldham. We need volunteers to help support the events at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on 7th February 2019 and Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on 14th March 2019.
Make a difference - volunteer in Newport and South Wales schools
Use your 3 a year volunteering days to help a school in Wales during May and June.
Swansea - Volunteers needed for local schools
Do you still have volunteering days and would like to work with colleagues from other government departments in a local school
Volunteers needed to help a school in Minehead, West Somerset
Do you want to help children in Somerset ‘be the best that they can be’?
Volunteers needed to help a school in Cardiff
Volunteers are needed in Cardiff on the 24th January, find out more and who to contact if you are interested
Back to school to inspire the next generation
Could you make a difference to a young person’s life? Can you spare a couple of hours a week for approximately 6 weeks to help secondary school students, often in danger of dropping out of the system? Live or work in London area? If so we want you.
Primary Reading Scheme with the Ouseburn Learning Trust
The Primary Reading Scheme has enabled young people (aged 4-6) to read aloud to Civil Service volunteers over weekly sessions and for Nursery stage learners (aged 3-4) to hear stories read to them.
Inspiring Bradford
Can you spare an hour to speak with young people? Find out here how you can get involved.
Connecting with schools advisers to support young people
Jo Robinson, schools project lead for Civil Service Local, has been forging links with Department for Work and Pensions schools advisers across the Midlands.
Changing Horizons Blackpool – What the students said
Over the past few months, we’ve shared some of the highlights from our Changing Horizons Blackpool event with you… but we’ve saved the best until last! The feedback we received from the students was just amazing, and our success didn’t stop at the event. Read on to find out more….
Careers Day at St Vincent's Primary School
Kate Murphy talks about her experiences of visiting St Vincent's Primary School as part of their career day.
Inspiring a future generation in Blackpool
Julie Birkett from HM Land Registry took part in a fun scheme to raise the aspirations of primary school children in Blackpool, and tells us why she can thoroughly recommend it.
Passport to Employment
Find out how Civil Servants worked with local schools to raise awareness of the Civil Service.